May Soul Music Birthdays
May 1
Ray Parker Jr. (1954)
Carlos Ward of BT Express (1940)
James Wise of Archie Bell and the Drells (1948)
May 2
Angela Bofill (1954)
Randy Cain of the Delfonics (1945)
Leslie Gore (1946)
Lou Gramm of Foreigner (1950)
Engelbert Humperdinck (1936)
May 3
James Brown (1933)
Christopher Cross (1951)
Farrah Franklin of Destiny's Child (1981)
Frankie Valli (1934)
May 4
Oleta Adams (1953)
Nick Ashford of Ashford and Simpson (1941)
Ron Carter (1937)
Tyrone Davis (1938)
May 5
Adele (1988)
Eddie Amoo of The Real Thing (1950)
Chris Brown (1989)
Craig David (1981)
Raheem DeVaughn (1975)
Bryan Loren (1966)
Johnny Taylor (1934)
May 6
Robbie McIntosh of Average White Band (1950)
Juliet Roberts (1962)
May 7
Thelma Houston (1943)
Jimmy Ruffin (1939)
Pete Wingfield (1948)
May 8
Chris Frantz (1951)
Toni Tenille (1943)
May 9
Billy Joel (1949)
Tania Maria (1948)
Dave Prater (1937)
Tamia (1975)
May 10
Arthur Alexander (1940)
Carleen Anderson (1957)
Ron Banks of the Dramatics (1951)
Bono (1960)
Bill Coday (1942)
Sly Dunbar of Sly and Robbie (1952)
Ellis Hall (1951)
Young MC (1967)
Larry Williams (1935)
May 11
Eric Burdon (1941)
Tara Kemp (1964)
Alyson Williams (1962)
May 12
Burt Bacharach (1928)
Ronnie Foster (1950)
Greg Phillinganes (1956)
James Purify (1944)
Fats Waller (1904)
Jayotis Washington of the Persuasions (1945)
Norman Whitfield (1940)
Steve Winwood (1948)
May 13
Carolyn Franklin (1944)
Teddy Randazzo (1935)
Darius Rucker (1966)
Mary Wells (1943)
Stevie Wonder (1950)
May 14
Jay Beckenstein of Sypro Gyra (1951)
David Byrne (1952)
Raphael Saadiq (1966)
Shanice Wilson (1973)
May 15
Trini Lopez (1937)
Melle Mel (1961)
Lenny Welch (1938)
May 16
Billy Cobham (1944)
Janet Jackson (1966)
Barbara Lee Jones (1947)
BSlade (fka Tonex) (1975)
May 17
Vernie Bennett (1971)
Amp Fiddler (1958)
Deitrick Haddon (1973)
Pervis Jackson of the Spinners (1938)
Taj Mahal (1942)
Homer O'Dell of Mint Conditon (1965)
Bobby Sheen (1941)
Jaguar Wright (1977)
May 18
Rob Base (1967)
Butch Tavares of the Tavares (1953)
May 19
Kyle Eastwood (1968)
Grace Jones (1952)
Barbara Joyce Lomas of BT Express (1952)
Barbara Loomis (1952)
Tom Scott (1948)
Sam Smith (1992)
May 20
Cher (1946)
Joe Cocker (1944)
Shorty Long (1940)
Busta Rhymes (1972)
May 21
Bill Champlin (1947)
Rachelle Ferrell (1964)
Ronald Isley (1941)
Notorious B.I.G. (1972)
Leo Sayer (1948)
May 22
Johnny Gill (1966)
Vivian Green (1979)
Donell Jones (1973)
Shirley Murdock (1957)
Sun Ra (1914)
Avery Sunshine (1975)
May 23
General Johnson of the Chairmen of the Board (1941)
Heavy D (1967)
Maxwell (1972)
May 24
Larry Blackmon of Cameo (1956)
Terry Callier (1945)
Cerrone (1952)
Heavy D (1976)
Bob Dylan (1941)
Charles Earland (1941)
Patti LaBelle (1944)
May 25
Clarence Burke of the Five Stairsteps (1952)
Hal David (1921)
Donnie Elbert (1936)
Rasheeda (1982)
May 26
Miles Davis (1926)
Pam Grier (1949)
Lauryn Hill (1975)
Jaheim (1978)
Lenny Kravitz (1964)
Oscar Toney Jr. (1939)
May 27
Andre 3000 of OutKast (1975)
Dee Dee Bridgewater (1950)
Ramsey Lewis (1935)
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes of TLC (1971)
Sarah Vaughan (1924)
May 28
John Fogerty (1945)
Roland Gift of Fine Young Cannibals (1962)
Gladys Knight (1944)
Kylie Minogue (1968)
May 29
LaToya Jackson (1956)
Rebbie Jackson (1950)
Mike Porcaro of Toto (1955)
Sylvia Robinson (1935)
May 30
Cee Lo Green (1974)
D'Marie Warren (1951)
Delores Warren of Alton McClain & Destiny (1951)
May 31
Paulinho Da Costa (1948)
Charles Drain (1939)
Richard Dunbar (1939)
Vicki Sue Robinson (1954)
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