Musicians Born on July 5

  • 1546 Johann Steuerlein, German composer, born in Schmalkalden, County of Hennenberg (now Germany) (d. 1613)
  • 1654 Antonio Maria Pacchioni, Baroque composer, baptized in Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (now Italy) (d. 1738)
  • 1764 János Lavotta, Hungarian violinist and composer, born in Pusté Úľany, Slovakia (d. 1820)
  • 1775 William Crotch, English composer, born in Norwich, Norfolk, England (d. 1847)
  • 1847 Agnes Zimmermann, German composer, born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1925)
  • 1852 Stefano Gobatti, Italian composer, born in Bergantino, Italy (d. 1913)
  • 1874 Gerhard von Keussler, German composer, born in Gulbene, Latvia (d. 1949)
  • 1878 Joseph Holbrooke, English pianist, conductor and composer (3 Blind Mice), born in Croydon, Surrey (d. 1958)
  • 1879 Volkmar Andreae, Swiss conductor and composer (Tonhalle Orchestra), born in Bern, Switzerland (d. 1962)
  • 1879 Wanda Landowska, Polish-French harpsichordist (Musique Ancienne), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1959)
  • 1880 Jan Kubelik, Czech composer and violinist, born in Michle (d. 1940)
  • 1882 Inayat Khan, Indian singer, musicologist, and philosopher (founder of Sufi Order - London, 1914), born in Vadodra, Bombay State, British India (d. 1927)
  • 1895 Gordon Jacob, English composer, born in London (d. 1984)
  • 1897 Paul Ben-Haim [Frankenburger], Israeli composer, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1984)
  • 1899 Domingo Santa Cruz Wilson, Chilean composer, born in La Cruz, Chile (d. 1987)
  • 1901 Erling Kjellsby, Norwegian organist, educator and composer, born in Christiana, Norway (d. 1976)
  • 1903 Irwin Fischer, American composer and organist (Chicago Symphony Orchestra), born in Iowa City, Iowa (d. 1977)
  • 1904 Franz Syberg, Danish organist and composer, born in Kerteminde, Funen, Denmark (d. 1955)
  • 1913 Smiley Lewis [Overton Amos Lemons], American R&B singer, and guitarist ("The Bells Are Ringing"; "One Night (Of Sin)"; "I Hear You Knocking"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1966)
  • 1918 George Rochberg, American composer (Concord Quartet), born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 2005)
  • 1920 Issachar Miron, Israeli composer, born in Kutno, Poland (d. 2015)
  • 1924 János Starker, Hungarian-American cellist, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2013)
  • 1926 Kenneth Gaburo, American composer, born in Somerville, New Jersey (d. 1993)
  • 1927 Beverly Tyler, American singer and actress (Fireball, The Youngest Profession, Big Town), born in Scranton, Pennsylvania (d. 2005)
  • 1930 Yutaka Makino, Japanese composer, born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2005)
  • 1934 Diane Andersen, Danish-Belgian concert pianist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
  • 1935 Dave Shriver, American rock bassist (Eddie Cochran, Trini Lopez), and music director, born in Elkhart, Indiana (d. 2012)
  • 1936 Tommy LiPuma, American Grammy Award-winning jazz record producer (George Benson; Natalie Cole; Diana Krall), and record label executive (A&M, Verve, GRP), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2017)
  • 1938 Stanley Silverman, American composer, arranger, and guitarist, born in New York City
  • 1940 Arthur Blythe, American jazz saxophonist, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2017)
  • 1943 (Jaime Royal) "Robbie" Robertson, Canadian-Mohawk singer-songwriter and rock guitarist (The Band - "The Weight"; "Up On Cripple Creek"), and soundtrack composer (Martin Scorsese films), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2023) [1] [2]
  • 1949 Tommy Eyre, British touring and session keyboardist, and musical director (Joe Cocker, Gerry Rafferty, Wham!), born in Sheffield, England (d. 2001)

Huey Lewis (73 years old)

1950 American musician (Huey Lewis and the News), born in New York City

  • 1950 Michael Monarch, American rock guitarist (Steppenwolf), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1951 Geert Jan Hessing, Dutch rock drummer (Catapult), born in the Netherlands
  • 1951 Keiko Fuji, Japanese enka singer and actress, born in Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan (d. 2013)
  • 1952 Michael McNabb, American contemporary instrumental and electroacoustic composer (Dreamsong; Invisible Cities), born in Salinas, California
  • 1954 Jimmy Crespo, American guitarist (Aerosmith), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1955 Michael Gismondi, American rock bassist (Michael Stanley Band, 1979-87), born in Youngstown, Ohio
  • 1958 Paul Daniel, British opera and symphony conductor, born in Birmingham, England
  • 1959 Marc Cohn, American folk rock singer ("Walking in Memphis"), born in Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1961 Isabelle Poulenard, French contemporary soprano, born in Paris, France
  • 1963 Russ Lorenson, American singer and actor, born in Upland, Pennsylvania
  • 1964 Toni Halliday, British rock singer and lyricist (Curve; Chatelaine), born in Parsons Green, London, England
  • 1965 Eyran Katsenelenbogen, Israeli jazz pianist (88 Fingers), born in Israel
  • 1968 Kenji Ito, Japanese video game composer, born in Tokyo
  • 1969 RZA [Robert Fitzgerald Diggs], American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan), born in New York City
  • 1970 Mac Dre [Andre Louis Hicks], American rapper and hip hop pioneer, born in Oakland, California (d. 2004)
  • 1973 Bengt Lagerberg, Swedish musician (The Cardigans), born in Jönköping, Sweden
  • 1973 Róisín Murphy, Irish dance-pop singer, songwriter, and record producer (Moloko), born in Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland
  • 1975 Gunnar H. Thomsen, Faroese musician (Týr), born in Faroe Islands
  • 1976 Bizarre [Rufus Johnson], American rapper (D12), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1977 Royce Da 5'9" [Ryan Daniel Montgomery], American rapper, born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1979 Shane Filan, Irish singer and songwriter (Westlife), born in Sligo, Ireland
  • 1980 Jason Wade, American singer and musician (Lifehouse), born in Camarillo, California
  • 1984 Yu Yamada, Ryukyuan model, actress and singer, born in Okinawa, Japan
  • 1985 Nick O'Malley, British indie rock musician (Arctic Monkeys), born in Sheffield, England
  • 1985 Stephanie McIntosh, Australian pop singer and actress, born in Malvern, Australia

Adam Young (37 years old)

1986 American singer and multi-instrumentalist (founder of Owl City), born in Owatonna, Minnesota

  • 1989 Joseph King, American singer-songwriter (Canvas), born in San Antonio, Texas
  • 1991 Jason Dolley, American actor and musician (Cory in the House), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 2000 Faouzia [Faouzia Ouihya], Moroccan-Canadian singer (Tears of Gold), born in Casablanca, Morocco