Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/July 18

• Dion DiMucci, American rock, folk & blues singer and songwriter and former member of Dion and the Belmonts, turns 85.
• Brian Auger, Indian organist and keyboardist with The Mahavishnu Orchestra, turns 85.
• Roger Sellers, Aussie drummer for Brit jazz-rock act, Nucleus, turns 85.
• Martha Reeves, American R&B lead vocalist for Martha & the Vandellas, turns 83.
• Evie Sands, American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, turns 78.
• Cesar Zuiderwijk, Dutch drummer with Golden Earring, turns 74.
• Richard Branson, English entrepreneur, founder of Virgin Records, turns 74.
• Ricky Skaggs, American country music star, turns 70.
• Terry Chambers, Brit drummer and founding member of XTC, turns 69.
• Lynn Seaton, renowned sideman and Oklahoma native, turns 67.
• Nigel Twist, Welsh drummer with The Alarm, turns 66.
• Jack Irons, American drummer (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, and Eleven), turns 62.
• Gruff Rhys, Welsh vocalist with Super Furry Animals, turns 54.
• Daron Malakian, American guitarist with System of a Down, turns 49.
• Tony Fagenson, American drummer for Eve 6, turns 46.
• Ryan Cabrera, American musician and TV personality, turns 42.
• Karina Pasian, American singer and pianist, turns 33.

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• Ian Gibbons (July 18, 1952 –August 1, 2019), English keyboardist of The Kinks, would have turned 72 this year.
• Frank Farian (July 18, 1941 –January 23, 2024 ), German Singer-songwriter, would have turned 83 this year.
• Lonnie Mack (July 18, 1941–April 21, 2016), American blues-rock singer and guitarist, would have turned 83 this year.
• Henri Salvador (July 18, 1917 –February 13, 2008), French singer, would have turned 107 this year.
• Pauline Garcia-Viardot (July 18, 1821 –May 18, 1910), French mezzo-soprano and composer, would have turned 203 this year.
• Giovanni Battista Bononcini (July 18, 1670 –July 09, 1747), Italian composer and cellist, would have turned 354 this year.