Musicians Born in 1959

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Jan 18 Bob Rosenberg, American musician (Will To Power - "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 19 Jeff Pilson, American rock bassist (Dokken, 1983-88 & 1995-2000; Dio 1993-2004 ; Foreigner (2006-present), born in Lake Forest, Illinois
Jan 23 Earl Falconer, British reggae bassist (UB40 - "Red, Red Wine"), born in Meriden, England
Jan 28 Bill Ware III, American jazz vibraphonist (The Jazz Passengers), born in East Orange, New Jersey
Jan 28 Burkhard Dallwitz, German-Australian film and television score composer (The Truman Show), born in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
Jan 28 Dave Sharp, British rock guitarist (The Alarm - "Rain In the Summertime"; "68 Guns"), born in Salford, Lancashire, England
Jan 30 Jody Watley, American R&B singer (Shalamar; "Looking For a New Love"), born in Chicago, Illinois
Jan 30 Mark Eitzel, American guitarist and singer-songwriter (American Music Club - "Wish the World Away"), born in Walnut Creek, California
Feb 1 Ottmar Liebert, German guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Nouveau Flamenco), born in Cologne, Germany
Feb 3 (Laurence) "Lol" Tolhurst, British rock keyboardist and drummer/drum machine player (The Cure, 1978-89 - "Boys Don't Cry" "The Lovecats"), born in Horley, England
Feb 3 Yasuharu Konishi, Japanese Shibuya-kei J-pop musician, composer, and record producer (Pizzicato Five), born in Sapporo, Japan
Feb 6 Ken Nelson, English record producer, born in Liverpool, England
Feb 7 Brian Travers, British rock saxophonist (UB40 - "Red, Red Wine"), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2021)
Feb 12 Omar Hakim, American jazz-fusion and session drummer (Weather Report, 1982-86; Dire Straits - "Brothers In Arms"), arranger, and composer, born in New York City
Feb 14 Anny Schilder, Dutch pop singer (BZN, 1976-84 - "Mon Amour"), born in Volendam, Netherlands

Feb 14 Renée Fleming, American opera singer and soprano, born in Indiana, Pennsylvania
Feb 15 Alistar "Ali" Campbell, British reggae vocalist and guitarist (UB40, 1978-2008 - "Red Red Wine"), born in Birmingham, England
Feb 21 José María Cano, Spanish pop musician (Mecano, 1982-98 - "Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar"), composer (Luna), and visual artist, born in Madrid, Spain
Feb 23 Linda Nolan, Irish-British pop singer (The Nolans - "I'm In the Mood for Dancing"), and stage actress, born in Dublin, Ireland
Feb 25 Mike Peters, Welsh rock singer (Alarm - "Rain In the Summertime"; Big Country,2010-13), born in Prestatyn, Wales
Mar 1 Laura Karpman, American composer (Ask Your Mama, Why We Hate), born in Los Angeles, California
Mar 2 Larry Stewart, American country singer (Restless Heart - "Alright Already"), born in Paducah, Kentucky
Mar 5 John Kezdy, American punk-rock guitarist and singer (The Effigies), and later prosecuting attorney, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023)
Mar 13 Greg Norton, American rock bassist (Hüsker Dü; Porcupine), born in Rock Island, Illinois
Mar 13 Melvin Taylor, American electric blues guitarist, born in Jackson, Mississippi
Mar 13 Ronnie Rogers, British guitarist (T'Pau-Heart & Soul), born in Shrewsbury, England
Mar 14 Patrick Dupond, French dancer (La Bayadère), born in Paris, France

Flavor Flav (65 years old)

Mar 16 American rapper (Public Enemy) and reality TV star (The Surreal Life), born in Roosevelt, Long Island, New York

