September Soul Music Birthdays

September 1

Archie Bell and the Drells (1944)

Boney James (1961)

Gloria Estafan (1957)

Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees (1947)

Art Pepper (1925)

September 2

Rosaland Ashford of The Vandellas (1943)

Sam Gooden of the Impressions (1934)

Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey of Jodeci (1969)

Syleena Johnson (1976)

Fritz McIntyre of Simply Red (1952)

Steve Porcaro of Toto (1957)

Billy Preston (1946)

Bobby Purify (1939)

Joe Simon (1943)

September 3

Taana Gardner (1960)

Darryl Payne (1961)

Leroy Smith of Sweet Sensation (1962)

September 4

Beyonce (1981)

Sonny Charles (1940)

Nona Gaye (1974)

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (1953)

Bubba Knight of the Pips (1942)

Ronald LePread of the Commodores (1946)

Jerry Ragavoy (1930)

Mark Ronson (1975)

September 5

Terry Ellis of En Vogue (1966)

Buddy Miles (1946)

Willie Woods of Jr. Walker's All Stars (1936)

September 6

Dave Bargeron of Blood Sweat & Tears (1942)

Foxy Brown (1978)

Macy Gray (1967)

CeCe Peniston (1969)

Jimmy Reed (1925)

Claydes Smith of Kool and the Gang (1948)

Sylvester (1947)

September 7

Alfa Anderson of Chic (1946)

Gloria Gaynor (1943)

Lattimore (1939)

Little Milton (1934)

Sonny Rollins (1930)

Jermaine Stewart (1957)

Dianne Warren (1956)

September 8

David Lewis of Atlantic Starr (1958)

Earl Nelson (1928)

Pink (1979)

David Steele of Fine Young Cannibals (1960)

September 9

Michael Bublé (1975)

Dee Dee Sharp Gamble (1945)

Elvin Jones (1927)

Otis Redding (1941)

Luther Simmons of the Main Ingredient (1942)

Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics (1952)

September 10

Roy Ayers (1940)

Roy James Brown (1925)

Jose Feliciano (1945)

Betty Harris (1939)

Big Daddy Kane (1968)

September 11

Estelle Axton (1918)

Harry Connick, Jr. (1967)

Ludacris (1977)

Moby (1965)

Paul Riser (1943)

Mick Talbot of Style Council (1958)

September 12

Tony Bellamy of Redbone (1940)

Judy Clay (1938)

Jennifer Hudson (1981)

Maria Mulduar (1943)

Jesse Powell (1971)

Ruben Studdard (1978)

Kenny Thomas (1968)

Barry White (1944)

Ali Ollie Woodson (1951)

September 13

Charles Brown (1922)

Peter Cetera (1944)

Gene Page (1939)

Joni Sledge of Sister Sledge (1956)

David Clayton Thomas of Blood, Sweat and Tears (1941)

Mel Torme (1925)

Don Was of Was (Not Was) (1952)

September 14

Cornelius Harp of the Marcels (1939)

Nas (1972)

Ivory Tilmon of the Detroit Emeralds (1941)

Amy Winehouse (1983)

September 15

Cannonball Adderly (1928)

Cannonball Adderley (1928)

Jaki Graham (1956)

George Howard (1936)

Nate James (1979)

September 16

Marc Anthony (1969)

Rodney Franklin (1958)

Betty Kelly of the Vandellas (1944)

B.B. King (1925)

Earl Klugh (1953)

Jarrod Lawson (1976)

Musiq Soulchild (1977)

September 17

Anastacia (1968)

FloRida (1979)

Lamont McLemore of the 5th Dimension (1939)

BeBe Winans (1962)

September 18

Ricky Bell of New Edition (1967)

Michael Franks (1944)

Bobby Jones (1939)

September 19

Brook Benton (1931)

Jerome Benton of The Time (1962)

Candy Dulfer (1969)

Bill Medley of the Righteous Bros (1940)

Freda Payne (1942)

Nile Rodgers of Chic (1952)

September 20

Sweet Pea Atkinson (1945)

Eddie Bo (1930)

Corinne Drewery of Swing Out Sister (1958)

Eric Gale (1938)

David Trugoy of De La Soul (1968)

Robert Wiggins of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (1960)

September 21

G.C. Cameron (1945)

Leonard Cohen (1934)

Don Felder of the Eagles (1947)

September 22

King Sunny Ade (1946)

Debbie Boone (1956)

Shirley Jones (1954)

Mystikal (1975)

Marlena Shaw (1942)

September 23

Ray Charles (1930)

John Coltrane (1926)

Jermaine Dupri (1972)

Les McCann (1935)

John Rocca (1960)

Walter and Wallace Scott of the Whispers (1943)

September 24

Cedric Dent of Take 6 (1962)

Wayne Henderson (1939)

Jay Hoggard (1954)

September 25

Ryan Leslie (1978)

Onnie McIntyre of Average White Band (1945)

Eric Roberson (1973)

Joe Russell of the Persuasions (1939)

Will Smith (1968)

Dee Dee Warwick (1945)

Cecil Womack of Womack and Womack (1947)

September 26

Gary Bartz (1940)

Bryan Ferry (1945)

Cindy Herron of En Vogue (1965)

Julie London (1926)

Olivia Newton-John (1948)

Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men (1972)

Tracey Thorn of Everything but the Girl (1962)

September 27

Keith Errol Barrow (1954)

Don Cornelius (1936)

Glenn Jones (1962)

Linda Lewis (1950)

September 28

Keni Burke (1953)

Keni Burke (1953)

Jimmy "Bo" Horne (1949)

Ben E. King (1938)

Sean Levert (1968)

Young Jeezy (1977)

September 29

Donald Earle DeGrate Jr aka Devante Swing of Jodeci (1969)

Jerry Lee Lewis (1935)

September 30

Jackson Browne (1948)

Moses Dillard (1946)

Z Z Hill (1935)

Cissy Houston (1933)

Miki Howard (1960)

Frankie Lymon (1942)

Johnny Mathis (1945)

Marilyn McCoo (1943)

Patrice Rushen (1954)

T-Pain (1984)

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