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Birthdays in Music

Birthdays 1601 - 1,700 of 6,363

1940-08-23 Vicki Brown, British pop, rock session vocalist, and contemporary classical singer, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1991)
1940-08-26 Nik Turner, British jazz-rock fusion saxophonist, flute player, singer, and composer (Hawkwind), born in Oxford, England (d. 2022)
1940-08-28 (Bhekizizwe) Joseph Shabalala, South African singer, songwriter, founder and musical director of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, born in Ladysmith, South Africa (d. 2020) [1] [2]

Raquel Welch (1940-2023)

1940-09-05 American stage and screen (Myra Breckenridge; One Million Years B.C.; 100 Rifles), and nightclub singer, born in Chicago, Illinois [1]

1940-09-06 Jackie Trent, English singer-songwriter ("Neighbours" theme) and actress, born in Newcastle-under-Lyme (d. 2015)
1940-09-13 Joyce Schouten, Dutch pop singer (Fouryo's - "Dance With Me One More Time"), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
1940-09-18 Frankie Avalon [Francis Avallone], American actor (Beach Party; Grease), and pop singer ("Venus"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1940-09-19 Bill Medley, American baritone pop singer and songwriter (The Righteous Brothers - "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'; duet - "The Time Of My Life"), born in Santa Ana, California
1940-09-19 Paul Williams, American singer, composer ("Rainy Days and Mondays"; "Evergreen"; songs from Ishtar; "Rainbow Connection"), and actor ("Battle for the Planet of the Apes"; "Smokey and the Bandit"), born in Omaha, Nebraska
1940-09-19 Sylvia Tyson, Canadian singer-songwriter, born in Chatham, Ontario
1940-09-23 Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Iranian classical singer, born in Mashhad, Iran (d. 2020)
1940-09-23 Tim Rose, American singer-songwriter, born in Washington D. C. (d. 2002)
1940-09-27 Josephine Barstow, British opera soprano singer, born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
1940-09-29 Nicola Di Bari, Italian singer-songwriter (I giorni dell'arcobaleno), born in Zapponeta, Italy
1940-09-30 Lori Burton [Dolores Squeglia], American singer, songwriter and record producer, born in New Haven, Connecticut
1940-10-02 Patrick Sky [Lynch], American musician, folk singer, songwriter, record producer, and uilleann bagpiper (Songs That Made America Famous), born in College Park, Georgia (d. 2021)
1940-10-03 Alan O'Day, American singer and songwriter ("Undercover Angel"; over 100 songs for the Muppet Babies), born in Hollywood, California (d. 2013)
1940-10-08 Fred Cash, American soul singer (Impressions - "People Get Ready"; "It's All Right"), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee

John Lennon (1940-1980)

1940-10-09 British rock singer-songwriter (The Beatles - "Strawberry Fields Forever"; "Help!"; solo - "Imagine"; "Grow Old With Me"), born in Liverpool, England

1940-10-13 Chris Farlowe [John Henry Deighton], British rock singer ("Out of Time"), born in London, England
1940-10-20 Kathy Kirby, English singer ("Secret Love"), born in Ilford, England (d. 2011)
1940-10-23 Ellie Greenwich, American singer-songwriter ("Da Doo Ron Ron"; "Leader of the Pack"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2009)
1940-10-29 Frida Boccara, French singer, born in Casablanca, French Morocco (d. 1996)
1940-11-01 Barry Sadler, American soldier, singer, and songwriter ("The Ballad Of The Green Berets"), born in Carlsbad, New Mexico (d. 1989)
1940-11-02 Gigi Proletti, Italian actor, director and singer (Alleluja brava gente), born in Rome, Italy
1940-11-04 Delbert McClinton, American blues-rock singer, guitarist, and harmonica player (Bruce Channel - "Hey! Baby"; "Giving It Up for Your Love"), born in Lubbock, Texas
1940-11-13 (Justine) "Baby" Washington, American soul singer ("That's How Heartaches Are Made"; "Only Those in Love"), born in Bamberg, South Carolina
1940-11-14 Freddie Garrity, British pop singer (Freddie and the Dreamers - "I'm Telling You Now"), born in Crumpsall, Manchester, England (d. 2006)
1940-11-17 Luke Kelly, Irish folk music singer and banjo player, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1984)
1940-11-25 Percy Sledge, American soul singer (When A Man Loves A Woman), born in Leighton, Alabama (d. 2015)
1940-11-28 Bruce Channel [McMeans], American singer ("Hey! Baby"), born in Jacksonville, Texas
1940-11-28 Clem Curtis, Trinidadian-British singer (The Foundations - " "Baby Now That I've Found You", "Build Me Up Buttercup"), born in Trinidad, British West Indies
1940-12-09 Sammy Strain, American pop and R&B singer (Little Anthony & The Imperials, 1958–72; 1992–2005 - "Hurt So Bad"; The O'Jays, 1975–1992 - "Use Ta Be My Girl"), born in Brooklyn, New York

