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2009 Ellie Greenwich, record producer, singer, songwriter, rock and roll, pop music genres, co-wrote 'Da Doo Ron Ron', dies in Manhattan, New York, at age 68
2009 Mike Francis, Michele Francesco Puccioni, singer, composer, known for Survivor, a 1982 disco hit, recorded ten studio albums during his career, last album, 'The Very Best of Mike Francis', produced before dying of lung cancer, at age 47 2007 Kevin DuBrow, singer, lead vocalist, Quiet Riot, heavy metal band 1973 - 2007, dies in Las Vegas, Nevada at age 52 2007 Robert Pickett, stage name, Bobby Boris Pickett, singer, co-wrote and performed hit 'Monster Mash', dies 2005 Harold Kalin, singer, member of pop music duo with brother Herbert 'Herbie' Kalin, dies from automobile accident injuries, at age 71 2004 Renata Tebaldi, opera singer, dies at 82 2004 Howard Keel, "actor, singer", Kiss Me Kate, dies at 85 2004 Robert Merrill, opera singer, dies at 85 2004 Laura Branigan, singer, How Am I Supposed to Live Without You?, dies at 47 2004 Rick James, Singer, Super Freak, dies at 54 2004 Syreeta Wright, singer, Don't You Know With You I'm Born Again, dies at 58 2004 Jan Berry, singer, Jan and Dean, dies at 62 2004 Carl Anderson, actor/singer, ", Jesus Christ, Superstar, ", dies at 58 2003 Anita Mui, singer/actress, dies at 40 2003 Don Gibson, songwriter/singer, I Can't Stop Loving You, dies at 75 2003 Bobby Hatfield, singer, the Righteous Brothers, dies at 63 2003 Franco Corelli, opera singer, dies at 81 2003 Elliott Smith, singer/songwriter, Miss Misery, dies at 34 2003 Sheb Wooley, singer/actor, ", One-eyed, One-horn Flying Purple People Eater, ", dies at 82 2003 Warren Zevon, singer/songwriter, Werewolves of London, dies at 57 2003 Gisele MacKenzie, "singer, actress", Your Hit Parade, dies at 76 2003 Celia Cruz, singer/actress, dies at 77 2003 June Carter Cash, singer/actress, The Apostle, dies at 73 2003 Nina Simone, singer, I Put a Spell on You, dies at 70 2003 Johnny Paycheck, singer, Take This Job and Shove It, dies at 65 2003 Maurice Gibb, singer/songwriter, the Bee Gees, dies at 53 2002 Mickey Newbury, singer, member, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, wrote songs for Acuff-Rose Music, dies 2002 William Warfield, singer/teacher, Old Man River, dies at 82 2002 Rosemary Clooney, singer/actress, White Christmas, dies at 74 2002 "Lisa ""Left Eye"" Lopes", singer, TLC, dies at 30 2002 Eileen Farrell, singer, Can't Help Singing: The Life of Eileen Farrell, dies at 82 2002 Waylon Jennings, singer/songwriter, dies at 64 2002 Hildegard Knef, "actress, singer", Snows of Kilamanjaro, dies at 76 2002 Peggy Lee, singer, Is That All There Is?, dies at 81 2001 Aaliyah, hip hop singer/actress, dies at 22 2001 Susannah McCorkle, singer, dies at 55 2001 Perry Como, singer, dies at 88 2001 Al Hibbler, singer, Unchained Melody, dies at 85 2001 John Phillips, singer, the Mamas and the Papas, dies at 65 2000 Kirsty MacColl, singer/songwriter, Tropical Brainstorm, dies at 41 2000 Julie London, singer/actress, Emergency!, dies at 74 2000 Benjamin Orr, singer/guitarist, Drive, dies at 53 2000 Paul Young, singer, Mike and the Mechanics, dies at 53 2000 Johnnie Taylor, singer, Who's Makin' Love?, dies at 62 2000 Ofra Haza, singer, Prince of Egypt, dies at 43 2000 Screamin' Jay Hawkins, R and B singer, I Put a Spell on You, dies at 70 2000 "William ""Oliver"" Swofford", singer, ", Good Morning, Starshine, ", dies at 54 2000 Dave Peverett, rocker, singer, guitarist, founded, sang and played rhythm guitar for Foghat dies 2000 Doris Kenner-Jackson, singer, Shirelles, dies at 59 1999 Curtis Mayfield, composer/singer, People Get Ready, dies at 57 1999 Hoyt Axton, singer/actor/songwriter, Joy to the World, dies at 61 1999 Frankie Vaughan, singer/actor, Kisses Sweeter Than Wine, dies at 71 1999 Guy Mitchell, singer/actor, My Heart Cries for You, dies at 74 1999 Mel Torme, "singer, songwriter", Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire, dies at 73 1999 Anthony Newley, singer/composer, The Candyman, dies at 67 1999 Boxcar Willie, born Lecil Travis Martin, guitarist, American hobo music singer, sang country, gospel music, dies from leukemia, in Branson, Missouri, at age 67 1999 Joe Williams, jazz singer, sang with Count Basie, dies at 80 1999 Dusty Springfield, pop singer, Son of a Preacher Man, dies at 59 1998 Frank Sinatra, singer/actor, From Here to Eternity, dies at 82 1998 Alice Faye, actress/singer, Alexander's Ragtime Band, dies at 83 1998 Eddie Rabbitt, singer, I Love a Rainy Night, dies at 56 1998 Tammy Wynette, singer, Stand by Your Man, dies at 55 1998 Casey Cisyk, jingle singer, dies at 44 1998 Johann Hoelzel, Falco, singer 'Rock Me Amadeus', dies at 40 1998 Falco, singer, Rock Me Amadeus, dies at 40 1998 Carl Perkins, singer/songwriter, dies at 65 1998 Sonny Bono, Representative-R-California 1995 - 1998, singer, Sonny and Cher, dies skiing at 62 1998 John Gary, singer, dies at 65 1997 Nicolette Larson, singer (Lotta Love), dies from brain seizure at 45 1997 Violet Carlson, stage dancer/singer, dies at 97 1997 Brian Connolly, lead singer (Sweet), dies of heart failure at 52 1997 Arthur Tracy, radio personality (Street Singer), dies at 98 1997 Jimmy Witherspoon, singer, dies at 65 1997 Belle Stewart, Scottish traditional singer, dies at 91 1997 Jamaica issues a warrant for singer Sade, who fails to report to court on charges of failure to obey a cop who signaled her to stop 1997 Lawrence Payton, singer, The Four Tops, dies at 59 1997 Bobby Helms, singer, Recorded Jingle Bell Rock, dies at 63 1997 Jeff Buckley, musician, singer, guitarist, alternative rock, folk music genres, performed with Gods and Monsters, dies of an accidental drowning at age 30 1997 Thelma Carpenter, singer, The Wiz 1997 Laura Nyro, singer, dies of ovarian cancer at 49 1997 Laura Nyro, singer, dies at 49 1997 Jermaine Stewart, singer, soul, pop, funk-rock genres, known for Billboard hit 'The Word is Out', dies liver cancer in Homewood, Illinois, at age 39 1997 Singer Sade (Helen Folasade), arrest in Jamaica for disobeying a cop 1997 Isabelle Harriet Lucas, actress and singer (Outland, Comics), dies at 69 1997 Eve Lister, actress and singer (No Limit, Hyde Park), dies at 84 1997 Charles Craig, opera singer, dies at 77 1997 Richard Berry, musician, singer, songwriter, wrote, 'Louie Louie', sold copyright in 1959, song has since been recorded over 1,000 times, dies at 61 1997 Cavan O'Connor, singer, dies at 97 1997 Carole Carr, singer and actress, Down Among the Z Men, dies at 68 1997 Townes Van Zandt, singer and songwriter, dies at 52 1996 Frederico Davia, opera singer, dies at 63 1996 Mireille Hartuch, singer/songwriter, dies at 90 1996 Rina Ketty, singer, dies at 85 1996 Ruby Murray, singer, dies at 61 1996 Mae Barnes, singer, dies at 89 1996 Faron Young, country singer and actor (Hidden Guns), commits suicide at 64 1996 Wilf Carter, country singer, dies at 91 1996 Joan Hammond, singer, dies at 84 1996 Lourdes Marie Ciccone Leon, daughter of singer Madonna 1996 Bob Gibson, folk singer, dies at 64 1996 Silas Roy Crain, singer/songwriter, dies at 85 1996 Sri Lanka defeat Australia to win Singer World Series at Colombo 1996 Ljuba Welitsch, opera singer, dies at 83 1996 Sylvia Fisher, opera Singer, dies at 86 1996 Rio Reiser, born Ralph Christian Mobius, musician, singer, political activist, member of ton Steine Scherben, a famous rock group, wrote Rachhaussong supporting the squatter scene, dies at 46 1996 Tamara Danz, singer, dies at 43 1996 Ella Fitzgerald, singer, dies at 78 1996 Walter Pardon, carpenter/traditional singer, dies at 81 1996 Elsbeary Hobbs, singer, dies at 59 1996 Bruce Boyce, singer/teacher, dies at 85 1996 Walter Hyatt, singer, songwriter, founder, The Contenders, work includes album 'Some Unfinished Business', dies at 46 in a plane crash 1996 Charles Donald Adams, singer, dies at 67 1996 Pakistan beat Sri Lanka to win Singer Cup in Singapore 1996 Maria Lucia Beltran Alcayaga, singer, dies at 66 1996 Joseph Lee Pope, singer, dies at 62 1996 Paul Lewis Harrhy, actor/opera singer (Intelligence Park), dies at 38 1996 Evelyn Laye, actress and singer 'Sun Child', dies at 95 1996 Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 80 1996 Daniel K Womack, singer and guitarist, dies at 91 1996 Buster Benton, singer and guitarist, dies at 63 1996 Robert Covington, drummer/singer, dies at 54 1996 Les Baxter, singer/orchestral leader/composer (Born Again), dies at 73 1996 Joseph Daniel White, singer/bandleader, dies at 84 1996 Hamish Imlach, folk singer/comic, dies at 55 1995 Dean Martin, singer and actor (Return to Me), dies at 78 1995 Nancy LaMott, singer, cabaret genre, album 'Ask Me Again' ranked 12th in Billboard Magazine's Top Jazz Albums chart, performed twice for President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, dies at 43 1995 John Heawood, actor singer/choreographer (Pleasure Garden), dies at 75 1995 Darren Robinson, singer, dies at 28 1995 Benny Lee, entertainer, comedy actor, singer, appeared in radio comedy programs, including It's a Square World, appeared in episodes of Are You Being Served?, and the television series Minder, dies at 84 1995 Smilin' Jim Eames, singer/songwriter, dies at 71 1995 Shirley Bergeron, singer and guitarist, dies at 62 1995 Alan Hull, singer/composer, dies at 50 1995 Country Dan Dick Montana McLain, singer, dies at 40 1995 Jerry Daniels, singer and guitarist, dies at 79 1995 Marti Lynne Stringer Caine, singer/comedienne, dies at 50 1995 Raymond Rasberry, pianist/singer, dies at 65 1995 Bryan Johnson, singer/actor, dies at 69 1995 Singer Bobby Brown escapes injury in gun battle 1995 Vernell Townsend, blues/gospel singer, dies at 64 1995 Louis "Mr Bo" Collins, blues SInger, dies at 63 1995 Ronald Anthony White, Jr., singer, dies at 57 1995 R B Hudmon, R&B/Soul Singer, dies at 41 1995 Gary Crosby, singer and actor (Operation Bikini, Mardi Gras), dies at 61 1995 Paul Foster, singer, Soul Stirrers gospel group member, dies at 75 1995 Jesse Thomas, blues singer, dies at 84 1995 Doris Mae Akers, gospel singer/songwriter, dies at 72 1995 Charlie Rich, country singer (Lonely Weekends), dies at 62 1995 Floyd McDaniel, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 80 1995 Natalia Dmitrevna Shpiller, singer, dies at 85 1995 Earl Coleman, singer, dies at 69 1995 Phyllis Hyman, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies, dies from suicide at 45 1995 Prez "Kidd" Kenneth, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 61 1995 Murray Dickie, opera singer/director, dies at 71 1995 Lovelace Watkins, born in New Jersey, nicknamed, 'The Black Sinatra', singer, considered the greatest male soul singer of his time, dies of leukemia at 57 1995 Sheikh Iman, singer, dies at 76 1995 Dick Curless, singer/songwriter, dies at 63 1995 Nathan "Dambuza" Mdledle, singer, dies at 72 1995 Lola Flores, singer and actress (Kuma Ching, Faraona), dies at 70 1995 Perry Lederman, folk singer, dies at 52 1995 Teresa Teng, singer, dies at 41 1995 Leanoard "Red" Truss, R&B singer, dies at 47 1995 Lonesome Sundown, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 66 1995 Burl Ives, folk singer and actor (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), dies at 85 1995 Joseph Anthony "Joe" Richards, singer and actor (Colorado Ranger), dies at 44 1995 Selena, Mexican Grammy winning singer, killed by a fan at 24 1995 Alan Barton, singer (Smokie, Black Lace), dies in a bus crash 1995 Ripley L. Ingram, singer, dies at 65 1995 Beatles song, "Baby It's You," with late John Lennon as lead singer, is released, 1st Fab Four single in more than 30 years 1995 Sunnyland Smart, jazz/blues singer/pianist (Delta Blues), dies at 87 1995 Delroy George Wilson, singer, dies at 46 1995 Herman "Ace" Wallace, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 69 1995 David Melvin English Franklin, singer, dies at 52 1995 Uta Graf, singer/teacher, dies at 80 1995 Turner Fodrell, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 66 1995 William Dillard, trumpeter/singer, dies at 83 1995 Sollie McElroy, singer, dies at 61 1995 Ted Hawkins, U.S. blues singer (Watch Your Step), dies at 58 1994 Eugene Tanner, Jr., singer, dies at 58 1994 Jimmy Buddy Lee Land Ace, singer, dies at 57 1994 Mary Ann McCall, singer, dies at 75 1994 L V Johnson Singer, dies 1994 Norma Donaldson, U.S. singer and actress (Staying Alive), dies at 68 1994 Cab Calloway, singer (Minnie the Moocha), dies at 87 1994 Chester Dino Powers Valenti, singer/Songwriter, dies at 57 1994 Dan Smith, harmonica/gospel singer, dies at 83 1994 Harvey Watkins, gospel Singer, dies at 64 1994 Carmen McRae [Clark], U.S. jazz singer/pianist, dies at about 73 1994 Wilbert Harrison, singer, dies at 65 1994 Jimmy Miller, pop drummer/singer/producer (Motorhead), dies at 52 1994 Cheb Hasni, Algerian singer, murdered at 26 1994 John Heddle Nash, singer, dies at 68 1994 Mattie Moss Clark, gospel Singer, dies at 69 1994 Country singer George Jones undergoes triple bypass surgery 1994 Edna Manilow, mother of singer Barry Manilow, dies at 70 of cancer 1994 Major Lance, soul singer, dies at 55 1994 Roy Castle, singer, musician, jazz trumpet player, television celebrity, starred in BBC's 'The Roy Castle Show', dies at age 62 in Buckinghamshire, England 1994 Roberto Goyeneche, El Polaco, Argentine tango singer (Maria), dies 1994 Gottlob Frick, singer, bass, performed opera including roles by Wagner and Mozart, dies at 88 1994 Bill Baker, singer, dies at 58 1994 Domenico Modugno, Italian singer (Volare), dies at 66 1994 Anne Shelton, British singer (Glenn Miller Band), dies at 66 1994 Dorothy Collins, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 67 1994 Marjorie Dorothy Chandler Collins, jazz singer, dies at 67 1994 Dominic Lucero, dancer/singer, dies of lymphatic cancer 1994 Marion Williams, gospel singer, dies of diabetes at 66 1994 Harry "Little" Caesar, blues singer and actor (City Heat), dies at 66 1994 John Morey Downs, actor/dancer/singer, dies at 80 1994 Johnny Morey Downs, actor/singer (Algiers, Red Head), dies at 80 1994 Poison singer Bret Michaels gets into a car crash 1994 Country singer Trisha Yearwood (29) weds Robert Reynolds (32) 1994 Donald Keith Falkner, singer, dies at 94 1994 Frederik baron van Pallandt, Danish singer (Nina and F), murdered at 61 1994 Ronnie Potsdammer, singer/song/text writer/programmer, dies at 71 1994 Danny Overbea, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 68 1994 Haskell "Cool Papa" Sadler, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 59 1994 Larry Davis, blues Singer/Guitarist, dies at 57 1994 Singer Harry Connick, Jr. (26) weds model Jill Goodare (30) 1994 Singer Wayne Newton (52) weds attorney Kathleen McCrone (30) 1994 Irene Eisinger, singer, dies at 91 1994 Singer Percy Sledge pleads guilty to tax evasion 1994 Virginia "Ginny" Simms, actress and singer (Kay Kyser Band), dies at 77 1994 Dan Hartman, U.S. singer/songwriter, 'Love Sensations', dies at 42 1994 Leighton Noble, singer/Bandleader, dies at 81 1994 Moses Rascoe, blues singer, dies at 77 1994 Singer Grace Slick arrested for pointing a gun at a cop 1994 Karel Kryl, folk singer, songwriter, guitarist, wrote protest songs critical of the Communist regime, dies at 49 1994 Dinah Shore, singer (Chevrolet), dies of cancer at 76 1994 Kenneth "Buddy" Scott, blues guitarist/Singer, dies at 59 1994 John Wesley Funchess Littlejohn, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 62 1994 Willie Mae Ford Smith, gospel Singer/Songwriter, dies at 89 1994 Byron "Wild Child" Gipson, blues Singer, dies at 64 1994 Harry Nilsson, singer/Songwriter, dies at 52 1994 Silas Hogan, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 82 1993 Singer Deni Hines (22) weds INXS guitarist Kirk Pengilly (35) 1993 Myrna Loy, Williams, U.S. actress (Jazz Singer), dies at 88 1993 Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder arrested for public drunkiness 1993 Adelaide Hall, U.S. jazz singer (Cotton Club), dies at 92 1993 Manke Nelis, Cornelis Pieters, singer (Aunt Saar), dies at 73 1993 Singer Karen Akers (48) weds businessman Kevin Powers (41) 1993 Helen O'Connell, singer (Green Eyes), dies of cancer at 74 1993 Rene Klijn, Dorian, singer (Mr Blue), dies of AIDS at 30) 1993 Rockin Dopsie Sr, Jazz-Fusion singer (Zydeco), dies at 61 1993 Leo Ferre, French singer/composer (Mon General), dies at 76 1993 Actress Julia Roberts and country singer Lyle Lovett wed 1993 Arthur Alexander, singer/songwriter (You Better Move On), dies at 53 1993 Singer Mariah Carey weds Tommy Mottola, CEO (Sony Music) 1993 Marv Johnson, U.S. soul singer (You Got What it Takes), dies at 54 1993 Kees Deenik, singer/conductor 1993 Bep [Alberta B] Ogterop, Rita la Roche, singer, dies 1993 June Valli, singer (Crying in the Chapel), dies of cancer at 62 1993 Nigerian singer Fela Kuti arrested again on suspicion of murder 1993 Billy Eckstine, jazz singer (Fools Rush In), dies at 78 of stroke 1993 Earl Wrightson, singer and actor (Pinafore), dies of heart failure at 77 1993 Nigerian singer Fela Kuti arrested on suspicion of murder 1993 Leonce Gras, Flemish singer/conductor, dies at 84 1992 Albert King, U.S. blues singer/guitarist (Crosscut Saw), dies at 71 1992 Cary Scott Lowenstein, dancer/singer, dies of AIDS at 30 1992 Ray Acuff, country singer (Wahbash Cannonball), dies 1992 Miley Ray Cyrus, pop-rock singer, actress, 100 Most Influential People in the World list, Time magazine, 2008, star of Disney's 'Hannah Montana', debut album, 'Meet Miley Cyrus' had first top ten single, 'See You Again' 1992 Bobby Mcclure, U.S. singer (Don't mess up a good thing), dies at 50) 1992 Roger Miller, country singer (King of the Road), dies at 56 1992 Sarah Cannon, daughter of singer Amy Grant 1992 Eddie Kendricks, singer (Temptations), dies of lung cancer at 52 1992 Laurie Anders, singer, dies of cancer 1992 Harry Milton Ray, singer and actor (Avanti!), dies of stroke at 45 1992 Paul Jabara, singer and actor (Last Dance), dies of AIDS at 44 1992 Alma Graciela Haro Esmerelda, singer, dies of diabetes at 65 1992 Tony Williams, U.S., singer (Platters-Great Pretender), dies at 64 1992 Mary Wells, U.S. soul singer (My Guy), dies at 49 1992 Taylor Maine Pearl Brooks, daughter of country singer Garth Brooks 1992 Georgia Brown, British singer and actress (Love at Stake), dies at 58 1992 Jose Monje, Camaron de la Isla, Spanish flamenco singer, dies 1992 Tony LeMans, singer/songwriter, dies in a car crash at 29 1992 Atahualpa Yupanqui, Argentine singer/composer/poet/guitarist, dies 1992 Rap singer raps 597 syllables in under 60 seconds 1992 Sylvia Sims, singer (Flower Drum Song), dies of a heart attack at 74 1992 Country singer Tammy Wynette hospitalized with bile duct infection 1992 Elizabeth Lennox, radio singer, dies of heart seizure at 98 1992 Country singer Doug Stone, 35, undergoes quadruple bypass surgery 1992 James Duke Mason, son of singer Belinda Carlisle and Morgan Mason 1992 Johnny Shines, Delta blues singer and guitarist, dies at 76 1992 Hank Penny, country music singer, dies at 73 of heart failure 1992 Actress Lisa Bonet files for divorce from singer Lenny Kravitz 1992 Country singer Lee Greenwood weds Miss Tennessee 1989 (Kimberly Payne) 1992 Adele Dixon, singer and actress (Uneasy Virtue), dies of pneumonia at 83 1992 Sy Kramer, singer/comedy writer dies of cancer at 59 1992 Paula Kelly, singer and actress (Sweet Charity), dies at 72 1992 Clarence Wright, singer, dies at 84 1992 La Lupe, Cuban singer, dies of a heart attack in the Bronx at 53 1992 Eva A Jessye, U.S. singer and actress (Eva Jessye Choir), dies at 97 1992 Jane Pickens Langley Hoving, singer, dies at 83 1992 Vernon William Reed Sr, singer, dies after a long illness at 73 1991 Headman Tshabalala, South Afr singer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo), dies 1991 Freddie Mercury, British singer (Queen), dies of AIDS at 45 1991 Frances Faye, singer and actress (Pretty Baby), dies after strokes 1991 Fran Stevens, singer, dies of cancer in Bronx New York at 72 1991 Singer Clint Black (34) weds actress Lisa Hartman (29) 1991 Actress Lisa Hartman weds country singer Clint Black 1991 Tennessee Ernie Ford, country singer, dies of liver disease at 72 1991 Tennessee Ernie Ford, country singer (16 Tons), dies at 72 1991 Tonny Huurdeman, singer and actress (Frills), dies 1991 Roy Black, German singer and actor (Kinderarzt Dr. Froehlich), dies 1991 Beau Grayson, son of country singer Tanya Tucker 1991 Dottie West, country singer (Here Comes my Baby), dies at 58 in a car 1991 Vince Taylor, Brian Holden, British singer (Brand new Cadillac), dies 1991 Billy James, comedian/singer (Women at Play, Lusty Business), dies 1991 Funk singer Rick James, arrested on sexual torture charges 1991 Luis Aravena Munoz, Chilean singer/exiled to Netherlands, dies at 45 1991 Isaac B Singer, Polish/U.S. writer (Yentl, Nobel 1978), dies at 87 1991 Isaac Bashevis Singer, American Novelist 1991 Bill Buysman, Dutch guitarist/singer (Kilima Hawaiians), dies 1991 Vicky Brown, U.S. singer (Power of Love), dies 1991 Bruce Springsteen weds his backup singer Patty Scialfa 1991 Max van Praag, Dutch singer, dies at 77 1991 Singer Jimmy Osmond weds Michelle Larson 1991 Singer James Brown is released from prison 1991 Webb Pierce, U.S. country singer (Bye Bye Love), dies of cancer at 64 1991 Danny Thomas, comedian (Jazz Singer), dies of a heart attack at 79 1990 Pony Sherrell Metcalf, New York, singer, dies of heart attack 1990 Delecta "Dee" Clark, U.S. singer (Raindrops), dies at 52 1990 Nico Haak, Dutch singer (Foxy Foxtrot), dies 1990 Ronnie Dyson, U.S. singer (Salvation-I Don't Wanna Cry), dies at 40 1990 Pearl Bailey, actress (Landlord)/singer, dies of heart attack at 72 1990 Robert Sommer, singer, dies of liver failure at 42 1990 Snooky Lanson, singer, dies at 76 1990 Sammy Davis, Jr., singer and actor (Golden Boy), dies at 64 1990 Sarah Vaughn, jazz singer, dies of lung cancer at 66 1990 Guns and Roses' Duff divorces Mandy Brix, lead singer for Lame Flames 1990 Singer Gloria Estefan breaks her collarbone in a bus accident 1990 Johnnie Ray, singer (Cry), dies of liver failure at 61 1989 Ann Burton, Anna Rafalowicz, singer, dies at 56 1989 Barry Sadler, singer (Green Berets), murdered