Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/August 20

• John Lantree, Brit bassist for The Honeycombs, turns 84.
• Dave Brock, Brit vocalist with Hawkwind, turns 83.
• Enrico Rava, Italian trumpeter, turns 81.
• Terry Clarke, Canadian session musician (drummer), turns 80.
• Ralf Hütter, German vocalist and guitarist for Kraftwerk, turns 78.
• James Pankow, American trombone player, founding member of Chicago, turns 77.
• Robert Plant, British vocalist with Led Zeppelin, turns 76.
• John Clayton Jr., American bass player, turns 72.
• John Hiatt, American rock musician, turns 72.
• Fred Durst, American vocalist of Limp Bizkit fame, turns 53.
• Langhorne Slim, American folk singer and guitarist, turns 44.
• Demi Lovato, American actress and singer, turns 32.

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• Dimebag Darrell (August 20, 1966 –December 08, 2004), (born Darrell Lance Abbott) American guitarist for Pantera, would have turned 58 this year.
• Doug Fieger (August 20, 1952 –February 14, 2010), American vocalist with The Knack, would have turned 72 this year.
• Phil Lynott (August 20, 1951 –January 04, 1986), Irish bassist and composer for Thin Lizzy, would have turned 73 this year.
• Jon Povey (August 20, 1944 –May 21, 2023), Brit bassist for Pretty Things, would have turned 80 this year.
• Isaac Hayes (August 20, 1942 –August 10, 2008), American composer and multi-instrumentalist, would have turned 82 this year.
• Frank Rosolino (August 20, 1926 –November 26, 1978), American jazz trombonist, would have turned 98 this year.
• Jim Reeves (August 20, 1922 –July 31, 1964), American country musician, would have turned 102 this year.
• Billy Amstell (August 20, 1911 –December 19, 2005), British clarinetist, alto saxophone (and tenor saxophone) player, would have turned 113 this year.
• Jack Teagarden (August 20, 1905 –January 15, 1964), American bandleader, trombonist, and dixieland vocalist, would have turned 119 this year.