Dionne Warwick (83 years old)

1940-12-12 American singer ("I Say a Little Prayer"; "Do You Know The Way to San Jose"; "That's What Friends Are For"), born in East Orange, New Jersey

1940-12-16 Dimitri van Toren, Dutch singer-songwriter, born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 2015)
1940-12-19 Phil Ochs, American anti-war folk singer (Joe Hill; The War is Over; I Ain't Marchin' Anymore), born in El Paso, Texas (d. 1976)
1940-12-21 Ray Hildebrand, American pop and contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter (Paul & Paula - "Hey Paula; Land and Hildebrand), born in Joshua, Texas (d. 2023)
1940-12-21 Tony Rivers [Thompson], British pop singer and vocal arranger (Harmony Grass; Cliff Richard), born in Shildon, England
1941-01-04 John Bennett Perry, American actor (Falcon Crest), and singer, born in Williamstown, Massachusetts
1941-01-08 Little Anthony [Anthony Gourdine], American rhythm and blues singer (Little Anthony and the Imperials - "Goin' Out of My Head"), born in Brooklyn, New York

Joan Baez (83 years old)

1941-01-09 American folk singer ("Diamonds & Rust"), and human rights advocate, born in Staten Island, New York

1941-01-15 Captain Beefheart [Don Van Vliet], American singer-songwriter ("Bongo Fury"; "Shiny Beast"), born in Glendale, California (d. 2010)
1941-01-18 Bobby Goldsboro, American pop and country singer-songwriter (Honey), born in Marianna, Florida
1941-01-18 David Ruffin, American soul musician and early lead singer for The Temptations ("My Girl"; "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"), born in Whynot, Mississippi (d. 1991)
1941-01-20 Pierre Lalonde, Canadian singer and television host, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2016)
1941-01-21 Richie Havens, American singer-songwriter, and guitarist who opened the Woodstock Festival ("Freedom"; "Here Comes the Sun"), born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York (d. 2013)
1941-01-24 Aaron Neville, American Grammy Award-winning R&B, soul, and pop singer, and keyboardist (Neville Brothers; "Don't Know Much"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1941-01-24 Michael Chapman, British progressive folk-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (Looking for Eleven; Fully Qualified Survivor), born in Leeds, England (d. 2021)

Neil Diamond (83 years old)

1941-01-24 American singer-songwriter ("Sweet Caroline"; "I'm A Believer"; "Solitary Man"), born in Brooklyn, New York

