Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/October 30

• Grace Slick, American singer with Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship, turns 85.
• Edward Holland, Jr., American singer and songwriter, turns 85.
• Otis Williams, American singer with The Temptations, turns 83.
• Chris Slade, Welsh drummer for AC/DC, Asia, and Manfred Mann, turns 78.
• Timothy B. Schmit, American bassist and vocalist with The Eagles, turns 77.
• Poncho Sanchez, American latin jazz and salsa music performer, turns 73.
• Trilok Gurtu, Indian percussionist, turns 73.
• Tom Browne (trumpeter), American trumpeter, turns 70.
• T. Graham Brown, American country singer, turns 70.
• Jerry De Borg, Brit guitarist with Jesus Jones, turns 61.
• Gerald Edward "Eddie" Montgomery, American country music, vocalist of Montgomery Gentry, turns 61.
• Gavin Rossdale, British singer of Bush, turns 57.
• Abandoned Pools, (born Tommy Walter) American singer-songwriter, turns 56.
• Snow, Canadian rapper, turns 55.
• Maja Tatić, Bosnian singer, turns 54.
• Kassidy Osborn, American country music singer of SHeDAISY fame, turns 48.
• Keisha Buchanan, British pop music singer and Sugababes founding member, turns 40.

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• Natina Reed (October 30, 1980–October 26, 2012), American singer and former member of R&B girl group Blaque, would have turned 44 this year.
• Frans Brüggen (October 30, 1934 –August 13, 2014), Dutch flautist, recorder player, and conductor, would have turned 90 this year.
• Clifford Brown (October 30, 1930 –June 26, 1956), American trumpeter, would have turned 94 this year.
• Bobby Jones (October 30, 1928 –March 06, 1980), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 96 this year.
• Teo Macero (October 30, 1925 –February 19, 2008), American tenor saxophonist and record producer, would have turned 99 this year.
• Richard E. Holz (October 30, 1914 –August , 1986), American composer, would have turned 110 this year.
• Paul Smith (October 30, 1906 –January 25, 1985), American film score composer, would have turned 118 this year.