at 49 in Murfreesboro Tn 1989 Singer Natalie Cole marries record producer Andre Fisher 1989 Country singer Rebe McEntire weds her manager Narvel Blackstone 1989 Keith Whitley, country singer (Don't Close Your Eyes), dies at 33 1989 Kenneth "Jethro" Burns, country singer (Homer and Jethro), dies at 69 1989 Johnny Jordaan, Jan van Musscher, Dutch folk singer, dies at 64 1988 Tucker Smith, singer/dancer (Cool-West Side Story), dies 1988 Vanessa Hudgens, born in Salinas, California, actress, singer, debut album, titled, 'V', certified Gold, screen debut, drama film, 'Thirteen', 2003, known for playing role of Gabriella Montez in High School Musical series 1988 Herbert "Tubo" Rhoad, U.S. singer (Persuasions-Good news), dies at 44 1988 Roy Orbison, singer (Pretty Woman), dies of massive heart attack at 52 1988 Billy Daniels, singer, dies of cancer at 73 1988 Peter Tosh, reggae singer shot dead at 43 in Jamacia 1988 Hazel Dawn, U.S. singer and actress (Under Clover, Margie), dies at 98 1988 Nico, U.S. model/pop singer (Velvet Underground), dies at 43 1988 Carolyn Franklin, singer/songwriter/son of Aretha, dies at 43 1988 David Prater, U.S. singer (Sam and Dave-Soul Man), dies in car crash at 50 1988 Brook Benton, singer (Just a Matter of Time), dies at 56 of meningitis 1988 Andy Gibb, singer, dies of heart infection at 30 1988 Bantcho Bantchevsky, U.S. opera singer, commits suicide 1988 Jordy, born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, French singer, guitarist, achieved Guinness Book of World Records as youngest singer with number one chart-topping hit, 'Dur dur d'etre bebe!', or, 'It's Tough to be a Baby', founded, tours, records with Jordy and the Dixies 1987 Thomas Dekker, born in Las Vegas, Nevada, musician, singer, actor, played Zach on 'Heroes', John Connor in 'Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles' 1987 Irene Wicker, singer and actress (Singing Lady), dies at 81 1987 Actress Lisa Bonet marries singer Lenny Kravitz 1987 O B McClinton, U.S. country singer (Man needs a woman), dies at 47 1987 Paul Butterfield, singer/harmonica player, dies of drug abuse at 44 1987 Maria Augusta Trapp, singer (Trapp Family Singers), dies at 82 1987 Jimmy Holiday, U.S. singer (Baby I Love You), dies at 42 1987 Dolores Hawkins, singer (Guy Mitchell Show), dies at 58 1987 Singer/Miss America Vanessa Williams marries Ramon T Hervey in New York City 1986 Lee Dorsey, R&B singer, dies at 59 1986 [Irving] Lee Dorsey, Kid Chocolate, U.S. boxer/singer, dies at 59 1986 Scatman Crothers, singer and actor (Shining, Chico and The Man), dies at 76 1986 Rudolf Schock, German opera/operetta singer, dies at 71 1986 Beatrice Kay, singer and actress (Sister Sue-Calvin and the Col), dies at 78 1986 Sippie Wallace, blues singer, dies at 88 1986 Rudy Vallee, singer (Vagabond Dreams), dies at 84 1986 Kate Smith, singer (God Bless America), dies in Raleigh North Carolina at 78 1986 Country Singer Garth Brooks marries Sandy 1986 O'Kelly Isley, U.S., singer (Isley Brothers), dies of heart attack at 48 1986 Singer Diana Ross marries Norwegian businessman Arne Naess in Switzerland 1986 Gordon MacRae, singer (Oklahoma, Carousel), dies at 64 1985 Rick Nelson, singer and actor (Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet), dies at 45 1985 Kirby Grant, actor/singer (Sky King), dies in an auto accident at 74 1985 Morton Downey, singer (Star of the Family), dies at 83 1985 Zac Hanson, Tulsa, Oklahoma, singer, Hansons-MMMMbop 1985 Tex Williams, country-western singer, dies at 68 of cancer 1985 Jane Frazee, singer and actress (Alice-Beulah), dies at 67 of pneumonia 1985 Johnny Desmond, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies of cancer at 65 1985 Willy Alberti, Carel Verbruggen, Dutch singer, dies at 58 1984 Alberta Hunter, U.S. blues singer/composer, dies at 89 1984 Hansje Toussaint, Hermina A Schenk, singer/cabaretiere, dies at 69 1984 Steve Goodman, folk singer and guitarist, dies at 36 1984 Country singer Barbara Mandrell is badly injured in a car accident 1984 Ernest Tubb, singer (Grand Ole Opry), dies at 70 1984 Nigerian singer Fela Kuti sentenced to 2 years 1984 Percy Mayfield, U.S. singer (Hit the Road Jack), dies at 63 1984 Esther Phillips, U.S. singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48 1984 J Delos Jewkes, singer and actor (Stars and Stripes Forever), dies at 89 1984 Billy Williams, singer (Your Show of Shows), dies at 73 1984 Philippe Wynne, U.S. soul singer (I'll Be Around), dies at 43 1984 Muddy Waters, blues singer/guitarist (Hoochie Coochie Man), dies at 68 1984 Mabel Mercer, English/US singer (Fly me to the moon), dies at 84 1984 Ral Donner, singer/narrator, dies at 41 1984 Ethel Merman, singer and actress (Kid Million), dies in her sleep at 76 1984 Singer Elton John marries Renate Blauel in Sydney, Australia 1984 Jackie Wilson, U.S. singer (I Get the Sweetest Feeling), dies at 49 1983 Dennis Wilson, drummer/singer (Beach Boys), drowns at 39 1983 "Alvin" Junior Samples, country singer (Hee Haw), dies at 56 1983 Bob [Homan] Scholte, Dutch singer, dies at 81 1983 Merle Travis, country singer, dies at 75 1983 Tino Rossi, singer and actor (Destins, Belle Menuniere), dies at 76 1983 Tino Rossi, French singer, dies 1983 Isobel Baillie, oratorio singer, dies 1983 Judy Canova, singer/comedienne (Chatterbox), dies of cancer at 66 1983 Muddy Waters, U.S. blues singer/guitarist (Mad Love), dies at 68 1983 Jordan Taylor Hanson, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, singer, Hansons-MMMMbop 1983 Christina E "Christine" Auwen, singer/wife of John Kelly, dies at 75 1982 Marty Robbins, country singer, dies at 57 1982 Mario del Monaco, Italian opera singer (Verdi/Puccini), dies at 67 1982 Chris[tiaan R] Reumer, Dutch opera singer, dies at 73 1982 Jimmy Wakely, country western singer, dies of heart failure at 68 1982 Nini de Boel, Flemish operetta singer (White Horse), dies at 84 1982 Leann Rimes, country singer, Blue, Holiday in Your Heart 1982 Joe Tex, Joseph Arrington Jr, singer (Getting Scarce), dies at 49 1982 Ferre Grignard, Belgian pop singer/painter (Crucified Jesus), dies 1982 Maria Jeritza, Jedlicka, Australia/US, singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies 1982 Harry Mills, U.S., singer (Mills Brothers), dies at 70 1982 Addie "Micki" Harris, U.S. singer (Shirelles-Mama Said), dies at 42 1982 Bert van Dongen, Abraham J Cohen, Dutch singer/actor, dies at 66 1982 Singer Teddy Pendergrass' spinal cord severed in a car accident 1981 Britney Spears, born in McComb, Mississippi, singer, songwriter, dancer, entertainer, number one Billboard Hot 100 hit 'Baby One More Time' 1981 Lotte Lenya, singer and actress (From Russia With Love), dies in New York at 83 1981 Bob Eberly, singer (Jimmy Dorsey Band), dies at 65 1981 Jud Strunk, singer/comedian (Laugh-In), dies at 48 1981 Hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer/pianist, dies at 63 1981 Joan Edwards, singer (Joan Edwards Show), dies at 62 1981 Hermann Schey, German/Netherlands singer, dies at 85 1981 Zarah Leander, Swedish/German singer and actress (Gabriela), dies at 79 1981 Rosa Ponselle, U.S. singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies at 84 1981 Roy James Brown, U.S. boxer/singer (Good rockin' tonight), dies at 55 1981 Bob Marley, reggae singer, dies of brain and lung cancer at 36 1981 Robert Davi (opera singer/actor), dies at 54 1981 Bob "The Bear" Hite, singer (Canned Heat-Goin' up the Country), dies 1981 Jonny Lang, born in Fargo, North Dakota, born Jon Gordon Langseth, Jr., singer, songwriter, guitarist, rock, gospel, blues musician, plays Benedict guitars, Fender Telecaster Thinline, voice sounds like veteran blues singer, toured with Sting, performed for President Bill Clinton 1981 Ray J, born in Carson, California, singer, record producer, actor, son of gospel singer William Norwood 1981 David Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51 1980 Tim Hardin, U.S. singer (Bird on a Wire), dies of a drug overdose at 39 1980 Louis Neefs, Belgian singer, dies at 43 1980 [Clarke] Isaac Hanson, Tulsa, Oklahoma, singer, Hansons-MMMMbop 1980 Stephanie Michelle Steele, Abilene, Texas, country singer 1980 Jane Froman, U.S. singer (JF's USA Canteen), dies at 72 1980 Jane Froman, singer (Jane Froman's USA Canteen), dies at 72 1980 Nick Carter, singer, Backstreet Boys 1980 Amos Milburn, rocker, blues singer, pianist, played rhythm and blues, boogie-woogie, important figure in the history of blues musicianship, dies at 52 1980 Larry Williams, singer, pianist, rock and roll, rhythm and blues genres, recorded, Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Short Fat Fannie, dies from a gunshot wound, in Los Angeles, California, at age 44 1979 Christina Spierenburg, Dutch singer, dies at 56 1979 Tommy Leonetti, singer and actor (Gomer Pyle USMC), dies at 50 1979 Pink, born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Alecia Beth Moore, singer, songwriter, pop, punk genres, sold 30 million albums, 40 million digital singles worldwide 1979 Singer Vikki Carr and Michael Nilsson wed 1979 Nick Lowe marries singer Carlene Carter 1979 Minnie Ripperton, Andrea Davis, singer (Lovin' You), dies at 30 1979 Van McCoy, singer/songwriter (Hey Mr. DJ, Hustle), dies at 35 1979 Judson Laire, actor/singer (Papa-Mama), dies at 76 1978 Blanche Calloway, U.S. singer/dancer/radio hostess, dies at 76 1978 Maybelle Carter, country singer (Johnny Cash Show), dies at 69 1978 Abel Talamantez, Texas, singer, Menudo-Cannonball 1978 Isaac Bashevis Singer wins Nobel Prize for literature 1978 Ruth Etting, U.S. dancer/singer (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 80 1978 Louis Prima, singer, dies at 66 1978 Tracie Spencer, born in Waterloo, Iowa, singer, songwriter, actress, model, performed pop, rhythm and blues, dance pop, quiet music genres, 'This House' reached Billboard Hot 100, guest on ABC sitcom Family Matters, sang background vocals for Eve, Kanye West, 50 Cent 1978 Sandy Denny, country singer, dies at 37 1977 Ronnie Van Zant, singer (Lynyrd Skynyrd Band), killed in plane crash 1977 Bing Crosby, singer and actor (Going My Way), dies of a heart attack at 74 1977 Ethel Waters, actress (Beulah)/singer (Stormy Weather), dies at 76 1977 Ashley Ryan Ruiz Offord, born in Miami, Florida, singer, Menudo-Cannonball 1977 Angelo Garcia, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer, Menudo-Cannonball 1977 Ronan Keating, born in Bayside Dublin, Ireland, Irish singer for Boyzone 1976 East Germany banishes singer Nina Hagen 1976 Tyrone Sutton, singer, member, the Perfect Gentleman 1976 East Germany deprives singer/poet Wolf Biermann citizenship 1976 Ville Valo, born in Helsinki, Finland, musician, singer, songwriter, leader, HIM rock band, baritone voice, Moto Moto in Finnish version of movie, Madagaskar 2 1976 Connee Boswell, singer (Pete Kelly's Blue), dies at 68 1976 Alexander Gray, singer (This is Music), dies at 74 1976 Johan Boskamp, opera singer/actor, dies at 83 1976 Andres Javier Blazquez, PR, singer, Menudo-Cannonball 1976 Alicia Witt, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, born Alicia Roanne Witt, film, stage and television actress, singer, played role of Cybill Shepherd's character in sitcom Cybill, 1995 - 1998 1976 Shane Lynch, born in Dublin, Ireland, Irish singer, Boyzone 1976 Adrian Carlos Olivares, Mexico City, singer, Menudo-Cannonball 1976 Phil Ochs, singer (Draft Dodger Rag), commits suicide at 35 1976 Stephen Gately, born in Dublin, Ireland, Irish singer, Boyzone 1976 Chris Kenner, rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, recording artist, 1961 hit I Like It Like That was on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, song Land of a Thousand Dances was recorded by Patti Smith, and others, dies 1976 Paul Robeson, athlete/lawyer/singer, dies in Philadelphia at 77 1976 Howlin' Wolf, singer and guitarist, dies following brain surgery at 65 1975 Mindy McCready, country/western singer 1975 Michael Osmond, Utah, singer, Osmond Boys 1975 Covers of both Time and Newsweek picture rock singer Bruce Springsteen 1975 Mandy Barnett, country singer, Maybe, Rainy Days 1975 Pablo Ruiz, Buenos Aires Arg, spanish singer 1975 Larry Parks, actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 60 1975 Brian Littrell, singer, Backstreet Boys 1974 Jamie Jones, singer, All 4 One 1974 Keith Duffy, born in Dublin, Ireland, Irish singer, Boyzone 1974 Nona Gaye, daughter of Marvin Gaye/singer 1974 Ilona Massey, actress and singer (Ilona Massey Show), dies at 64 1974 Cass Elliot, singer (Mamas and Papas), chokes to death in London at 32 1974 Lightning Slim, blues singer (Nothing But the Devil), dies at 61 1974 Duke Ellington, blues singer, dies of cancer at 75 1974 Jewel, born in Payson, Utah, Jewel Kilcher, singer, guitarist, actress, musician, sold over 27 million albums worldwide, hit debut album 'Pieces of You' 1974 Dorothy Fields, U.S. singer (Way you Look Tonight), dies at 68 1974 Barbara Ruick, actress and singer (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 41 1974 Tex Ritter, country singer (5 Star Jubilee), dies at 67 1973 Bobby Darin, singer (Mack the Knife), dies of heart failure at 37 1973 Stringbean, country singer/comedian/banjoist (Hee Haw), dies at 58 1973 Jeremy Jordan, born in Hammond, Indiana, singer, actor, pop, dance music, recorded music featured in the film 'Airborne', appeared in made-for-TV movies and theater performance of Never Been Kissed 1973 Jerry Rivera, Puerto Rico, spanish singer 1973 Mary Frasca, singer/actress, dies in New York City 1973 Vaughn Monroe, singer/orchestral leader (Vaughn Monroe Show), dies at 61 1972 Rory Storm, lead singer (Rory Storm and Hurricane), commits suicide 1972 Lale [Liselotte H] Anderson, Germany night club performer/singer, dies 1972 Mikey Graham, born in Dublin, Ireland, Irish singer, Boyzone 1972 Geri Estelle Halliwell, "Ginger Spice" singer, Spice Girls 1972 Heal Traubel, U.S. singer (Sieglinde in Walkure, Nightclubs), dies 1972 Elton Britt, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree), dies at 54 1972 Clyde McPhatter, rhythm and blues singer, member, Billy Ward & the Dominoes, founded, The Drifters, dies in Teaneck, New Jersey at age 39 1972 Jimmy Rushing, U.S. blues singer, dies at 68 1972 Billie Joe Armstrong, singer/musician, Green Day 1972 Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer (He Got the Whole World), dies at 60 1972 David Seville, singer (Alvin and Chipmunks), dies at 52 1971 Sandra Kim, Caldarone, French singer, J'aime la Vie 1971 Dannii Minogue, born in Melbourne, Australia, singer, sister of Kylie Minogue 1971 Snoop Doggy Dogg, rap singer 1971 Tiffany [Renee Darwich], Norwalk Cal, singer, I Think We're Alone Now 1971 Chesney Lee Haskes, England, singer, Feels So Alive 1971 Alison Krauss, born in Decatur, Illinois, country singer, 2 Highways 1971 Cliff Edwards, "Ukulele Ike", singer (54th Street Revue), dies at 76 1971 Jim Morrison, rock singer (Doors), dies of heart failure at 27 1971 Inia Te Wiata, opera singer, dies 1971 Marky Mark Wahlberg, born in Massachusetts, rap singer, New Kids, actor 1971 Joe E. Lewis, comedian, singer, famous for Al Capone's heavies beating him after he refused to renew his contract at Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, movie, book, 'The Joker is Wild', dies in New Jersey, age 69 1971 Mariah Carey, born in Huntington, New York, singer, rhythm and blues, pop music genres, five-time Grammy award winner, sold over 62.5 million albums 1971 Erykah Badu, born in Dallas, Texas, singer, songwriter, Grammy-winner, R&B, hip hop, jazz, given name Erica Abi Wright 1971 Lea Salonga, Philippines, singer and actress, Miss Siagon 1971 Mary J. Blige, born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, also known as Brook-Lynn, singer, songwriter, record producer, rhythm and blues, soul, hip hop genres, 26-time Grammy Award nominee, has sold over 48 million albums worldwide 1970 Des'ree, rhythm and blues singer 1970 Hal Dickinson, singer (Modernaires), dies at 56 1970 Janis Joplin, rock singer (Down on Me), dies of a drug overdose at 27 1970 Deborah, Debbie, Gibson, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer, Only in My Dreams 1970 Sam Waters, Camp Springs, Maryland, singer, Color Me Badd-Want to Sex You Up 1970 Dodgers Bill Singer no-hits the Phillies 5-0, giving up no walks 1970 Barry Wood, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 61 1970 Blues-Rock singer Janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky 1970 Beck, born in Los Angeles, California, born Bek David Campbell, guitarist, singer, multi-instrumentalist, popular recordings include 'Odelay', 'Sea Change' 1970 Glenn Medeiros, singer, Someday Love 1970 Luis Miguel, born in Vera Cruz, Mexico, spanish singer 1970 Queen Latifah, rap singer and actress, Khadijah James-Living Single 1970 Tammi Terrell, singer (You're All I Need), dies of brain tumor at 24 1970 Barbra Streisand records "The Singer" and "I Can Do It" 1970 Billy Stewart, singer (I Do Love You), dies in auto-accident at 32 1969 Salvatore Baccaloni, opera singer and actor (Full of Life), dies at 69 1969 50m TV viewers saw singer Tiny Tim marry Miss Vicky, on Tonight Show 1969 Bryan Abrams, Oklahoma City, singer, Color Me Badd-I Want to Sex You Up 1969 Giovanni Martinelli, Italian opera singer (New York Met), dies on 84th birthday 1969 Keith Flint, singer/musician, Prodigy 1969 Cece Peniston, born in Phoenix, Arizona, Miss Black AZ/singer, Finally 1969 Gladys Swarthout, opera singer and actress (Ambush), dies at 64 1969 Shorty Long, soul singer/pianist (Here Comes the Judge), dies at 29 1969 Ice Cube, rap singer and actor, Boyz in the Hood, Anaconda 1969 Jamie Walters, actor/singer, Heights, Beverly Hills 90210, Shout 1969 Martika, Marta Marrero, Cuba, singer, Toy Soldiers 1969 Mica Paris, born in South London, England, born Michelle Wallen, rocker, singer, actress, radio and television presenter, known for 1988 debut platinum-selling album 'So Good' 1969 Dodgers' Bill Singer is credited with 1st official save, against Reds 1969 Graham Coxon, born in Rintein, West Germany, musician, instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, painter, lead guitarist and singer for Blur, art and music is featured on the band's seven albums, including Leisure, 1991, album titled 13, in 1999, and Think Tank, 2003, single-handedly recorded seven solo albums, including The Spinning Top on Transgressive records 1969 Elisa Fiorillo, singer, Forgive Me For Dreaming 1969 Giovanni Martinelli, opera singer (New York Met), dies at 83 1969 Judy Garland, singer and actress (Wizard of Oz), dies at 48 of an overdose 1969 R Kelly, singer, I Wish I Could Fly 1969 Marilyn Manson, singer and musician 1969 Nikki Nelson, Topaz Lake Nev, country singer, Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry 1968 Tatianna, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, spanish singer, Baile Commigo, Chicad de Hoy 1968 Dawn Robinson, singer, En Vogue 1968 Shelby Lynne, Quantico, Virginia, country singer, If I Could Bottle This Up 1968 Toni Braxton, singer, You Mean the World to Me 1968 Red Foley, country singer (Mr Smith Goes to Washington), dies at 58 1968 Christina Singer, born in Goeppingen, Germany, tennis star, 1991 Futures GBR 1968 Rhys Ifans, born in Haverfordwest, Wales, actor, singer, movie roles include 'Spike', 'Notting Hill', 'Vladis Grutas', 'Hannibal Rising' 1968 Ralph Tresvant, Boston, singer, New Editon 1968 Marion Weeks, singer/actress, dies of stroke at 81 1968 Celine Dion, born in Quebec, Canada, singer, I'm Your Woman 1968 Sabrina [Salerno], born in Genoa, Italy, Miss Italy, 1984, and singer, Boys 1968 Frankie Lymon, singer, dies at 25 1968 Stuart Foster, singer (Galen Drake Show), dies at 49 1968 Sarah McLachlan, folk singer, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy 1968 Tracy Lawrence, Atlanta, Texas, country singer, Sticks and Stones 1967 Otis Redding, singer (Dock of Bay), dies in plane crash at 26 1967 Rene Shuman, Shumans, rockabilly-bandleader/singer 1967 Vanilla Ice, rap singer, Ice Ice Baby, actor, Cool as Ice 1967 Woodrow Wilson "Woodie" Guthrie, U.S. folk singer and guitarist, dies at 55 1967 Harry Connick, Jr., New Orleans Louisiana, singer, We Are in Love 1967 Layne Staley, U.S. rock singer/guitarist, Alice in Chains-Dirt 1967 Lorraine Pearson, born in Romfod, United Kingdom, born Lorraine Samantha Jean Pearson, singer, rocker, writer, member of pop group Five Star, published novel 'Her, Me and Reality", 1989 1967 Jasper Teule, Dutch rock singer/bassist, Pilgrims-Once to Everything 1967 Tim Burgess, born in Salford, England, rocker, lead singer, songwriter for The Charlatans, member of The Chavs 1967 Laverne Andrews, singer (Andrews Sisters), dies at 51 1967 Jimmy Blaine, singer (Stop the Music), dies at 42 1967 Dave Matthews, singer/musician, Dave Matthews Band 1966 Klaziena "Ina" Boudier-Bakker, singer (Armoede, Finale), dies at 91 1966 Chris Robinson, singer, Black Crowes 1966 Tracy Byrd, born in Vidor, Texas, Tracy Lynn Byrd, country singer, musician, known for Number One Billboard hit single 'Holdin' Heaven', recorded nine studio albums, 30 hit singles, 11 top ten hits 1966 Sinead O'Connor, Dublin Ireland, singer, Nothing Compares 2 U 1966 Patricia Kaas, French pop singer, Mademoiselle Chant 1966 Harold Burrage, U.S. singer/pianist (Got to Find a Way), dies at 35 1966 Stacy Lattisaw, Washington D.C., disco singer, Million Dollar Baby 1966 Jeff Buckley, born in Anaheim, California, musician, singer, guitarist, alternative rock, folk music genres, performed with Gods and Monsters 1966 Lucky Millinder, bandleader/singer, dies 1966 Dan Truman, St. George Utah, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle 1966 Kristin Hersch, U.S. singer and songwriter, Throwing Muses 1966 Martina McBride, country singer 1966 Donald Novis, singer and actor (Pajama Game), dies at 60 1966 Wayne Wonder, born in Buff Bay, Jamaica, Von Wayne Charles, singer, songwriter, raggae, known for hit song 'No Letting Go' 1966 Bobby Fuller, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, found dead at 22 1966 Angela Cavagna, Genoa Italy, singer 1966 Claudette Orbison, wife of singer Roy, dies in a motorcyle crash 1966 Janet Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Michael's