August Soul Music Birthdays
August 1
Chuck D (1960)
Robert Cray (1953)
Jean Wells (1942)
Jean Wells (1942)
August 2
Homer Banks (1941)
Doris Coley of the Shirelles (1941)
Fat Larry (1959)
Augie Johnson (1948)
Johnny Kemp (1959)
August 3
Tony Bennett (1926)
Moses B.B. Dickerson of WAR (1949)
Beverly Lee of the Shirelles (1931)
Syreeta Wright (1946)
August 4
Louis Armstrong (1901)
Terri Lyne Carrington (1965)
Frankie Ford (1939)
Yolanda Whitaker (1971)
Timi Yuro (1940)
August 5
Kathy Brown (1960)
Mike Nocito of Johnny Hates Jazz (1960)
Samantha Sang (1951)
August 6
Randy DeBarge (1958)
Joyce Sims (1959)
August 7
Charlie Pope of the Tams (1936)
Byron Woods (1955)
August 8
David Grant of Linx (1956)
Joe Tex (1933)
August 9
Kurtis Blow (1959)
Willie Henderson (1941)
Whitney Houston (1963)
Barbara Mason (1947)
Lorraine Pearson of 5 Star (1957)
August 10
Patti Austin (1948)
Aaron Hall (1964)
Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers (1940)
Ronnie Spector (1943)
August 11
Bryan Bassett of Wild Cherry (1954)
Kenny Gamble (1943)
Joe Jackson (1955)
Chris Kelly of Kris Kross (1978)
August 12
August Darnell of Kid Creole and the Coconuts (1951)
Roy Hay of Culture Club (1961)
Joe Jones (1926)
Percy Mayfield (1920)
Pat Metheny (1954)
James Morrison (1984)
Sir Mix-A-Lot (1963)
August 13
George Shearing (1919)
Howard Tate (1939)
August 14
Larry Graham (1946)
August 15
Bobby Byrd (1934)
Bobby Caldwell (1951)
Billy Griffin (1950)
Willie Little Beaver Hale (1945)
Stix Hooper of the Crusaders (1950)
Frederick Knight (1944)
Oscar Peterson (1925)
Bill Pinkney of the Drifters (1933)
Geraldo Velez of Sypro Gyra (1947)
Jimmy Webb (1946)
August 16
Madonna (1958)
August 17
Glen Goldsmith (1965)
Maysa (1966)
Kelvin Mercer of De La Soul (1969)
August 18
Maxine Brown (1939)
Sarah Dash of Labelle (1942)
Edwin Hawkins (1943)
Malcolm-Jamal Warner (1970)
August 19
Margie Joseph (1950)
Ted Mills of Blue Magic (1952)
Johnny Nash (1940)
August 20
LeRoy Burgess of Black Ivory (1953)
Jamie Cullum (1979)
Jackie DeShannon (1941)
Allen Frey of New Birth (1950)
Isaac Hayes (1942)
KRS One (1965)
David Lasley (1947)
James Pankow of Chicago (1947)
Robert Plant (1948)
Paul Robi of the Platters (1931)
August 21
Dina Carroll (1968)
Count Basie (1904)
Kelis (1979)
Clydie King (1943)
David Morales (1961)
Kenny Rogers (1938)
Kim Sledge of Sister Sledge (1957)
August 22
Chuck Brown (1936)
Theresa Davis of The Emotions (1950)
James DeBarge (1963)
John Lee Hooker (1920)
Roland Orzabal of Tears for Fears (1961)
Edward Patten of Gladys Knight and the Pips (1939)
Vernon Reid of Living Color (1958)
Evelyn Thomas (1953)
Dexter Wansel (1950)
Christopher Williams (1967)
August 23
Bilal (1979)
Rudy Lewis of the Drifters (1936)
August 24
Jeffrey Daniel (1955)
Mason Williams (1938)
August 25
Matt Aitken (1956)
Matt Aitken (1956)
Alexandra Burke (1988)
Shock G (Gregory Edward Jacobs) (1963)
Wayne Shorter (1933)
August 26
Lynda Law (1975)
Branford Marsalis (1960)
August 27
Yolanda Adams (1961)
Mario (1986)
Mase (1977)
Edward Patten of the Pips (1939)
August 28
Kim Appleby of Mel and Kim (1961)
Daniel Seraphine of Chicago (1948)
August 29
Bey Bright (1970)
Michael Jackson (1958)
Kloud 9 (1968)
Me'shell Ndegeocello (1968)
Pebbles/Sister Perri (1964)
Dinah Washington (1924)
August 30
Gerald Albright (1957)
Ronald Beitle of Wild Cherry (1954)
Martin Jackson of Swing Out Sister (1955)
August 31
John Davis (1947)
Wilton Felder of the Crusaders (1940)
Sheree Hicks (1972)
Van Morrison (1945)
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