August Birthdays

August 1

1942 – Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead)

1959 – Joe Elliott (Def Leppard)

1963 – Coolio

1964 – Adam Duritz (Counting Crows)

August 2

1937 – Garth Hudson (The Band)

1944 – Jim Capaldi (Traffic)

1959 – Apollonia Kotero (Apollonia 6)

1962 – Lee Mavers (The La's)

August 3

1926 – Tony Bennett

1963 – Ed Roland (Collective Soul)

1963 – James Hetfield (Metallica)

August 4

1901 – Louis Armstrong

1939 – Frankie Ford

1959 – Robbin Crosby (Ratt)

August 5

1947 – Rick Derringer (The McCoys)

1959 – Pat Smear (The Germs, Foo Fighters)

1959 – Pete Burns (Dead or Alive)

1964 – Adam Yauch (Beastie Boys)

August 6

1952 – Pat MacDonald (Timbuk 3)

August 7

1942 – B. J. Thomas

1958 – Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)

August 8

1961 – The Edge (U2)

1973 – Scott Stapp (Creed)

August 9

1963 – Whitney Houston

August 10

1928 – Eddie Fisher

1928 – Jimmy Dean

1940 – Bobby Hatfield (The Righteous Brothers)

1943 – Jimmy Griffin (Bread)

1943 – Ronnie Spector (The Ronettes)

1947 – Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)

August 11

1949 – Eric Carmen (Raspberries)

1952 – Bob Mothersbaugh (Devo)

1954 – Joe Jackson (musician)

1968 – Charlie Sexton

August 12

1929 – Buck Owens (Buck Owens and the Buckaroos)

1945 – Ron Mael (Sparks)

1949 – Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)

August 13

1951 – Dan Fogelberg

1968 – Tal Bachman

August 14

1941 – David Crosby (The Byrds, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)

August 15

1933 – Bobby Helms

1942 – Pete York (The Spencer Davis Group)

1946 – Jimmy Webb

1948 – Tom Johnston (The Doobie Brothers)

1951 – Bobby Caldwell

1961 – Matt Johnson (The The)

August 16

1928 – Eydie Gormé

1948 – Barry Hay (Golden Earring)

1953 – James "J.T." Taylor (Kool & the Gang)

1957 – Tim Farriss (INXS)

1958 – Madonna

August 17

1949 – Sib Hashian (Boston)

1953 – Kevin Rowland (Dexys Midnight Runners)

1958 – Belinda Carlisle (The Germs, The Go-Go's)

1965 – Steve Gorman (The Black Crowes)

August 19

1939 – Ginger Baker (Cream, Ginger Baker's Air Force, Blind Faith)

1940 – Johnny Nash

1945 – Ian Gillan (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath)

1951 – John Deacon (Queen)

1963 – Joey Tempest (Europe)

August 20

1942 – Isaac Hayes

1948 – Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin, The Honeydrippers)

1949 – Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy)

1952 – Doug Fieger (The Knack)

1970 – Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit)

August 21

1938 – Kenny Rogers (The New Christy Minstrels, The First Edition)

1941 – Jackie DeShannon

1951 – Glenn Hughes (Trapeze, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath)

1952 – Joe Strummer (The Clash)

1954 – Steve Smith (Journey)

August 22

1936 – Dale Hawkins

1945 – Ron Dante (The Archies)

1948 – David Marks (The Beach Boys)

1961 – Debbi Peterson (The Bangles)

1961 – Roland Orzabal (Tears for Fears)

1963 – Tori Amos

1967 – Layne Staley (Alice in Chains)

August 23

1946 – Keith Moon (The Who)

1949 – Rick Springfield

1951 – Jimi Jamison (Survivor)

1960 – Gary Hoey

1961 – Dean DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots)

August 24

1943 – John Cipollina (Quicksilver Messenger Service)

1945 – Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep)

August 25

1949 – Gene Simmons (Kiss)

1951 – Rob Halford (Judas Priest)

1954 – Elvis Costello

August 26

1941 – Chris Curtis (The Searchers)

1946 – Valerie Simpson (Ashford & Simpson)

1966 – Shirley Manson (Garbage)

August 27

1942 – Daryl Dragon (Captain & Tennille)

1949 – Jeff Cook (Alabama)

1953 – Alex Lifeson (Rush)

1956 – Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols)

August 28

1943 – David Soul

1948 – Danny Seraphine (Chicago)

August 29

1942 – Sterling Morrison (The Velvet Underground)

1958 – Michael Jackson

August 30

1935 – John Phillips (The Mamas and the Papas)

1971 – Lars Frederiksen (Rancid)

August 31

1945 – Bob Welch (Fleetwood Mac)

1945 – Van Morrison

1948 – Rudolf Schenker (Scorpions)

1957 – Gina Schock (The Go-Go's)

1957 – Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze)

1970 – Debbie Gibson