sister, Control 1966 Fabrice Morvan, Guadeloupe, singer, Milli Vanilli-Girl You Know 1966 Samantha Karen Fox, born in East End London, England, singer, Touch Me 1966 Lisa Stansfield, English pop singer, Around the World 1966 Sophie Tucker, Russian/US singer and actress (My Yiddish Mama), dies at 79 1966 Shabba Ranks, born in Sturgetown, St. Ann, Jamaica, born Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon, reggae singer, recording artist, sex symbol, popular dancehall DJ, toaster, successful U.S. crossover artist, became first Grammy-Award winning dancehall artist 1966 Deana Carter, born in Nashville, Texas, Deana Kay Carter, country singer, famous for multi-platinum debut album 'Did I Shave My Legs for This?', albums include fourteen singles, three reached number one on the Billboard country charts, including 'Strawberry Wine' 1965 Eddie Vedder, heavy metal singer, Pearl Jam-Justine 1965 Chuckii Booker, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker, singer, songwriter, bandleader, rhythm and blues artist, musical director, recorded and produced with Barry White, Janet Jackson 1965 Bjork, Iceland, singer, Like Someone in Love 1965 Annabella Lwin, Myant Aye, Rangoon Burma, singer, I Want Candy 1965 Marie McDonald, singer and actress (Promises Promises), dies of OD at 42 1965 Singer Leslie Uggams marries Grahame Pratt in New York City 1965 Karyn White, born in Los Angeles, California, singer, Grammy Award-nominated Pop and R&B singer 1965 Monique Klemann, singer, Lois Lane 1965 Bryan Singer, American Director 1965 Moby, born in Harlem, New York, Richard Melville Hall, singer, songwriter, DJ, electronica, eight top 40 songs, album, Play sold 10 million copies worldwide 1965 Otto Lederer, actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 79 1965 Marty Brown, born in Owensboro, Kentucky, country singer, Wildest Dreams 1965 Ira Louvin, country singer (Louvin Brothers), dies at 41 1965 Cindy Lee Berryhill, U.S. singer and songwriter, Baby 1965 Black Francis, Charles Thompson, U.S. singer and songwriter, Pixies 1965 Dr. Dre, rap singer 1965 Nat King Cole, singer (Unforgettable, Mona Lisa), dies at 49 1964 Sam Cooke, U.S., singer (Sad Moon), slain at a motel at 33 1964 Ann Curless, singer, Expose-What You Don't Know 1964 Sam Brown, English singer and songwriter, Stop! 1964 Trisha Yearwood, Monticello Georgia, country singer, Sweetest Gift 1964 Carole Coleman, singer (Face the Music), dies at 42 1964 Jim Reeves, U.S. country singer, dies in air crash at 39 1964 Lenny Kravitz, singer/guitar, 911 is a Joke, Are You Gonna Go My Way? 1964 Lorraine McIntosh, British pop singer, Deacon Blue-Fellow Hoodlums 1964 Tracy Chapman, U.S. singer and songwriter, Freedom Now, I Got a Fast Car 1964 Neneh Cherry, born in Stockholm Sweden, Swedish pop singer, Money Love 1964 Cheryl "Salt" James, singer, Salt-N-Pepa 1964 Reniet Vrieze, rock singer and guitarist, Pilgrims-White Men 1964 Jennifer McCarters, born in Sevierville, Tennessee, singer, McCarters-The Gift 1964 Clinton Gregory, born in Martinsville, Virginia, singer, songwriter, recording artist, fiddler, country and bluegrass genres, recorded seven studio albums, chartered 11 Billboard Hot country Singles and Tracks, including Play, Ruby, Play, which reached no. 25 on the charts 1964 Willie Bryant, singer (Sugar Hill Times), dies at 55 1964 Weldon John "Jack" Teagarden, U.S. jazz trombonist/singer, dies at 58 1963 Mary Ramsey, singer, 10,000 Maniacs 1963 Dinah Washington, singer, dies of sleeping pill overdose at 39 1963 Natalie Merchant, U.S. singer and songwriter, 10,000 Maniacs 1963 Edith Piaf, French singer (No, I don't regret anything), dies at 47 1963 Les Claypool, U.S. funk metal singer/bassist, Primus-Suck on This 1963 Mark Chesnutt, born in Beaumont, Texas, country singer, Too Cold at Home 1963 Carola Smit, Dutch singer, BZN-Bad bad woman 1963 John Bush, U.S. heavy metal singer, Anthrax-Armed and Dangerous 1963 Whitney Houston, born in Newark, New Jersey, singer, One Moment in Time, Bodyguard 1963 Marcus Lewis, born in Pontiac, Michigan, singer, Sing me a Song 1963 Harriet Wheeler, English pop singer/composer, The Sundays 1963 Jimmy Osmond, born in Ogden, Utah, singer, Donnie and Marie 1963 Julian Lennon, John's son and singer, Too Late for Goodbyes 1963 Vanessa L. Williams, born in Millwood, New York, 1st black Miss America 1983 and singer 1963 Hawkshaw Hawkins, country singer (Ozark Jubilee), dies at 41 1963 Patsy Cline, country singer (Crazy), dies in a plane crash at 30 1963 D'Wayne Wiggins, singer, Tony! Toni! Tone! 1963 Suzanne Klemann, Dutch singer, Lois Lane-I Wanna Be 1963 Caron Wheeler, English singer, Soul II Soul-Keep on Movin' 1962 Christy Forester, Lookout Mt, Georgia, country singer, Forester Sister-Men 1962 Lori Singer, Corpus Christi Texas, actress, Fame, V, Footloose 1962 Andrew Elt, singer, Sleeze Beez 1962 Steven R "Randy" Jackson, U.S. percussionist/singer, Enjoy Yourself 1962 Jon Secada, born in Havana, Cuba, born Juan Francisco Secada, singer, songwriter for himself and for Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Grammy-Award winner 1962 Luis Enrique, spanish singer, Luces del Alma 1962 Rene Klijn, singer, Mr Blue 1962 Lucky Dube, South African reggae singer 1962 Rachel Sweet, born in Akron, Ohio, singer, songwriter, actress, writer, recorded theme song for Nickelodeon series, Clarissa Explains It All, appeared as George Costanza's cousin, in Seinfeld, television episode, 'The Contest', released Fool Around: The Best of Rachel Sweet, 1992 1962 Paula Abdul, born in Van Nuys, California, singer and choreographer, Straight Up 1962 John Corbett, actor/singer, Chris-Northern Exposure 1962 Lori Singer, born in Corpus Christi, Texas, actress, Jurasic Park 1962 Michael Damian, born in San Diego, singer, Rock on, actor, Young and Restless 1962 Billy Dean, born in Quincy, Florida, country singer, Billy the Kid 1962 Michelle Shocked, singer/musician 1962 Michael Wilton, born in San Francisco, California, guitarist, singer, member of Queensryche, progressive metal musician, influenced by Judas Priest, Van Halen, Iron Maiden, UFO 1962 Sam Phillips, singer and actress, Die Hard with a Vengeance 1961 Cato Engelen-Sewing, Dutch soprano singer/primadonna, dies at 93 1961 Patty Zomer, Dutch singer, Dolly Dots 1961 Junior, Norman Giscombe, R&B singer, Mama used to Say 1961 Leif Garrett, Hollywood Cal, singer and actor, Devil x 5, 3 for the Road 1961 k.d. lang, Kathy Dawn, Consort Alberta, country singer 1961 K. D. Lang, Consort, Alberta, country singer 1961 Andy Lau, born in Hong Kong, China, singer, film actor, producer, Cantopop genre, appeared in over 100 films, 300 TVB television mini-series 1961 Mylene Farmer, born in Montreal, Canada, french singer, Cendres de Lune 1961 Greet Koeman, Dutch singer, dies at 54 1961 Jimmy Olander, Palos Verdes Cal, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in Middle 1961 Billy Ray Cyrus, Flatwoods, Kentucky, country singer, Achy Breaky Heart 1961 Sarah Brightman, actress and singer, Phantom of the Opera 1961 Kip Winger, born in Denver, Colorado, Charles Frederick Kip Winger, musician, songwriter, bass guitarist, hard rock, heavy metal, classical, experimental genres, lead singer, Alan Parsons Project, played with Alice Cooper, had band called, Winger, released new CD, 2008 1961 Susan Boyle, born in Blackburn, Scotland, Scottish singer, gained international attention, audience ovation, on television contest, Britain's Got Talent with Les Miserables song, 'I Dreamed a Dream', and 'Cry Me a River', plain appearance contrasts with her powerful voice 1961 Maxi Priest, Max Elliott, Jamaican/English singer, Wild World 1961 Melissa Etheridge, U.S. singer, songwriter and guitarist, Never Enough 1961 Dana Williams, Dayton Ohio, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle 1961 Joe Howard, singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at 94 1961 Jay Aston, London, England, singer, youngest member of British pop group, Bucks Fizz, founded Jay Aston Theatre Arts School 1961 Mike Francis, born in Florence, Italy, Michele Francesco Puccioni, singer, composer, known for Survivor, a 1982 disco hit, recorded ten studio albums during his career, last album, 'The Very Best of Mike Francis' 1961 Selena, Texas, spanish singer, Grammy-1994 1961 Tammy Stephens, Arlington, Texas, singer, Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel 1961 George Formby, British singer/comedian, dies at 56 1961 Dan Stuart, U.S. singer and songwriter, Green on Red 1961 Davis Daniel, born in Arlington Heights Illinois, country singer 1961 Persijn "Dakota" Joling, Dutch rock guitarist/singer, Pilgrims-Red 1961 Margo Timmins, singer, Cowboy Junkies 1961 Iris DeMent, Paragould Ar, country singer, Our Town 1961 Erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist, Eton Crop 1961 Lloyd Cole, born in Buxton, Derbyshire, rocker, singer, songwriter, lead singer of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions 1960 Marty Roe, Lebanon Ohio, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle 1960 Doug Phelps, Leachville Ar, singer, Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett 1960 Ashley Ingram, English singer, Fizzz-Just an Illusion 1960 Amy Grant, Augusta Georgia, gospel/rock singer, Glory of Love, Baby Baby 1960 Rick de Leeuw, Dutch singer, Trockener Kecks, songwriter/producer 1960 Rene Froger, Dutch singer, Everything Can Make a Man Happy 1960 Johnny Horton, country singer, dies at 33 1960 Kim Forester, Lookout Mt, Georgia, country singer, Forester Sister-Men 1960 Singer Ben E King records "Spanish Harlem" and "Stand By Me" 1960 Carolien de Windt, Suriname/Dutch singer, Mai Tai 1960 Angela Kramers, Dutch singer, Dolly Dots 1960 Bob Mould, U.S. singer/guitarist/songwriter, Husker Du 1960 Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard, Apopka, Florida, country singer, Betty's Bein' Bad 1960 Jennifer Rush, singer and songwriter, Destiny, Ring of Ice 1960 John Rocca, English funk singer, Southern Freeze 1960 Joan Jett, Philadelphia, singer, Blackhearts-I Love Rock 'n Roll 1960 Nancy Martinez, born in Montreal, Quebec, rocker, musician, singer, known for dance-pop music hit songs 'For Tonight', 'Move Out' 1960 Christina Singer, born in Geoppingen, Germany, tennis star 1960 Ray Herndon, Scottsdale Ar, singer, McBride and Ride-Can I Count on You 1960 Evelyn "Champagne" King, born in Bronx, New York, disco singer, Shame, I'm in Love 1960 Gerard Joling, Dutch singer, Love is in Your Eyes 1960 Guy Chadwick, English singer and songwriter, House of Love 1960 Bolik Dahan, Suriname singer/radio host, Radio KBC 1960 Songwriter Adolph Green marries actress and singer Phyllis Newman in New York City 1960 Sade, Helen Ady, Nigeria, rocker, Taboo; Grammy 1986-Best new singer 1959 Paul Westerberg, singer, The Replacements 1959 Tracey Ullman, born in Slough, England, singer and actress, Tracey Ullman Show 1959 Franco Iglesia, Cuba, spanish singer 1959 Marty Raybon, Sanford, Florida, singer, Shenandoah-Sunday in the South 1959 Annie Schilder, Dutch singer, BZN 1959 Bryan Adams, Vancouver BC Canada, singer, Heaven 1959 "Weird Al" Yankovic, California, parody singer, Eat It, UHF, Naked Gun 1959 Marie Osmond, born in Ogden, Utah, singer and actress, Paper Roses, Goin' Coconuts 1959 Gavin Friday, Fionan Hanvey, Irish singer, Virgin Prunes 1959 Mario Lanza, opera singer, dies at 38 of a heart attack 1959 Youssou N'dour, Senegalese singer, Shaking the tree 1959 Basia Trzetrzelevska, Poland, jazz singer, Time and Life 1959 Angela Groothuizen, Dutch singer, Dolly Dots 1959 Jermaine Stewart, born in Columbus, Ohio, singer, soul, pop, funk-rock genres, known for Billboard hit 'The Word is Out' 1959 Esther Oosterbeek, Dutch singer, Dolly Dots 1959 Diane Williams, Hahn AFB Ger, singer, Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel 1959 Radney Foster, born in Del Rio, Texas, singer, Foster and Lloyd-Crazy Over You 1959 Billie Holiday, jazz singer, dies of drug OD at 44 1959 Marc Cohn, singer, Walking in Memphis 1959 Bill McCorvey, born in Montgomery, Alabama, singer, Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake 1959 Lorrie Morgan, born in Nashville, Tennessee, country singer, Out of Your Shoes 1959 Trisha Yearwood, born in Nashville, Tennessee, singer, She's in Love With the Boy 1959 Kathy Mattea, country singer, Love at the Five and Dime 1959 Michael Winans, gospel singer, Winans 1959 Lydia Lunch, U.S. singer/poet, Teenage Jesus, Jerks 1959 Leon "The Bop" Klaasse, rock drummer/singer, The Pilgrims-Red 1959 Beverly Lee, born in Passaic, New Jersey, singer, member, trademark holder for The Shirelles, an all girl vocal pop group 1959 Randy Travis, Marshville, North Carolina, country singer, Diggin' Up Bones 1959 Sheena Easton, born in Glasgow, Scotland, singer, Sugar Walls 1959 Jerry Only, born in Lodi, New Jersey, Gerald Caiafa, bassist, singer for the Misfits, horror punk, hardcore punk genres, creator, Devilock, hair style 1959 Dave Innis, born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, country singer, Restless Heart-Wheels 1959 Dean Townson, born in St. Petersburg, Florida, singer, Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake 1959 Irene Cara, born in Bronx New York City, actress/singer, Fame, DC Cab, Certain Fury 1959 Mike Lindup, British rock keyboardist/singer, Level 42-Hot Water 1959 Stan Thorn, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, singer, Shenandoah-Sunday in the South 1959 Larry Stewart, born in Paducah, Kentucky, country singer, Restless Heart-Wheels 1959 Jody Watley, Chic, dancer, Solid Gold, singer, Looking For a New Love 1959 Per Helmstad Gessle, Sweden, singer, Roxette-Must Have Been Love 1958 Joe Diffie, Tulsa, Oklahoma, country singer/guitarist, Home 1958 Mike McGuire, Haleyville Ala, singer, Shenandoah-Sunday in the South 1958 Tim Mullens, Dutch singer/guitarist, Ivy green 1958 Mathilde Santing, Dutch rock singer, Breast and Brow 1958 Antoine Trousers, rock drummer/singer, Dike-Bleeding Heart 1958 Alan Jackson, born in Newnan, Georgia, country singer, Here in the Real World 1958 Tanya Tucker, Seminole, Texas, country singer and actress, Follow that Car 1958 Marty Stuart, Philadelphia, country singer, Hillbilly Rock 1958 Shaun Cassidy, born in Los Angeles, California, actor/singer, Hardy Boys, Breaking Away 1958 Terry McBride, born in Austin, Texas, singer, McBride and Ride-Can I Count on You 1958 Nadieh, Dutch singer/guitarist/composer, Haifa Blue 1958 Michael Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Thriller, Bad 1958 Saskia van Orly, Dutch singer, Tambourine 1958 Belinda Carlisle, born in Hollywood, California, GoGos lead singer, Heaven on Earth 1958 Madonna, Ciccone, Bay City, Michigan, singer and actress, Like a Virgin 1958 William L C "Big Bill" Broonzy, U.S. blues singer and guitarist, dies at 65 1958 Cindy Nixon, born in Nashville, Tennessee, singer, Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel 1958 Kate Bush, born in Plumstead, England, singer and songwriter, Wild Things 1958 Fred Young, born in Glasgow, Kentucky, singer, Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett 1958 Aaron Tippin, born in Pensacola, Florida, singer, You've Got to Stand for Something 1958 Jeffrey Lee Pierce, singer and songwriter, Gun Club 1958 Marie Fredriksson, Ostra-Lj Swed, singer, Roxette-Must Have Been Love 1958 Claus Minah, singer, Scorpions 1958 Shelly West, born in Cleveland, Ohio, country singer, Red Hot, West by West 1958 Jane Wiedlin, Wisconsin, singer/guitarist, GoGos, Fur, Rush Hour 1958 Andy Gibb, born in Manchester England, singer and TV host, Solid Gold 1958 Nik Kershaw, singer and songwriter, Wouldn't it be Good 1958 Anita Baker, born in Toledo, Ohio, singer, Giving You the Best That I Got 1958 Shawn Colvin, singer/guitarist 1957 Billy Bragg, singer and songwriter 1957 Donny Osmond, born in Ogden, Utah, singer, Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie 1957 Frank Boeoen, Dutch singer, Frank Boeoen Group, Black and White 1957 James Brown, British reggae singer/drummer, UB40-Red Red Wine 1957 Steve Lukather, U.S. rock singer/guitarist, Toto-Africa 1957 Mari Wilson, British singer 1957 Nick Cave, Australian singer and songwriter, Bath Seeds-Murder Ballads 1957 "Curley" Joe Smyth, country singer, Betty's Bein' Bad 1957 Paul Lewis Harrhy, actor/opera singer, Intelligence Park 1957 Gloria Estefan, born in Havana, singer, Miami Sound Machine-Conga 1957 Holly Dunn, born in San Antonio, Texas, country singer, Daddy's Hands 1957 Roger Clinton, singer, President Clinton's half-brother 1957 Pam Tillis, born in Plant City, Florida, country singer, Melancholy Child 1957 Phil Hanna, singer (Once Upon a Tune), dies at 46 1957 Lee John, English singer and actor, Body Talk 1957 Jimmy McShane, Pop singer, Baltimora-Tarzan Boy 1957 Cactus Moser, Montrose, Colorado, country singer, Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry 1957 Richenel, Hubertus R Baars, singer/performer, Turn My Page 1957 Ednita Nazario, Ponce PR, spanish singer 1957 Vince Gill, born in Norman, Oklahoma, country singer, When I Call Your Name 1957 Stephanie Mills, singer and actress, Wiz 1957 Marlon D. Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Jackson 5-Maybe Tomorrow 1957 Irlene Mandrell, born in Corpus Christi, Texas, country singer, Mandrell Sisters 1957 Jac Bico, Dutch guitarist/singer, Tambourine 1957 Patty Loveless, Ramey, Pikeville, Kentucky, singer, Blue Side of Town 1956 Suzy Bogguss, born in Aledo, Illinois, singer, I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart 1956 Lee Roy Parnell, Abilene Texas, country singer, Oughta be a Law 1956 Sylvia, Kokomo Indiana, country singer, Nobody 1956 Kristine Arnold, Torrance, singer, Sweethearts of Rodeo-Midnight Girl 1956 Katey Sagal, singer and actress, Peggy Bundy-Married With Children 1956 Billy Smith, Reidsville, North Carolina, country singer, Billy and Terry Smith 1956 Denise Jannah, Zeefuik, Suriname jazz singer, Farmer's Market 1956 Una Mae Carlisle, U.S. pianist/singer, dies at 40 1956 Lyle Lovett, born in Klein, Texas, country singer, God Will, Joshua Judges Ruth 1956 Dwight Yoakam, born in Pikeville, Kentucky, country singer, Honky Tonk Man 1956 Freddie Jackson, U.S. R&B singer and songwriter, Rock Me Tonight 1956 June Forester, Chattanooga, Tennessee, country singer, Forester Sister-Men 1956 Debby Boone, born in Hackensack, New Jersey, singer, You Light Up My Life 1956 David Grant, Jamaica, singer and songwriter, Stop and Go, Heaven Knows 1956 Ferdi Bolland, Dutch singer/guitarist, Bolland and Bolland 1956 Isabel Pantoja, Spain, spanish singer, Genio y Figura 1956 Patti Scialfa, singer, As Long as I Can Be, Mrs Bruce Springsteen 1956 John Jorgenson, born in Madison, Wisconsin, singer, Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited 1956 Ronald Winans, gospel singer, Winans 1956 Chris Isaak, born in Stockton, California, rock singer and songwriter, Wicked Game 1956 Lisa Hartman Black, Houston, singer and actress, Tabitha, Knots Landing 1956 Bart van Poppel, Dutch bassist/guitarist/singer, Tambourine 1956 La Toya Yvette Jackson, Gary Indiana, singer, Playboy, Millipede 1956 Joanna M C "Annemarie" Henselmans, singer/cabaretiere, School Desk 1956 Richard Farina, folk singer, Reflections in a Crystal Wind 1956 Singer Nat Cole attacked on stage of Birmingham theater by whites 1956 Miguel Bose, born in Panama, spanish singer and actor, El Avaro, Queen Margot 1956 LaToya Jackson, singer, If You Feel the Funk 1956 Charly McClain, born in Jackson, Tennessee, country singer, Radio Heart 1956 Dave Wakeling, rock singer/guitarist 1956 Lisa Boray, Schulte Nordholt, Dutch singer, Lovers Until the End 1956 Mark Collie, Waynesboro, Tennessee, country singer, Another Old Soldier 1955 Ed Kuepper, German/Australian, singer and songwriter, Saints 1955 Steve Forbert, born in Meridian, Mississippi, singer, songwriter, wrote 1980 hit 'Romeo's Tune', compared to Bob Dylan 1955 Bill Lloyd, Bowling Green, Kentucky, singer, Foster and Lloyd-Crazy Over You 1955 Tish Hinojosa, San Antonia, Texas, country singer, Something in the Rain 1955 Brian Prout, Troy, New York, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle 1955 Cassandra Wilson, born in Jackson, Mississippi, jazz singer, guitar player, jazz and blues genres, album 'New Moon Daughter' won Grammy Award 1955 Frank Gilligan, Queens, New York, singer, Mason Dixon-Karen Comes Around 1955 Kevin DuBrow, born in Hollywood, California, singer, lead vocalist, Quiet Riot, heavy metal band 1973 - 2007 1955 David Lee Roth, Bloomington, rock singer, Van Halen-Jump 1955 Carlene Carter, born in Nashville, Tennessee, country singer, I Fell in Love 1955 Diamanda Galas, born America, composer, musician, politically charged performance artist, keyboardist, singer, has a voice range of three and a half octaves 1955 Heintje, Hendrik Simons, Dutch singer, Mama 1955 Carmen Miranda, singer and actress (Down Argentine Way), dies at 42 1955 Jimmy Lowe, born in Nashville, Tennessee, country singer, Pirates of Ms-Fred Jake 1955 Tacho Ocheriski, singer, Putting on the Ritz 1955 Fred Norris, comedy writer/singer, Howard Stern Show 1955 Keith Whitley, Sandy Hook, Kentucky, country singer, Don't Close Your Eyes 1955 Joey Scarbury, born in Ontario, California, singer, Greatest American Hero 1955 Jerry Dengler, Colorado Springs, singer, Mason Dixon-Karen Comes Around 1955 Rosanne Cash, born in Memphis, Tennessee, country singer, Seven Year Ache, I Wonder 1955 Hazel O'Connor, Coventry, England, singer and actress, Breaking Glass 1955 Kix Brooks, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, singer, Brooks and Dunn-Brand New Man 1955 Jos Haagmans, Dutch singer, Frank Boeijen Group 1955 Rob Bolland, Dutch singer/guitarist, Bolland and Bolland 1955 Reba McEntire, born in McAlester, Oklahoma, country singer, Can't Even Get the Blues 1955 Dean Dillon, born in Lake City, Tennessee, country singer, Chair 1955 Paul Overstreet, born in Van Cleave, Mississippi, country singer, Daddy's Come Around 1955 Jay Osmond, born in Ogden, Utah, singer, Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie 1955 Jimmy Fortune, born in Newport News, Virginia, singer, Statler Bros-Class of '57 1955 Garry Christian, born in Liverpool, England, rocker, musician, singer, played