Mar 16 Stan Thorn, American country singer (Shenandoah - "Sunday in the South"), born in Kenosha, Wisconsin
Mar 17 Mike Lindup, British rock keyboardist, singer, and songwriter (Level 42 - "Lessons In Love"; "Something About You"), born in London, England
Mar 17 Paul Black [Marmorstein], American rock singer (L.A. Guns, 1985-87), and drummer, born in San Francisco, California
Mar 18 Irene Cara [Escalera], American Grammy and Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter ("Fame"; "Flashdance...What A Feeling"), and actress (Fame; D.C. Cab), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2022)
Mar 19 Anthony Marinelli, American session keyboardist and synthesizer player (Michael Jackson; Sigue Sigue Sputnik), film, television, and advertising composer, born in Burbank, California
Mar 19 Terry Hall, British rock-ska-pop singer (Specials; Fun Boy Three; Vegas), born in Coventry, England (d. 2022)
Mar 20 Richard Drummie, British rock guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Go West - "Call Me"; "Don't Look Down"), born in London, England
Mar 21 Nobuo Uematsu, Japanese keyboardist and video game composer (Final Fatasy), born in Kōchi, Japan
Mar 21 Sarah Jane Morris, English pop-jazz-R&B singer-songwriter, born in Southampton, England
Mar 22 Avraham Fried [Friedman], Orthodox Jewish musician, born in Brooklyn, New York
Mar 23 Epic Soundtracks [Kevin Paul Godfrey], English musician (Swell Maps, Crime and the City Solution, These Immortal Souls), born in Croydon, Surrey (d. 1997)
Mar 26 Chris Whitten, British session drummer (Paul McCartney - "Flowers In The Dirt"; Edie Brickell; The Waterboys), born in England
Mar 27 Andrew Farriss, Australian rock keyboardist and songwriter (INXS - "Kiss the Dirt"; "New Sensation"), born in Perth, Australia
Mar 29 Perry Farrell [Peretz Bernstein], American rock singer-songwriter (Jane's Addiction - "Just Because"; Porno For Pyros - "Pets"), born in Queens, New York City
Mar 30 Sabine Meyer, German classical clarinetist, Born in Crailsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Mar 31 Ali McMordie, Northern Irish bassist (Stiff Little Fingers), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Apr 2 Dean Townson, American country music bassist (Pirates of Mississippi - "Feed Jake"), born in St. Petersburg, Florida
Apr 9 Dave Innis, American country singer (Restless Heart - "Wheels"), born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Apr 10 Babyface [Kenneth Edmonds], American Grammy Award-winning R&B singer, songwriter ("Every Time I Close My Eyes") and record producer (Boyz II Men; Whitney Houston; Ariana Grande; Eric Clapton), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
Apr 10 Brian Setzer, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Stray Cats - "Rock This Town"), born in Massapequa Park, New York
Apr 17 Stephen Singleton, English rocker (ABC), born in Sheffield, England
Apr 21 Jerry Only [Gerald Caiafa Jr], American musician (Misfits), born in Lodi, New Jersey
Apr 21 Michael Timmins, Canadian songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Cowboy Junkies - "Angel Mine", "Sun Comes Up, It's Tuesday Morning"), born in Montreal, Quebec

Robert Smith (65 years old)

Apr 21 British rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (The Cure - "Friday I'm In Love"), born in Blackpool, England

Apr 25 Billy Rankin, Scottish rock guitarist, born in Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Apr 26 John Corabi, American hard rock guitarist and singer (Mötley Crüe, 1992-96), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 27 Louis Lortie, French-Canadian Juno Award-winning concert pianist, born in Montreal, Quebec
Apr 27 Marco Pirroni, British rock guitarist (Adam & The Ants - "Ant Music"; "Goody Two Shoes"), born in London, England
Apr 27 Sheena Easton [Orr], Scottish singer ("9 to 5 (Morning Train)"; "For Your Eyes Only"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Apr 29 Roger Eno, British multi-instrumentalist, and ambient and film music composer, born in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
May 1 Phil Smith, British rock saxophonist (Haircut One Hundred - "Love Plus One"), born in Redbridge, Essex, England
May 3 David Ball, English rock keyboardist (Soft Cell), born in Blackpool, Lancashire

Randy Travis (64 years old)

May 4 American country and gospel music singer ("Diggin' Up Bones"; "Forever and Ever, Amen"), and actor, born in Marshville, North Carolina

