Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/April 8

Derek Hogg, English drummer, turns 97.
Eiji Kitamura, Japanese clarinetist, turns 96.
Phil Lee, Brit guitarist, turns 82.
Steve Howe, English musician, songwriter, guitarist of Asia and Yes, turns 78.
Izzy Stradlin, American guitarist, singer, and songwriter from Guns N' Roses, turns 63.
Donita Sparks, American guitarist and vocalist of L7 fame, turns 62.
Julian Lennon, Brit singer and songwriter, turns 62.
Anouk, (born Anouk Stotijn-Teeuwe) Dutch pop music singer, turns 50.

Kim Jonghyun (April 8, 1990–December 18, 2017), South Korean K-POP singer, songwriter, producer, composer), would have turned 35 this year.
Biz Markie (April 8, 1964–July 16, 2021), American rapper and disc jockey, would have turned 61 this year.
Jerry Abbott (April 8, 1942–April 2, 2024), American country songwriter and producer, would have turned 83 this year.
Paul Jeffrey (April 8, 1933 –March 20, 2015), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 92 this year.
Fred Ebb (April 8, 1933 –September 11, 2004), American lyricist and Songwriters' Hall of Fame inductee, would have turned 92 this year.
Jacques Brel (April 8, 1929 –October 9, 1978), (born Jacques Romain Georges Brel) French singer and songwriter, would have turned 96 this year.
Monty Sunshine (April 8, 1928 –November 30, 2010), Brit clarinetist and soprano saxophonist, would have turned 97 this year.
Carmen McRae (April 8, 1920 –November 10, 1994), American jazz vocalist, would have turned 105 this year.
George Dixon (April 8, 1909 –August 01, 1994), American trumpeter, would have turned 116 this year.
Yip Harburg (April 8, 1896 –March 04, 1981), American Academy Award-winning songwriter and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, would have turned 129 this year.
Victor Schertzinger (April 8, 1880 –October 26, 1941), American composer, would have turned 145 this year.