with brother Russell and Roger Christian in sophisti-pop band, The Christians, known for late 1980's, early 1990's chart-topping hits 1955 Richard Young, Glasgow, Kentucky, singer, Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett 1955 Lucia Mendez, Mexico, spanish singer, Lucia es Luna Moreno 1955 Alexander O'Neal, R&B singer 1955 Steve Earle, born in San Antonio, Texas, country singer, Guitar Town 1955 Marian Anderson becomes 1st black singer to perform at Met (New York City) 1955 Kathy Forester, Lookout Mt, Georgia, country singer, Forester Sister-Men 1954 Rosie Vela, British singer, Zazu, Fools Paradise 1954 Steve Wariner, Noblesville Indiana, country singer, Small Town Girl 1954 John Anderson, born in Apopka, Florida, country singer and actor, Lone Wolf McQuade 1954 Jermaine Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Jackson 5-ABC 1954 Paul Gregg, country singer, Restless Heart-Wheels 1954 June Pointer, singer, Pointer Sisters-I'm So excited 1954 Annette Guest, U.S. singer, First Choice 1954 Rickie Lee Jones, Chicago, singer, Chuck E's in Love 1954 T Graham Brown, Arabi, Georgia, country singer, Come as you Were 1954 Anita Meijer, Dutch singer, Just a Disillusion 1954 Greg Jennings, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, country singer, Restless Heart-Wheels 1954 Peter Anders, German opera singer, dies 1954 Billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale), dies at 77 1954 Joe Jackson, English singer/pianist/composer, The Harder they Come 1954 Ricky Skaggs, born in Cordell, Kentucky, country singer, Heartbroke, Toy Hearts 1954 Louise Mandrell, born in Corpus Christi, Texas, country singer, Mandrell Sisters 1954 Ava Barber, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, country singer, Lawrence Welk Show 1954 Robert Davi, born in Astoria, New York, opera singer and actor, Gangster Chronicles 1954 Terri Gibbs, born in Augusta, Georgia, blind singer, Somebody's Knockin' 1954 Greg Ginn, born in America, guitarist, singer, songwriter, leader, Black Flag, hardcore punk, Rolling Stone's, 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time 1954 James Henderson, country singer, Black Oak Arkansas 1954 Julie Budd, Brooklyn, singer, Child of Plenty 1954 Pauline de Cock-Manifarges, singer, dies at 82 1954 Rob Crosby, born in Sumter, South Carolina, country singer, She's a Natural 1954 Jim Seales, born in Hamilton Ala, singer, Shenandoah-Sunday in the South 1954 Jimmy Nail, singer and actor, Evita, Spender, Howling II 1954 Jann Browne, country singer, Mexican Wind 1954 Janis Gill, born in Torrance, California, singer, Sweethearts of Rodeo-Midnight Girl 1954 Alides Hidding, singer/guitarist, Time Bandits 1954 Edward Ka-spel, English singer and songwriter, Legendary Pink Dots 1954 Franco De Vita, born in Caracas, Venezuala, spanish singer, Extranjero 1954 Trevor Rabin, born in South Africa, musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter, member of Yes, a progressive British rock band, film composer 1953 Betty Wright, born in Miami, Florida, singer, rhythm and blues, soul music, influenced the world of hip hop, sang with Alice Cooper, Gloria Estefan, song Shoorah! Shoorah!, used in movie Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1953 Bruce Kulick, guitarist/singer, KISS 1953 Shuggie Otis, born in Los Angeles, California, Johnny Alexander Veliotes, singer, songwriter, rhythm and blues genres, known for hit 'Strawberry Letter 23' 1953 Billy Thomas, Ft. Meyers, Florida, singer, McBride and Ride-I Count on You 1953 Singer Julius LaRosa is fired on TV by Arthur Godfrey 1953 [Toriano] Tito Jackson, singer, Jackson 5-ABC, Never Can Say Goodbye 1953 Ricky Lee Phelps, Paragould Ar, singer, Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett 1953 Kathleen Ferrier, English alto singer, dies at 41 1953 Deborah Allen, born in Memphis, Tennessee, country singer, Jim Stafford Show 1953 Jim Diamond, Scotish singer and songwriter, I Should Have Known Better 1953 Ge Reinders, Dutch singer and songwriter, Girls walk by 1953 Willy "Mink" Deville, Borsay, U.S. blues/rock singer, Hey! Joe 1953 Samantha Sang, singer, Emotion 1953 Betty Jack Davis, singer (w/Skeeter Davis), killed in car crash 1953 Robert Cray, Columbus, Georgia, blues singer and songwriter, 1987 Grammy 1953 Steve Duncan, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, singer, Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited 1953 Nanci Griffith, U.S. singer and songwriter, Poet in My Window 1953 Ralph Ezell, born in Unio,n Mississippi, singer, Shenandoah-Sunday in the South 1953 Cyndi Lauper, born in Brooklyn, singer, Girls Just Want to Have Fun 1953 David Thomas, U.S. singer and songwriter, Pere Ubu 1953 Bonnie Tyler, singer, Total Eclipse of the Heart 1953 Rick Henderson, Beaumont, Texas, singer, Mason Dixon-Karen Comes Around 1953 Rich Alves, Pleasanton California, singer, Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake 1953 Merrill Osmond, born in Ogden, Utah, singer, Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie 1953 Hal Ketchum, born in Greenwich, New York, country singer, Small Town Saturday Night 1953 Huub van der Lubbe, Dutch rock singer, Stampei-The Dike 1953 Greg Martin, born in Louisville, Kentucky, singer, Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett 1953 Michael Bonagura, born in Newark, New Jersey, country singer, Baille and Boys-Oh Heart 1953 Jules Shear, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, musician, singer, performed with The Funky Kings, Raisins in the Sun, created, hosted, first 13 episodes of MTV series, Unplugged, song, All Through the Night, recorded by Cyndi Lauper, ranked number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, co-wrote title track for Everything's Different Now album, with Matthew Sweet 1953 Nico Arzbach, rock guitarist/singer, Stampei, Dike 1953 Lucinda Williams, born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, singer, songwriter, wrote Grammy-Award-winning song, 'Passionate Kisses', recorded by Mary Chapin Carpenter, successful album, 'Car Wheels on a Gravel Road', combined country, blues, rock, Americana genres 1953 Pat Benatar, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer, Hell Is for Children 1953 Alpha Blondy, Seydou Kone, Ivory coast, reggae singer, Jerusalem 1953 Hank Williams, country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29 1952 Karla Bonoff, rock singer, New World, Restless Nights 1952 Tamara Danz, born in Breitungen, Germany, singer with famous band Gitarreros, known as "Tina Turner of the East" 1952 Mandy Patinkin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor/singer, Yentl, Alien Nation 1952 Lorna Luft, Scarsdale, New York, singer and actress, Where the Boys Are-1980 1952 Pat Severs, Camden, South Carolina, country singer, Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake 1952 Maxine Nightingale, English soul singer 1952 Patti Ann Davis-Reagan, singer/actress/writer, Ron and Nancy's daughter 1952 Veronica Judith Sainz Castro, Mexico, spanish singer and actress, Nana 1952 Daisy Eshuijs, singer/pianist/composer, Eye to Eye 1952 Margriet Eshuijs, Dutch singer/pianist 1952 John Otway, born in Buckinghamshire, England, unsuccessful singer, built large cult following based on underdog persona 1952 Steve Sanders, Richland, Georgia, country singer, Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira 1952 Karen Wyman, born in Bronx, New York, singer, Long and Winding Road 1952 John Hiatt, U.S. singer and songwriter, Have a Little Faith in Me 1952 Rudy Gatlin, Olney, Texas, country singer, Gatlin Bros-Broken Lady 1952 Janis Siegel, born in New York City, jazz singer, Manhattan Transfer-Tuxedo Junction 1952 Phoebe Snow, singer, Theme from "It's a Different World" 1952 The Lau, Dutch singer/guitarist/composer, The Scene, Row Row Row 1952 Chris Cross, rock singer, Arthur 1952 Gino Vanelli, born in Montreal, Quebec, singer, Living Inside Myself 1952 Rob Kloet, pop drummer/singer, Nits-In the Dutch Mountains 1952 Dale Krantz, singer, Crossings-Collis Band 1952 George Strait, Pearsall, Texas, country singer, All My Exes Live in Texas 1952 Jody Pijper, Dutch, background, singer 1952 David Byrne, Dumbarton Scotland, rock guitarist/singer, Talking Heads 1952 Elisabeth Schumann, singer, dies 1952 Andy Shernoff, born in Bronx, New York, pen name Adny Shernoff, rocker, musician, singer, songwriter, founding member of The Dictators, punk band, bassist with The Fleshtones 1989 - 1990 1952 Jim Scholten, Midland, Michigan, country singer, Betty's Bein' Bad 1952 Henk Westbroek, Dutch singer, Good Cause 1952 Hans Van de Lubbe, Dutch bassist/singer, Dike 1952 Ricky Van Shelton, Grit, Virginia, country singer, Wild-Eyed Dream 1951 Nancy LaMott, born in New York City, New York, singer, cabaret genre, album 'Ask Me Again' ranked 12th in Billboard Magazine's Top Jazz Albums chart, performed twice for President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton 1951 Laurel Masse, Holland, Michigan, jazz singer, Manhattan Transfer-Operator 1951 Yvonne Elliman, U.S. actress and singer, I Don't Know How to Love Him 1951 Ria Thielsch, Dutch singer, Luv 1951 Johnny Contardo, singer, Sha Na Na 1951 Nick Gilder, born in London, England, singer, Hot Child in the City 1951 Carmen R "Tata" Vega, U.S. soul singer, Color Purple soundtrack 1951 Bob Geldof, born in Dublin, Ireland, rocker, member of The Boomtown Rats, singer, songwriter, actor, played Pink in "The Wall" 1951 Henk Hofstede, Dutch singer/guitarist/keyboardist, Nits 1951 David Clayton-Thomas, singer, Blood, Sweat and Tears 1951 Corry Konings, Dutch singer 1951 Dana, singer and actress, Flight of the Doves 1951 Wayne Osmond, Ogden Utah, singer, Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie 1951 Dan Fogelberg, born in Illinois, singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, played piano, bass, guitar, mandolin 1951 Vanessa, Conny Witteman, Dutch model/singer 1951 Lucie Arnaz, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Kim-Here's Lucy, Jazz Singer 1951 Bonnie Pointer, singer, The Pointer Sisters 1951 Andre Hazes, Dutch barkeeper/singer, We Love Orange 1951 Nils Lofgren, Chicago, guitarist, singer and songwriter, East Street Band 1951 Benny Neyman, Dutch singer, I Don't Know How 1951 Dwight Twilley, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, country singer, Twilley Don't Mind 1951 Christopher Cross, born in Texas, singer, Sailing 1951 Deniece Williams, Chandler, Indiana, singer, Love Wouldn't Let Me Wait 1951 Judy Rodman, Riverside California, country singer, Girls Ride Horses Too 1951 Ron Banks, U.S. R&B singer, Dramatics-Whatcha See is Whatcha Get 1951 Christopher Cross, Geppert, Texas, singer, Sailing, Arthur's Theme 1951 John Dittrich, born in Union, New Jersey, country singer, Restless Heart-Wheels 1951 Steve Gatlin, born in Olney, Texas, country singer, Gatlin Bros-Broken Lady 1951 Russell Thompkins, Jr., U.S. soul singer, Stylistics-Sing Baby Sing 1951 Ray Benson, born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, country singer, House of Blue Lights 1951 Michael Doucet, singer/musician, Beausoleil 1951 Phil Collins, England, singer/drummer, Genesis-Against All Odds 1951 Charo, Murcia Spain, actress and singer, Chico and the Man, Love Boat 1951 Crystal Gayle, born in Kentucky, country singer, Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue 1951 Rosalyn Kind, Brooklyn, singer, sister of Barbra Streisand 1950 Peter te Bos, Dutch singer, Claw Boys Claw 1950 Joan Armatrading, St. Kitts, singer, Back to the Night 1950 Dan Hartman, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, singer, songwriter, record producer, known for "I Can Dream About You" 1950 Daniel Sahuleka, Moluks/Dutch singer/guitarist, Viva la Libertad 1950 Al Jolson, Asa Yoelson, singer and actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 64 1950 Tom Petty, classic rock singer, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 1950 Sandra Reemer, Dutch singer, As Love Goes 1950 Loredana Berte, Milan Italy, singer/2nd ex wife of Bjorn Borg 1950 David Bellamy, born in Darby, Florida, singer, Bellamy Bros-Let Your Love Flow, 1950 William "Bill" Griffin, U.S. singer, Miracles-Love Machine 1950 Kid Creole, born in the Bronx, New York, born Thomas August Darnell Browder, singer, lyricist, composer, arranger, producer, founder of Kid Creole and the Coconuts 1950 Rodney Crowell, born in Houston, Texas, country singer, She's Crazy for Leavin' 1950 Bonnie Pointer, singer, Pointer Sisters-Jump, I'm So Excited 1950 Phyllis Hyman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies 1950 Lionel Richie, born in Alabama, singer, Commodores, Hello, Penny Lover 1950 James Smith, U.S., singer, Stylistics-Can't Give you Anything 1950 Ronnie Dyson, U.S., singer, Hair, All over your face 1950 Dagmar Krause, born in West Germany, singer, Henry Cow, Art Bears 1950 Suzi Quatro, born in Detroit, singer, Stumblin', actress, Happy Days 1950 Charlene [D'Angelo], singer, I've Never Been To Me 1950 Rebbie [Maureen] Jackson, Gary Indiana, singer, R U Tuff Enuff 1950 Stevie Wonder, singer and songwriter, You are the Sunshine of My Love 1950 Maggie MacNeal, Dutch singer, Mouth and MacNeal, I See a Star 1950 Mary Hopkin, South Wales, singer, Those Were the Days 1950 Lou Gramm, born in Rochester, New York, given name Loyis Grammatico, rocker, singer, songrwriter, drummer, lead vocalist for Foreigner 1950 David Cassidy, New York City, singer and actor, Keith-Partridge Family 1950 Mildred Douglas, Surinames/Dutch singer, Mai Tai 1950 Curtis Stone, born in Hollywood, California, singer, Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry 1950 Maria Ewing, opera singer 1950 Tony Banks, born in East Sussex, England, singer, musician, pianist, keyboard player, guitarist, founding member of Genesis 1950 Ronnie McDowell, born in Fountain Head, Tennessee, country singer, King is Gone 1950 Teddy Pendergrass, born in Philadelphia, singer, Turn Off the Lights 1950 Bobby McFerrin, singer, Don't Worry Be Happy-Grammy 1989 1950 Harry Lauder (Maclennan), Scottish comic/singer, dies at about 75 1950 Edyth Walker, U.S. singer, dies at 82 1950 England Dan, singer, England Dan and John Ford Coley 1950 Robert-John Stips, rock keyboardist/singer, The Nits 1950 Billy Ocean, Leslie S Charles, Trinidad, singer, Caribbean Queen 1950 Henk Batenburgh, cabaret performer/singer, Waaldrecht 1950 Claudia de Colombia, born in Bogato, Columbia, spanish singer, Yo Creo En Ti 1950 David Lynn Jones, Bexar, Arkansas, country singer, Bonnie Jean 1950 David Johansen, New York, singer, Hot! Hot! Hot! 1950 Rio Reiser, born in Berlin, Germany, born Ralph Christian Mobius, musician, singer, political activist, member of ton Steine Scherben, a famous rock group, wrote Rachhaussong supporting the squatter scene 1950 Beth Anderson, born in Lexington, Kentucky, composer, singer, neo-romantic genre, invented swales, a musical form based on collages, samples of newly composed music vs. existing music, famous for singing with Limahl on 'The Never Ending Story' film title song 1949 Leadbelly, Huddie William Ledbetter, blues singer, dies at 64 1949 Anita Louis, U.S. singer, Soul Children, I'll Be the Other Woman 1949 Bonnie St. Claire, Cornelia Swart, Dutch singer, Tame me Tiger 1949 Bonnie Raitt, born in Burbank, California, country singer, Green Light, The Glow 1949 Jack Daniels, Choctaw Oklahoma, country singer, Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry 1949 Walter Hyatt, born in America, musician, singer, songwriter, founder, The Contenders, work includes album 'Some Unfinished Business' 1949 Hamish Stuart, Scotland, guitarist/singer, Average White Band 1949 Kieran Kane, Queens, New York, singer, O'Kanes-Daddies Need to Grow Up Too 1949 Martin Delray, Texarkana Ar, country singer, Get Rhythm, 1949 Gloria Gaynor, Newark, New Jersey, disco singer, I Will Survive 1949 Albert West, Dutch singer, Dumb Willie 1949 Woody Paul, Paul Chrisman, Nashville, singer, Riders in the Sky 1949 Kate Taylor, born in Boston, Massachusetts, singer, songwriter, musical family members include Alex, Livingston, Hugh and James, albums include Sister Kate, Kate Taylor, famous hit 'It's In His Kiss' 1949 Gene Johnson, born in Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle 1949 Airrion Love, U.S. singer, Stylistics-16 Bars 1949 Joyce Jones, U.S. singer, 1st Choice 1949 Maureen McGovern, born in Youngstown, Ohio, singer, Got To Be a Morning After 1949 Alan Osmond, born in Ogden, Utah, singer, Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie 1949 Hank Williams, Jr., born in Shreveport, Louisiana, country singer, Honky Tonk 1949 Arno Hintjens, Belgian singer, T C Matic 1949 Eric J. Beekes, actor/singer, Hunk 1949 Franklin Ajaye, BKln, New York, comedian/actor, Jazz Singer, Car Wash 1949 Patti LuPone, born in Northport, New York, actress and singer, Evita, Life Goes On 1949 Jan Keizer, Dutch singer, BZN-Rhythm of My Heart 1949 Gill Scott-Heron, U.S., writer, poet and singer, Whities on the Moon 1949 Elliott Murphy, U.S. singer and songwriter 1949 Eddie Money, Mahoney, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer and guitarist, Take Me Home Tonight 1949 Sido Martens, Dutch guitarist, singer and mandolin player, Fungus 1949 Eddie Hardin, keyboardist/singer 1949 Mike Batt, born in Southampton, England, singer, composer, arranger, producer, helped created ecologically sensitive fictional creatures, The Wombles, wrote hit 'Bright Eyes' 1949 Robert Palmer, born in Batley, England, singer, Emerson, Lake and Palmer 1949 Tom Netherton, born in Munich, Germany, singer, Lawrence Welk Show 1949 Marshall Chapman, Spartanburg, South Carolina, country singer 1948 Donna Summer, Boston, singer, Love to Love You Baby, On the Radio 1948 Barbara Mandrell, born in Houston, Texas, singer/TV host, Mandrell Sisters 1948 Merry Clayton, born in Gert Town, New Orleans, singer, actress, sang gospel and soul music, famous for singing with The Rolling Stones' song 'Gimme Shelter' with Mick Jagger 1948 Jessica Cleaves, born in Los Angeles, California, singer, member, Friends of Distinction, performed with Earth, Wind & Fire 1948 Gary Morris, Ft. Worth, Texas, country singer and actor, Colbys 1948 Chi Coltrane, U.S. pianist/singer 1948 Peter Hammill, English singer and songwriter, Patient 1948 Lulu, born in Glasgow, Scotland, singer and actress, To Sir With Love 1948 Ricki Lee Reynolds, country singer, Black Oak Arkansas 1948 Telma Hopkins, Louisville, singer, Tony Orlando, Family Matters 1948 Rick Parfitt, Surrey England, pop guitarist/singer, Status Quo-Wanderer 1948 Delroy George Wilson, singer 1948 Chris LeDoux, Biloxi Mississippi, country singer, Ridin' for a Fall 1948 Ellen McIlwaine, born in Nashville, blues singer, Honky Tonky Angel 1948 Barbara Dickson, born in Dunfermline, Scotland, singer, actress, won two, Olivier Awards, musical hits include song 'I Know Him So Well' 1948 Olivia Newton-John, born in Cambridge, England, singer, Lets Get Physical 1948 Valerie Simpson, Bronx, singer, Ashford's partner, Like a Rock 1948 Ernst Jansz, Dutch keyboardist/singer, Doe Maar 1948 Barry Hay, singer/fluitist/saxophonist/guitarist, Golden Earring 1948 Patti Austin, soul singer and actress, Real Me 1948 Henny Vrienten, Dutch bassist/singer, Doe Maar 1948 Steve Goodman, Chicago, singer and songwriter, Somebody Elses Trouble 1948 Ruben Blades, salsa singer and actor, Critical Condition, Last Fight 1948 Raffi, children's singer, Baby Beluga 1948 Bill Kirchen, singer/guitarist, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet 1948 Todd Rundgren, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, singer/guitarist, Hello it's Me 1948 Ruben Blades, born in Panama, singer and actor, Fatal Beauty, Critical Condition 1948 Gail Davies, born in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, country singer, Blue Heartache 1948 Linda Esther Gray, opera singer 1948 Leo Sayer, Gerard, England, singer, When I Need Love 1948 Grace Jones, Mendoza, Spanishtown Jamacia, singer and actress, Vamp 1948 Joe Bonsall, Philadelphia, country singer, Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira 1948 Brian Eno, Woodbridge England, rock keyboardist/singer, On Land 1948 Lolita, Abrazame, spanish singer, Esperame 1948 Larry Gatlin, Seminole, Texas, country singer, Gatlin Bros-Broken Lady 1948 James Wise, U.S. soul singer, Archie Bell and the Drells 1948 Jimmy Cliff, Reggae singer 1948 Thijs van Leer, Dutch singer/flutist, Focus, Introspection 1948 Kelly Garrett, actress/singer, Holdin 1948 George Kooymans, Dutch guitarist/singer, Golden Earring 1948 Jimmy Fadden, born in Long Beach, California, singer, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 1948 Jacques Kloes, singer, Dizzy Man's Band 1948 Norman Connors, singer, You Are My Starship 1948 "Red" McKenzie, blues-jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper), dies 1948 Bill Kirchen, singer/guitarist, Commander Cody and Lost Planet Airmen 1948 Felice Taylor, R&B singer, I Feel Love Comin' On 1948 Marc Singer, Vancouver Canada, actor, V, Dallas 1948 Cyril Neville, U.S. singer/percussionist, Neville Bros-Yellow Moon 1948 Kaz Lux, Poland/Netherland, singer 1948 Kenny Loggins, born in Everett, Washington, singer, & Messina-This is it, Footloose 1947 Gigliola Cinquetti, Italian singer 1947 Janie Fricke, South Whitley, Indiana, singer, It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy 1947 Rod Clements, born in North Shields, England, singer, songwriter, guitarist, worked with Wizz Jones, Peter Hamill, Michael Chapman 1947 Greg Lake, born in Dorset, England, singer, songwriter, guitarist, performed "Karn Evil 9" with the Trans Siberian Orchestra, played "Lucky Man" with Jethro Tull 1947 Minnie Ripperton, Chicago, singer, Loving You 1947 Wilbert Hart, U.S. singer, Four Gents, Delfonics-Didn't I 1947 Laura Nyro, Bronx, singer and songwriter, Eli's Coming, Stoney End 1947 Mariska Veres, Dutch singer, Shocking Blue 1947 Peter Hope-Evans, British singer/harmonicaist, Family 1947 Lynn Anderson, ND, country singer, I Never Promised you a Rose Garden 1947 Mary Kay Place, Tulsa Oklahoma, actress/country singer, Mary Hartman! 