BIRTHDAYS Zeke Carey (1933) The Flamingos second tenor singer ["I Only Have Eyes for You"] (died 1999) age 66 – cancer Doug Kershaw (1936) country and Cajun music fiddler/singer/songwriter Ray Stevens (1939) country singer/songwriter/keyboardist ["Everything is Beautiful"/"The Streak"] Neil Diamond (1941) singer/songwriter/guitarist Aaron Neville (1941) The Neville Brothers singer/songwriter/co-founder and solo singer/songwriter ["Tell It Like It Is"] Warren Zevon (1947) singer/songwriter ["Werewolves of London"/"Lawyers, Guns and Money"] (died 2003) age 56 – mesothelioma…

BIRTHDAYS Ken Errair (1928) The Four Freshman singer (died 1969) age 41 – plane crash Joe Dowell (1940) singer ["Wooden Heart"] (died 2016) age 76 – heart attack Jerry Lawson (1944) The Persuasions lead singer/co-founder and solo singer (died 2019) age 75 – Guillain–Barré syndrome Anita Pointer (1948) The Pointer Sisters singer/songwriter/co-founder (died 2022) age 74 – cancer Bill Cunningham (1950) The Box Tops bassist/keyboardist/co-founder…

BIRTHDAYS Sam Cooke (1931) soul singer/songwriter/pianist/guitarist ["You Send Me"/"Twistin' the Night Away"] (died 1964) age 33 – justifiable homicide Addie "Micki" Harris (1940) The Shirelles singer (died 1982) age 42 – heart attack Steve Perry (1949) Journey lead singer/songwriter and solo singer/songwriter ["Oh Sherrie"] Nigel Pegrum (1949) The Small Faces drummer J.P. Pennington (1949) Exile co-lead singer/songwriter/co-founder ["Kiss You All Over"]

BIRTHDAYS Wolfman Jack (1938) disc jockey (died 1995) age 57 – heart attack Richie Havens (1941) folk singer/songwriter/guitarist ["Here Comes the Sun"] (died 2013) age 72 – heart attack Plácido Domingo tenor opera singer/conductor Mac Davis (1942) singer/songwriter/guitarist ["Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me"], also actor (died 2020) age 78 – heart surgery complications Edwin Starr (1942) singer/songwriter ["War"] (died 2003) age 61 – heart attack…

BIRTHDAYS Lead Belly (1888) blues singer/multi-instrumentalist/songwriter ["Midnight Special"/"Goodnight Irene"] (died 1949) age 60 – motor neuron disease Ottis "Slim" Whitman Jr. (1923) country singer/guitarist/songwriter ["Indian Love Call"] (died 2013) age 90 – heart failure Ron Townson (1933) The 5th Dimension singer/co-founder (died 2001) age 68 – renal failure William Powell Jr. (1942) The O'Jays singer/co-founder (died 1977) age 35 – cancer…

BIRTHDAYS Phil Everly (1939) The Everly Brothers singer/guitarist/songwriter/co-founder (died 2014) age 74 – lung disease Michael Crawford (1942) singer, also actor Janis Joplin (1943) Big Brother and the Holding Company, Kozmic Blues Band, Full Tilt Boogie Band and solo singer/songwriter (died 1970) age 27 – heroin overdose Laurie London (1944) singer ["He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"] Shelley Fabares (1946) singer ["Johnny Angel"], also actress…

BIRTHDAYS Bobby Goldsboro (1941) singer/songwriter/guitarist ["Honey"/"Watching Scotty Grow"/"Little Things"] David Ruffin (1941) The Temptations lead singer/co-founder and solo singer/drummer (died 1991) age 50 – accidental overdose Brett Hudson (1953) The Hudson Brothers singer/songwriter/co-founder Mark Collie (1956) country singer/guitarist/songwriter Tom Bailey (1956) Thompson Twins lead singer/multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/co-founder ["Hold Me Now"/"Doctor! Doctor!"/"Lies"] Jonathan "JDevil" Davis (1971) KoЯn lead singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/co-founder Luther Dickinson (1973) The Black Crowes lead guitarist…

BIRTHDAYS Eartha Kitt (1927) singer ["C'est Si Bon"/"Santa Baby"], also actress (died 2008) age 81 – colon cancer Chris Montez (1943) singer/songwriter/guitarist ["Let's Dance"] William "Poogie" Hart (1945) The Delfonics lead singer/co-founder ["La-La (Means I Love You)"/"Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"] (died 2022) age 77 – surgery complications Mick Taylor (1949) John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and Rolling Stones guitarist and session and solo guitarist/singer/multi-instrumentalist…

BIRTHDAYS Ethel Merman (1908) singer ["Everything's Coming Up Roses"/"There's No Business Like Show Business"], also actress (died 1984) age 76 – brain cancer Marilyn Horne (1934) operatic mezzo-soprano singer Bob Bogle (1937) The Ventures lead guitarist/bassist/songwriter/co-founder ["Walk Don't Run"/"Hawaii Five-O"] (died 2009) age 75 – non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Ramon "Ray" Phillips (1939) The Nashville Teens singer/co-founder ["Tobacco Road"] Billy Francis (1942) Dr.

