Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/February 17

• John Leyton, Brit actor and singer, turns 85.

• Fred Frith, English multi-instrumentalist and composer, turns 75.

• Rickey Medlocke, American guitarist and singer for Blackfoot and Lynyrd Skynyrd, turns 74.
• Bruce Ruffin, (born Bernardo Constantine Balderamus) Caribbean rocksteady and reggae singer with Byron Lee & the Dragonaires, turns 72.
• Tim Mahoney, (born Timothy Jerome Mahoney) American guitarist of 311, turns 54.
• Billie Joe Armstrong, American guitarist and vocalist for Green Day, turns 52.
• Chris Gentry, Brit guitarist of Menswear fame, talent manager for Clocks and vert ramp skateboarder, turns 47.
• Chord Overstreet, American singer and actor, turns 38.
• Ed Sheeran, English singer, turns 33.

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• Gene Pitney (February 17, 1941 –April 05, 2006), (born Gene Francis Alan Pitney) American singer, songwriter, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, would have turned 83 this year.
• Bobby Lewis (February 17, 1933 –April 28, 2020), American rock and roll singer, would have turned 91 this year.
• Tommy Edwards (February 17, 1922 –October 22, 1969), American pianist and pop music singer, would have turned 102 this year.
• Hoppy Jones (February 17, 1905 –October 18, 1944), (born Orville Jones) American bass vocalist and cellist with The Ink Spots, would have turned 119 this year.