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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 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 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, singer, Best of Boxcar Willie, dies at 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, (Rep-R-Ca)/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, 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 Thelma Carpenter, singer, The Wiz

1997 Laura Nyro, singer, dies of ovarian cancer at 49

1997 Laura Nyro, singer, dies at 49

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 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 34

1996 Faron Young, country singer, 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, rock singer, 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 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 [Elsie] 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/orch 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, dies at 43

1995 John Heawood, actor singer/choreographer (Pleasure Garden), dies at 75

1995 Darren Robinson, singer, dies at 28

1995 Smilin' Jim Eames, singer/songwriter, dies at 71

1995 Bruce Trent, singer, dies at 83

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, 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, R&B/Jazz singer (Prime of My Life), suicides 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, singer, dies at 58

1995 Sheikh Iman, singer, dies at 76

1995 Imam Elissa, 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 (Colo 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 Charles Drain, singer, dies at 65

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 Dalton Reed, singer, dies at 42

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 Roberto Goyeneche, [El Polaco], Argentine tango singer (Maria), dies

1994 Gottlob Frick, singer, 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, 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 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 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, French singer

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 [H˜man] 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], Aust/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 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/Neth 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 Ray J, singer

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

1979 Christina Spierenburg, Dutch singer, dies at 56

1979 Tommy Leonetti, singer and actor (Gomer Pyle USMC), dies at 50

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 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 German DR banishes singer Nina Hagen

1976 German DR deprives singer/poet Wolf Biermann citizenship

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 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 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 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, singer

1973 Jerry Rivera, Puerto Rico, spanish singer

1973 Mary Frasca, singer/actress, dies in New York City

1973 Vaughn Monroe, singer/orch leader (Vaughn Monroe Show), dies at 61

1972 Rory Storm, lead singer (Rory Storm and Hurricane), commits suicide

1972 Lale [Liselotte H] Anderson, Ger 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 L Mcphatter, U.S. singer (Drifters-Without Love), dies at 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, [Calvin Broadus], 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 Erykah Badu, singer

1971 Lea Salonga, Philippines, singer and actress, Miss Siagon

1971 Mary J Blige, singer

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 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, Ital 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 Dodgers' Bill Singer is credited with 1st official save, against Reds

1969 Graham Coxon, singer, Blur

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 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 Jasper Teule, Dutch rock singer/bassist, Pilgrims-Once to Everything

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, country singer

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 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 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 Clinton Gregory, singer

1966 Suave, singer

1966 Amanda Roocroft, opera singer

1966 Sophie Tucker, Russ/US singer and actress (My Yiddish Mama), dies at 79

1966 Shabba Ranks, reggae singer

1966 Deana Carter, country singer

1965 Eddie Vedder, heavy metal singer, Pearl Jam-Justine

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, singer

1965 Monique Klemann, singer, Lois Lane

1965 Bryan Singer, American Director

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, [Andre Young], 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 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 Michael Damian, actor/singer, Joseph and Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

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'

1963 Rick Ambrose, singer, Jewel

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 Luis Enrique, spanish singer, Luces del Alma

1962 Rene Klijn, [Dorian], singer, Mr Blue

1962 Lucky Dube, South African reggae singer

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, singer

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 John Secada, singer

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 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 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

1960 Marty Roe, Lebanon Ohio, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle

1960 Doug Phelps, Leachville Ar, singer, Ky 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 fun