1941-01-30 Joe Terry (Terranova), American Doo-wop singer (Danny & The Juniors - "At The Hop"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2019)
1941-02-08 Tom Rush, American folk and blues singer-songwriter, and guitarist ("Circle Game"; "No Regrets"), born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
1941-02-18 Irma Thomas [Lee], American R&B and soul singer ("It's Raining"), born in Ponchatoula, Louisiana
1941-02-20 Buffy Sainte-Marie, American folk singer (Now That the Buffalo Are Gone), and songwriter ("Up Where We Belong"), born in Stoneham, Massachusetts
1941-02-20 Gayle Caldwell, American songwriter ("Cycles"), and folk singer (New Christy Minstrels; Jackie & Gayle), born in Eugene, Oregon (d. 2009)
1941-02-24 Joanie Sommers [Drost], American pop and jazz singer ("Johnny Get Angry"). and actress, born in Buffalo, New York
1941-02-28 (Ramón) "Palito" Ortega, Argentine 'la nueva ola' singer, actor, and politician (National Senator, 1995-99; Governor of Tucumán, 1991-95), born in Lules, Argentina
1941-03-17 Clarence Collins, American doo-wop singer The (Imperials - "Tears On My Pillow"), born in Brooklyn, New York
1941-03-17 Paul Kantner, American rock singer and guitarist (Jefferson Airplane; Jefferson Starship), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2016)

Wilson Pickett (1941-2006)

1941-03-18 American R&B singer ("In The Midnight Hour"; "Funky Broadway"), born in Prattville, Alabama

Bob Dylan (82 years old)

1941-05-24 American singer-songwriter ("Blowin' In The Wind"; "The Times They Are A-Changin'"; "Positively Fourth Street") and cultural icon, born in Duluth, Minnesota

1941-05-26 Art Sharp, British rock singer (Nashville Teens - "Tobacco Road"), born in Woking, Surrey, England
1941-06-02 William Guest, American soul singer (Gladys Knight Show), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2015)
1941-06-06 Howie Kane [Howard Kirshenbaum], American rock singer (Jay and the Americans - "Come a Little Bit Closer"), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2023)
1941-06-08 Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins, American pop, R&B, and funk singer-songwriter (Parliament-Funkadelic - "Knee Deep"), born in Elkins, West Virginia (d. 2023) [1]
1941-06-10 Shirley Owens Alston, American singer (Shirelles - "Soldier Boy"; "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"), born in Henderson, North Carolina

Weddings in Music

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Divorces in Music

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Deaths in Music

Deaths 1601 - 1,700 of 2,327

2010-10-10 Solomon Burke [McDonald], American soul singer ("Cry To Me"; "Diamond In Your Mind"), dies at 70
2010-10-13 General Johnson, American soul singer and songwriter (Chairmen of the Board - "Give Me Just a Little More Time"), and songwriter ("Patches"; "Want Ads"), dies of lung cancer at 69
2010-11-04 Michelle Nicastro, American actress and singer, dies of cancer at 50
2010-12-13 Enrique Morente, Spanish flamenco singer, dies from surgery complications at 67
2010-12-26 Teena Marie [Mary Christine Brockert], American R&B and soul singer-songwriter ("Square Biz"; "Lovergirl"), dies at 54
2010-12-28 Agathe von Trapp, Austrian-born American singer (oldest von Trapp child), dies at 97
2010-12-30 Bobby Farrell, Aruban singer (Boney M) (b. 1949)
2011-01-04 Miick Karn [Andonis Michaelides], Cypriot-British new wave and art rock fretless bassist, and singer-songwriter (Japan), dies of cancer at 52
2011-01-09 Debbie Friedman, American singer-songwriter and arranger of Jewish religious music ("Mi Shebeirach"), dies of pneumonia at 59
2011-01-10 Margaret Whiting, American singer (It Might As Well Be Spring, Time After Time), dies at 86
2011-01-24 Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Indian khayal (romance) and devotional (bhajan and abhangsad) singer, dies at 88
2011-01-26 Charlie Louvin [Loudermilk], American country singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Louvin Brothers - "The Only Way Out (Is to Walk Over Me)"), dies of cancer at 83
2011-01-26 Gladys Horton, American pop singer (The Marvelettes- "Please Mr. Postman"; "Too Many Fish In The Sea"), dies at 65 [or 66]
2011-02-12 Elizabeth "Betty" Garrett, American actress, comedian, singer and dancer (All in the Family), dies of an aortic aneurysm at 91
2011-02-12 Peter Alexander [Ferdinand Maximilian Neumayer], Austrian actor and singer (Who Wants to Sleep?), dies at 84
2011-02-27 Eddie Kirkland, Jamaican-American blues guitarist, singer and harmonica player (Have Mercy On Me), dies in a car accident at 87

