Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/October 16

Fred Turner, American bassist with Bachman–Turner Overdrive, turns 81.
Bob Weir, American [founding member] songwriter and guitarist for Grateful Dead, turns 77.
Ray Anderson, American trombonist, turns 72.
Tony Carey, Brit keyboardist for Rainbow, turns 71.
Erkki-Sven Tüür, Estonian composer, turns 65.
Gary Kemp, Brit guitarist for Spandau Ballet, turns 65.
Flea, (née Michael Peter Balzary) American bassist with Red Hot Chili Peppers, turns 62.
Anthony Kerr, Irish vibraphonist, turns 59.
Wendy Wilson, American singer with Wilson Phillips, turns 55.
Tomas Lindberg, Swedish musician, At the Gates, turns 52.
John Mayer, American pop rock music singer-songwriter, turns 47.
Vincy Chan, Hong Kong cantopop singer, turns 42.
Inna, Romanian singer, turns 38.

Roy Hargrove (October 16, 1969 –November 02, 2018), American jazz trumpeter , would have turned 55 this year.
Boogie Mosson (October 16, 1952 –April 18, 2013), (née Cordell Mosson) American member of P-Funk, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, would have turned 72 this year.
Nico (October 16, 1938 –July 18, 1988), (née Christa Päffgen) German singer for Velvet Underground and Warhol superstar, would have turned 86 this year.
Emile Ford (October 16, 1937 –April 11, 2016), (née Emile Sweetman) of Checkmates fame, would have turned 87 this year.
Ben Aronov (October 16, 1932 –May 03, 2015), American pianist, would have turned 92 this year.
Bert Kaempfert (October 16, 1923 –June 21, 1980), German orchestra leader and songwriter, would have turned 101 this year.
Lenny Hambro (October 16, 1923 –September 21, 1995), (née Leonard William Hambro) American alto saxophonist, would have turned 101 this year.
Max Bygraves (October 16, 1922 –October 16, 2012), (née Walter William Bygraves) Brit singer and songwriter, presenter of Family Fortunes, would have turned 102 this year.
Ford Lee Buck Washington (October 16, 1903 –January 31, 1955), American pianist, would have turned 121 this year.
Big Joe Williams (October 16, 1903 –December 17, 1982), (née Joseph Lee Williams) American guitarist and singer, would have turned 121 this year.