Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/March 17

• Clarence Collins, American musician with Little Anthony & The Imperials, turns 83.
• John Sebastian, American songwriter, harmonica player, and founder of The Lovin' Spoonful, turns 80.
• Harold Brown, American percussionist for War, turns 78.
• Scott Gorham, American guitarist and songwriter with Thin Lizzy, turns 73.
• Mike Lindup, Brit keyboardist of Level 42 fame, turns 65.
• Paul Black, American singer and drummer of L.A. Guns fame, turns 65.
• Billy Corgan, American guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of The Smashing Pumpkins and Zwan, turns 57.
• Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian bassist for Hole and Smashing Pumpkins, turns 52.*
• Caroline Corr, Irish pianist and bodhrán player with The Corrs, turns 51.
• Justin Hawkins, Australian guitarist with The Darkness, turns 49.
• Stephen Gately (March 17, 1976–october 10, 2009), Irish boy band vocalist of Boyzone fame, would have turned 48 this year.
• Chris Clemence, American bassist with RapScallions and Screaming At Demons, turns 38.
• Grimes, Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, turns 36.
• Hozier, Irish musician, singer, songwriter, turns 34.

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• Pat McAuley (March 17, 1944 –? ?, 1984), (born John Patrick McAuley) Irish with The Belfast Gypsies and Them, would have turned 80 this year.
• Paul Kantner (March 17, 1941 –January 28, 2016), American guitarist of Jefferson Airplane, would have turned 83 this year.
• Vince Martin (March 17, 1937 –July 06, 2018), American singer-songwriter, would have turned 87 this year.
• Nat King Cole (March 17, 1919 –February 15, 1965), American singer and jazz pianist, would have turned 105 this year.