Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/November 29

• Billy Hart, American drummer, turns 84.

• Chuck Mangione, American flugelhornist, composer, and trumpeter, turns 84.

• Philippe Huttenlocher, Swiss baritone vocalist, turns 82.

• Felix Cavaliere, American keyboardist for Young Rascals, turns 80.

• Silvio Rodríguez, Cuban poet, singer and songwriter at the forefront of the nueva trova movement, turns 78.

• Brian Cadd, Australian singer-songwriter and keyboardist, turns 76.

• Barry Goudreau, American guitarist of Boston fame, turns 73.

• Michael White, American clarinetist, turns 70.

• Adam Nussbaum, American drummer, turns 69.

• Michael Dempsey, Brit bassist with The Cure, turns 66.

• Wendy Wu, Brit punk rock vocalist with The Photos, turns 65.

• Andy LaRocque, Swedish record producer and guitarist for King Diamond, turns 62.

• Ronny Jordan, Brit acid jazz guitarist, turns 62.

• Jonathan Knight, American boy band vocalist with New Kids On The Block, turns 56.

• Martin Carr, Scottish guitarist with The Boo Radleys, turns 56.

• Timaya, Nigerian singer, turns 47.

• The Game, (born Jayceon Terrell Taylor) American rapper, turns 45.

• Nicholas Teo, Taiwanese singer and actor, turns 43.

• Ringo Garza, American drummer and vocalist with Los Lonely Boys, turns 43.

• Molly Kate Kestner, American singer-songwriter and pianist, turns 29.

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• Roger Troutman (November 29, 1951 –April 25, 1999), American vocalist with zapp, would have turned 73 this year.

• Ronnie Montrose (November 29, 1947–March 03, 2012), American hard rock guitarist with Montrose, would have turned 77 this year.

• Denny Doherty (November 29, 1941 –January 19, 2007), Canadian singer and songwriter with The Mamas & the Papas, would have turned 83 this year.

• Jody Miller (November 29, 1941–October 06, 2022), American folk, pop and country music singer, would have turned 83 this year.

• Meco (November 29, 1939–May 26, 2023), (born Domenico Monardo) American record producer, would have turned 85 this year.

• Joel Whitburn (November 29, 1939–June 14, 2022), American music historian and author, would have turned 85 this year.

• Tony Coe (November 29, 1934 –March 16, 2023), Brit tenor saxophonist, would have turned 90 this year.

• John Mayall (November 29, 1933–July 22, 2024), Brit guitarist and vocalist with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, would have turned 91 this year.

• John Gary (November 29, 1932 –January 04, 1998), American pop vocalist, would have turned 92 this year.

• Ed Bickert (November 29, 1932–February 28, 2019), Canadian guitarist, would have turned 92 this year.

• Bobby Donaldson (1922 – 1971), American drummer, would have turned 102.}

• Merle Travis (November 29, 1917 –October 20, 1983), American country music singer and songwriter, would have turned 107 this year.

• Nat Gershman (November 29, 1917–September 13,  2008), American session musician (cello) and Curtis Institute of Music graduate, would have turned 107 this year.

• Billy Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 –May 31, 1957), American composer, pianist, and Duke Ellington perennial collaboarator, would have turned 109 this year.

• Coleridge Goode (November 29, 1914 –October 02, 2015), Jamaican bass player, would have turned 110 this year.

• Hal McIntyre (November 29, 1914 –May 05, 1959), American bandleader and founding member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra, would have turned 110 this year.

• Dennis Sandole (November 29, 1913 –October 07, 2000), American guitarist, would have turned 111 this year.

• Harry Blons (November 29, 1911–November 29, 1987), American clarinetist, would have turned 113 this year.

• Danny Alvin (November 29, 1902 –December 06, 1958), American drummer, would have turned 122 this year.

• Busby Berkeley (November 29, 1895 –March 14, 1976), American film director and choreographer, would have turned 129 this year.

• Lucille Hegamin (November 29, 1894 –March 01, 1970), American singer and entertainer, would have turned 130 this year.

• Gaetano Donizetti (November 29, 1797 –April 08, 1848), Italian opera composer, would have turned 227 this year.