August 18th
1922 Jimmy Witherspoon (blues singer: Trouble in Mind) (d 9/18/97, age 75) 1930 Johnny Preston (singer: Running Bear, Cradle of Love, Feel So Fine) 1950 Dennis Elliott (drummer: Foreigner) 1967 Blas Elias Gomez (drummer: Slaughter)
August 19th
1913 Harry Mills (singer: The Mills Brothers) (d 6/28/82, age 68) 1939 Peter ‘Ginger’ Baker (drummer: Cream, Blind Faith) 1940 Johnny Nash (singer: I Can See Clearly Now) 1945 Ian Gillan (singer/songwriter: Deep Purple) 1949 Ralph Wash (guitarist: Paul Butterfield) 1951 John Deacon (bassist: Queen) 1954 Laura Canales (Tejano singer) (d 4/16/05, age 50) 1963 John Stamotopoulos (aka John Stamos, actor: Full House, drummer: The Beach Boys in mid-80s) 1966 Lee Ann Womack (singer) 1969 Clay Walker (singer)
August 20th
1907 Alan Reed (voice actor: Fred Flintstone) (d 6/14/77, age 69) 1908 Raoul Kraushaar (composer, 55-year career in the business, wrote theme music to Mr. Ed, Abbott and Costello, Father Knows Best, Lassie, The Fugitive, The Untouchables, Yogi Bear) (d 10/13/01, age 93) 1924 Jim Reeves (singer: He'll Have to Go, Four Walls) (d 7/31/64, age 39) 1931 Paul Robi (singer: The Platters) (d 2/1/89, age 57) 1934 ‘Sneaky’ Pete Kleinow (steel guitarist: The Flying Burrito Brothers) (d 1/6/07, age 72) 1935 Justin Tubb (singer, son of Ernest) (d 1/23/98, age 62) 1942 Isaac Hayes (singer/songwriter) (d 8/10/08, age 65) 1944 ‘Uncle’ John Turner (Austin drummer who played with Johnny & Edgar Winter at Woodstock, recorded several albums with Johnny Winter, also played/recorded with Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix, Freddie King, and Muddy Waters; B.B. King once said, “Man I can set my watch to your time”) (d 7/26/07, age 62) 1947 Jimmy Pankow (trombonist: Chicago) 1948 Robert Plant (singer: Led Zeppelin) 1951 Phil Lynott (singer: Thin Lizzy - “Boys are Back,” “Jailbreak”) (d 1/4/86, age 34) 1952 Doug Fieger (songwriter/guitarist/singer: The Knack - “My Sharona.” which hit first hit #1 the day before his 27th birthday) 1952 John Hiatt (singer/guitarist/songwriter) 1956 Ric Olson (guitarist: Berlin - “Take my Breath Awa956 Ric Olson (guitarist: B
Famous Musicians Birthdays Past and Present
August 21st
1904 William ‘Count’ Basie (bandleader) (d 4/26/84, age 79) 1928 Art Farmer (trumpeter/flugelhornist: Lionel Hampton Band) (d 10/4/99, age 71) 1938 Kenny Rogers 1939 James Burton (session guitarist: Gram Parsons, Rick Nelson, Elvis, Roy Orbison) 1939 Harold Reid (singer: The Statler Brothers) 1943 George Rains (drummer: Antones house band, Jimmie Vaughan’s band) 1944 Jackie DeShannon (singer: What the World Needs Now is Love, Put a Little Love in Your Heart) 1948 Robert Hazard (songwriter: Girls Just Want to Have Fun) (d 8/5/08, age 59) 1953 Joe Strummer (guitarist: The Clash) (d 12/22/02, age 49) 1953 Doug James (barisaxophonist: Roomful of Blues) 1957 Peter ‘Budgie’ Clarke (drummer: Siouxsie & the Banshees) 1957 Kim Sledge (singer: Sister Sledge - “We Are Family”) 1988 Paris Bennett (singer, fifth place finisher on 2006 American Idol)
1904 William ‘Count’ Basie (bandleader) (d 4/26/84, age 79) 1928 Art Farmer (trumpeter/flugelhornist: Lionel Hampton Band) (d 10/4/99, age 71) 1938 Kenny Rogers 1939 James Burton (session guitarist: Gram Parsons, Rick Nelson, Elvis, Roy Orbison) 1939 Harold Reid (singer: The Statler Brothers) 1943 George Rains (drummer: Antones house band, Jimmie Vaughan’s band) 1944 Jackie DeShannon (singer: What the World Needs Now is Love, Put a Little Love in Your Heart) 1948 Robert Hazard (songwriter: Girls Just Want to Have Fun) (d 8/5/08, age 59) 1953 Joe Strummer (guitarist: The Clash) (d 12/22/02, age 49) 1953 Doug James (barisaxophonist: Roomful of Blues) 1957 Peter ‘Budgie’ Clarke (drummer: Siouxsie & the Banshees) 1957 Kim Sledge (singer: Sister Sledge - “We Are Family”) 1988 Paris Bennett (singer, fifth place finisher on 2006 American Idol)
August 22nd
1917 John Lee Hooker (legendary blues guitarist/singer) (d 6/21/01, age 83) 1928 Karlheinz Stockhausen (composer who influenced John Lennon, David Bowie, and Frank Zappa, also reportedly appears on the Sgt Pepper album cover) (d 12/5/07, age 79) 1942 Kathy Lennon (singer: The Lennon Sisters, The Lawrence Welk Show) 1945 Ron Dante (singer: The Archies - “Sugar, Sugar”) 1952 Debbie Davies (guitarist/singer: Blind Pig Records) 1959 Juan Croucier (bassist: Ratt) 1960 Collin Raye (country singer) 1961 Roland Orzabal (guitarist/singer: Tears for Fears) 1961 Debbi Peterson (drummer: The Bangles) 1963 Ellen ‘Tori’ Amos (singer)
1966 Mark Michaels (guitarist) 1972 Paul Doucette (drummer: Matchbox 20)
1973 Howie Dorough (singer: Backstreet Boys)
1917 John Lee Hooker (legendary blues guitarist/singer) (d 6/21/01, age 83) 1928 Karlheinz Stockhausen (composer who influenced John Lennon, David Bowie, and Frank Zappa, also reportedly appears on the Sgt Pepper album cover) (d 12/5/07, age 79) 1942 Kathy Lennon (singer: The Lennon Sisters, The Lawrence Welk Show) 1945 Ron Dante (singer: The Archies - “Sugar, Sugar”) 1952 Debbie Davies (guitarist/singer: Blind Pig Records) 1959 Juan Croucier (bassist: Ratt) 1960 Collin Raye (country singer) 1961 Roland Orzabal (guitarist/singer: Tears for Fears) 1961 Debbi Peterson (drummer: The Bangles) 1963 Ellen ‘Tori’ Amos (singer)
1966 Mark Michaels (guitarist) 1972 Paul Doucette (drummer: Matchbox 20)
1973 Howie Dorough (singer: Backstreet Boys)