Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/November 18

• Sheila Jordan, American vocalist, turns 96.
• Jacky Ward, American country music singer, turns 78.
• Bennie Wallace, American tenor saxophonist, turns 78.
• Andrea Marcovicci, American actress and singer, turns 76.
• Herman Rarebell, German drummer for Scorpions, turns 75.
• Rudy Sarzo, Cuban bassist for Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, among others, turns 74.
• Graham Parker, Brit singer and songwriter, turns 74.
• John McFee, American guitarist for The Doobie Brothers, turns 71.
• John Parr, Brit singer and songwriter, turns 70.
• Michael Ramos, American keyboardist for BoDeans, turns 66.
• Cindy Blackman, American drummer, turns 65.
• Kim Wilde, Brit pop music singer, turns 64.
• Kirk Lee Hammett, American guitarist with Metallica , turns 62.
• Tim DeLaughter, American multi-instrumentalist of Tripping Daisy fame, turns 59.
• Duncan Sheik, American singer-songwriter, turns 55.
• Matt Knight, Brit bassist with Toploader, turns 52.
• Anthony McPartlin, Brit actor, presenter, and singer, turns 49.
• Neal E. Boyd, American opera singer and 2008 America's Got Talent winner, turns 49.
• Jessie Alexander, American country music singer, turns 48.
• Muma Gee, Nigerian pop singer, turns 46.
• Fabolous, (born Skylar John Jackson) American rapper, turns 45.
• Jonathan Lewis Seward, (a.k.a. Johnny Christ) American bassist with Avenged Sevenfold, turns 40.
• Rex Goudie, Canadian singer, turns 39.

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• Don Cherry (November 18, 1936 –October 19, 1995), American trumpeter, would have turned 88 this year.
• Hank Ballard (November 18, 1927 –March 02, 2003), American singer and songwriter, would have turned 97 this year.
• Victor Sproles (November 18, 1927–May 13, 2005), American bass player, would have turned 97 this year.
• Claude Williamson (November 18, 1926–July 16, 2016), American pianist, would have turned 98 this year.
• Lil Greenwood (November 18, 1924–July 19, 2011), American blues singer with Duke Ellington, would have turned 100 this year.
• Boots Mussulli (November 18, 1917 –September 23, 1967), American alto saxophonist, would have turned 107 this year.
• Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 –June 25, 1976), American songwriter and vocalist, would have turned 115 this year.
• Compay Segundo (November 18, 1907 –July 13, 2003), Cuban clarinetist, percussionist, and Buena Vista Social Club songwriter, would have turned 117 this year.
• Eugene Ormandy (November 18, 1899 –March 12, 1985), Hungarian conductor, would have turned 125 this year.
• Ignacy Paderewski (November 18, 1860 –June 29, 1941), Polish composer, would have turned 164 this year.
• William Gilbert (November 18, 1836 –May 29, 1911), British songwriter of comic opera, would have turned 188 this year.
• Carl Maria von Weber (November 18, 1786 –June 05, 1826), German composer, would have turned 238 this year.