Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/October 21

Manfred Mann (nee Michael Lubowitz), Brit keyboardist and singer, turns 84.
Steve Cropper, (a.k.a. "The Colonel") American Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee and guitarist for Booker T and the MG's, turns 83.
Elvin Bishop, American blues singer and guitarist, turns 82.
Ron Elliott (musician), American guitarist and vocalist for The Beau Brummels, turns 81.
Lee Loughnane, American trumpeter with Chicago , turns 78.
Tetsu Yamauchi, Japanese bassist for Faces and Free, turns 78.
Jerry Bergonzi, American tenor saxophonist, turns 77.
John Bundrick, American session musician (keyboardist) for Free, turns 76.
Ali Ryerson, American flautist, turns 72.
Marc Johnson (musician), American bandleader and composer, turns 71.
Charlotte Caffey, American singer and guitarist with The Graces and The Go-Go's, turns 71.
Eric Faulkner, Scottish guitarist, songwriter and singer for Bay City Rollers, turns 71.
Julian Cope, Brit guitarist and vocalist with The Teardrop Explodes, turns 67.
Attila the Stockbroker, Brit pop poet and songwriter, turns 67.
Steve Lukather, American guitarist for Toto, turns 67.
Rose McDowall, Scottish vocalist with Strawberry Switchblade, turns 65.
Tony Mortimer, Brit vocalist with East 17 , turns 53.

Keith Green (October 21, 1953 –July 28, 1982), (born Keith Gordon Green) American Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductee, would have turned 71 this year.
Brent Mydland (October 21, 1952 –July 26, 1990), American keyboardist, vocalist and songwriter of Grateful Dead fame, would have turned 72 this year.
Jimmy Beaumont (October 21, 1941 –October 7, 2017), American R&B vocalist with The Skyliners, would have turned 83 this year.
Don Rader (October 21, 1935 –April 18, 2023), American trumpeter, would have turned 89 this year.
Bobby Few (October 21, 1935–January 6, 2021), American pianist, would have turned 89 this year.
Don Elliott (October 21, 1926 –July 5, 1984), American mellophone virtuoso, would have turned 98 this year.
Chauncey Westbrook (October 21, 1921 –November 2, 2006), American guitarist, would have turned 103 this year.
Dizzy Gillespie (October 21, 1917 –January 6, 1993), (nee John Birks Gillespie) American jazz trumpeter, would have turned 107 this year.
Cosimo DiCeglie (1913 – 1980), Italian guitarist, would have turned 111.
Gus Clark (October 21, 1913 –April 19, 1979), Belgian pianist, would have turned 111 this year.
Don Byas (October 21, 1912 –August 24, 1972), (born Carlos Wesley Byas) American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 112 this year.