BIRTHDAYS Gene Krupa (1909) jazz and big band drummer/composer/bandleader (died 1973) age 64 – leukemia and heart failure Edward "Sonny" Bivins Jr. (1936) The Manhattans baritone singer/co-founder ["Kiss and Say Goodbye"] (died 2014) age 78 – natural causes Captain Beefheart (1941) The Magic Band singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist (died 2010) age 69 – multiple sclerosis Joan Johnson (1944) Dixie Cups singer/co-founder ["Chapel of Love"] (died 2016) age 72 – congestive heart failure…

BIRTHDAYS Clarence Carter (1936) blues and soul singer/guitarist ["Strokin'"/"Patches"/"Slip Away"] Billie Jo Spears (1937) country singer (died 2011) age 74 – cancer Jack Jones (1938) singer ["Love Boat"], also actor (died 2024) age 86 – leukemia Joseph "T Bone" Burnett III (1948) guitarist/songwriter Tim Harris (1948) The Foundations drummer/co-founder ["Build Me Up Buttercup"] (died 2007) age 59 – unknown Lamar Williams (1949) The Allman Brothers Band bassist (died 1982) age 34 – lung cancer…

BIRTHDAYS Joe Pass (1929) jazz guitarist/composer (died 1994) age 65 – liver cancer Bobby Lester (1930) The Moonglows singer/co-founder ["Sincerely"] (died 1980) age 40 – cancer Esther "Jinx" Dawson (1942) Coven lead singer/co-founder ["One Tin Soldier"] Trevor Rabin (1954) Yes multi-instrumentalist/songwriter Fred White (1955) Earth, Wind & Fire drummer (died 2023) age 67 – unknown causes Don Snow (1957) Squeeze and Procol Harum organist/keyboardist/saxophonist…

BIRTHDAYS Woodward "Tex" Ritter (1905) country singer/actor ["High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)"/"The Wayward Wind"] (died 1974) age 68 – heart attack Ray Price (1926) country singer/guitarist/songwriter ["For the Good Times"/"Make the World Go Away"] (died 2013) age 87 – pancreatic cancer Ruth Brown (1928) R&B singer (died 2006) age 78 – heart attack and stroke William Lee Golden (1939) The Oak Ridge Boys baritone singer/co-founder…

BIRTHDAYS Slim Harpo (1924) blues singer/guitarist/harmonica player (died 1970) age 46 – heart attack Don Cherry (1924) singer ["Band of Gold" (with Ray Conniff)] (died 2018) age 94 – natural causes Clarence Clemons Jr. (1942) Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band saxophonist/co-founder, also actor (died 2011) age 69 – stroke complications Tony Kaye (1946) Yes keyboardist/organist/pianist/songwriter/co-founder Naomi Judd (1946) The Judds singer/songwriter/founder and solo singer/songwriter (died 2022) age 76 – self-inflicted gunshot wound…

BIRTHDAYS Scott McKenzie (1939) singer/songwriter ["San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)"] (died 2012) age 73 – Guillain-Barré syndrome Jim Croce (1943) singer/songwriter/guitarist (died 1973) age 30 – plane crash Bob Lang (1946) Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders bassist/co-founder Sir Rod Stewart (1946) Faces lead singer/songwriter/co-founder, Jeff Beck Group lead singer/songwriter/co-founder, and solo singer/songwriter Aynsley Dunbar (1946) John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Frank Zappa and the Mothers, Journey, Jefferson Starship, Whitesnake, and UFO drummer…

BIRTHDAYS Jimmy Boyd (1939) singer ["I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"], also actor (died 2009) age 70 – cancer Joan Baez (1941) folk singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist ["The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"/"Diamonds and Rust"] Roy Head (1941) singer/songwriter/guitarist ["Treat Her Right"] (died 2020) age 79 – heart attack Kenneth "Wally" Kelly (1941) The Manhattans singer ["Kiss and Say Goodbye"] (died 2015) age 74 – natural causes…

BIRTHDAYS Bill Graham (1931) music promoter (died 1991) age 60 – helicopter crash Elvis Aaron Presley (1935) singer/guitarist/songwriter, also actor (died 1977) age 42 – heart attack or prescription drug overdose Shirley Bassey (1937) singer ["Goldfinger"/"Diamonds are Forever"] Cristy Lane (1940) country and gospel singer ["One Day at a Time"] Jerome "Little Anthony" Gourdine (1941) Little Anthony and the Imperials lead singer/co-founder ["Tears on My Pillow"/"Hurts So Bad"/"Goin' Out of My Head"]