May 5 Ian McCulloch, English rock vocalist (Echo & Bunnymen - "Heaven Up Here"), born in Liverpool
May 5 Steve Stevens [Schneider], American rock guitarist and songwriter (Billy Idol - "Rebel Yell"; Bozzio Levin Stevens), born in New York City
May 13 Paul Pesco, Eurasian American session guitarist, singer-songwriter and record producer, born in Canandaigua, New York
May 14 Patrick Bruel [Benguigui], Algerian-French actor (Coup of Sirocco), rock vocalist ("Marre de cette nana-là" - "Fed Up With That Chick"), and world class poker player, born in Tlemcen, Algeria
May 15 Andrew Eldritch, British rock singer-songwriter (Sisters of Mercy - Walk Away; Black Planet), born in Ely, England
May 17 Paul Di'anno [Andrews], Brazilian-British rock singer (Iron Maiden, 1981-84), born in Chingford, London, England
May 20 Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Native Hawaiian singer, songwriter ("Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World"), and Hawaiian sovereignty advocate, born in Honolulu, Hawaii (d. 1997)
May 22 [Steven] Morrissey, British rock vocalist (The Smiths), born in Davyhulme, Lancashire, England
May 23 Ken Peplowski, American swing jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist, born in Cleveland, Ohio
May 24 Mario Igrec, Croatian jazz guitarist, composer and music professor (Cubismo), born in Zagreb, Croatia
May 26 Steve Hanley, English rock bassist (The Fall; Tom Hingley and the Lovers; Brix & the Extricated), born in Dublin, Ireland
May 26 Wayne Hussey, English rock singer and guitarist (Mission - "Lover for Life"), born in Bristol, England
May 28 Léon Klaassen, Dutch session and touring rock and jazz drummer (Powerplay; The Pilgrims; D'Wys), born in The Netherlands
May 28 Steve Strange [Harrington], Welsh pop singer (Visage) and nightclub host, born in Newbridge, Caerphily, Wales (d. 2015)
May 29 Mel Gaynor, British rock drummer (Simple Minds - "Don't You (Forget About Me)"; "Alive And Kicking"), born in Balham, London, England
Jun 1 Alan Wilder, British rock vocalist and musician (Depeche Mode, 1982-85 - "People Are People"; Recoil), born in Hammersmith, London
Jun 2 Lydia Lunch [Koch], American punk rock guitarist, singer (Teenage Jesus and the Jerks), actress, and poet, born in Rochester, New York
Jun 4 John Bickerton, Canadian jazz pianist, and composer, born in Windsor, Ontario
Jun 4 Paul Taylor, American rock keyboardist (Winger - "Seventeen"; "Can't Get Enuff"), born in San Francisco, California
Jun 5 Michael Winans, American gospel singer (Winans), born in Detroit, Michigan
Jun 6 Jimmy Jam [James Harris], American songwriter and record producer (Janet Jackson), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jun 9 Gregg Bissonette, American session and touring drummer (David Lee Roth; Ringo's All-Starr Band), born in Detroit Michigan
Jun 12 John Linnell, American musician (They Might Be Giants - Constantinople), born in New York City
Jun 14 Marcus Miller, American jazz and session bassist, record producer (Miles Davis; Luther Vandross; David Sanborn), and jazz and film score composer (Marshall), born in Brooklyn, New York
Jun 19 Mark DeBarge, American rock vocalist (DeBarge - "Who's Johnny"), born in Grand Rapids Michigan
Jun 21 Kathy Mattea, American country and bluegrass singer ("Love At The Five and Dime"; "Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses"), born in South Charleston, West Virginia
Jun 22 Nicola Sirkis [Nicolas Sirchis], French rock singer and lyricist (Indochine - "3e sexe"; "La vie est belle"), born in Antony, France
Jun 24 Andy McClusky, British electronic singer-songwriter, and bassist (Orchestal Manoeveres in the Dark - "Maid Of Orleans"; "(Forever) Live and Die"), born in Heswall, Wirral, England
Jun 27 Khadja Nin, Burundian singer (Sambolera), born in Burundi
Jun 27 Lorrie Morgan, American country singer (Out of Your Shoes), born in Nashville, Tennessee
Jul 3 Stephen Pearcy, American heavy metal vocalist (RATT - "Round & Round"), born in Los Angeles, California
Jul 4 Bill McCorvey, American country singer (Pirates of Mississippi - "Feed Jake"), born in Montgomery, Alabama
Jul 5 Marc Cohn, American folk rock singer ("Walking in Memphis"), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Jul 6 John Keeble, English rock drummer (Spandau Ballet - "True"), born in London, England
Jul 9 D. H. Peligro [Darren Henley], American punk rock drummer (Dead Kennedys, Red Hot Chili Peppers,1988), born in St. louis, Missouri (d. 2022)
Jul 9 Jim Kerr, Scottish rock singer-songwriter (Simple Minds - "Don't You (Forget About Me)"; "Alive And Kicking"), born in Glasgow, Scotland