2011-03-04 Johnny Preston, American pop singer (Running Bear), dies at 71
2011-03-11 Loleatta Holloway, American disco singer ("Love Sensation"), dies of heart failure at 64
2011-03-14 Ronnie Hammond, American rock singer (Atlanta Rhythm Section, 1972–83 & 1988–2001 - "So In To You"), dies of heart failure at 60
2011-03-15 Smiley Culture [David Victor Emmanuel], British reggae singer ("Police Officer"; "Cockney Translation"), dies from a self-inflicted stab wound at 48
2011-03-17 Ferlin Husky, American country singer (Born to Lose, Gone), dies at 85
2011-03-31 Mel McDaniel, American country singer ("Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On"), dies of lung cancer at 68
2011-04-03 Calvin Russell [Kosler], American blues, roots, and rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dream Of The Dog), dies of liver cancer at 62
2011-04-11 La Esterella [Ester Lambrechts], Flemish pop singer ("Oh Lieve Vrouwetoren"), dies at 91
2011-04-11 Lacy Gibson, American Chicago-style blues guitarist, singer and songwriter ("Switchy Titchy"), dies of a heart attack at 74
2011-04-17 Nikos Papazoglou, Greek singer and songwriter (b. 1948)
2011-04-26 Phoebe Snow [Laub], American singer-songwriter ("Poetry Man"), dies at 60
2011-04-27 Marian Mercer, American actress and singer (Dean Martin Show), dies at 75
2011-05-15 Bob Flannigan, American jazz singer (The Four Freshmen), dies at 84
2011-05-19 Kathy Kirby, English singer (Secret Love), dies at 72
2011-05-27 Gill Scott-Heron, American writer, poet and singer ("Whitey on the Moon"), dies at 62

2011-05-27 Jeff Conaway, American actor and singer (Taxi - "Bobby"; Grease - "Kenickie"; Babylon 5 - "Zack"), dies of pneumonia and sepsis at 60
2011-06-20 [Anna] Ottilie Patterson, Irish blues and jazz singer (Chris Barber Jazz Band), dies at 79
2011-07-09 Facundo Cabral, Argentine folk, rock, and protest singer-songwriter, shot and killed riding in a car with a concert promoter at 74

Amy Winehouse (1983-2011)

2011-07-23 British singer-songwriter ("Stronger Than Me"; "Rehab"), dies from alcohol poisoning at 27

Etta James (1938-2012)

2012-01-20 American singer ("Roll With Me"; "At Last"), dies from leukemia at 73

2012-01-24 Patricia Neway, American opera and musical theatre singer, dies at 83

Whitney Houston (1963-2012)

2012-02-11 American singer ("I Will Always Love You"; "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"), actress (The Bodyguard), and film producer (The Princess Diaries), dies from an accidental bathtub drowning at 48

2012-02-14 Dory Previn, American singer-songwriter, dies at 86
2012-02-22 Billy Strange, American singer-songwriter, dies at 81
2012-02-25 Louisiana Red [Iverson Minter], American blues guitarist, and singer-songwriter ("Sweet Blood Call"), dies of a stroke at 79

Davy Jones (1945-2012)

2012-02-29 British singer and actor (The Monkees - "Daydream Believer"), dies from heart attack at 66

