April Soul Music Birthdays

April 1

Jimmy Cliff (1948)

Gil Scott Heron (1949)

Rudolph Isley of the Isley Brothers (1939)

Russell Patterson of Black Ivory (1954)

April 2

Gregory Abbott (1964)

Larry Coryell (1943)

Marvin Gaye (1939)

Leon Russell (1942)

April 3

Leona Lewis (1985)

Jimmy Magriff (1936)

Jimmy McGriff (1936)

Eddie Murphy (1961)

Tony Orlando (1944)

Kelly Price (1973)

Philippe Wynne of the Spinners (1941)

April 4

Lemar (1978)

Major Lance (1939)

Hugh Masekela (1939)

Muddy Waters (1913)

Jill Scott (1972)

April 5

Nicholas Caldwell of the Whispers (1944)

Mildred Douglas (1950)

Joel Johnson (1953)

Lenny Mayes (1951)

Christopher "Kid" Reid of Kid N Play (1964)

Stanley Turrentine (1934)

Ronnie White of the Miracles (1939)

Pharrell Williams (1973)

April 6

Tony Connor of Hot Chocolate (1947)

Warren Haynes (1960)

Don Myrick of Earth Wind & Fire (1934)

April 7

Billie Holiday (1915)

Freddie Hubbard (1938)

Janis Ian (1951)

Ron “Have Mercy” Kersey (1949)

Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey (1949)

John Oates of Hall and Oates (1949)

April 8

Leon Huff (1942)

Biz Markie (1964)

Brenda Russell (1949)

April 9

Steve Gadd (1945)

Jazmine Sullivan (1987)

Reuben Wilson (1935)

April 10

Babyface (1958)

Eddie Hazel (1950)

Danny Krivit (1957)

Kenny Lattimore (1970)

Bobbie Smith of the Spinners (1936)

Bunny Wailer (1947)

April 11

Freddie Gorman of The Originals (1939)

Delroy Pearson of 5 Star (1970)

Lisa Stansfield (1966)

Joss Stone (1987)

Angie Sylvers of the Sylvers (1960)

April 12

Herbie Hancock (1940)

Phil Hurtt (1942)

Phil Hurtt (1942)

J.D. Nicholas of the Commodores (1952)

April 13

Lou Bega (1975)

Peabo Bryson (1951)

Al Green (1946)

Louis Johnson of the Brothers Johnson (1955)

Wayne Lewis of Atlantic Starr (1956)

Beth Macari (1993)

Rasheed Ali (1968)

April 14

Jerry Knight of Raydio (1952)

John Morales (1954)

April 15

Mighty Sam McClain (1943)

April 16

Akon (1973)

Roy Hamilton (1929)

Herbie Mann (1930)

Dusty Springfield (1939)

Ed Townsend (1929)

April 17

Jan Hammer (1948)

Valorie Jones of the Jones Girls (1956)

Redman (1970)

Michael Sembello (1954)

Michael Sembello (1954)

April 18

Charles Love of Bloodstone (1962)

Clyde Stubblefield (1943)

April 19

Afrika Bambaataa (1957)

Bernie Worrell of Parliament (1944)

April 20

Stephen Marley (1972)

Tito Puente (1923)

Barbara Roy (1947)

Luther Vandross (1951)

April 21

Bobby McClure (1942)

April 22

Arthur Baker (1955)

Paul Carrack (1951)

Charles Mingus (1922)

Vernon Sawyer of Blue Magic (1952)

April 23

Taio Cruz (1982)

John Miles (1949)

Narada Michael Walden (1952)

April 24

Porter Carroll of Atlantic Starr (1953)

Joe Henderson (1937)

Ricky Owens of the Temptations (1939)

Freddie Scott (1933)

Barbra Streisand (1942)

April 25

Steve Ferrone (1950)

Ella Fitzgerald (1917)

Jimmy Hughes (1938)

Bobbi Humphrey (1950)

Bobbie Humphrey (1950)

Albert King (1923)

Linda Womack of Womack and Womack (1953)

April 26

D.C. LaRue (1948)

Giorgio Moroder (1940)

Tionne T-Boz Watkins of TLC (1970)

Maurice Williams (1938)

April 27

Sheena Easton (1959)

Cuba Gooding Sr. of the Main Ingredient (1944)

Herb Murrell of the Stylistics (1949)

Mica Paris (1969)

Ann Peebles (1947)

Robin S (1962)

April 28

Willie Colon (1950)

The Fantastic Johnny C (1943)

April 29

Ray Barretto (1929)

Johnny Britt (1961)

Erica Campbell (1972)

Javier Colon (1978)

Carl Gardner of the Coasters (1928)

Tammi Terrell (1945)

Toots Thielmans (1922)

April 30

CeCe Rogers (1962)

Tashan (1962)

Michael Anthony Wright of the Sugarhill Gang (1958)

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