Richie Sambora (64 years old)

Jul 11 American rock guitarist and songwriter (Bon Jovi, 1983-2018 - "Livin' on a Prayer"), boyfriend of Cher (1989-90), and husband of Heather Locklear (1994-2007), born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey

Jul 11 Suzanne Vega, American folk-rock singer-songwriter ("Luka"; "Tom's Diner"), born in Santa Monica, California
Jul 15 Shep Pettibone, American record producer, born in Ocean Grove, New Jersey
Jul 16 Doug Herzog, American television executive (Viacom Music and Entertainment Group), born in Paterson, New Jersey
Jul 20 James Irvin, British new wave rock singer (Furniture - "Brilliant Mind"), born in London, England
Jul 20 Radney Foster, American country singer and songwriter (Foster & Lloyd - "Crazy Over You"), born in Del Rio, Texas
Jul 29 John Sykes, English rock guitarist and singer (Thin Lizzy, 1983-2009; Blue Murder), born in Reading, Berkshire,England
Jul 31 Stanley Jordan, American jazz guitarist (Magic Touch), born in Chicago, Illinois
Aug 1 Joe Elliott, English heavy metal vocalist (Def Leppard - "Hysteria"; "Rock of Ages"), born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Aug 1 Otomo Yoshihide, Japanese musician (Ground Zero), born in Yokohama, Japan
Aug 3 Martin Atkins, British rock drummer (Nine Inch Nails), born in Coventry, England
Aug 5 Pete Burns, English singer (Dead or Alive - "Spin Me Round"), born in Bebington, England (d. 2016)
Aug 6 Joyce Sims, American R&B singer-songwriter ("All and All"; "Come into My Life"), born in Rochester, New York (d. 2022)
Aug 9 Diane Williams, American country singer (Girls Next Door - "Slow Boat to China"), born at Hahn Air Force Base, near Kirchberg Germany
Aug 9 Kurtis Blow [Walker], American rapper (Krushgroove - "The Breaks"), born in New York City
Aug 10 Florent Vollant, Innu-Canadian musician (Kashtin), born in Labrador, Newfoundland
Aug 10 Mark Price, English drummer (All About Eve, Tin Huey), born in Nelson, England
Aug 11 Gustavo Cerati, Argentinian singer-songwriter (Soda Stereo), born in Barracas, Argentina (d. 2014)
Aug 11 Martin Smolka, Czech contemporary classical composer (Observing the Heavens; Annunciation), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
Aug 13 (Dante) "Danny" Bonaduce, American actor, fictional bassist (Partridge Family - "Danny"), and radio personality, born in Broomall, Pennsylvania
Aug 13 Mark Nevin, British folk-rock guitarist (Fairground Attraction - "Find My Love"; "Perfect"), born in Ebbw Vale, Wales
Aug 13 Mickey Bradley, Irish punk rock bassist (The Undertones - "My Perfect Cousin"), and radio host, born in Derry, Northern Ireland
Aug 19 Ivan Neville, American funk-rock and R&B keyboardist, singer, and songwriter (Dumpstaphunk), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Aug 19 René Moore, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and record producer (René & Angela - "I'll Be Good"), born in Los Angeles, California
