July 1
Births
1938 Susan Maughan
1939 Delaney Bramlett – US guitarist/singer
1945 Deborah Harry
1946 June Monteiro – vocals Toys
1946 Ivor Biggun
1948 John Ford – singer/bass Hudson Ford
1949 John Farnham
1951 Fred Schneider – keyboards B’52’s
1952 Dan Ackroyd – Canadian singer/actor Blues Brothers
1959 Edem Ephraim – vocals London Boys
1960 Evelyn King
1963 Roddy Bottum – keyboards Faith No More
1964 Pol Burton – drums Transvision Vamp
1967 Franny Griffiths – keyboards Space
1969 Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge – Psychic TV
1971 Missy Elliot – US rapper
Deaths
1999 Dennis Brown
1999 Guy Mitchell
2000 Cub Koda – guitar Brownsville Station
1997 Herbie Mann – US flautist/saxophonist
2005 Obie Benson bass singer Four Tops
2005 Luther Vandross
2008 Mel Galley – Whitesnake
2013 Gary Shearston
2015 Val Doonican
July 2
Births
1925 Marvin Rainwater
1934 Tom Springfield
1939 Paul Williams – vocals Temptations
1939 Leapy Lee
1941 Little Tony – Italian singer
1954 Pete Briquette – bass Boomtown Rats
1957 Mike Anger – bass Blow Monkeys
1961 Anne Marie Ruddock – vocals Amazulu
1962 Brian Doherty – drums They Might Be Giants
1966 Dave Parsons – bass Transvision Vamp/Bush
1970 Monie Love
1986 Bollie Babeface – One half of Reggie ‘N’ Bollie
1989 Dev – US -rapper
Deaths
1998 Tony De Vit
2018 Alan Longmuir – Bay City Rollers
July 3
Births
1893 Mississippi John Hurt – US blues guitarist
1940 Fontella Bass
1940 Maureen Kennedy – vocals Vernon’s Girls
1943 Judith Durham – vocals Seekers
1946 Victor Unitt – guitar Edgar Broughton Band
1948 Paul Barrere – guitar Little Feat
1949 Johnnie Wilder – vocals Heatwave
1952 Laura Branigan
1952 Andy Fraser – vocals/keyboards Free
1955 Neil Clarke – guitar Lloyd Cole’s Commotions
1957 Poly Styrene – vocals X-Ray Spex
1960 Stephen Morgan – bass Icehouse
1960 Vince Clarke – synthesizer Yazoo/Erasure
1968 Martyn Walsh – bass Inspiral Carpets
1969 Kevin Hearn – keyboards Barenaked Ladies
1971 Tom Orton – keyboards Smart E’s
1976 Shane Lynch – vocals Boyzone
Deaths
1969 Brian Jones – guitar Rolling Stones
1971 Jim Morrison – vocals Doors
2007 Boots Randolph – US saxophonist
2008 Clive Hornby – drums Dennisons
July 4
Births
1938 Bill Withers
1940 Dave Rowberry – keyboards Animals
1941 Dick Addrisi – vocals Addrisi Brothers
1943 Al Wilson – vocals/guitar Canned Heat
1945 David McWilliams
1946 Jacques Morali
1950 David Jensen – UK DJ
1951 Ralph Johnson drums Earth Wind and Fire
1954 John Waite
1958 Kirk Pengilly – guitar/saxophone INXS
1963 Matt Malley – bass Counting Crows
1964 Harley Farr – guitar Darling Buds
1970 Andy McClure – drums Sleeper
1971 Jim Creggan – bass Barenaked Ladies
1977 Orri Páll Dýrason – drums Sigur Ros
1978 Steven McNally – vocals BBMAK
1979 Nicole Stuart – vocals Girl Thing
Deaths
1971 Donald McPherson – vocals Main Ingredient
2003 Barry White
2007 George Melly – UK jazz musician
