February Soul Music Birthdays

February 1

Big Boi of Outkast (1975)

Shor'ty Billups (1932)

Dennis Brown (1957)

Chris Clark (1946)

Rick James (1948)

Jerry Pike of Atmosfear (1957)

Joe Sample (1939)

Sadao Watanabe (1933)

February 2

Eva Cassidy (1963)

Stan Getz (1927)

Mayer Hawthorne (1972)

Al McKay (1948)

Shakira (1977)

February 3

Johnny Bristol (1939)

Dennis Edwards of the Temptations (1943)

John Handy (1933)

Johnny Guitar Watson (1935)

February 4

Gavin DeGraw (1977)

James Dunn, co-founder of the Stylistics (1950)

Florence LaRue of the 5th Dimension (1944)

Spyder Turner (1947)

February 5

Bobby Brown (1969)

Jane Eugene of Loose Ends (1961)

Ann Sexton (1950)

Barrett Strong (1941)

February 6

Rick Astley (1966)

Natalie Cole (1950)

Nigel Lowis (1959)

Bob Marley (1945)

February 7

J Dilla (1974)

Earl King (1934)

King Curtis (1934)

February 8

Otis Leavill (1937)

Anderson .Paak (1986)

Ron Tyson (1948)

February 9

Major Harris (1947)

Carole King (1942)

Barbara Lewis (1943)

Barry Mann (1939)

Dennis Thomas of Kool & the Gamg (1951)

February 10

Roberta Flack (1937)

Geraldine Hunt (1945)

Wendell Sawyer of Blue Magic (1951)

February 11

Brandy (1979)

Otis Clay (1940)

D'Angelo (1974)

Rochelle Fleming of First Choice (1950)

Russ Freeman of the Rippingtons (1960)

Leon Haywood (1942)

Al Johnson (1940)

Gene McDaniels (1935)

Sergio Mendes (1941)

Kelly Rowland (1981)

February 12

Vincent James of Sweet Sensation (1951)

Gene McDaniels (1935)

Michael McDonald (1952)

Vincent Montana, Jr (1928)

Helen Scott of the Three Degrees (1945)

February 13

King Floyd (1945)

February 14

Dwele (1978)

Gregory Hines (1946)

Ice-T (1959)

Jamie Jones (1975)

Maceo Parker (1943)

Clarence Reid (1939)

Merl Saunders (1934)

Dwayne Wiggins of Tony! Toni! Tone! (1963)

February 15

Brian Holland (1941)

Melissa Manchester (1951)

Stephane Desposito aka Neo (1970)

February 16

Otis Blackwell (1932)

Sonny Bono (1935)

Alvin Cash (1939)

James Ingram (1952)

Acklee King of Junior Walkers' All-Stars (1950)

Bill McGee (1952)

Yoko Ono (1933)

Marvin Sease (1946)

Leon Ware (1940)

Lenny Williams (1945)

February 17

Mickey McGill of the Dells (1937)

Daniel Merriweather (1982)

Chante Moore (1967)

February 18

Randy Crawford (1952)

Dr. Dre (1965)

Carl McIntosh of Loose Ends (1962)

Sy Smith (1974)

Bobby Taylor (1934)

Irma Thomas (1941)

February 19

Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick of Incognito (1957)

Smokey Robinson (1940)

Bobby Rogers of the Miracles (1940)

Seal (1963)

February 20

Walter Becker of Steely Dan (1950)

Rihanna (1988)

Nancy Wilson (1937)

February 21

Bobby Charles (1938)

Nina Simone (1933)

February 22

Ernie K Doe (1936)

Robert "Big Sonny" Edwards of the Intruders (1942)

Louise Lopez of Odyssey (1933)

Harvey Mason (1947)

February 24

Oliver Cheatham (1948)

Chad Hugo of the Neptunes (1974)

February 25

George Harrison (1943)

Reggie Lucas (1953)

Foster Sylvers (1962)

February 26

Erykah Badu (1971)

Michael Bolton (1953)

Fats Domino (1928)

Corinne Bailey Rae (1979)

Mitch Ryder (1945)

Gloria Scott (1946)

February 27

Carl Anderson (1945)

Chilli from TLC (1971)

Bobby Valentino (1980)

February 28

Barbara Acklin (1943)

Willie Bobo (1934)

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