July Soul Music Birthdays

July 1

Andre Crouch (1942)

Bobby Day (1930)

Missy Elliot (1971)

Deborah Harry (1945)

Syl Johnson (1936)

Evelyn "Champagne" King (1960)

July 2

Jeffrey Cooper of Midnight Star (1956)

William Guest of the Pips (1941)

Ahmad Jamal (1930)

Simone Johnson aka Monie Love (1970)

Paul Williams of the Temptations (1939)

Stevie Woods (1951)

July 3

Fontella Bass (1940)

Laura Branigan (1952)

John Klemmer (1946)

Rudi Wilburn (1950)

Johnny Wilder of Heatwave (1940)

July 4

Ralph Johnson of Earth Wind & Fire (1951)

Melanie Fiona (1983)

Jacques Morali (1937)

John Waitt (1952)

Bill Withers (1938)

July 5

Marc Cohn (1959)

Joe (1973)

Huey Lewis & the News (1950)

July 6

Gene Chandler (1937)

Phyllis Hyman (1949)

Curtis Jackson a.k.a. 50 Cent (1975)

Della Reese (1931)

Sherrick (1957)

July 7

Michael Henderson (1951)

Doc Severinsen (1927)

Ringo Starr (1940)

Joe Zawinul of Weather Report (1932)

July 8

Billy Eckstine (1914)

Louis Jordan (1908)

Earl Van Dyke (1930)

July 9

Gwen Guthrie (1950)

Donald McPherson of the Main Ingredient (1941)

Debbie Sledge of Sister Sledge (1954)

July 10

Willie Ford of the Dramatics (1950)

Greg Kihn (1950)

Mavis Staples (1939)

John Whitehead of McFadden and Whitehead (1948)

July 11

Peter Brown (1953)

Goapele (1970)

Lil' Kim (1975)

Bonnie Pointer of the Pointer Sisters (1951)

Suzanne Vega (1959)

Kirk Whalum (1958)

July 12

Bigg Robb (1967)

Bill Cosby (1937)

Christine McVie (1943)

Bernard Wilson of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes (1946)

July 13

Deborah Cox (1974)

Gerald Levert (1966)

July 14

Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas (1975)

July 15

H B Barnum (1936)

Alicia Bridges (1953)

Millie Jackson (1944)

Frank McComb (1970)

David Pack (1952)

Linda Ronstadt (1946)

Stokley (1967)

July 16

William Bell (1939)

Denise LaSalle (1939)

July 17

Regina Belle (1963)

Damon Harris of the Temptations (1950)

Phoebe Snow (1952)

July 18

Dion DiMucci (1939)

Johnny Funches of the Dells (1935)

Martha Reeves (1941)

July 19

Carolyn Crawford (1949)

Allan Gorrie of Average White Band (1946)

Phil Upchurch (1941)

July 20

Kim Carnes (1945)

Larry Levan (1954)

Andrew Levy of the Brand New Heavies (1966)

Andrew Levy of Brand New Heavies (1966)

Eric Nolan (1957)

Carlos Santana (1947)

Elliott Yamin (1978)

July 21

Damian Marley (1978)

July 22

George Clinton (1941)

Al DiMeola (1954)

Chuck Jackson (1937)

Keith Sweat (1961)

July 23

Madeline Bell (1942)

Michael J Calhoun (1956)

Dino Danelli (1944)

Janis Siegel of the Manhattan Transfer (1952)

Tony Joe White (1943)

Michelle Williams (1980)

July 24

Jennifer Lopez (1970)

Barbara Love of the Friends of Distinction (1941)

Ann Nesby (1955)

July 25

Darrell Banks (1937)

Bennie Benjamin (1925)

Rudy West of the Five Keys (1932)

Verdine White of Earth Wind & Fire (1951)

July 26

Betty Davis (1945)

Dobie Gray (1942)

Bruce Hawes (1953)

Bobby Hebb (1938)

Mick Jagger (1943)

Darlene Love (1941)

Brenton Wood (1941)

July 27

Mary Love Comer (1943)

Harvey Fuqua (1929)

July 28

Vernon Burch (1955)

DeAndre Cortez Way a.k.a. Soulja Boy (1990)

July 29

Joe Beck (1945)

Wanya Morris of Boys II Men (1973)

July 30

Paul Anka (1941)

Keith Beaton of Blue Magic (1950)

Kate Bush (1958)

Robert Clivilles of C&C Music Factory (1964)

Phil Fearon (1956)

Buddy Guy (1936)

Joyce Jones of First Choice (1949)

David Sanborn (1945)

July 31

Leaveil Degree of The Whispers (1948)

Ahmet Ertegun (1923)

Stanley Jordan (1959)

Fatboy Slim (1963)

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