Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/June 6

Gary U.S. Bonds, American singer, turns 85.
Joe Stampley, American country singer, turns 81.
Monty Alexander, (born Montgomery Bernard Alexander) Jamaican pianist, turns 80.
Peter Albin, bassist for Big Brother & The Holding Company, turns 80.

Paul Lovens, German percussionist, turns 75.
Steve Vai, (born Steven Siro Vai) American guitarist with Whitesnake, turns 64.
Tom Araya, (born Tomás Enrique Araya Díaz) Chilean-American musician with SLAYER, turns 63.
James Shaffer, (born James Christian Shaffer) American guitarist for Korn, turns 54.
Uncle Kracker, (born Matthew Shafer) American pop rock singer, turns 50.

Zbigniew Seifert (June 6, 1946 –February 15, 1979 ), Polish jazz violinist , would have turned 78 this year..
Levi Stubbs (June 6, 1936 –October 17, 2008), American singer of the Four Tops fame, would have turned 88 this year.
Grant Green (June 6, 1935 –January 31, 1979), American guitarist, would have turned 89 this year.
Lennie Bush (June 6, 1927 –June 15, 2004), (born Leonard Walter Bush) Brit bass player, would have turned 97 this year.
Kristian Bergheim (June 6, 1926 –May 30, 2010), Norwegian tenor saxophonist, would have turned 98 this year.
Al Grey (June 6, 1925 –March 24, 2000), American trombonist, would have turned 99 this year.
Gil Cuppini (June 6, 1924 –June 16, 1996), Italian drummer, would have turned 100 this year.
Raymond Burke (June 6, 1904 –March 21, 1986), American clarinetist, would have turned 120 this year.
Bert Lown (June 6, 1903 –November 20, 1962), American bandleader and violinist, would have turned 121 this year.
Jimmie Lunceford (June 6, 1902 –July 12, 1947), (born James Melvin Lunceford) American alto saxophonist and bandleader, would have turned 122 this year.
Ted Lewis (June 6, 1892 –August 25, 1971), (born Theodore Leopold Friedman) American bandleader and clarinetist, would have turned 132 this year.