2007 Bill Pinkney – vocals Drifters
2013 Bernadette Nolan – vocals Nolans
July 5
Births
1943 Robbie Robertson – vocals/guitar Band
1945 Dick Scoppettore – vocals/guitar Harper’s Bizarre
1948 Jesse Green
1949 Ray Howard – vocals Wavelength
1950 Huey Lewis
1950 Michael Monarch – guitar Steppenwolf
1957 Keith Winter – guitar Shakatak
1969 Aled Richards – drums Catatonia
1973 Bengt Lagerberg – drums/flute Cardigans
1975 Bizarre – rapper D-12
1979 Shane Filan – vocals Westlife
1982 Dave Haywood – vocals Lady Antebellum
1986 Owl City
Deaths
2001 Ernie K-Doe
2004 Syreeta Wright
2005 Shirley Goodman – vocals Shirley & Lee
2021 Raffaella Carra
2022 Manny Charlton – guitar Nazareth
July 6
Births
1925 Bill Haley
1931 Della Reese – US singer
1937 Gene Chandler
1939 Jet Harris – bass Shadows
1939 Patti McCabe – vocals Poni-Tails
1941 Phyllis Hyman
1942 Izora Rhodes Armstead – Weather Girls
1945 Rik Elswitt – guitar Dr Hook
1945 Harry J
1947 Paul Gurvitz – bass The Gun
1952 Graham Oliver – guitar Saxon
1952 David Smith – vocals Real Thing
1953 Nanci Griffith – country singer
1956 Kenny G
1959 John Keeble – drums Spandau Ballet
1961 Robert Heaton – drums New Model Army
1962 Melvin Brannon II – bass Dan Reed Network
1963 Tim Bricheno – guitar All About Eve
1965 Eddie Campbell – keyboads Texas
1969 Michael Grant – keyboards Musical Youth
1973 Paul Banks – guitar Shed Seven
1976 50 Cent – US rapper
1987 Kate Nash
Deaths
1971 Louis Armstrong
1979 Van McCoy
1980 Frank Cordell
2003 Skip Battin – (b: Clyde Battin) – bass Byrds/Flying Burrito Brothers
2005 Dennis D’Ell – vocals Honeycombs
2010 Harvey Fuqua – vocals Moonglows
2020 Charlie Daniels
2020 Ennio Morricone
2024 Joe Egan – keyboards Stealers Wheel
July 7
Births
1928 Mary Ford
1933 J.J. Barrie – Canadian singer
1940 Bill Oddie – vocals Goodies
1940 Ringo Starr
1941 Jim Rodford – bass Argent
1943 Tommy Quickly
1946 Andrew Brown – drums Fortunes
1947 Rob Townshend – drums Family
1947 David Hodo – vocals/construction worker Village People
1957 Sherrick – US soul singer
1962 Clive Jackson – vocals Dr and The Medics
1963 Vonda Shepard
1966 Stephen Hull – bass Railway Children
1986 Aino Jawo – vocals Icona Pop
1991 Alesso – Swedish DJ
Deaths
2001 Fred Neil – US singer/songwriter
2006 Syd Barrett – vocals Pink Floyd
July 8
Births
1908 Louis Jordan – US singer/saxophonist
1913 Billy Eckstein
1935 Steve Lawrence
1940 Joe B. Mauldin – bass Crickets
1944 Michael Dunford – guitar Nashville Teens
1945 Rick Wolfe – guitar Flowerpot Men/White Plains
1947 Willie Wilson – guitar Sutherland Brothers and Quiver
1948 Woody Cunningham – vocals/drums Kleeer
1956 Russell Christian – saxophone Christians
1960 Valerie Pettiford – vocals Raw Silk
1961 Andy Fletcher – synthesizer Depeche Mode
1961 Graham Jones – guitar Haircut 100
1962 Joan Osborne
1970 Beck
1971 Neil Mavers – vocals/guitar LA’s
1976 Jessy – Belgium Singer
1992 Sky Ferreira – US singer
