Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/January 7

• Leona Williams, (born Leona Belle Helton) American bassist for Loretta Lynn (see also Helton Family Band), turns 82.
• Mike McCartney, (born Peter Michael McCartney) Brit vocalist with The Scaffold, turns 81.
• Dave Cousins, Brit frontman for Strawbs, turns 80.
• Jann Wenner, American publisher of Rolling Stone magazine, turns 79.
• Kenny Loggins, (born Kenneth Clark Loggins) American singer and songwriter, turns 77.
• Marshall Chapman, American singer-songwriter, turns 76.
• Kathy Valentine, American bassist with The Go-Go's, turns 66.
• David Lee Murphy, American country music singer, turns 66.
• Clint Mansell, Brit guitarist, Pop Will Eat Itself, turns 62.
• Christine Tobin, Irish jazz singer, turns 62.
• John Colianni, American jazz pianist, turns 62.
• Five for Fighting, born Vladimir John Ondrasik III, American singer-songwriter, turns 60.
• Jonna Tervomaa, Finnish pop music singer, turns 52.
• John Rich, American bassist and vocalist of Lonestar, Big & Rich fame, turns 51.
• Ivan Moody, American singer and songwriter with Five Finger Death Punch, turns 45.

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• Earl Lindo (Music/DateOfBirth/January 7, 1953 –September 04, 2017), Jamaican keyboardist with Bob Marley and The Wailers, would have turned 72 this year.
• Juan Gabriel (Music/DateOfBirth/January 7, 1950–August 28, 2016), Mexican singer and songwriter, would have turned 75 this year.
• Danny Williams (Music/DateOfBirth/January 7, 1942 –December 06, 2005), South African singer, would have turned 83 this year.
• Iona Brown (Music/DateOfBirth/January 7, 1941 –June 05, 2004), Brit conductor and violinist, would have turned 84 this year.
• Rory Storm (Music/DateOfBirth/January 7, 1938 –February 02, 1972), (born Alan Caldwell) British singer, would have turned 87 this year.
• Paul Revere (Music/DateOfBirth/January 7, 1937–October 04,  2014), (born Paul Revere Dick) American keyboardist of Paul Revere & the Raiders fame, would have turned 88 this year.
• Eldee Young (Music/DateOfBirth/January 7, 1936 –February 12, 2007), American bass player, would have turned 89 this year.
• Kenny Davern (Music/DateOfBirth/January 7, 1935 –December 12, 2006), American clarinetist, would have turned 90 this year.
• Tommy Johnson (Music/DateOfBirth/January 7, 1935 –October 16, 2006), American session musician (tuba), would have turned 90 this year.
• Don Payne (Music/DateOfBirth/January 7, 1933–February 25, 2017), American bass player, would have turned 92 this year.
• Jack Greene (Music/DateOfBirth/January 7, 1930–March 14,  2013), American country music singer, would have turned 95 this year.
• Dave Schildkraut (Music/DateOfBirth/January 7, 1925 –January 01, 1998), American alto saxophonist, would have turned 100 this year.
• Sam Woodyard (Music/DateOfBirth/January 7, 1925 –September 20, 1988), American drummer, would have turned 100 this year.
• Jean-Pierre Rampal (Music/DateOfBirth/January 7, 1922 –May 20, 2000), French flautist, would have turned 103 this year.
• Keg Purnell (Music/DateOfBirth/January 7, 1915 –June 25, 1965), American sideman (drummer), would have turned 110 this year.
• Chano Pozo (Music/DateOfBirth/January 7, 1915 –February 12, 1948), (born Luciano Gonzales) Cuban percussionist, would have turned 110 this year.
• Red Allen (Music/DateOfBirth/January 7, 1908 –April 17, 1967), (born Henry Allen) American trumpeter, would have turned 117 this year.
• Herb Magidson (Music/DateOfBirth/January 7, 1906 –January 02, 1986), American lyricist, would have turned 119 this year.
• Francis Poulenc (Music/DateOfBirth/January 7, 1899 –January 30, 1963), French composer with Les Six, would have turned 126 this year.
• Al Bowlly (Music/DateOfBirth/January 7, 1898 –April 17, 1941), Mozambique-born vocalist, would have turned 127 this year.
• Emanuil Manolov (Music/DateOfBirth/January 7, 1860 –February 02, 1902), Bulgarian composer, would have turned 165 this year.