1947 Hans Vermeulen, singer/guitarist, Sandy Coast 1947 Jon "Bowser" Bauman, Queens, New York, singer, Sha Na Na 1947 Rex Allen, Jr., Chicago, country singer, Nashville on the Road 1947 Barbara Mason, U.S. singer, Yes, I'm Ready 1947 Arlo Guthrie, Brooklyn, singer, Alice's Restaurant, City of New Orleans 1947 Jerney Kaagman, Dutch singer, Earth and Fire 1947 Marianne Delgorge, singer and actress, Ice Cream Soda 1947 Don Henley, drummer/singer, Eagles, Boys of Summer 1947 Joey Molland, born in Edge Hill, England, guitarist, composer, singer, songwriter, member, Badinger, The Merseys, Natural Gas 1947 Glenn Leonard, R&B singer, Temptations 1947 Jessi Colter, Miriam Johnson, Phoenix, country singer, I'm Not Lisa 1947 Mike Reid, Altoona Penn, country singer, Walk on Faith 1947 Jerry Hyman, Brooklyn, rock singer/trombonist, Blood Sweat and Tears 1947 Barbara Lee, U.S. singer, Chiffons, He's So Fine 1947 Else JT Rangstrom, Swedish conductor/singer/composer/critic, dies 1947 Dave Mason, Worcester, England, singer and songwriter, We Just Disagree 1947 Tommy James, born in Dayton, Ohio, born Thomas Gregory Jackson, musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, led rock band Tommy James and the Shondells 1947 Ann Peebles, born in Missouri, singer, I Can't Stand the Rain 1947 Herbie Murrell, U.S. singer, Stylistics-You are My Everything 1947 Hubert Ann Kelly, U.S. singer, Hues Corporation/Rock the boat 1947 Saskia, Trudy van den Berg, singer, S and Serge, Spinning Wheel 1947 Bojoura, Raina GB van Melzen, Dutch singer/wife of Hans Cleuver 1947 Michael DeBello, singer, Maniac 1947 Patricia Bennett, U.S. singer, He's So Fine 1947 Emmylou Harris, born in Birmingham, Alabama, country singer, Together Again 1947 Carmen Krolis, Suriname/Netherlands singer 1947 Elton John, born in Pinner, England, also known as Reginald Kenneth Dwight, singer 'Rocketman' and 'Candle in the Wind' 1947 Ian Gomm, born in Chiswick, West London, songwriter, singer, guitarist, considered 'Best Rhythm Guitarist' by New Musical Express Magagine, 1971 1947 Mark Stein, singer, organist and keyboardist, Vanilla Fudge 1947 Donna Loren, born in Boston, Massachusetts, singer and actress, Beach Blanket Bingo 1947 Kiki Dee, born in Yorkshire, England, singer, Don't Go Breaking My Heart 1947 Eddie Hodges, born in Mississippi, actor/singer, High Hopes, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1947 Guus Willemse, Dutch bassist/singer, Solution 1947 Derek Shulman, born in Glasgow, Scotland, musician, singer, rocker, instrumentalist, vocalist for band Gentle Giant, recorded twelve albums with them in ten years 1947 Jimmy Ibbotson, Penn, country singer, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 1947 Ronald Townson, rock singer, 5th Dimension-We Can Fly 1947 David Bowie, born in London, England, singer and actor, Major Tom, Ziggy Stardust, also known as David Robert Hayward-Jones 1946 Patti Smith, singer and songwriter 1946 Marianne Faithfull, born in Hampstead, England, singer, Money, As Tears Go By 1946 Benny Andersson, Stockholm Sweden, singer, ABBA-Money! Money! Money! 1946 Joyce Vincent Wilson, born in Detroit, Michigan, singer, Tony Orlando and Dawn 1946 Gloria Loring, New York City, actress and singer, Days of our Life 1946 Gilbert O'Sullivan, Ireland, singer, Alone Again Naturally 1946 John "Blackfoot" Colbert, U.S. singer, Soul Children, Taxi 1946 Amanda Lear, French singer 1946 Janet Lennon, Culver City California, singer, Lennon Sisters 1946 Bill Bryson, Evanston, Illinois, singer, Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited 1946 Herman Brood, Dutch painter/singer/pianist, Sleepin' Bird 1946 Gerda Lenten-Havertong, Surinam, Dutch singer and actress, Sesame St 1946 Anne Murray, Springhill Nova Scotia, country singer, Snowbird 1946 Bram Vermeulen, Dutch singer, Neerlands Hoop 1946 Lacy J Dalton, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, country singer, Crazy Blue Eyes 1946 John Prine, Maywood, Illinois, country singer, Hello in There 1946 Jo-el Sonnier, Rayne, Louisiana, country singer, Louisiana 1946 Nick Taylor, singer/guitarist, Bloodrock 1946 Alan "Bam" King, born in Kentish Town, London, guitarist, singer with British rock music band, Ace 1946 Billy Preston, Texas, singer and pianist, 5th Beatle, David Brenner Show 1946 Buizen Beernd, Bennie Jolink, singer/guitarist/pianist, Normal 1946 Barry Gibb, born in Manchester, England, guitarist/singer, Bee Gees 1946 Hans Vandenburg, Dutch singer/guitarist, Gruppo Sportivo 1946 John Conlee, Versailles, Kentucky, country singer, Common Man 1946 Gary Lewis, Jerry's son, singer, & The Playboys-This Diamond Ring 1946 Jonathan Edwards, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, folk singer, songwriter, musician, folk singer, known for hits 'Sunshine' and 'Shanty' 1946 William "Junior" Campbell, singer/guitarist, Marmalade 1946 Mirelle Mathieu, born in Acignon, France, singer, So Ein Schoner Abend 1946 Alan Gorrie, Scotland, rock bassist and singer, Average White Band 1946 Linda Ronstadt, born in Tucson, Arizona, singer, Dif Drum, actress, Pirates of Penzance 1946 Brenda Holloway, U.S. singer and songwriter, When I'm Gone 1946 Barry Manilow, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer/pianist, Mandy, I Write the Songs 1946 John Lawton, British rock singer, Uriah Heep 1946 Cher, born in El Centro, California, born Cherilyn Sarkisian, singer, songwriter, director, record producer, won Academy Award, sold over 100 million records 1946 Lesley Gore, Tenafly, New Jersey, singer, It's My Party 1946 Al Green, Forest City Arkansas, singer, Lets Stay Together 1946 Armand, Herman van Loenhout, singer, Blommenkinders 1946 Arthur Conley, U.S. soul singer, Sweet Soul Music 1946 Serge, Ruud Schaap, Dutch singer/guitarist, Saskia and Serge 1946 Ranger Doug, Douglas Green, Illinois, singer, Riders in Sky-Cowboy Way 1946 Ruth Pointer, singer, Pointer Sisters-I'm So Exicted 1946 Liza Minnelli, born in Hollywood, California, singer and actress, Sterile Cuckoo, Cabaret 1946 Peter Wolf, rock singer, J Giels Band-Centerfold, Freeze Frame 1946 Murray Head, born in London, England, born Murray Seafield Saint-George Head, actor, singer, hit song, 'One Night in Bangkok' 1946 Tony Ashton, born in Blackburn, England, singer, composer, rock pianist, producer, artist 1946 Dolly Rebecca Parton, Sevierville, Tennessee, country singer, Dolly, 9 to 5 1946 Naomi Judd, Diana Ellen, Ashland, Kentucky, singer, Judds-Why Not Me 1945 Davy Jones, born in Manchester, England, singer, Monkees-Last Train to Clarksville 1945 Steve Mancha, Clyde Wilson, U.S. singer and songwriter, Too Many Cooks 1945 Robert Pickett, born in Somerville, Massachusetts, stage name, Bobby Boris Pickett, singer, co-wrote and performed hit 'Monster Mash' 1945 Bette Midler, Patterson, New Jersey, singer and actress, Do You Want to Dance? 1945 Neil Young, Toronto, singer and songwriter, Cosby, Sills and Young 1945 Donna Fargo, North Carolina, country singer, Happiest Girl in Whole USA 1945 Melba Moore, Beatrice, New York City, singer and actress, Ellis Island 1945 Karen Akers, New York City, singer, On Stage at Wolf Trap 1945 Jeannie C Riley, Texas, singer, Harper Valley PTA, Hee Haw 1945 Clifton Davis, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor/singer, That's My Mama, Amen 1945 Don McLean, New Rochelle, New York, singer and songwriter, American Pie, Vincent 1945 Donny Hathaway, Chicago, singer and songwriter, Where is the Love 1945 John McCormack, Irish singer (Irish national anthem/folk songs), dies 1945 Jessye Norman, U.S., opera singer, Carmen 1945 Jose Feliciano, born in Lares, Puerto Rico, singer, blind due to congenital glaucoma, guitarist, composer, wrote international hits 1945 Dee Dee Sharpe, Dione Larue, U.S. singer, I Love You Anyway 1945 Luis Aravena Munoz, Chilean singer/exiled in Netherlands 1945 Barbara Harris, U.S. singer, Toys-A Lover's Concerto 1945 Donna Theodore, Broadway singer, Hollywood Talent Scouts 1945 John Lodge, born in Birmingham, England, musician, singer, songwriter, bass guitar player, member of The Moody Blues rock band, created songs 'Candle of Life', 'Eyes of a Child', 'Send Me No Wine' 1945 Carly Simon, born in New York City, singer, Anticipation, You're So Vain 1945 Don Reid, Virginia, country singer, Statler Bros-Flowers on the Wall 1945 Gordon Waller, born in Scotland, singer, Peter and Gordon-World Without Love 1945 Linda Scott, singer, Hey Look at Me Now 1945 Gary Stewart, Latcher County, Kentucky, country singer, She's Actin' Single 1945 Willie Parnell, U.S. singer, Archie Bell and the Drells 1945 Bob Seger, Dearborn, Michigan, folk singer, Silver Bullet Band-Shake Down 1945 Raphael, Spain, spanish singer, When the Sun Sets, Lo Meyur de Ano 1945 Randy Cain, U.S. soul singer, 4 Gents/Delfonics 1945 [Thomasina] Tammi Terrell, Montgomery, singer, Ain't No Mountain High Enough 1945 Robert Knight, born in Franklin, Tennessee, singer, rocker, debuted with the Paramounts, recorded hit, signature song, Everlasting Love 1945 Stefan Grossman, born in New York City, country blues singer, Yazoo Basin Boogie 1945 Raymond van Geytenbeek, Dutch singer/drummer, Les Baroques 1945 Stacy Johnson, U.S. singer, Sharpees-Tired of Being Alone 1945 Bob Marley, reggae musician and singer, Whalers-No Woman 1945 Eric Clapton, born in Ripley, England, singer/guitarist, Tears in Heaven 1945 Charles "Chuck" Jackson, U.S. singer, Playboy, Independents 1945 Vernon Guy, U.S. gospel singer, Cool Sounds, Sharpees 1945 Herman[us J] van Veen, Netherlands, cabaretier, singer, composer and writer 1945 Michael Martin Murphey, born in Dallas, Texas, country singer, Wildfire 1945 Laura Lee, Rundless, singer, Dirty Man, Women's Love Rights 1945 Micky Dolenz, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Circus Boy and singer, Monkees 1945 Dieter Meier, Swiss singer and children book writer, Yello 1945 Koos Speenhoff, Dutch singer, killed in bombing raid at 75 1945 Burning Spear, Winston Rodney, Jamaican reggae singer 1945 Elkie Brooks, Manchester England, rocker, Pearl's a Singer 1945 Alan Hull, singer/composer 1945 King Floyd, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, songwriter, famous for 'Groove Me' song recorded with Malaco Records 1945 William Hart, U.S. singer, 4 Gents, Delfonics-I'm Sorry 1945 Rod Stewart, born in London, singer, Maggie Mae, Do You Think I'm Sexy 1945 Jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda California, singer, Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited 1944 Tracy Nelson, Madison Wisconsin, singer and actress, Square Pegs 1944 Mike Curb, Savannah, Georgia, singer, Mike Curb Congregation 1944 Brenda Lee, born in Lithonia, Georgia, singer, I'm Sorry 1944 Jonathan King, born in London, England, Kenneth George King, singer, songwriter, pop music producer, wrote song 'Everyone's Gone to the Moon', successful writer, producer for other musical artists 1944 Luther T Ingram, U.S. singer and songwriter, I'll Be Your Shelter 1944 Eddie Rabbitt, Brooklyn, country singer, I Love a Rainy Night 1944 Scherrie Payne, U.S. singer, Supremes-Incredible 1944 Timmy Thomas, U.S. singer and songwriter, Why Can't We Live Together 1944 Dave Loggins, singer, Please come to Boston 1944 Ian Anderson, English rock singer, Yes-Owner of a Lonely Heart 1944 George McCrae, U.S. singer, Lead Me On, Rock Your Baby 1944 Peter Tosh, born in Westmoreland, Jamaica, musician, singer, guitarist, pianist, activist promoted marijuana legalization, played with Bob Marley, The Wailers 1944 Nona Hendrix, R and B singer, Patti LaBelle and Blue Belles 1944 Nona Hendryx, Trenton, New Jersey, singer, LaBelle-Lady Marmalade 1944 Patty LaBelle, singer, LaBelles-Lady Marmalade, If You Asked Me Too 1944 Barbara Parritt, U.S. soul singer, Toys-Lover's Concerto 1944 Herbert "Tubo" Rhoad, U.S. singer, Persuasions-Spread the Word 1944 Michael Franks, born in LaJolla, California, singer, songwriter, jazz music genre, worked with Art Garfunkel, Patti Austin 1944 Peter Cetera, born in Chicago, lead singer, Chicago-25 or 6 to 4, Old Days 1944 Barry White, born in Galveston, Texas, singer, Love's Theme 1944 Thomas Allen, British opera singer 1944 Archie Bell, U.S. singer, & the Drells-Tighten up 1944 Jim Capaldi, English singer and songwriter, Traffic-Something So Strong 1944 Jackie DeShannon, Hazel Kentucky, singer, What the World Needs Now 1944 Eddy Raven, Lafayette, Louisiana, country singer, Right Hand Man 1944 Frederick Knight, U.S. singer, I've been lonely so long 1944 Teresa Cahill, opera singer 1944 Bobbie Gentry, Mississippi, singer and songwriter, Ode to Billy Joe 1944 Commander Cody, singer/pianist, Commander Cody and Lost Planet Airmen 1944 Millie Jackson, born in Thompson, Georgia, model/singer, Get it out 'cha system 1944 Bruce Johnston, born in Peoria, Illinois, born Benjamin Baldwin, rocker, musician, singer, record producer, Grammy-Award winning songwriter, member of The Beach Boys, composed I Write The Songs 1944 Jeff Beck, born in Surrey, England, singer/guitarist, Jeff Beck Group 1944 Rosetta Hightower, U.S. singer, Don't Hang Up 1944 Ray Davies, London, singer/guitarist, Kinks-Come Dancing 1944 Maurice Jackson, U.S. singer, Independents-Leaving You 1944 Townes Van Zandt, born in Texas, singer and songwriter, Kathleen, Loretta 1944 Michelle Phillips, born in Long Beach, California, singer and actress, Mamas and Papas 1944 Gladys Knight, born in Atlanta, Georgia, singer, leader of Pips, Last Train 1944 Patti LaBelle, Holt, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, singer, LaBelle-Lady Marmalade 1944 General George Norman Johnson, U.S. singer, Down at the Beach Club 1944 Marcie Blane, born in Brooklyn, New York, given name, Marcia Blank, singer, pop music, known for hit song, Bobby's Girl 1944 Boudouin de Groot, Dutch singer, Good night mister president 1944 Jesse Winchester, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, singer and songwriter, Learn to Love it 1944 Carolyn Franklin, U.S. singer and songwriter, Baby Baby Baby, Angel 1944 James Purify, U.S. singer, I'm Your Puppet 1944 Country singer Jimmie Davis becomes governor of Louisiana 1944 Dave, Otto Levenbach, Dutch singer, Du cote the Chez Swann 1944 Rita Coolidge, born in Nashville, Tennessee, singer, Higher and Higher, We're All Alone 1944 Cuba Gooding, U.S. singer, Everybody Plays the Fool 1944 Herb Pedersen, born in Berkley, California, singer, Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited 1944 [Bernard] St. Clair Lee [Calhoun], U.S. singer, Rock the Boat 1944 Dave Edmunds, born in Wales, singer/guitarist, Rockpile-Baby I Love You 1944 Gerard Schoenaker, Dutch singer, Les Baroques 1944 Karel Kryl, born in Kromenz, Czechoslovakia, folk singer, songwriter, guitarist, wrote protest songs critical of the Communist regime 1944 Willy Derby, Dieben, singer (Hello Bandoeng), dies 1944 Tony Orlando, born in New York City, singer, Dawn-Tie a Yellow Ribbon 1944 Patti Labelle, singer, Phoenix, Tasty, Chameleon 1944 John Sebastian, born in New York City, singer, Loving Spoonful, Welcome Back Kotter 1944 Carole Bayer Sager, born in New York, aka Mrs. Burt Bachrach, singer, Arthur 1944 Bobby Womack, Cleveland, R&B singer and guitarist, Woman's Got to Have It 1944 Peter Tork, Washington D.C., singer and actor, Monkees-Last Train to Clarksville 1944 Arnold Muhren, Dutch pop bassist/singer, The Cats-Sailin' Home 1944 Kevin Coyne, born in Derby, England, musician, composer, singer, songwriter, poet, gained notoriety with mainstream rock with Virgin release Marjory Razorblade 1944 Jerry Lawson, U.S. singer, Persuasions-Under the Boardwalk 1944 Shelley Fabares, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, singer, television debut 'Letter to Loretta', played role of Mary Stone in sitcom 'The Donna Reed Show', Primetime Emmy Award nominee for ABC sitcom 'Coach' 1944 Jim Stafford, Eloise, Florida, singer, Spiders and Snakes, My Girl Bill 1944 Ronnie Milsap, born in Robbinsville, North Carolina, country singer, Legend in My Time 1944 Mike McGear, born in Liverpool, England, singer, Paul McCartney's brother 1944 Van McCoy, U.S. soul singer and songwriter, Hey Mr. DJ, Hustle 1943 John Denver, New Mexico, singer, 'Rocky Mountain High', 'Thank God He's a Country Boy' 1943 William H Singer, U.S. painter/collector (Singer Museum), dies at 75 1943 Ilona Durigo, Hungarian singer, dies at 62 1943 Dave Dee, born in Wiltshire, England, singer, songwriter, guitarist, member of the chart-topping British pop/rock band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich 1943 Kenny Vance, born in New York City, New York, musician, singer, producer, member of Jay and the Americans, guest singer on Saturday Night Live, supervised music for film Animal House 1943 Jim Morrison, born in Melbourne, Florida, singer, Doors 1943 Mike Smith, born in Edmonston, England, born Michael George Smith, singer, songwriter, keyboardist, music producer, played for The Dave Clark Five 1943 J[ames] J[ay] Barnes, U.S. gospel/singer, Please Let Me In 1943 Oscar Harris, Surinames/Dutch singer, Try a Little Love 1943 Winfred "Blue" Lovett, U.S. singer, Manhattans-One Life to Live 1943 John Paul Hammond, New York City, blues singer, So Many Roads 1943 Jimmy "Bro" Hayes, U.S. singer, Persuasions-Under the Boardwalk 1943 Karin Kent, Dutch singer 1943 Joni Mitchell, Roberta J Anderson, Alberta Canada, singer, Clouds 1943 Bert Jansch, born in Glasgow, Scotland, musician, folk artist, acoustic guitarist, singer, songwriter, member of the band Pentangle, winner, BBC Folk Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award 1943 Robert Long, Leverman, Dutch singer and actor, Vroeger Kon je Lachen 1943 Gene Watson, Palestine, Texas, country singer, Heartaches, Love and Stuff 1943 Cees Veerman, pop guitarist/singer, Cats-Sure He's a Cat 1943 Marilyn McCoo, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, host/singer, Solid Gold, 5th Dimension 1943 Julio Iglesias, Spain, singer, Of All the Girls I Loved Before 1943 Roek Williams, Dutch singer 1943 Maria Muldaur, Greenwich Village, New York, singer, Midnight at the Oasis 1943 Joe Simon, U.S. singer, Power of Love 1943 Ronnie Spector, born in New York City, New York, singer, 'Be My Little Baby' 1943 Denny Payton, saxophonist, harmonica player, guitarist, singer, performed with the Dave Clark Five, English pop rock group 1943 Lana Cantrell, born in Sydney, Australia, singer, Those Were the Days 1943 Tina Cole, Hollywood, singer, King Cousins, actress, Katie-My 3 Sons 1943 Kathy Lennon, singer, Lennon Sisters 1943 Tony Joe White, born in Oak Grove, Louisiana, nickname, 'The Swamp Fox', singer, guitarist, songwriter, known for hit 'Polk Salad Annie', swam rock genre 1943 Bobby Sherman, actor/singer, Seattle 1943 Bobby Sherman, born in Santa Monica, California, singer, Shindig, Here Comes Brides 1943 Judith Durham, born Melbourne, Australia, Judith Mavis Cock, singer, jazz, lead vocalist for The Seekers, Australian popular folk music group 1943 Jean Knight, U.S. singer, Mr Big Stuff 1943 Johnny Halliday, born in Cite Malesherbes, France, Jean-Philippe Smet, actor, singer, 48-year music career, compared to Elvis Presley 1943 Muff [Mervyn] Winwood, singer, Spencer Davis Group-Gimme Some Lovin 1943 Jean du Bela, singer and actor (Sobibor), dies at 39 1943 Ely van Tongeren, Dutch guitarist/singer, Buffoons 1943 Leslie Uggams, New York City, singer and actress, Leslie Uggams Show, Roots 1943 Norman Johnson, singer and songwriter 1943 Mary Wells, Detroit, singer, My Guy 1943 Donovan, Leitch, Scotland, guitarist/folk singer, Mellow Yellow 1943 Nickolas Ashford, South Carolina, singer, Ashford and Simpson-Solid as a Rock 1943 Stella Parton, sister of Dolly Parton/singer, A Woman's Touch 1943 Duane Allen, born in Taylortown, Texas, country singer, Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira 1943 Fantastic Johnny Corley, U.S. singer, Boogaloo down Broadway 1943 Gary Wright, singer, dream weaver, Spooky Tooth-It's All About 1943 Richard Sterban, Camden, New Jersey, country singer, Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira 1943 Mel Carter, singer, Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me 1943 Dave Peverett, born in Dulwich, South East London, rocker, singer, guitarist, founded, sang and played rhythm guitar for Foghat 1943 Riem de Wolff, Indonesian/Dutch singer/guitarist, Blue Diamonds 1943 Roberta Shore, born in Monterrey Park, California, actress and singer, Virginian 1943 George Benson, born in Pittsburgh, singer/guitarist, Greatest Love of All 1943 Barbara Acklin, Allen, Chicago, R&B singer, Love Makes a Woman 1943 Ral Donner, Ralph Stuart, Black Mountain, North Carolina, singer, Starfires 1943 Singer Frank Sinatra debuts on radio's "Your Hit Parade" 1943 Janis Joplin, Port Arthur, Texas, bluesy rock singer, Down on Me 1943 Chris Montez, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker, singer, guitarist, rhythm and blues, Latino rock, recording Let's Dance with Monogram Records was on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in the U.S. 1943 Jose Luis Rodriguez, born in Caracas, Venezuela, singer, Dueno De Nada 1943 Kenneth Kelley, U.S. singer, Manhattans, One Life to Live 1943 Rob Hoeke, Dutch pianist/singer, Drinking on My Bed 1943 Leona Williams, singer and songwriter, Ladies Get the Blues 1942 Mike Heron, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, born James Michael Heron, singer, songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, member of The Incredible String Band 1942 Rob de Nijs, Dutch singer, Put a candle in your window 1942 Carla Thomas, U.S. singer, Let Me Be Good to You 1942 Chris Hillman, born in San Diego, California, singer, Byrds-Turn Turn Turn 1942 Norman Greenbaum, Massachusetts, folk singer, Spirit in the Sky 1942 Gerald Alston, U.S. singer, Manhattans-Crazy 1942 Johnny Rivers, Ramistella, New York City, singer, Secret Agent Man 1942 Bobby Fuller, born in Baytown, Texas, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran 1942 Jack Singer, U.S. war reporter (Wasp), dies 1942 Mel McDaniel, born in Checotah, Oklahoma, singer, Baby's got her Blue Jeans On 1942 Merald "Bubba" Knight, born in Atlanta, Georgia, singer, Gladys Knights and Pips 1942 Al Jardine, born in Lima, Ohio, guitarist/singer, Beach Boys-Surfin, In My Room 1942 Vic Dana, Buffalo, singer/dancer, Talent Scouts 1942 Kathy Lennon, born in Santa Monica, California, singer, Lennon