BIRTHDAYS Paul Revere (1938) Paul Revere & the Raiders keyboardist/founder (died 2014) age 76 – cancer Eustace "Lefty" Baker (1939) Spanky and Our Gang lead guitarist/banjoist ["Like to Get to Know You"/"Sunday Mornin'"] (died 1971) age 32 – cirrhosis of the liver Andy Brown (1946) The Fortunes drummer/co-founder ["You've Got Your Troubles"/"Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again"] Kenny Loggins (1948) Loggins and Messina lead singer/guitarist/songwriter/co-founder ["Your Mama Don't Dance"] and solo singer/guitarist/songwriter…

BIRTHDAYS Earl Scruggs (1924) The Foggy Mountain Boys banjoist/guitarist/songwriter/co-founder, Flatt and Scruggs banjoist/guitarist/songwriter/co-founder ["The Ballad of Jed Clampett"] and solo banjoist/guitarist (died 2012) age 88 – natural causes Doris "Mama Soul" Troy (1937) R&B singer/songwriter ["Just One Look"] (died 2004) age 67 – emphysema Van McCoy (1940) singer/songwriter/arranger ["The Hustle"] (died 1979) age 39 – heart attack Roger "Syd" Barrett (1946) Pink Floyd lead singer/guitarist/songwriter/co-founder (died 2006) age 60 – pancreatic cancer…

BIRTHDAYS Sam Phillips (1923) Sun Records founder (died 2003) age 80 – respiratory failure Wilbert Harrison (1929) R&B singer/multi-instrumentalist ["Kansas City"/"Let’s Work Together (Part 1)"] (died 1994) age 65 – stroke George Malone (1940) The Monotones second tenor singer/co-founder ["Book of Love"] (died 2007) age 67 – unknown causes "Shady" Grady Thomas (1941) Parliament and Funkadelic singer/bassist/co-founder Larry Lee (1947) co-lead singer/drummer/keyboardist/guitarist/songwriter/co-founder ["Jackie Blue"] (died 2025) age 78 – unknown causes…

BIRTHDAYS Arthur Conley (1946) soul singer ["Sweet Soul Music"] (died 2003) age 57 – cancer Mark Hollis (1955) Talk Talk lead singer/songwriter/co-founder ["It's My Life"/"Talk Talk"] and solo singer/songwriter/pianist/guitarist (died 2019) age 64 – long illness Nels Cline (1956) Wilco guitarist and solo guitarist Bernard Sumner (1956) New Order lead singer/guitarist/songwriter/co-founder ["Bizarre Love Triangle"] and Joy Division lead guitarist/keyboardist/songwriter/co-founder ["Love Will Tear Us Apart"]

BIRTHDAYS Victor Borge (1909) pianist/conductor (died 2000) age 91 – natural causes Maxene Andrews (1916) The Andrews Sisters soprano singer (died 1995) age 79 – heart attack Sir George Martin (1926) record producer/arranger/composer/conductor/pianist (died 2016) age 90 – unknown causes; likely stomach cancer Stephen Stills (1945) Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and solo singer/guitarist/keyboardist/songwriter…

BIRTHDAYS Roger Miller (1936) singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist ["Dang Me"/"King of the Road"/"England Swings"], also actor (died 1992) age 56 – lung cancer Michael "Chick" Churchill (1946) Ten Years After keyboardist/founder Dawn Silva (1954) Parliament-Funkadelic singer Glenn Goins (1954) Parliament-Funkadelic guitarist/singer (died 1978) age 24 – Hodgkin's lymphoma Scott Underwood (1961) Train drummer/keyboardist/songwriter/co-founder ["Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)"/"Hey, Soul Sister"/"Meet Virginia"] Doug Robb (1975) Hoobastank lead singer/guitarist/songwriter/co-founder…

BIRTHDAYS Joseph "Country Joe" McDonald (1942) Country Joe and the Fish lead singer/guitarist/songwriter/co-founder Morgan Fisher (1950) Mott the Hoople keyboardist Richard Edson (1954) Sonic Youth drummer/co-founder Andy Gill (1956) Gang of Four guitarist/songwriter/co-founder (died 2020) age 64 – respiratory illness Grandmaster Flash (1958) Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five rapper/DJ/co-founder Allen "Boff" Whalley (1961) Chumbawamba lead guitarist/singer/songwriter/co-founder ["Tubthumping"] Richie Faulkner (1980) Judas Priest guitarist/songwriter…

BIRTHDAYS Andy Summers (1942) The Police guitarist/composer/songwriter/co-founder and solo guitarist/bassist/singer/composer/songwriter Pete Quaife (1943) The Kinks bassist/co-founder (died 2010) age 66 – kidney failure John Denver (1943) singer/songwriter/guitarist/fiddler (died 1997) age 53 – plane crash Burton Cummings (1947) The Guess Who lead singer/keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist/songwriter Donna Summer (1948) singer/songwriter, also actress (died 2012) age 63 – lung cancer Fermin Goytisolo (1951) KC and the Sunshine Band percussionist/co-founder…