Aug 19 Steve Grimmett, British heavy metal singer (Grim Reaper), born in Swindon, England
Aug 22 Juan Croucier, Cuban-American heavy metal bassist and songwriter (Ratt - "Round & Round"), born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Aug 29 (Sadenia) "Eddi" Reader, Scottish singer-songwriter (Fairground Attraction - "Find My Love"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Aug 29 Ernesto Rodrigues, Portuguese violinist and composer, born in Lisbon, Portugal
Aug 31 Tony DeFranco, Canadian pop singer (The DeFranco Family - "Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat"), born in Port Colborne, Ontario
Sep 2 Esther Oosterbeek, Dutch pop singer (Dolly Dots), born in Haarlem, Netherlands
Sep 6 David Tickle, British audio engineer and record producer (Split Enz; Four Non-Blondes), born in Guildford, Surrey, England
Sep 7 Jermaine Stewart, American R&B singer ("We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1997)
Sep 8 Daler Nazarov, Tajik composer and actor, born in Stalinabad, Tajik SSR
Sep 8 Luis Lerma, American rock multi-instrumentalist musician (The Amps, The Tasties, Team Void), born in Wichita Falls, Texas
Sep 8 [David] Sara Davis Buechner, American-Canadian concert pianist, music editor, and educator (Temple University), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Sep 9 Éric Serra, French musician and composer, born in Saint-Mandé, France
Sep 12 Peter Anthony Togni, Canadian pianist, organist, composer (Responsio), and radio broadcaster, born in Pembroke, Ontario
Sep 13 Sheldon Reynolds, American soul and funk guitarist (Commodores, 1983-87; Earth, Wind & Fire, 1987-2002), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2023)
Sep 14 Morten Harket, Norwegian rocker (Aha - "Take On Me"), born in Kongsberg, Norway
Sep 17 Will Gregory, British keyboardist, sax player, producer (Goldfrapp), and composer (Piccard in Space), born in Bristol, England
Sep 19 Marshall Jefferson, American musician 'father of house music' (Move your Body), born in Chicago, Illinois
Sep 19 Sally Barker, British folk-pop singer (The Poozies, 1990-96 & 2006-16 - "Another Train"; The Voice UK, 2014), and songwriter, born in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, England
Sep 20 Al Goodah [Carlo Goedhart], Surinamese gospel, Caribbean, and pop vocalist and composer, born in Paramiribo, Suriname
Sep 21 Corrinne Drewery, British singer-songwriter (Swing Out Sister - "Swing Out"), born in Nottingham, Engalnd
Sep 23 D-Roc the Executioner [Dennis Miles], American heavy metal musician (Body Count), born in the US (d. 2004)
Sep 26 Virginia Astley, British experimental pop singer-songwriter, and keyboard player, born in Garston, England
Sep 28 Angela Groothuizen, Dutch singer (Dolly Dots)
Sep 28 Billy Montana, American country western performer (No Yesterday, Angelia)
Sep 30 Basia [Barbara Stanisława Trzetrzelewska], Polish jazz and pop singer ('Time and Tide"), born in Jaworzno, Poland

Youssou N'dour (64 years old)