Sisters 1942 Isaac Hayes, born in Memphis, Tennessee, singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, Academy-Award winner 1942 B J Thomas, born in Houston, Texas, singer, Raindrops, Growing Pains Theme 1942 Dobie Gray, Brookshire, Texas, singer, In Crowd 1942 Madeline Bell, U.S. singer, Black Nativity 1942 T G Sheppard, William Browder, Humbolt, Tennessee, singer, Devil in Bottle 1942 Vikki Carr, born in El Paso, Texas, singer, Let it Please be Him 1942 Gale Garnett, Auckland New Zealand, singer, We'll Sing in the Sunshine 1942 Michele Lee, born in Los Angeles, California, actress and singer, Karen-Knots Landing, Love Bug 1942 James Carr, U.S., gospel singer, To Love Somebody 1942 Chuck Negron, singer, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World 1942 Anneke Gronloh, Indonesian/Dutch singer, Burning Sand 1942 Anita Harris, singer and actress, Follow that Camel 1942 Levon Helm, drummer/singer, Band 1942 Taj Mahal, New York City, singer and songwriter, Real Thing 1942 Bill Coday, U.S. singer, You're Gonna Then Me 1942 Joseph M Weber, comedian/singer (Weber and Lewis Fields), dies at 74 1942 Tommy Roe, born in Atlanta, Georgia, singer, songwriter, guitarist, 1960's bubblegum artist, toured with Roy Orbison 1942 Tammy Wynette, Redbay Alabama, country singer, Stand by your Man 1942 Bobby Rydell, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, rock singer, Wild One, Bye Bye Birdie 1942 Barbra Streisand, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer and actress 1942 Bobby McClure, U.S. gospel singer, Don't Mess Up a Good Thing 1942 Kris Jensen, born in New Haven, Connecticut, musician, singer, guitarist, recorded with Kapp Records, Leader Records, Hickory Records, recorded chart topping hit 'Torture' 1942 Billy Joe Royal, born in Valdosta, Georgia, country singer, Down in the Boondocks 1942 Wayne Newton, born in Roanoke, Virginia, singer, Danke Schon 1942 Jerry Jeff Walker, born in Oneonta, New York, country singer, Mr. Bojangles 1942 Paul Kantner, born in San Francisco, California, rock singer/guitarist, Jefferson Airplane 1942 John Cale, Welsh/US bassist/altviolist/singer, Velvet Underground 1942 Tammy Faye Bakker, born in Missouri, Christian, singer, evangelist, entrepreneur, television personality 1942 Carole King, Klein, born in Brooklyn, New York, pianist/singer, Tapestry 1942 Andres, Dries Holten, Dutch singer, Sandra and Andres 1942 Heidi Bruhl, German actress and singer, Madels vom Immenhof 1942 Marty Balin, Cincinnati, singer, Jefferson Starship-Miracles 1942 Claudine Longet, France, former Mrs. Andy Williams/singer 1942 Mac Davis, Lubbock, Texas, singer and actor, Mac Davis Show, North Dallas 40 1942 Edwin Starr, U.S. singer, War 1942 Slim Whitman, yoddler/country singer, Home on the Range 1942 Barbara Lynn, born in Beaumont, Texas, American guitarist, singer, rhythm and blues, toured with soul music greats like Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, recorded the song Oh Baby (We've Got A Good Thing Goin') with The Rolling Stones 1942 Edward "Sonny" Bivins, U.S. singer, Manhattans-Kiss and Say Goodbye 1941 Tim Hardin, Oregon, singer, If I Were a Carpenter, Bird on a Wire 1941 Maurice White, born in Memphis, Tennessee, nicknamed Reese, rocker, singer, songwriter, record producer, founded band Earth, Wind and Fire 1941 Robert Covington, drummer/singer 1941 Tim Hauser, jazz singer, Manhattan Transfer-Tuxedo Junction 1941 Dan Hicks, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, singer, songwriter, performed with dance bands, performed on Time Out For Teens radio program, part of San Francisco's folk music scene 1941 Helen Cornelius, Hannibal, Missouri, country singer, Nashville on the Road 1941 Dan Penn, U.S. songwriter/producer/gospel singer, Out in Left Field 1941 Doug Sahm, born in San Antonio, Texas, country singer, Texas Tornadoes-Dinero 1941 Guy Clark, Rockport, Texas, country singer, Heartbroke 1941 Art Garfunkel, New York City, singer and actor, Sounds of Silence, Carnal Knowledge 1941 Johnny Kendall, Johan Donkerkaat, Dutch blues singer 1941 Curtis Lee, born in Yuma, Arizona, singer, doo-wop and pop recording artist with Phil Spector, partnered with Tommy Boyce, sang 'Under the Moon of Love', 'Pretty Little Angel Eyes' 1941 Earl Thomas Conley, Portsmouth, Ohio, country singer, Too Many Times 1941 James Seals, Sidney, Texas, singer, Seals and Crofts-Summer Breeze 1941 Paul Simon, born in Newark, New Jersey, singer and actor, 'Kodachrome', '1 Trick Pony' 1941 Don Rich, Olympia Wash, guitarist/country singer, Hee Haw 1941 Connie Smith, Elkhart, Indiana, singer, Dream Painter, New Horizons 1941 Wayne Hussey, born in Bristol, England, guitarist, The Sisters of Mercy, lead singer, The Mission, rocker, plays Line 6 Variax 500, Gretsch White Falcon 1941 Doris Coley, born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, lead singer of The Shirelles, married names are Doris Coley Kenner and Doris Kenner Jackson, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1941 Homer Banks, U.S. singer and songwriter, Be What You Are 1941 Paul Anka, born in Ottawa, Ontario, singer, Put Your Head on My Shoulder 1941 Bobby Hebb, born in Nashville, Tennessee, country singer and songwriter, Sunny 1941 Darlene Love, singer and actress, Lethal Weapon 1941 Jack Jersey, de Nijs, Indonesian/Dutch singer/producer 1941 Martha Reeves, born in Detroit, Michigan, singer, & Vandellas-Dancing in St 1941 Micki Grant, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, singer, soprano, actress, writer, composer, appeared on NBC's Another World, became first African-American cast member of a daytime soap opera 1941 Harry Nilsson, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer/guitarist, Midnight Cowboy 1941 Shirley Owens Alston, Passaic, New Jersey, singer, Shirelles-Soldier Boy 1941 Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins, U.S. pop singer, Funkadelic-Knee Deep 1941 William Guest, born in Atlanta, Georgia, singer, Gladys Knight Show 1941 Johnny Paycheck, born in Greenfield, Ohio, singer, Take This Job and Shove It 1941 Lisa Davina Phillip, born in Britain, actress, singer, voice actor, played role of teenage prostitute Macy in film 'Laters' 1941 Bob Dylan, born in Duluth, Minnesota, singer and songwriter, 'Blowin' in Wind' 1941 Singer Johan Heesters visits Dachau concentration camp 1941 Ronald Isley, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, singer, Isley Brothers-Twist and Shout 1941 K. T. Oslin, Crossett, country singer, 80's Ladies 1941 Lainie Kazan, Brooklyn, singer and actress, Lust in the Dust, Beaches 1941 Imca Marina, Bijl, singer, Viva Espana, Bella Italia, Oh Brazil 1941 Joe Brown, singer/guitarist 1941 Ritchie Valens, singer, Donna, La Bamba 1941 Little Jayotis Washington, U.S. R&B singer, Persuasions 1941 Ruud de Wolff, singer/guitarist, Blue Diamonds 1941 Judith Blegen, born in Missoula, Montana, opera singer, Papagena-Magic Flute 1941 Billy Fury, Liverpool, singer/guitarist, When Will You Say I Love You 1941 Julio B. Euson, Aruban singer, I Use the Soap 1941 Peggy Lennon, born in Los Angeles, California, singer, Lennon Sisters 1941 Major Lance, U.S. boxer, dancer and singer, Hey Little Girl 1941 Leon Russell, born in Lawton, Kansas, pianist and singer, Carny 1941 Wilson Pickett, born in Prattville, Alabama, R&B singer, Funky Broadway 1941 Clarence Collins, U.S. singer, Imperials-Tears on my pillow 1941 Aaron Neville, U.S. singer/keyboardist, Neville Brothers 1941 Neil Diamond, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer and actor, Jazz Singer 1941 Richie Havens, Brooklyn, folk singer, Here Comes the Sun 1941 Bobby Goldsboro, Marianna, Florida, singer, Honey 1941 Joan Baez, Staten Island, folk singer/human rights advocate 1941 Sandy Denny, country singer, Fairport Convention-If You Gotta Go 1941 John Bennett Perry, born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, singer and actor, Falcon Crest 1940 Ed Buce, Keiser Ar, country singer, Texas 1940 Eugene Record, U.S. singer, Chi Lites-Give it Away 1940 Phil Ochs, born in El Paso, Texas, anti-war folk singer, Joe Hill, War is Over 1940 Dionne Warwick, born in East Orange, New Jersey, singer, Solid Gold, Way to San Jose 1940 Sammy Strain, U.S. singer, Imperials-Hurt So Bad 1940 Bruce Channel, born in Jacksonville, Bruce McMeans, Texas, singer, rocker, known for hit song, 'Hey! Baby', rock and roll, pop music, recorded with Smash Records, Mercury Records 1940 Clem Curtis, born in Trinidad, singer, lead vocalist for The Foundations, a British soul group, including hits, 'Baby Now That I've Found You', 'Back On My Feet Again', 'Any Old Time' 1940 Percy Sledge, soul singer, When A Man Loves A Woman 1940 Justine "Baby" Washington, U.S. singer, Only Those in Love 1940 Delbert McClinton, Lubbock, Texas, singer, Gonna Find a Good Woman 1940 Lee Greenwood, country singer, God Bless the USA 1940 Chris Farlowe, born in North London, England, John Henry Deighton, rocker, singer, soul, rhythm and blues, jazz rock, signed with Columbia and Immediate, once used pseudonym 'Little Joe Cook' 1940 Josephine Barstow, opera singer 1940 Tim Rose, born in Washington, D.C., born Timothy Alan Patrick Rose, singer, songwriter, guitarist, voice compared to Ray Charles, Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker 1940 Paul Williams, born in Omaha, Nebraska, singer/composer/actor, Planet of the Apes 1940 Sylvia Tyson, born in Chatham, Canada, guitarist, singer, songwriter, sang with Ian Tyson in folk duo Ian and Sylvia in the 1960's 1940 Frankie Avalon, Philadelphia, actor, Beach movies, singer, Venus 1940 Joyce Schouten, Dutch singer, Fouryo's 1940 Jackie Trent, born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, singer, actress, songwriter, wrote famous theme tune for TV soap, 'Neighbours' 1940 Johanna "Annie" Bakker, revue-artists/singer/actress, dies at 58 1940 Dash Crofts, Cisco, Texas, singer, Seals and Crofts-Summer Breeze 1940 Rosemarie "Timi" Yuro, U.S. singer, Hurt 1940 Doris Kenner, Passaic, New Jersey, singer, Shirelles-Soldier Boy 1940 Reva Rose, born in Chicago, Illinois, singer and actress, Temperature's Rising 1940 Billy Davis, Jr., born in St. Louis, Missouri, singer, 5th Dimension-One Less Bell 1940 Adam Faith, born in England, singer, Poor Me, What Do You Want? 1940 Diana Trask, Australia, singer, Sing Along With Mitch 1940 Billy "Crash" Craddock, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, singer 1940 Joey Dee, born in Passaic, New Jersey, singer, Hey Let's Twist, 2 Tickets to Paris 1940 Nancy Sinatra, born in Jersey City, singer, Boots are Made for Walkin' 1940 Tom Jones, born in Pontypridd, Wales, singer, What's New Pussycat 1940 Moira Anderson, born in Scotland, singer, Loch Lomond 1940 Shorty Long, soul singer/pianist, Here Comes the Judge 1940 Mickey Newbury, born in Houston, Texas, singer, member, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, wrote songs for Acuff-Rose Music 1940 Richard Brooks, singer, Impressions 1940 Arthur Alexander, U.S. singer and songwriter, Lonely Just Like Me 1940 Eric Burdon, rock singer, House of Rising Sun-Animals, War 1940 O. B. McClinton, Burnett, country singer, Keep your arms around me 1940 Patricia Paay, Dutch singer, You are not hip 1940 Aliza Kashi, born in Israel, actress and singer, Merv Griffin regular 1940 Astrud Gilberto, born in Brazil, singer, Girl From Ipanema 1940 Anita Bryant, born in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, homophobe/singer, George Gobel Show 1940 Al Jarreau, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, jazz singer, Moonlighting 1940 Dean Torrence, born in Los Angeles, California, surf music singer, Jan and Dean-Little Old Lady 1940 Joe South, Atlanta, guitarist/songwriter/singer, Games People Play 1940 Barbara Laine Ellis, singer 1940 Hamish Imlach, folk singer/comic 1940 Johnny Russell, country singer 1940 Addie "Micki" Harris, Passaic, New Jersey, singer, Shirelles-Soldier Boy 1940 Jimmy Boyd, McComb, Missouri, singer and actor, Howard-Bachelor Father 1940 Cristy Lane, U.S., country/gospel singer 1939 Ma Rainey, "Mother of the Blues", U.S. blues singer/composer, dies at 53 1939 Agatha N "Kim" Weston, U.S. gospel/singer, It Takes Two 1939 Dianne Lennon, born in Los Angeles, California, singer, Lennon Sisters 1939 Betty Everett, U.S. singer, Getting Mighty Crowded 1939 Warren "Pete" Moore, U.S. singer, Miracles-Tears of a Clown 1939 Ruby Nash Curtis, U.S. singer, Romantics-Our Day Will Come 1939 Eddie Holland, U.S. singer and songwriter, Jamie, Leaving Here 1939 Norman West, U.S. singer, Soul Children, Hearsay, Give 'em Love 1939 Charlie Foxx, U.S. songwriter/soul singer, Mockingbird 1939 Ellie Greenwich, born in Brooklyn, New York, record producer, singer, songwriter, rock and roll, pop music genres, co-wrote 'Da Doo Ron Ron' 1939 O. V. Wright, born in Leno, Tennessee, singer, sang gospel, considered southern soul artist, first pop recording, 'That's How Strong My Love Is' 1939 Joseph "Jesse" Russell, U.S. singer, Slip Sliding Away 1939 Joseph Mosikili, South African actor/singer 1939 Lola Falana, born in Camden, New Jersey, singer, Liberation of LB Jones 1939 [Benjamin] Latimore, U.S. singer, Let's Straighten It Out 1939 Robert Lee Dickey, U.S. singer, I'm your puppet 1939 Katie Webster, Swamp-Boogie Queen]/US R&B pianist/singer 1939 Edward Patten, U.S. soul singer, Gladys Knight and the Pips 1939 Harold W. Reid, Augusta County, Virginia, singer, Statler Bros-Class of '57 1939 Johnny Preston singer, Running Bear, Cradle of Love 1939 Herman van Keeken, Dutch singer, Daddy don't run so fast 1939 Philip E Baisley, Augusta, Virginia, singer, Statler Bros-Class of '57 1939 William "Sonny" Sanders, U.S. singer, Rayber Voices 1939 Edward Pattern, born in Atlanta, Georgia, singer, Gladys Knight and the Pips 1939 William Bell, Yarborough, U.S. singer, Tryin' to Love Two 1939 Wilma Burgess, country-pop singer 1939 Gary Bonds, born in Florida, singer and songwriter, New Orleans 1939 Don Williams, Floydada Texas, country singer, I Believe in You 1939 Judy Collins, born in Seattle, Washington singer, Send in the Clowns, Clouds 1939 Ray Peterson, born in Denton, Texas, singer, Tell Laura I Love Her 1939 Ernie Maresca, singer and songwriter, Runaround Sue, Wanderer 1939 Marvin P. Gaye, Jr., Washington D.C., singer, Sexual Healing 1939 Neil Sedaka, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer and songwriter, Breaking Up is Hard to Do 1939 Marion Marlowe, born in St. Louis, Missouri, singer, Arthur Godfrey and Friends 1939 Gerard van Tongeren, Dutch singer, Buffoons 1939 John Fahey, singer, Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death 1939 Harold Kalin, born in Port Jervis, New York, singer, member of pop music duo with brother Herbert 'Herbie' Kalin 1939 Barry Mann, R&B singer, Who Put the Bomp in the Bomp Bomp Bomp 1939 Del McCoury, bluegrass singer/musician 1939 Ray Stevens, Clarksdale, Georgia, singer, Ahab the Arab, Streak 1938 Connie Francis, born in Newark, New Jersey, singer and actress, Where the Boys Are 1938 Tina Turner, Brownsville, Texas, singer, Proud Mary 1938 Toni Brown, U.S. guitarist/singer/keyboardist, Joy of Cooking 1938 Dee Clark, Arkansas, singer, Hambone, Nobody But You 1938 Nico, U.S. model/pop singer, Velvet Underground, Venus in Furs 1938 Marvin E "Marv" Johnson, U.S. gospel/R&B singer, Move 2 mountains 1938 Ben E[arl] King, Nelson, North Carolina, singer, Stand by Me 1938 Ronny Cox, actor/singer, Robocop, Dr. John Gideon-St. Elsewhere 1938 Kenny Rogers, singer, Through the Years, actor, Coward of the County 1938 Robert Johnson, U.S. Delta-blues singer and guitarist, poisoned at 27 1938 Connie Stevens, born in Brooklyn, singer and actress, Hawaiian Eye, Back to Beach 1938 Warner Oland, actor (Werewolf of London, Jazz Singer), dies at 57 1938 Vikki Carr, born in El Paso, Texas, singer, Let it Be Him 1938 Terry Garthwaite, U.S. guitarist/singer, Joy of Cooking 1938 Bill Withers, Slab Fork, West Virginia, rhythm and blues singer, Lean on Me 1938 Billy Storm, singer, Valiants-This is the Night 1938 Gwynne Howell, British opera singer 1938 Johnnie Taylor, U.S. gospel singer, I Believe in You 1938 Tyrone Davis, U.S. R&B singer, Are you serious 1938 Duane Eddy, born in Phoenix, Arizona, country singer, Peter Gunn, Cannonball 1938 Johnny Tillotson, born in Jacksonville, Florida, singer, Gidget, Poetry in Motion 1938 Ronald Anthony White, Jr., singer 1938 Philippe Wynne, U.S. soul singer, Detroit Spinners, Ghetto Child 1938 Glen Campbell, singer, By the Time I get to Phoenix, Galveston 1938 Charley Pride, born in Sledge, Mississippi, country singer, Sweet Country 1938 Lew DeWitt, born in Virginia, country singer, Statler Brothers-Flowers on the Wall 1938 Lovelace Watkins, born in New Jersey, nicknamed, 'The Black Sinatra', singer, considered the greatest male soul singer of his time 1938 Paul Evans, singer and pedal guitarist, Damascus Road 1938 Lew De Witt, singer, Statler Brothers-Flowers on the Wall 1938 Ray Sharpe, born in Fort Worth, Texas, singer, songwriter, guitarist, Lee Hazlewood produced debut album, second album featured Duane Eddy and Al Casey on guitars, recorded with King Curtis 1938 Etta James, Jamesette Hawkins, U.S. singer, Roll With Me Henry 1938 Phil Everly, Brownie, Kentucky, singer, Everly Bros-Wake Up Little Susie 1938 Jack Jones, born in Los Angeles, California, singer, Love Boat Theme 1938 Narvel Felts, country singer 1937 John Hartford, born in New York City, country singer, Gentle on My Mind 1937 Paul Stookey, singer/musician, Peter, Paul, and Mary 1937 O'Kelly Isley, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, singer, Isley Brothers-Twist and Shout 1937 Jim Glaser, Spalding, Nebraska, singer, Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again 1937 Paul Stookey, Balt, singer, Peter, Paul and Mary-Wedding Song 1937 William E "Little Willie" John, Woods, U.S. R&B singer, Fever 1937 Kamahl, Kamalesvaran, Australian singer, Elephant Song 1937 Buddy Jimmy Lee Land Ace, singer 1937 Bill Anderson, country singer, Still, From This Pen 1937 Tom Paxton, Chicago, folk singer and songwriter, Forest Lawn 1937 Wanda Jackson, Maud Oklahoma, country singer, Let's Have a Party 1937 Emile Ford, born in Saint Lucia, West Indies, rocker, singer, guitarist, produced UK chart-topper 'What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?,' recorded for Pye Records 1937 Barry McGuire, Oklahoma City, singer, Eve of Destruction 1937 Bessie Smith, singer, dies of injuries sustained in car crash at 43 1937 Tommy Sands, born in Chicago, Illinois, singer and actor, Teenage Rock, Dream With Me 1937 Louis Neefs, Belgian singer 1937 Chuck Jackson, born in Latta, South Carolina, singer, Any Day Now, I Don't Want to Cry 1937 Sandy Stewart, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, singer, Sing Along With Mitch, Mr. President 1937 Waylon Jennings, country singer/guitarist, Ramblin' Man 1937 Freddie Fender, born in Mexico, country singer, Feelings 1937 Jimmy Jones, born in Birmingham, Alabama, African-American rocker, singer, songwriter, performed with doo-wop group The Berliners, wrote 'Handy Man' recorded by the Sparks of Rhythm 1937 Trini Lopez, Trinidad, singer/guitarist, If I Had a Hammer 1937 Frankie Valli, Castelluccio, Newark, New Jersey, singer, Four Seasons-Sherry 1937 Merle Haggard, Bakersfield, California, country singer, Death Valley Days 1937 Willem Duyn, Mouth, Dutch singer, Mouth and MacNeal 1937 Johnny "Clyde" Copeland, U.S. blues guitarist/singer, Lion's Den 1937 Billy Stewart, U.S. R&B singer, I Do Love You 1937 Jerry Reed, born in Atlanta, Georgia, singer/actor, Bat 21, Smokey and the Bandit 1937 Bobby Scott, born in Mt. Pleasant, New York, jazz singer, producer, songwriter, instrumentalist, toured with Louis Prima, No. 13 Billboard hit 'Chain Gang' 1956 1937 Conny Vandenbos, Dutch singer, My rose, my little rose 1937 Billie Jo Spears, country singer 1937 Shirley Bassey, Cardiff Wales, singer, Goldfinger, Moonraker 1937 Doris Troy, Payne, U.S. soul singer and songwriter, Just One Kiss 1936 Tommy Steele, London, singer and actor, a Sixpence, Finian's Rainbow 1936 Larry Davis, blues singer/guitarist 1936 Wolf Biermann, born in Hamburg, Germany, singer, songwriter, former East German dissident, wrote folk music, political ballads, studied political economics at Humboldt University of Berlin 1936 Mort Shuman, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer, songwriter, pianist, co-wrote 'Viva Las Vegas', ' Turn Me Loose', compositions recorded by Dion, Andy Williams, Bobby Darin, Elvis Presley 1936 Mary Travers, born in Louisville, Kentucky, folk singer, Peter Paul and Mary 1936 Charlie Daniels, born in Wilmington, North Carolina, singer, Devil Went Down to Georgia 1936 Ted Hawkins, singer/guitarist 1936 Bruce Belland, Chicago, singer, Tim Conway Hour 1936 Buddy Holly, born in Lubbock, Texas, singer, Peggy Sue, That'll Be the Day 1936 Charles Pope, U.S. soul singer, Tams-Hey Girl Don't Bother Me 1936 Buddy Guy, born in Lettsworth, Louisiana, rock guitarist, singer, American blues five-time Grammy-Award winner, inspired Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan 1936 Gloria Lambert, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, singer, Sing Along With Mitch 1936 Harold Melvin, U.S. singer, Blue Notes-My Hero 1936 Kris Kristofferson, born in Brownsville, Texas, singer and actor, Amerika, Millenium 1936 Verne Allison, singer, Dells-Open Up My Heart 1936 Tom T. Hall, Olive Hill, Kentucky, country singer and writer, Harper Valley PTA 1936 Anna Maria Alberghetti, Italy, singer and actress, Cinderfella 1936 Bobby Darin, Walden Waldo Cassotto, Bronx, singer, Mack the Knife 1936 Engelbert Humperdinck, Arnolde Dorsey, India, singer, EH Show 1936 Glen Campbell, born in Delight, Arkansas, actor/singer, Time I Get to Phoenix 1936 Ruby Johnson, U.S. singer, I'll Run Your Hurt Away 1936 Robert "Bobby" Smith, U.S. singer, Spinners 1936 Roger Whittaker, born in Nairobi, Kenya, country singer, Durham Town 1936 Robert Lee Smith, U.S. singer, Tams, You Lied to Your Daddy 1936 Mickey Gilley, born in Ferriday, Louisiana, country singer, Urban Cowboy 1936 Chuck Glaser, Spalding, Nebraska, singer, Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again 1936 Larry Verne, singer, Custer 1936 Marvin