Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/March 17

• Clarence Collins, American musician with Little Anthony & The Imperials, turns 84.
• John Sebastian, American songwriter, harmonica player, and founder of The Lovin' Spoonful, turns 81.
• Harold Brown, American percussionist for War, turns 79.
• Scott Gorham, American guitarist and songwriter with Thin Lizzy, turns 74.
• Mike Lindup, Brit keyboardist of Level 42 fame, turns 66.
• Paul Black, American singer and drummer of L.A. Guns fame, turns 66.
• Billy Corgan, American guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of The Smashing Pumpkins and Zwan, turns 58.
• Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian bassist for Hole and Smashing Pumpkins, turns 53.*
• Caroline Corr, Irish pianist and bodhrán player with The Corrs, turns 52.
• Justin Hawkins, Australian guitarist with The Darkness, turns 50.
• Stephen Gately (Music/DateOfBirth/March 17, 1976–october 10, 2009), Irish boy band vocalist of Boyzone fame, would have turned 49 this year.
• Chris Clemence, American bassist with RapScallions and Screaming At Demons, turns 39.
• Grimes, Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, turns 37.
• Hozier, Irish musician, singer, songwriter, turns 35.

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• Pat McAuley (Music/DateOfBirth/March 17, 1944 –? ?, 1984), (born John Patrick McAuley) Irish with The Belfast Gypsies and Them, would have turned 81 this year.
• Paul Kantner (Music/DateOfBirth/March 17, 1941 –January 28, 2016), American guitarist of Jefferson Airplane, would have turned 84 this year.
• Vince Martin (Music/DateOfBirth/March 17, 1937 –July 06, 2018), American singer-songwriter, would have turned 88 this year.
• Nat King Cole (Music/DateOfBirth/March 17, 1919 –February 15, 1965), American singer and jazz pianist, would have turned 106 this year.