Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/April 20

• Ran Blake, American pianist, turns 89.
• Johnny Tillotson, American singer and songwriter, turns 85.
• Craig Frost, American keyboardist of Grand Funk Railroad , turns 76.
• Holly Hofmann, American flautist, turns 68.
• John Altenburgh, American pianist, turns 64.
• Ashley Slater, Canadian trombonist, turns 63.
• Issi Rozen, Israeli jazz guitarist, turns 53.
• Avishai Cohen, Israeli bass player, turns 53.
• Stephen Marley, Jamaican singer with Melody Makers, turns 52.
• Sebastian Ingrosso, Swedish DJ with Swedish House Mafia, turns 41.

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• Mikey Welsh (April 20, 1971 –October 08, 2011), American bassist of Weezer, would have turned 53 this year.
• Luther Vandross (April 20, 1951 –July 01, 2005), American Grammy Award-winning R&B singer, would have turned 73 this year.
• Joe Bonner (April 20, 1948 –November 20, 2014), American jazz pianist, would have turned 76 this year.
• Jimmy Winston (April 20, 1945 –September 26, 2020), English organist for Small Faces, would have turned 79 this year.
• Billy James (April 20, 1936 –November 20, 2009), American drummer and talent scout, would have turned 88 this year.
• Beaver Harris (April 20, 1936 –December 22, 1991), American drummer, would have turned 88 this year.
• Bob Braun (April 20, 1929 –January 15, 2001), American one-hit wonder and radio personality, would have turned 95 this year.
• Cy Laurie (April 20, 1926 –April 18, 2002), Brit clarinetist, would have turned 98 this year.
• Henri Renaud (April 20, 1925 –October 16, 2002), French pianist and record producer, would have turned 99 this year.
• Tito Puente (April 20, 1923 –May 31, 2000), American percussionist, would have turned 101 this year.
• Charlie Lourie (April 20, 1920 –December 31, 2000), American record producer and founder of the Mosaic Records imprint, would have turned 104 this year.
• Vera Auer (April 20, 1919 –August 02, 1996), Austrian accordionist and vibraphonist, would have turned 105 this year.
• Lionel Hampton (April 20, 1908 –August 31, 2002), American bandleader, percussionist, and pianist, would have turned 116 this year.
• Emile Christian (April 20, 1895 –December 03, 1973), American clarinetist, saxophonist, and trombonist, would have turned 129 this year.