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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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