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)

Jackie Jackson of the Jackson 5 (1951)

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings (1956)

May 5

Adele (1988)

Eddie Amoo of The Real Thing (1950)

Chris Brown (1989)

Craig David (1981)

Raheem DeVaughn (1975)

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

Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind and Fire (1951)

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)

Henry Fambrough of the Spinners (1938)

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)

Ralph Tresvant of New Edition (1968)

May 17

Vernie Bennett (1971)

Amp Fiddler (1958)

Deitrick Haddon (1973)

Pervis Jackson of the Spinners (1938)

George Johnson of the Brothers Johnson (1953)

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 of the Isley Brothers (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

Rebbie Jackson (1950)

LaToya Jackson (1956)

Rebbie Jackson (1950)

Jesse Johnson (1960)

Mike Porcaro of Toto (1955)

Sylvia Robinson (1935)

May 30

Cee Lo Green (1974)

Delores Warren of Alton McClain & Destiny (1951)

D'Marie Warren (1951)

May 31

Paulinho Da Costa (1948)

Charles Drain (1939)

Richard Dunbar (1939)

Vicki Sue Robinson (1954)

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