2012-03-06 Lucia Mannucci, Italian jazz singer (Quartetto Cetra, 1947-88), dies at 91
2012-03-07 Jimmy Ellis, American soul singer, dies from complications from Alzheimer's disease at 74
2012-03-24 Marion Marlowe, American singer ("The Man in the Raincoat"; Arthur Godfrey & His Friends), and actress, dies at 83
2012-04-17 Dimitris Mitropanos, Greek singer, dies from a heart attack at 64
2012-04-19 Levon Helm, American drummer and singer (The Band - "Up On Cripple Creek"; "The Weight"), and actor (Coal Miner's Daughter; The Right Stuff), dies from throat cancer at 71
2012-05-05 "Sweet Joe" Russell, American a cappella singer (The Persuasions - "Slip Sliding Away"), dies at 72 [1]

Donna Summer (1948-2012)

2012-05-17 American disco and pop singer-songwriter ("Love to Love You, Baby"; "On The Radio"; "Last Dance"), dies from lung cancer at 63

Robin Gibb (1949-2012)

2012-05-20 English rock-pop-disco singer-songwriter and producer (Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever), dies from colon and liver cancer at 62

2012-05-29 (Arthel) "Doc" Watson, American Grammy Award-winning bluegrass, folk, and blues guitarist, songwriter, and singer, dies from complications following surgery at 89
2012-06-04 Herb Reed, American pop singer (The Platters - "Only You"; "The Great Pretender"), dies from multiple medical complications at 83
2012-07-03 Andy Griffith, American actor, comedian, television producer, Southern gospel singer, and writer (Andy Griffith Show, Matlock), dies from a heart attack at 86
2012-07-16 Kitty Wells [Ellen Deason], American country singer ("It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"), dies from complications after a stroke at 92
2012-07-22 Nan Merriman, American-Dutch singer (Arturo Toscanini NBC Orchestra), dies at 92
2012-07-27 Tony Martin, American singer, dies from natural causes at 98
2012-07-31 Bobby Edwards [Moncrief], American country singer-songwriter ("You're The Reason"), dies at 86
2012-08-02 Jimmy Jones, American singer-songwriter ("Handy Man"), dies at 75
2012-08-18 Scott McKenzie, American singer, dies at 73
2012-09-05 Joe South [Souter], American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Games People Play"; "Walk A Mile In My Shoes"; "Rose Garden"), dies of heart failure at 72

Andy Williams (1927-2012)

2012-09-25 American pop singer ("Moon River"; "Days of Wine and Roses"), dies from bladder cancer at 84

2012-09-27 R. B. Greaves, American singer, dies from prostate cancer at 68
2012-10-03 (Kathryn) "Kathi" McDonald, American blues and rock singer (Ike & Tina Turner Revue; Big Brother & The Holding Company), and songwriter, dies at 64
2012-10-27 Terry Callier, American soul, folk and jazz guitarist, and singer-songwriter ("What Color Is Love"), dies of cancer at 67
2012-11-09 Major Harris, American R&B singer ("Love Won't Let Me Wait"), dies from congestive heart and lung failure at 65
2012-11-20 Wim van Gennep, Dutch dance band singer and keyboardist (De Heikrekels - "Waarom heb jij me laten staan?"), dies at 87
2012-11-22 David Allyn [Albert DiLello], American jazz singer (Boyd Raeburn Band), dies at 93 [1]
2012-11-28 Franco Ventriglia, American opera singer, dies at 90
2012-12-01 Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano opera singer (Britten's "War Requiem"), dies at 85
2012-12-07 Russ "Rusty" Thacker, American stage actor and singer, dies of cancer at 66

Jenni Rivera (1969-2012)

2012-12-09 Mexican-American singer-songwriter (Jenni, 2008), dies in a plane crash at 43

2012-12-26 Fontella Bass, American R&B and soul singer and songwriter (Rescue Me), dies from a heart attack at 72

Patti Page (1927-2013)

2013-01-01 American pop singer ("With My Eyes Wide Open, I'm Dreaming"; "Tennessee Waltz"), dies at 85

2013-01-20 Bob Engemann, American singer, (The Lettermen), dies at 77
2013-01-25 Zekkariyas [Cecil Womack], American soul songwriter, singer, and record producer (Womack & Womack - "Teardrops"), dies at 64