Oct 1 Senegalese singer ("Shaking The Tree"), born in Dakar, Senegal

Oct 3 Jack Wagner, American actor (General Hospital; Melrose Place) and pop singer ("All I Need"), born in Washington, Missouri
Oct 4 Chris Lowe, English rock keyboardist (One Under The Eight, Pet Shop Boys), born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Oct 5 Troy Luccketta, American rock drummer (Tesla - "Psychotic Supper"), born in Lodi, California
Oct 8 Gavin Friday [Fionán Martin Hanvey], Irish singer (Virgin Prunes), born in Dublin, Ireland
Oct 9 Thomas Wydler, Swiss drummer (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds), born in Zurich, Switzerland
Oct 10 Kirsty MacColl, English singer and songwriter (Electric Landlady), born in Croydon, Surrey, England (d. 2000)
Oct 13 Gerry Darby, British jazz-soul drummer (Carmel - "Bad Day"), born in England
Oct 13 Marie Osmond, American pop singer ("Paper Roses"), and actress (Goin' Coconuts), born in Ogden, Utah
Oct 14 A.J. Pero, American drummer (Twisted Sister - "We're Not Gonna Take It"), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2015)
Oct 16 Erkki-Sven Tüür, Estonian composer (Architectonics; Magma), born in Kärdla, Hiiumaa, Estonia
Oct 16 Gary Kemp, British rock guitarist and lyricist (Spandau Ballet - "True"), born in Smithfield, London
Oct 20 Vasti Jackson, American electric blues guitarist, music director, and record producer, born in McComb, Mississippi
Oct 22 Marc Shaiman, American film and Broadway composer (When Harry Met Sally; Hairspray), born in Newark, New Jersey

Weird Al Yankovic (64 years old)

Oct 23 American accordionist and parody singer-songwriter ("Eat It"; "Another One Rides The Bus"), and actor (UHF; Naked Gun), born in Downey, California

Oct 25 Chrissy Amphlett, Australian singer-songwriter (Divinyls - "I Touch Myself"), born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia (d. 2013)
Oct 25 Luc Brewaeys, Belgian pianist, conductor, and composer, born in Mortsel, Belgium (d. 2015)
Oct 25 Marina Minkin, Israeli harpsichordist and teacher (Ad Libitum Ensemble), born in Ukraine
Oct 28 Neville Henry, British rock saxophonist (Blow Monkeys - "Wicked Ways"), born in England
Nov 1 Eddie MacDonald, Welsh rocker (The Alarm - "68 Guns"; "Rain in the Summertime"), born in St. Asaph, Wales

Bryan Adams (64 years old)

Nov 5 Canadian Juno and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter ("Heaven"; "Run To You"), born in Kingston, Ontario

Nov 9 Thomas Quasthoff, German singer, born in Hildesheim, Germany
Nov 10 Frank Maudsley, English rock bassist and vocalist (Flock Of Seagulls), born in Liverpool, England
Nov 18 Cindy Blackman Santana, American jazz and rock session and touring drummer (Lenny Kravitz; Santana), born in Yellow Springs, Ohio
Nov 25 Steve Rothery, British progressive rock guitarist, (Marillion - Clutching at Straws), born in Brampton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Nov 27 Charlie Burchill, Scottish pop guitarist (Simple Minds - "Don't You, Forget About Me"; "Belfast Child"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Nov 30 Randy Gane, American session and touring heavy metal keyboardist, born in Mount Clemens, Michigan
Dec 1 Billy Childish [Steven John Hamper], English painter, poet, writer, singer and guitarist (Pop Rivets; Three Milkshakes), born in Chatham, England
Dec 8 Marty Raybon, American singer (Shenandoah-Sunday in the South), born in Sanford, Florida
Dec 8 Paul Rutherford, British rock vocalist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Relax"), born in Liverpool, England
Dec 12 Belouis Some [Neville Keighley], British new wave and pop singer (Some People; Round and Round), born in England
Dec 14 Franco [Iglesias], Cuban Latin pop singer ("Toda la Vida"; "María"), born in Cuba
Dec 16 Stephen Irvine, Scottish rock drummer (Lloyd Cole & The Commotions), born in Scotland
Dec 17 Bob Stinson, American rock guitarist (The Replacements - "Pleased To Meet Me"), born in Waconia, Minnesota (d. 1995)
Dec 28 Ana Torroja, Spanish pop singer (Mecano), born in Madrid, Spain
Dec 29 Ritsuko Okazaki, Japanese singer-songwriter (Kanashii Jiyū / Koi ga, Kiete Yuku), born in Hashima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan (d. 2004)
Dec 30 Paul Milton Jackson Jr., American session and jazz guitarist, composer, arranger, and producer, born in Los Angeles, California
Dec 30 Tracey Ullman, British actress (The Tracey Ullman Show) and singer ("They Don't Know"), born in Slough, England