Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/October 12

Sam Moore, American R&B singer of Sam & Dave fame, turns 89.
Susan Anton, American actress and singer, turns 74.
Issa, (nee Jane Siberry) Canadian singer-songwriter, turns 69.
David Letts, Brit vocalist for The Damned, turns 68.
Ed Cherry, American guitarist, turns 67.
Michael Mossman, American trumpeter, turns 65.
Claude McKnight, American R&B singer and one-sixth of a cappella gospel music outfit, Take 6, turns 62.
Bob Schneider, American roots rock vocalist, turns 59.
Harry Allen, American tenor saxophonist, turns 58.
Martie Seidel, American singer and violinist for Dixie Chicks, turns 55.
Garfield Bright, American R&B singer with Shai, turns 55.
Brian Kennedy, Irish singer and songwriter for Van Morrison, turns 58.
Hugh Jackman, Australian actor and singer, turns 56.
Jordan Pundik, American singer with New Found Glory, turns 45.
Bambi Monroe (born Ashley Taylor Horn), American singer and actress, turns 32.

Pat DiNizio (October 12, 1955–December 12, 2017), American singer and songwriter with The Smithereens, would have turned 69 this year.
Rick Parfitt (October 12, 1948 –December 24, 2016), Brit rhythm guitarist and vocalist for Status Quo, would have turned 76 this year.
Melvin Franklin (October 12, 1942 –February 23, 1995), American soul musician with The Temptations, would have turned 82 this year.
Luciano Pavarotti (October 12, 1935 –September 6, 2007 ), Italian opera singer, would have turned 89 this year.
Nappy Brown (October 12, 1929 –September 20, 2008), (nee Napoleon Brown Goodson Culp) American blues singer, would have turned 95 this year.
Matsumoto Hidehiko (October 12, 1926 –February 29, 2000), (aka Sleepy Matsumoto) Japanese tenor saxophonist, would have turned 98 this year.
Steve Conway (October 12, 1920 –April 19, 1952), (nee Walter James Groom) Brit big band vocalist, would have turned 104 this year.
Jimmy Archey (October 12, 1902 –November 16, 1967), American trombonist, would have turned 122 this year.
Tubby Hall (October 12, 1895 –May 13, 1945), American drummer, would have turned 129 this year.
Ralph Vaughan Williams (October 12, 1872 –August 26, 1958), English composer, would have turned 152 this year.
Arthur Nikisch (October 12, 1855 –January 23, 1922), Hungarian conductor, would have turned 169 this year.
Bernardo Pisano (October 12, 1490 –January 23, 1548), Italian composer, would have turned 534 this year.