Junior, singer, Dells-Oh What a Night 1936 Noel Harrison, London, singer and actor, Mark-Girl from UNCLE 1936 Dame Clara Butt, alto singer (Country of Hope and Glory), dies at 62 1936 Clarence Carter, U.S. singer, Thread the Needle 1936 Roger Miller, Ft. Worth, Texas, country singer, King of the Road, Dang Me 1935 Esther Phillips, EM Jones, U.S. singer, When a Woman Loves a Man 1935 David Houston, born in Bossier City, Louisiana, singer, country music, recorded hit 'Almost Pursuaded', and 'With One Exception', 'My Elusive Dreams' with Tammy Wynette 1935 Marian Mercer, born in Akron, Ohio, actress and singer, Dean Martin Show 1935 Terry Johnson, U.S. R&B singer, Flamingos-I Know Better 1935 Sugar Pie DeSanto, U.S. singer, Soulful dress 1935 Julie Andrews, England, actress and singer, Sound of Music, Mary Poppins 1935 Jill Corey, Avonmore, Pennsylvania, singer, Your Hit Parade 1935 Jerry Lee Lewis, born in Feriday, Louisiana, country singer, Whole Lotta Shakin' 1935 Bob Bouber, Boris Blom, Dutch singer, ZZ and Masks, actor 1935 John Phillips, singer/guitarist, Mama and Papas-California Dreaming 1935 J. J. Malone, U.S. soul singer, It's a shame 1935 Justin Tubb, born in San Antonio, Texas, country singer, Grand Ole Opry 1935 Kaye Stevens, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania singer/comedienne, Jerry Lewis Show 1935 Mercedes Sosa, Argentina, singer 1935 Steve Lawrence, born in Brooklyn, singer and actor, Go Away Little Girl, Lonely Guy 1935 Eddie Floyd, born in Montgomery, Alabama, singer/composer, California Girl, Falcons 1935 Henry Fambrough, U.S. singer, Spinners 1935 Larry Williams, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, pianist, rock and roll, rhythm and blues genres, recorded, Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Short Fat Fannie 1935 Bobby Vinton, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, singer, Roses are Red, Blue on Blue 1935 Haskell "Cool Papa" Sadler, blues singer/guitarist 1935 Gene Cherico, born in Buffalo, New York, Eugene Valentino Gene Cherico, bassist, American jazz, toured with Toshiko Akiyoshi, recorded with Paul Desmond, accompanied singer Peggy Lee 1935 Loretta Lynn, Butcher's Hollow, Kentucky, singer, Coal Miner's Daughter 1935 Pierre Kartner, Father Abraham, Dutch singer, Smurf Song 1935 Richard Berry, born in Extension, Louisiana, musician, singer, songwriter, wrote, 'Louie Louie', sold copyright in 1959, song has since been recorded over 1,000 times 1935 Bobby Bare, born in Irontown, Ohio, country singer, Detroit City 1935 Ruby Murray, Irish pop singer, Softly Softly 1935 Adam Wade, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, singer, Tony Orlando and Dawn 1935 Keely Smith, born in Norfolk, Virginia, singer, Mrs. Louie Prima 1935 Alberto Remedios, opera/concert singer 1935 Renata Scotto, born in Savona, Italy, singer, soprano, performed La Traviata at age 18, received 15 curtain calls performing Walter in La Wally at La Scala, 1953, directs opera and teaches at her opera academy in Italy, New York 1935 Johnny Bush, country singer 1935 Sam Cooke, born in Chicago, Illinois, soul singer, Sam and Dave-You Send Me 1935 William Lee Gloden, Brewton Al, country singer, Oak Ridge Boys 1935 Chuck Barksdale, U.S. singer, Dells-I Can Sing a Rainbow 1935 Kenneth "Buddy" Scott, blues guitarist/Singer 1935 Elvis Presley, born in Tupelo, Mississippi, singer, Blue Suede Shoes, Hounddog 1934 McKinley Mitchell, U.S. gospel/singer, The Town I Live In 1934 Amos "Junior" Wells, born in Memphis, Tennessee, blues singer, In My Younger Days 1934 Billy Paul, Philadelphia, singer, Me and Mrs. Jones 1934 Dave Guard, born in San Francisco, California, singer, songwriter, recording artist, guitar and banjo player, founding member of The Kingston Trio 1934 Freddie King, Gilmer, Texas, blues singer, Hideaway 1934 Leonard Cohen, Montreal, singer and songwriter, Death of Ladies Man 1934 Ruggiero de Rudolpho "Russ" Columbo, U.S. singer/violist, dies at 26 1934 Ketty Lester, Revoyda Frierson, U.S. singer and actress, Love Letters 1934 Vern Gosdin, Woodland Al, country singer, Set 'em Up Joe 1934 Jimmy Holiday, U.S. singer, How Can I Forget 1934 Jackie Wilson, Detroit, singer, Lonely Teardrops, Night 1934 Johnny Carter, U.S. singer, Give your baby a standing ovation 1934 Pat Boone, Florida, singer and actor, April Love, Cross and Switchblade 1934 Frederik von Pallandt, singer 1934 Dickie Goodman, parody singer, Flying Saucer 1934 Horace Kay, U.S. singer, Tams-You Lied to Your Daddy 1934 Barbara McNair, born in Racine, Wisconsin, singer and actress, Barbara McNair Show 1934 Jim "Ed" Brown, born in Sparkman, Arkansas, country singer, Nashville on the Road 1934 Florence Henderson, Dale, Indiana, actress and singer, Carol-Brady Bunch 1934 Bobby Lord, Sanford, Florida, country singer, Ozark Jubilee 1933 Prez "Kidd" Kenneth, blues singer/guitarist 1933 Garrett "Garnet" Mimms, U.S. singer, Enchanters-Cry Baby 1933 Robert Goulet, born in Massachusetts, singer, actor, television, film, Canadian-American Grammy, Tony-Award winner 1933 Jean Shepard, Pauls Valley Oklahoma, country singer, Ozark Jubilee 1933 Garnett Mimms, born in Ashland, West Virginia, singer, songwriter, record producer, worked with Bert Berns, Jimi Hendrix, recorded on MGM, Verve Records, funk, rhythm and blues music 1933 Joseph Pope, U.S. singer, Hey Girl Don't Bother Me 1933 Ian Tyson, born in British Columbia, Canada, singer, songwriter, guitarist, song 'Four Strong Winds' chosen as greatest Canadian song of all time, in Canada's Country Music Hall of Fame 1933 Jimmie Rodgers, Washington, singer/guitarist, Jimmie Rodgers Show, Honey Comb 1933 Tompall Glaser, Spalding, Nebraska, singer, Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again 1933 Conway Twitty, born in Mississippi, country singer, Hello Darlin' 1933 Floyd Ashton, U.S. singer, Tams-What Child of Fool 1933 Joe Tex, singer and songwriter, Hold What You've Got 1933 Arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet), dies at 69 1933 Lance Percival, actor/singer, Darling Lili, Our Miss Fred 1933 Sollie McElroy, R&B singer, Flamingos-Golden Teardrops 1933 Frederico Davia, opera singer 1933 Del Reeves, singer/guitarist 1933 Sissieretta Joyner Jones, "Black Patti", U.S. singer, dies at about 64 1933 Tommy Hunt, U.S. singer, Flamingos-Lovers Never Say Goodbye 1933 Jud Strunk, born in Jamestown, New York, singer/comedian, Laugh-In 1933 Jimmie Rodgers, country singer, dies at 35 1933 Willie Nelson, born in Abbott, Texas, country singer, On the Road Again 1933 Rod Marvin McKuen, born in Oakland, California, singer/composer, Alone, Beatsville 1933 Freddie Scott, U.S. songwriter/singer, Cry to Me 1933 Roy Clark, born in Meherrin, Virginia, country singer, Hee Haw 1933 Shani Wallis, Ireland, singer and actress, Oliver 1933 Quincy Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer and singer, We Are The World 1933 Lloyd Price, born in Kenner, Louisiana, singer, Just Because 1933 Ann Burton, singer 1933 Willie Walker, U.S. jazz singer/guitarist (Dupree Blues), dies at 36 1933 Marco Antonio Munoz, born in Mexico, spanish singer, Murmullos 1933 Claude King, born in Keithville, Louisiana, singer, songwriter, performed on Louisiana Hayride television and radio show, billed alongside Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Tex Ritter 1933 Dalida, Cairo, actress/singer, Miss Egypt, The 6th Day 1933 Goldie Hill, Karnes County, Texas, country singer, Grand Ole Opry 1932 Abbe Lane, Brooklyn, aka Mrs. Xavier Cugat/singer, Xavier Cugat Show 1932 Corry Brokken, Dutch singer 1932 John Gary, Watertown, New York, singer 1932 Ethel L Ennis, U.S. orchestra leader/jazz singer, Once Again 1932 Clyde McPhatter, born in Durham, North Carolina, rhythm and blues singer, member, Billy Ward & the Dominoes, founded, The Drifters 1932 Carl Perkins, singer, Blue Suede Shoes 1932 Dottie West, born in Nashville, Tennessee, country singer, Here Comes My Baby 1932 Dottie West, country singer 1932 Patsy Cline, born in Winchester, Virginia, country singer, Crazy 1932 Roy Castle, born in Scholes, England, singer, musician, jazz trumpet player, television celebrity, starred in BBC's 'The Roy Castle Show' 1932 Eydie Gorme, Edithe Gormezano, born in Bronx, New York, singer, Bossa Nova 1932 Porter Wagoner, country singer, discovered Dolly Parton, Y'All Come 1932 Jimmy Witherspoon, singer 1932 Mel Tillis, born in Tampa, Florida, country singer, Who's Julie, M-M-Mel 1932 Buster Benton, singer/guitarist 1932 Josef Zawinal, singer/pianist, Weather Report 1932 Della Reese, Detroit, singer and actress, Della Reese Show, Royal Family 1932 Ocie Lee "OC" Smith, U.S. jazz singer, Little Green Apples 1932 O. C. Smith, born in Mansfield, Louisiana, born Ocie Lee Smith, singer, pastor, "Save the Last Dance for Me" hit number one on Rhythm n' Beach Top 40, founded The City of Angels Church 1932 Jim Nabors, Sylacauga Al, actor/singer, Gomer Pyle 1932 Dakota Staton, Rabia Aliyah, U.S. jazz singer, In the Night 1932 Sammy Turner, Patterson, New Jersey, singer, Lavender Blue Moods 1932 Elaine Malbin, opera singer 1932 Graziella Sciutti, Italian opera singer 1932 Vince Hill, singer, Roses of Picardy, La Vie en Rose 1932 Carl Perkins, born in Jackson, Tennessee, singer and songwriter, Blue Suede Shoes 1932 Louis "Mr Bo" Collins, blues SInger 1932 Dick Curless, singer and songwriter 1932 Miriam Makeba, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, singer, Grammy 1965 1932 Johnny Cash, born in Kingsland, Arkansas, country singer, I Hear the Train Coming 1932 Faron Young, country singer and actor, Hidden Guns, Daniel Boone 1932 Buck Trent, Spartanburg, South Carolina, banjoist/singer, Hee Haw 1932 Otis Blackwell, composer/singer 1932 Rockin Dopsie Sr, Alton Jay Rubin, Jazz-Fusion singer, Zydeco 1932 Rick Hall, country/R&B singer 1932 Caterina Valente, Paris, France, singer, Entertainers 1932 Sacha Distel, French singer 1931 Skeeter Davis, Mary Penick, Dry Ridge, Kentucky, singer, End of World 1931 Caroline Kaart, Paterson Raitt, Dutch alto singer 1931 Jaye P Morgan, Mancos, Colorado, singer and actress, Gong Show, Night Patrol 1931 Bob Crewe, born in Newark, New Jersey, American songwriter, singer, co-wrote with Bob Gaudio, Top 10 singles for The Four Seasons, recorded with Bobby Darin, Roberta Flack, Patti LaBelle 1931 Darla Hood, Leedey Oklahoma, singer and actress, Little Rascals 1931 George Jones, born in Saratoga, Texas, singer, Golden Rings, Oh Lonesome Me 1931 Boxcar Willie, born in Red Oak, Texas, born Lecil Travis Martin, guitarist, American hobo music singer, sang country, gospel music 1931 Jerry Vale, born in New York City, singer, Arriverderci Roma 1931 Joseph Daniel White, singer/bandleader 1931 Kenny Price, Florence, Kentucky, country singer, Midwestern Hayride, Hee Haw 1931 Teresa Brewer, Toledo Ohio, singer, Put Another Nickel In 1931 Singer Kate Smith begins her long-running radio program on CBS 1931 Billy Vaughn, born in Glasgow, Kentucky, singer, Chapel by the Sea 1931 Harold Burrage, U.S. singer and pianist, Hi Yo Silver 1931 Betty Johnson, born in Guilford County, North Carolina, singer, Jack Paar Show, I Dreamed 1931 Carmen Delavallade, U.S. dancer/singer/actress, Aida 1930 Ala Odetta, Odetta Holmes, Birmingham, folk singer/actress 1930 Odetta, Holmes, Birmingham, Alabama, folk singer, Sanctuary 1930 Bobby Van, Robert King, New York City, singer, Hollywood Palace 1930 Andy Williams, Wall Lake Iowa, singer, Moon River, Andy Williams Show 1930 Fela Ransome/Anikulapo Kuti, Nigerian singer/saxophonist 1930 Robert Parker, U.S. saxophonist/soul singer, Barefootin' 1930 Richard Harris, Ire, actor, Man Called Horse, singer, MacArthur Park 1930 Tommy Collins, Leonard Sipes, country singer, Don't Growl 1930 Ray Charles, Albany, Georgia, singer/pianist, Georgia 1930 Dorothy Loudon, Cambridge Massachusetts, actress and singer, Garry Moore Show 1930 Abbey Lincoln, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress and singer, Nothing But a Man 1930 June Valli, born in Bronx, New York, singer, Your Hit Parade 1930 Morgana King, jazz singer and actress, Godfather 1930 Genevieve, born in Paris, France, singer, Jack Paar Show, Scruples 1930 Betty Clooney, born in Maysville, Kentucky, singer, Jack Paar Show 1930 Bill Henderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, jazz singer, Torpedo-Dreams 1930 Raymond Rasberry, pianist and singer 1930 Bobby "Blue" Bland, Rosemark, Tennessee, blues singer, Call on the Drummer 1930 A N Solomons, chairman, Singer and Friedlander 1930 Liz Anderson, born in Roseau, Minnesota, country music singer, songwriter, Grammy Award nominee, wrote hits for Merle Haggard 1930 Glenn Yarborough, singer, Limeliters-Honey and Wine, Jubilee 1930 Byron "Wild Child" Gipson, blues singer 1930 Richard Hayes, Passaic, New Jersey, singer/emcee, Name That Tune 1930 Julius LaRosa, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer, fired by Arthur Godfrey on the air 1929 Chris Kenner, born in Kenner, near New Orleans, Louisiana, rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, recording artist, 1961 hit I Like It Like That was on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, song Land of a Thousand Dances was recorded by Patti Smith, and others 1929 Eileen Barton, Brooklyn, singer, Broadway Open House 1929 Dory Previn, Rahway, New Jersey, pop singer, Love Be My Cover 1929 Leroy Van Dyke, Spring Fork, Missouri, country singer, Walk on By 1929 Buck Owens, born in Sherman, Texas, country singer, Hee Haw 1929 Christine McGuire, born in Middletown, Ohio, singer, McGuire Sisters-Sugartime 1929 Lee Hazelwood, born in Oklahoma, country singer and songwriter, Summer Wine, Jackson 1929 Lee Hazlewood, born in Oklahoma, singer, baritone, songwriter, record producer 1929 Johnny Ace, born in Memphis, Tennessee, born John Marshall Alexander, Jr., singer, member of the B.B. King band, signed to Duke Records, toured with Willa Mae "Big Mama" Thornton 1929 June Carter Cash, born in Maces Spring, Virginia, country singer, Johnny Cash Show 1929 Beverly Sills, born in New York, opera singer, popularized opera, called "America's Queen of Opera" by Time magazine 1929 Bob Braun, Ludlow, Kentucky, singer, Dotty Mack Show 1929 Roy Hamilton, singer, You'll Never Walk Alone 1929 Jacques Brel, Belgium, singer and actor 1929 Walter Berry, Austria singer and ex husband of Christa Ludwig 1929 Sonny James, singer, Young Love, Running Bear 1929 Marni Nixon, singer, for Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood and Deborah Kerr 1929 Val Doonican, Irish singer/entertainer 1929 Acker Bilk, singer, Stranger on the Shore 1929 Billy Walker, born in Ralls, Texas, country singer, Ozark Jubilee 1929 Wilbert Harrison, R and B singer, Kansas City 1929 Wilbert Harrison, singer 1928 Ross Barbour, Columbus, Indiana, singer, 4 Freshmen 1928 Bo Diddley, born in Mississippi, acclaimed as a founder of American rock and roll, singer, guitarist, songwriter 1928 Charles Donald Adams, singer 1928 Lonesome Sundown, blues singer/guitarist 1928 James "Jimmy" Johnson, U.S. gospel/blues singer/guitarist 1928 Lavern Baker, U.S. singer, Tweedle Dee, Jim Dandy, Saved 1928 Naphtali Kupferberg, singer, Fugs 1928 Eddie Fisher, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, singer, Oh My Papa, Lady of Spain 1928 Jimmy Dean, Texas, actor/singer, Jimmy Dean Show, Diamonds are Forever 1928 Norma Donaldson, singer and actress, Poetic Justice, 5 Heartbeats 1928 Cathy Berberian, Armenia, U.S. singer 1928 Vic Damone, Vito Farinola, Brooklyn, singer, Street Where You Live 1928 Rosemary Clooney, Kentucky, singer/paper towels spokeswoman, Coronet 1928 Roscoe Robinson, U.S. gospel singer 1928 James Brown, born in Barnwell, South Carolina, soul singer, 'Hot Pants', 'Living in America' 1928 Tom Lehrer, parody and folk singer, That Was The Week That Was 1928 Tony Williams, born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, singer, Platters-Only You, Harbor Lights 1928 Don Gibson, born in Shelby, North Carolina, singer/writer, I can't Stop Loving You, Oh Lonesome Me 1928 Serge Gainsbourg, Ginsburg, Russian/French singer, Ford Mustang 1928 Jane Powell, born in Portland Oregon, singer and actress, 7 Brides for 7 Brothers 1928 Carole Carr, singer and actress, Down Among the Z Men 1928 Judy Johnson, born in Norfolk, Virginia, singer, Your Show of Shows 1928 Dave Dudley, singer, Six Days on the Road 1928 Eartha Kitt, South Carolina, singer and actress, Catwoman-Batman 1927 Ferlin Husky, country singer, Born to Lose, Gone 1927 Isabelle Harriet Lucas, actress and singer, Outland, Comics 1927 Patti Page, Clara Ann Fowler, Claremont, Oklahoma, singer, Tennessee Waltz 1927 Florence Mills, dancer/singer, dies in New York City at 32 1927 Cleo Laine, Middlesex England, actress and singer, Flesh to a Tiger 1927 Barbara Cook, born in Atlanta, Georgia, stage singer and actress, Music Man 1927 Anita Kerr, born in Memphis, Tennessee, singer, Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 1927 Gigi Durston, born in Baltimore, Maryland, singer, Sonny Kendis Show 1927 Al Martino, Philadelphia, singer, Here in My Heart, actor, Godfather 1927 "Jazz Singer," 1st movie with a sound track, premieres (New York City) 1927 Charlie Louvin, Rainsville Ala, country singer, Louvin Brothers 1927 Brock Peters, born in New York City, actor/singer, Carmen Jones, To Kill a Mockingbird 1927 Harry Belafonte, calypso singer 1927 Don Barbour, born in Greencastle, Indiana, singer, 4 Freshmen 1927 Amos Milburn, born in Houston, Texas, rocker, blues singer, pianist, played rhythm and blues, boogie-woogie, important figure in the history of blues musicianship 1927 Carl Smith, born in Maynardville, Tennessee, country singer, Grand Ole Opry 1927 Harry Belafonte, Harlem New York City, calypso singer, Buck and the Preacher 1927 Lusine Amara, opera and concert singer 1927 Ralph Stanley, country singer 1927 Eartha Kitt, singer and actress, Catwoman-Batman 1927 Gisele MacKenzie, Winnipeg Manitoba, singer and actress, Your Hit Parade 1927 Johnnie Ray, Dallas OR, pop singer, Cry 1926 Big Mama Thornton, blues singer, Ball and Chain, Stronger than Dirt 1926 Dorothy Collins, Windsor Ontario, singer, Your Hit Parade 1926 Willy Alberti, Carel Verbrugge, singer and actor, Riffin in Amsterdam 1926 Alan Copeland, born in Los Angeles, California, orchestra leader/singer, Your Hit Parade 1926 Buddy Greco, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, jazz singer, Away We Go, Broadway Open House 1926 Webb Pierce, born in West Monroe, Louisiana, country singer, Ozark Jubilee 1926 Tony Bennett, born in Queens, New York, singer, Left a body part in SF 1926 Bryan Johnson, singer/actor 1926 Brother Dave Gardner, Novelty singer/comedian 1926 Bob Flannigan, born in Greencastle, Indiana, singer, 4 Freshmen 1926 "Alvin" Junior Samples, born in Cummings, Georgia, country singer, Hee Haw 1926 John Heddle Nash, singer 1926 Martha Wright, born in Seattle, singer, Let's Dance, Martha Wright Show 1926 Harry "Little" Caesar, blues singer and actor, City Heat, Homer and Eddie 1926 Ronnie Hilton, singer, Moonraker 1926 Ray Price, country singer, Good Times 1926 Danny Overbea, blues singer/guitarist 1925 Jimmy Dickens, Bolt, West Virginia, country singer, Grand Ole Opry 1925 Sammy Davis, Jr., New York City, singer/dancer/actor, Ocean's 11, Candy Man 1925 June [Shirley L] Christy, U.S., jazz singer, Tampico 1925 Wim van Gennep, Dutch singer/keyboardist, Heikrekels 1925 Guitar Gabriel Robert Lewis Jones, singer/guitarist 1925 Marty Robbins, born in Glendale, Arizona, singer, Devil Woman, I Walk Alone 1925 B[lues] B[oy] King, Itta Bena Mississippi, blues singer, Thrill is Gone 1925 Mel Torme, born in Chicago, Illinois, jazz singer "Velvet Fog", Jet Set, Night Court 1925 Roy James Brown, New Orleans, boxer/soul singer, Good Rockin' Tonight 1925 Jimmy Reed, born in Mississippi, blues singer, Soulin', Big Boss Man 1925 Earl Coleman, singer 1925 Doc Pomus, born in Brooklyn, New York, given name Jerome Solon Felder, blues singer, songwriter, inducted in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Blues Hall of Fame 1925 Alan Dale, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer, Alan Dale Show 1925 Marvin Rainwater, born in Wichita, Kansas, country singer, Ozark Jubilee 1925 Clifton Chenier, born in Opelousas, Louisiana, blues singer, Bayou Blues 1925 Ziggy Talent, born in Manchester, New Hampshire, singer, Vaughn Monroe Show 1925 Herman "Ace" Wallace, blues guitarist/singer 1925 Dorothy Claire, born in LaPorte, Indiana, singer, Winchell and Mahoney 1925 John Singer Sargent, U.S. portrait painter, dies at 69 1925 Tiny Tim, Herbert Khaury, singer, Tiptoe Through the Tulips 1925 Erna Spoorenberg, Dutch singer 1925 Enzo Stuarti, born in Italy, singer, Yesterday 1925 Lola Flores, Cadiz Spain, singer and actress, Kuma Ching, Faraona 1925 Annie Delorie, Dutch opera singer, Scenes and Arias 1925 Gwen Verdon, born in Louisiana, actress/singer/dancer, Cotton Club, Sweet Charity 1924 Rita Reys, Dutch jazz singer 1924 Marion Morgan, singer, Stop the Music 1924 Allan Sherman, parody singer and songwriter, Hello Muddah, Hello Fardah 1924 Bobby Short, born in Danville, Illinois, singer/pianist, Carlisle Hotel 1924 Dinah Washington, Chicago, singer, What a Difference a Day Makes 1924 Jim Reeves, U.S. country singer and actor, Gun Fury, Kimberley Jim 1924 Margaret Whiting, born in Detroit, singer, Kreisler Bandstand, Strauss Family 1924 Brett Somers, born in Canada, American actress, singer, comedienne, game show panelist 1924 Dolores Gray, born in Chicago, Illinois, singer and actress, Designing Woman, Kismet 1924 Charles Aznavour, Armenia, French singer, Monsieur Carnavel, Tin Drum 1924 Connie Russell, New York City, singer, Club Embassy, Garroway at Large 1924 Aafje Heynis, Dutch singer 1924 Theodore Bikel, Austrian/US folk singer and actor, Russians Are Coming 1924 Russell Nype, born in Zion, Illinois, singer and actor, Burton Farley-Dorothy 1924 Ira Louvin, born in Rainsville, Alabama, country singer, Louvin Brothers 1924 Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Vinton, Louisiana, blues singer, Mary is Fine 1924 Murray Dickie, opera singer and director 1924 Jules de Corte, blind Dutch ballad singer 1924 Sarah .L Vaughan, born in Newark, New Jersey, jazz scat singer, Broken