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  • Würzel (October 23, 1949 –July 09, 2011), (née Michael Burston) Brit guitarist and vocalist with Motörhead, would have turned 75 this year.
  • Greg Ridley (October 23, 1947 –November 19, 2003), Brit bassist with Spooky Tooth and Humble Pie, would have turned 77 this year.
  • Ellie Greenwich (October 23, 1940–August 26, 2009), (née Eleanor Greenwich) American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer, would have turned 84 this year.
  • Charlie Foxx (October 23, 1939 –September 18, 1998), American R&B singer and one-half of Inez and Charlie Foxx, would have turned 85 this year.
  • Gary McFarland (October 23, 1933 –November 03, 1971), American arranger, composer, and vibraphonist, would have turned 91 this year.
  • Sonny Criss (October 23, 1927 –November 19, 1977), (née William Criss) American alto saxophonist, would have turned 97 this year.
  • Fats Sadi (October 23, 1927 –February 20, 2009), Belgian vibraphonist, would have turned 97 this year.
  • Ned Rorem (October 23, 1923 –November 18, 2022), American composer, would have turned 101 this year.
  • Bernard Peiffer (October 23, 1922 –September 07, 1976), French pianist, would have turned 102 this year.
  • Betty Bennett (singer) (October 23, 1921 –April 07, 2020), American jazz singer, would have turned 103 this year.
  • Speckled Red (October 23, 1892 –January 02, 1973), (née Rufus Perryman) American boogie-woogie pianist, would have turned 132 this year.
  • Albert Lortzing (October 23, 1801 –January 21, 1851), German composer, would have turned 223 this year.