Hearted Melody 1924 Margaret Truman, born in Missouri, singer, writer, only daughter of President Harry and Bess Truman 1924 Margaret Whiting, big band singer 1924 Don Cherry, Wichita Texas, singer, Dean Martin Summer Show 1923 Maria Callas, opera singer, Carmen 1923 Dorothy Dandridge, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress/singer/dancer, Porgy and Bess 1923 Mary McCarty, Winfield, Kansas, actress and singer, Starch-Trapper John MD 1923 Hank Williams, country singer, Cold, Cold Heart, Hey Good Lookin' 1923 Marie McDonald, Burgin, Kentucky, singer and actress, Promises Promises 1923 Doris Mae Akers, gospel singer and songwriter 1923 Christina Spierenburg, Dutch singer 1923 Adele Mara, born in Dearborn, Michigan, actress and singer, Cool Million, Wheels 1923 Albert King, born in Mississippi, blues singer/guitarist, Bad Look Blues 1923 Nathan "Dambuza" Mdledle, singer 1923 Kenneth "Jethro" Burns, country singer, Homer and Jethro 1922 Rex Allen, Wilcox, Arizona, cowboy singer, Dr. Baxter-Frontier Doctor 1922 Kitty Kallen, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, singer, Judge For Yourself 1922 Hubert H. A. Beckers, Curaeaoan opera singer 1922 George S Irving, Springfield Massachusetts, singer and actor, Dumplings 1922 Cornell MacNeil, U.S., singer and actor, La Traviata 1922 Marcel Mouloudji, singer 1922 Ronnie Potsdammer, Dutch singer/song writer/programmer 1922 Kay Starr, born in Dougherty, Oklahoma, singer, Rock and Roll Waltz, Club Oasis 1922 Judy Garland, born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, actress and singer, Wizard of Oz 1922 Phil Gordon, Meridian Mississippi, singer and actor, Jasper-Bev Hillbillies 1922 Dave Appell, singer/musician/songwriter, In the Midnight Hour 1922 Les Baxter, U.S., singer, orchestra leader and composer, Born Again 1922 Thom Kelling, Dutch singer and guitarist, Programa de Manha 1921 Johnny Otis, R&B singer 1921 Hawkshaw Hawkins, Huntington, West Virginia, country singer, Ozark Jubilee 1921 Georges Brassens, French poet/cabaret singer 1921 Yves Montand, France, actor/singer, Z, Napoleon, Grand Prix 1921 Billy Ward, U.S. songwriter/singer/pianist/arranger, Dominoes 1921 John Hendricks, lyricist singer, Lambert, Hendricks and Ross 1921 Enrico Caruso, Italian opera singer, dies at 48 1921 Sonja Oosterman, Dutch singer, Marketensters 1921 Virginia O'Brien, born in Los Angeles, California, actress and singer, Gus, Ziegfeld Follies 1921 Gordon MacRae, born in East Orange, New Jersey, singer and actor, Oklahoma, Carousel 1921 Betty Hutton, born in Michigan, American film actress, singer, 'Greatest Show on Earth' 1921 Mario Lanza, Philadelphia, actor/singer, Great Caruso, Toast of New Orleans 1920 Rita Streich, German singer 1920 Johnny Desmond, born in Detroit, Michigan, singer, Your Hit Parade 1920 Georgia Gibbs, Worcester Massachusetts, singer, Ballin the Jack, Kiss of Fire 1920 Percy Mayfield, U.S. singer, Please Send Me Someone to Love 1920 Paul Foster, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, singer, Soul Stirrers gospel group member, sang with Robert Harris, Sam Cooke, Rising Stars, Golden Echoes, memorable recording 'Be With Me Jesus' 1920 Hazel Scott, born in Trinidad, singer/pianist, Hazel Scott 1920 John Heawood, actor/singer/choreographer, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 1920 Peggy Lee, Norma Egstrom, Jamestown ND, singer, Thats All There Is? 1920 Helen O'Connell, Lima Ohio, singer, Green Eyes, Anapola 1920 Beryl Bryden, jazz singer 1920 Nan Merriman, U.S./Netherlands singer, Arturo Toscanini NBC Orchestra 1920 Carmen McRae, Clark, U.S. jazz singer/pianist, Dream of Life 1920 Jethro Burnsburns, country singer, Homer and Jethro 1920 Del Wood, born in Nashville, Tennessee, given name Polly Adelaide Hendricks Hazelwood, singer, pianist, recorded for Tennessee Records label, performed on the Grand Ole Opry 1920 William Warfield, singer, Show Boat 1919 Anita O'Day, Chicago, big band jazz singer, Gene Krupa, Stan Kanton 1919 Charles Craig, opera singer 1919 Jane Randolph, singer, backup for Tony Orlando, Dawn 1919 Jack Russell, born in Saratoga Springs, New York, singer, Your Show of Shows 1919 Andy Russell, born in Los Angeles, California, singer, Andy and Della Russell Show 1919 Kitty Wells, born in Nashville, Tennessee, country singer, Grand Ole Opry 1919 "Drs P" [Heinz H Polzer], Swiss/Dutch songwriter/singer 1919 Rusty Gill, born in St. Louis, Missouri, singer, Polka Time 1919 Dorothy Kirsten, opera singer/Alzheimer disease activist 1919 Mary Ann McCall, singer 1919 Pete Seeger, New York City, folk singer, Weaver, Goodnight Irene 1919 Nat King Cole, born in Montgomery Alaabama, singer, Unforgettable, Mona Lisa 1919 Sylvia Syms, U.S. singer, Hello Dolly, Dream Girl, Them There Eyes 1918 Joe Williams, Cordele, Georgia, jazz singer, Everyday I have the Blues 1918 Jane Frazee, born in Duluth, Minnesota, actress and singer, Alice-Beulah 1918 Sheikh Iman, player/singer 1918 Stuart Foster, born in Binghamton, New York, singer, Galen Drake Show 1918 Bob Carroll, singer and actor, Stage Two Revue, Stranger 1918 Eddy Arnold, born in Tennessee, best-selling, longest-running, country music singer, helped create Nashville sound 1918 Margo, singer, Golden Irish Favorites 1918 Ella Fitzgerald, Newport News, Virginia, jazz singer, Is it live or Memorex 1918 [Ibolyka] Astridm Varnay, Hungarian/U.S. singer, Walkure 1918 Pearl Bailey, born in Newport News, Virginia, singer, Hello Dolly 1918 Maxene Andrews, Minnesota, singer, Andrew Sisters-Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy 1917 Dave Street, born in Los Angeles, California, actor/singer, Broadway Open House 1917 Rita Corita, Dutch singer 1917 Jo Stafford, born in California, American pop and jazz singer, pioneer of modern musical parody 1917 Moses Rascoe, blues Singer 1917 Elton Britt, Marshall, Arkansas, country singer, Sat Night Jamboree 1917 Lena Horne, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress and singer, Stormy Weather, Wiz 1917 Willem "Wim" Sonneveld, Dutch singer and actor, My Fair Lady 1917 Dean Martin, born in Steubenville, Ohio, singer and actor, with Jerry Lewis 1917 Bea Wain, U.S. singer/radio host, Lucky Strike Hit Parade 1917 Howard Keel, born in Illinois, actor/singer, 7 Brides for 7 Brothers, Kiss Me Kate 1917 Lou Monte, born in New Jersey, singer, Peppino the Italian Mouse 1917 Johnny Andrews, born in Boston, singer and host, Songs at Twilight 1917 Rufus Thomas, born in Mississippi, singer, Walking the Dog 1917 Vera Lynn, singer, Anniversary Waltz 1917 Dinah Shore, born in Winchester, Tennessee, singer, See the USA in a Chevrolet 1917 John Raitt, born in Santa Ana California, actor/singer, Chevy Show, Pajama Game 1917 John Raitt, Bonnie Raitt's father/singer/actor, Pajama Game 1916 Eleanor Steber, opera singer 1916 Bob Eberly, Mechanicsville, New York, singer, Jimmy Dorsey Band 1916 Virginia Ginny Simms, actress and singer, Kay Kyser Band 1916 Earl Wrightson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, singer, Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue 1915 Roebuck "Pops" Staples, U.S. gospel/singer, Staple Singers 1915 Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee, blues singer/guitarist 1915 Billy Daniels, born in Jacksonville, Florida, singer, Billy Daniels Show 1915 Rudolf Schock, German opera/operette singer 1915 Gre Brouwenstijn, Dutch singer 1915 Al Hibbler, singer, Unchained Melody 1915 Floyd McDaniel, blues singer/guitarist 1915 Laverne Andrews, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, singer, Andrews Sisters 1915 Jimmie Rogers, born in Detroit, Michigan, singer, Sugar Hill Time 1915 Peter Lind Hayes, born in San Francisco, California, comedian/singer, Peter Lind Hayes Show 1915 Mario del Monaco, Italian opera singer, Verdi/Puccini 1915 Bert van Dongen, Abraham J Cohen, singer/impressionist/actor 1915 Donald Mills, singer, Mills Brothers 1915 Billie Holiday, born in Baltimore, singer, Aint Nobodys Business 1915 Art Lund, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, singer, Ken Murray Show 1915 Lambros Georges Guetary Worloou, singer 1915 Uta Graf, singer/teacher 1914 Tony Martin, Alvin Morris, SF, singer, It's a Blue World, To Each 1914 Johnny Johnston, born in St. Louis, Missouri, singer, Make that Spare 1914 Ken Carson, Coalgate Oklahoma, singer, Garry Moore Show 1914 Hansje Toussaint, Hermina A Schenk, singer, Sing of the Cross 1914 Patsy Montana Ruby Blevins, singer 1914 Alfred Drake, Capurro, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer and actor, Kiss Me Kate 1914 Harriet Hilliard Nelson, born in Des Moines, singer and actress, Ozzie and Harriet 1914 Billy Eckstine, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, jazz singer, Tenderly, A Fool in Love 1914 Rose Hill, singer and actress, Nicholas Nickleby, Shot in the Dark 1914 Hank Snow, Nova Scotia, Canada, country singer, I Went to Your Wedding 1914 Snooky Lanson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, singer, Your Hit Parade, 5 Star Jubilee 1914 Ernest Tubb, born in Texas, guitarist/singer, I'm Walking the Floor over You 1914 Suzanne Danco, Belgian singer 1913 Eve Lister, actress and singer, No Limit, Hyde Park 1913 Hal Dickinson, singer, Modernaires 1913 Carmen Miranda, singer and actress, 4 Jills in a Jeep, Down Argentine Way 1913 Harry Mills, singer, Mills Brothers-Paper Moon 1913 Johnny McAfee, born in Dallas, Texas, singer, Sammy Kaye Show 1913 Max van Praag, Dutch singer 1913 Constance Shacklock, opera singer 1913 Frances Langford, born in Lakeland, Florida, singer, Armed Forces Hour, Star Time 1913 Martha Modl, German singer/soprano, Wagner 1913 Nadine Conner, U.S., opera singer, Carmen, La Boheme 1912 Leighton Noble, singer/bandleader 1912 Tony Martin, Oakland Cal, singer, Tony Martin Show, Tonight We Love 1912 Louis Prima, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, That Old Black Magic 1912 Kenny Baker, radio singer and actor, Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back 1912 Woodie Guthrie, folk singer, This Land Is Your Land 1912 Tiny Alma, Catharina E J Stam, operetta singer, Vienna Blood 1912 Edgar Evans, born in Cardiganshire, Wales, tenor, singer, founder of Covent Garden Opera Company, performed more than 45 roles 1912 Eddie Maxwell, singer, Yes We Have No Bananas 1912 Perry Como, Pierino, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, singer/TV, Perry Como Show 1912 Herbert Mills, singer, Mills Brothers 1911 Anna Russell, born in London, England, possibly born in London, Ontario, birth name Maida Vale, Anna Claudia Russell-Brown, composer, singer, comedian, recording artist 1911 Thomas Ball, U.S. sculptor/painter/singer, dies at 92 1911 Mahalia Jackson, New Orleans, gospel singer, Whole World in his Hands 1911 Vaughn Monroe, born in Akron, Ohio, singer/orchestral leader, Vaughn Monroe Show 1911 Silas Hogan, blues singer/guitarist 1911 Bill Monroe, Rosine, Kentucky, country singer, Blue Moon of Kentucky 1911 Leo Ferre, French singer/composer, Silly-aime, Ni Dieu ni maatre 1911 Benny Lee, born in Glasgow, Scotland, entertainer, comedy actor, singer, appeared in radio comedy programs, including It's a Square World, appeared in episodes of Are You Being Served?, and the television series Minder 1911 William Dillard, trumpeter/singer 1911 Silas Roy Crain, singer/arranger/songwriter 1911 Joe Turner, KC, blues singer, Corrine Corrina, Shake Rattle and Roll 1911 Maxine Sullivan, Marietta Williams, U.S. singer and actress, Going Places 1911 Robert Johnson, blues singer, King of Delta Blues Singer 1911 Jesse Thomas, blues singer 1911 Dan Smith, harmonica/gospel singer 1910 Lillian Roth, Rutstein, singer and actress, Animal Crackers 1910 Phil Hanna, River Forest, Illinois, singer, Once Upon a Tune 1910 Kitty Carlisle, born in Louisiana, American singer, spokeswoman for the arts, actress, 'To Tell The Truth' panelist 1910 Bruce Boyce, singer/teacher 1910 Red Foley, born in Blue Lick, Kentucky, country singer, Mr Smith Goes to Washington 1910 Ilona Massey, born in Budapest, Hungary, actress and singer, Ilona Massey Show 1910 Lale [Liselotte H] Anderson, German singer and actress, Der Pott 1909 Billy Williams, Waco, Texas, singer, Your Show of Shows 1909 Natalia Dmitrevna Shpiller, singer 1909 Burl Ives, born in Hunt, Illinois, folk singer and actor, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1909 Maybelle Carter, Nickelsville, Virginia, country singer, Johnny Cash Show 1909 Kate Smith, singer, God Bless America, Philadelphia Flyer luck charm 1909 Chris Reumer, Dutch opera singer 1909 Elisabeth Welch, singer, Song of Freedom, Over the Moon 1908 Stuart Hamblen, Texas, singer/composer, This Old House 1908 Willie Bryant, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, Sugar Hill Times 1908 Ira D Sankey, U.S. evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel Hymns), dies at 67 1908 George Singer, composer 1908 Leonce Grass, Flemish singer/conductor 1908 Peter Anders, German opera singer 1908 Josh White, born in Greenville, South Carolina, born Joshua Daniel White, guitarist, singer, civil rights activist, unique stylings and techniques inspired Nat King Cole, Harry Belafonte, Bob Dylan 1908 Ruggiero de Rudolpho Columbo, U.S. singer and actor, Miracle of Women 1907 Christina E "Christine" Auwen, Dutch model/singer, Haghezangers 1907 Connee Boswell, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, Pete Kelly's Blue 1907 Merle Travis, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, country singer, 16 Tons 1907 Jane Froman, born in St. Louis, Missouri, singer, Jane Froman's USA Canteen 1907 Allan Jones, Scranton, Pennsylvania, actor/singer, A Day at the Races, Showboat 1907 William Marshall, producer/director/actor/singer, Blackmail 1907 Gene Autry, Tioga, Texas, cowpoke/singer/actor/owner, California Angels 1907 Pinky Tomlin, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, singer and actor, Tip-Waterfront 1907 Laurence Olivier, England, actor, Rebecca, Hamlet, Jazz Singer 1907 Tino Rossi, Ajaccio France, singer, Deux Amours, Marlene 1907 Beatrice Kay, born in New York City, singer/actress, Sister Sue-Calvin and Col 1906 Greet Koeman, Dutch singer 1906 Conrad Thibault, Northbridge Massachusetts, singer, Jacques Fray Music Room 1906 Annie Hermes, Dutch singer 1906 Gottlob Frick, born in Germany, singer, bass, performed opera including roles by Wagner and Mozart, best known recording is Osmin, in The Abduction from the Seraglio, Rocco in Fidelio, Sarastro in The Magic Flute 1906 Belle Stewart, born near Bloirgowrie, Scotland, Scottish traditional singer, led life of a Scottish Traveler, daughter Sheila Stewart wrote her biography 'Queen Amang the Heather; the Life of Belle Stewart' 1906 Bob Howard, born in Newton, Massachusetts, singer/pianist, Sing it Again 1906 Phil Regan, singer, My Wild Irish Rose 1906 Lanny Ross, Seattle, radio singer, Show Boat, The Swift Show 1906 Tex Ritter, Texas, country singer, 5 Star Jubilee, Wayward Wind 1905 Irene Wicker, singer and actress, Singing Lady 1905 Myrna Loy, Helena, Montana, actress, Jazz Singer, Thin Man, Vanity Fair 1905 Maria Augusta von Trapp, Austria, singer, inspired "Sound of Music" 1904 Daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist 1904 Wilf Carter, country singer 1904 Isaac Bashevis Singer, born in Poland, Yiddish novelist, Enemies-Nobel 1978 1904 Willie Mae "Mother" Smith, gospel singer/evangelist folk artist 1904 Clarence "Pinetop" Smith, jazz pianist/singer, Boogie Woogie Piano 1904 George Formby, William Booth, British singer/comic, Let George Do It 1904 Fats Waller, Thomas Wright, jazz singer/composer, Ain't Misbehavin' 1904 Lily Pons, opera singer and actress, That Girl From Paris 1904 Leslie French, actor/singer, More than a Miracle 1904 U.S. blues singer Gertrude Pridgett marries comic William Rainey 1903 Irene Eisinger, singer 1903 Don Robey, U.S. gospel singer 1903 Jimmy Rushing, U.S. blues singer 1903 Jean du Bela, Simon Buytekant, singer and actor, Chaste Susanna 1903 Arthur Tracy, born in Russia, street singer, Vincent Lopez Show, Limelight 1903 Bing Crosby, born in Tacoma, Washington, singer, White Christmas, Going My Way 1903 Frank Parker, born in New York City, singer, Arthur Godfrey Show, Masquerade Party 1902 Steve Smith, singer, Lawrence Welk Show 1902 Alice Tully, born in Corning, New York, singer/patroness, Carnegie Hall 1902 Jimmie Davis, singer, songwriter and gov-LA, 1944-48, 60-64 1902 Judson Laire, born in New York City, actor/singer, Papa-Mama, Admiral Broadway Revue 1902 Zarah Leander, Swedish and German singer and actress, Gabriela 1902 Joe E. Lewis, born in New York City, New York, comedian, singer, famous for Al Capone's heavies beating him after he refused to renew his contract at Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, movie, book, 'The Joker is Wild' 1901 Marlene Dietrich, Berlin Germany, singer and actress, Blue Angel 1901 Morton Downey, Wallingford, Connecticut, singer, Star of the Family 1901 Rudy Vallee, Vt, singer, Vagabond Dreams, My Time Is Your Time 1901 Jack Whiting, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor/singer, Marge and Gower Champion Show 1901 Jeanette MacDonald, born in Philadelphia, actress and singer, When I'm Calling You 1900 Helen Morgan, Riggins, U.S., singer and actress, Applause 1900 Elsie Evelyn Laye, English singer and actress, Bitter Sweet, Merry Widow 1900 Helen Morgan, singer and actress, Applause, Frankie and Johnny 1900 Mebel Mercer, popular British singer, dies 1900 Donald Keith Falkner, singer 1899 Cavan O'Connor, singer 1898 Lotte Lenya, Vienna Austria, actor/singer, Appointment, Semi-Tough 1898 Renee Adoree, French/U.S. singer and actress, Tfolies-Bergere, Mr. Wu 1898 Nini de Boel, Flemish operette singer, White Horse 1898 Julius Patzak, Austrian tenor singer 1898 Paul Robeson, born in Philadelphia, singer, Old Man River 1897 Jimmie Rodgers, Mendoza Mississippi, country singer/singing brakeman 1896 Ruth Etting, U.S. dancer/singer/actress, Roman scandals 1896 Ethel Waters, Chester, Pennsylvania, actress, Beulah, singer, Stormy Weather 1895 Hermann Schey, German/Netherlands singer 1895 John Boles, Greenville, Texas, singer and actor, Babes in Baghdad 1895 Yvonne Printemps, born in Ermont, France, singer and actress, Le Duel 1895 Cliff Edwards, born in Hannibal, Missouri, singer, 54th Street Revue 1895 Cliff Edwards, born in Hannibal, Missouri, singer, When You Wish Upon a Star 1895 Alberta Hunter, blues singer and composer, Downhearted Blues 1895 Eva A. Jessye, U.S. singer/actress/songwriter, Hallelujah 1895 Fortunio Bonanova, Palma de Mallorca Spain, opera singer 1893 "Big Bill" Broonzy, born in Mississippi, blues singer/guitarist, Blues by Broonzy 1892 Willem Ravelli, baritone singer 1892 Ezio Pinza, Rome, Italy, bass singer, South Pacific, RCA Victor Show 1891 Charlotte "Lotte" Bartschart, German/Dutch operetta singer 1891 Helen Broderick, U.S., comedienne/actress/singer, Swing Time 1887 Maria Jeritza, Jedlicka, Austria, singer, Vienna Opera 1886 Al Jolson, Asa Yoelson, jazz singer/silent actor, Mamie, Swanee 1886 Ma Rainey, Gertrude Pridgett, "Mother of the Blues", U.S. blues singer 1886 Otto Lederer, Czechoslovakia, actor, Jazz Singer 1885 Giovanni Martinelli, Montagnana Italy, opera singer, New York Met 1884 John McCormack, Irish/US singer, Irish folksongs 1884 Sophie Tucker, Russia, singer/last of red hot mammas 1882 Nanny I Larsen-Todsen, Swedish opera singer 1882 Geraldine Farrar, U.S. soprano/actress, Story of American Singer 1882 Peter Singer, composer, dies at 71 1881 Johanna "Annie" Bakker, Dutch revue-artist/singer/actress 1881 Ilona Durigo, Hungarian singer 1880 Warner Oland, Umea Sweden, actor, Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan 1880 Aida Overton Walker, U.S. dancer/singer, In Dahomey, Salome 1878 George M. Cohan, actor/singer, Phantom President, Give My Regards to Broadway 1877 Billy Murray, singer, Denver Nightengale 1875 Isaac Merritt Singer, inventor (sewing machine), dies at 63 1872 Pauline de Haan-Manifarges, Dutch singer 1870 Harry Lauder, born in Scotland, comedian/singer, Roman in the Gloamin 1869 Jacobus H "Koos" Speenhoff, Dutch singer 1868 Eugenie Besserer, Watertown, New York, actress, Jazz Singer 1868 William H Singer, U.S. painter/collector, Singer Museum, Laren 1868 Eduard Jacobs, singer and pianist, Dutch cabaret 1867 Joseph M Weber, comedian/singer, Weber and Lewis Fields 1867 Edyth Walker, U.S. singer 1864 Arthur Collins, singer/comedian, Peerless Quartet 1862 May Irwin, U.S. comedienne/singer, Hot Time in the Old Town 1861 Lillian Russell, Helen Leonard, U.S., singer and actress, Great Mogul 1858 Rachel, Elisabeth Rachel-Felix, French singer and actress (Muse), dies at 36 1856 John Braham, singer/composer, dies at 81 1856 John Singer Sargent, U.S., portrait painter, Wyndham Sisters 1855 Isaac Singer patents sewing machine motor 1854 Louis F M van Westerhoven, actor/singer/opera director, Youth 1851 Isaac Singer patents sewing machine 1848 Lilli Lehmann, opera singer 1848 Frans van Campenhout, Belgian singer/composer (Brabaneonne), dies at 69 1840 Ira D Sankey, U.S. evangelist/composer/singer, Gospel hymns 1819 Thomas Ball, U.S., sculptor/painter/singer 1811 Issac Merrit Singer, inventor, 1st practical home sewing machine 1810 Peter Singer, composer 1784 Caesar Rodney, U.S. judge/singer Declaration of Independence, dies at 55 1782 Farinelli, Italian singer, dies at 77 1703 Caffarelli, Gaetano Majorano, Italian castra singer/duke 1667 Johann Jakob Froberger, German organist/singer/composer, dies at 50 1667 Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer, dies at 50 1652 Gregorio Allegri, Italian singer/composer (Miserere), dies at about 67 1616 Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer 1611 Tomas L de Victoria, Spanish composer/singer/organist, dies 1605 Charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer 1566 David Riccio, Italian singer/secretary of Mary Stuart, murdered 1563 Franciscus Gomarus, Francois Gomaer, Dutch theologist/opera singer 1562 Adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82 1516 A Willaert installed as singer of cardinal Ippolito I d'Este 1497 John Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79 |
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