Deaths
1991 Geoff Love – UK orchestra leader
1997 Howard Pickup – guitar Adverts
2012 Jose Roberto Bertrami – keyboards Azymuth
2015 Ernie Maresca – US singer
2018 Tab Hunter
July 9
Births
1929 Lee Hazlewood
1941 Donald McPherson – vocals Main Ingredient
1946 Bon Scott – vocals AC/DC
1946 Joe Meceli – drums John Fred’s Playboys
1946 Mitch Mitchell – drums Jimi Hendrix’s Experience
1950 Gwen Guthrie
1953 Kate Garner – vocals Haysi Fantayzee
1954 Debbie Sledge – vocals Sister Sledge
1957 Marc Almond
1959 Jim Kerr – vocals Simple Minds
1964 Courtney Love – vocals Hole
1965 Frank Bello – bass Anthrax
1965 Tom Hingley – vocals Inspiral Carpets
1967 Owen Powell – guitar Catatonia
1972 Alda
1975 Jack White – vocals/guitar White Stripes
1975 Jessica – Swedish singer
Deaths
2015 Michael Masser
July 10
Births
1908 Donald Peers
1934 Jerry Nelson – Voice of Kermit’s nephew Robin
1942 Ronnie James Dio – vocals Rainbow/Black Sabbath
1943 Jerry Miller – guitar Moby Grape
1944 Beaky – Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich
1947 Arlo Guthrie – US folk guitar/singer
1948 John Whitehead – singer McFadden & Whitehead
1950 Greg Kihn – US singer
1951 Andy Sojka – guitar Atmosphere
1954 Neil Tennant – vocals Pet Shop Boys
1958 Billy Doherty – drums Undertones
1960 Martyn P. Casey – bass Nick Cave’s Bad Seeds
1964 Graham Lambert – guitar Inspiral Carpets
1965 Do’Reen Waddell – vocals Soul II Soul
1970 Jason Orange – vocals Take That
1970 Gary LeVox – vocals Rascal Flatts
1980 Alisha Peters – vocals Fierce
1980 Jessica Simpson
1993 Perrie Edwards – vocals Little Mix
Deaths
1995 Barbara Lyon – US singer
2010 Sugar Minott
2021 Barbara Allbut – vocals Angels
July 11
Births
1931 Tab Hunter
1947 John Holt – Jamaican singer
1949 Danny Daniels – vocals Wavelength
1950 Bonnie Pointer – vocals Pointer Sisters
1957 Peter Murphy – vocals Bauhaus
1959 Ritchie Sambora – guitar Bon Jovi
1959 Suzanne Vega
1966 Mel Appleby – vocals Mel and Kim
1975 Lil Kim
1983 Marre Skalloper – vocals A-Teens
1992 Courtney Rumbold – vocals Stooshe
1994 Nina Nesbitt
Deaths
1992 Herb Kenny – vocals Inkspots
2013 Charles Pope – vocals Tams
2014 Tommy Ramone – drums Ramones
July 12
Births
1942 Tam White – Scottish singer
1943 Christine McVie – vocals Fleetwood Mac
1946 Jeff Christie – vocals Christie
1946 Julie Grant
1947 Wilko Johnson – Dr Feelgood
1948 Walter Egan – US singer
1950 Eric Carr – drums Kiss
1952 Liz Mitchell – vocals Boney M
1953 Billy Alessi
1953 Bobby Alessi
1958 Malcolm Jones – guitar Runrig
1962 Daniel Murphy – guitar Soul Asylum
1964 Tim Gane – bass Stereolab
1977 Dominic Howard – drums Muse
1981 Rebecca Hunter – vocals Allstars
1984 Gareth Gates
1990 Maverick Sabre
Deaths
1979 Minnie Riperton
1983 Chris Wood – vocals Traffic
1997 Jonathan Melvoin – bass Smashing Pumpkins
1975 Jimmie Driftwood – US Country singer
2008 Earl Nelson – vocals Bob and Earl
July 13
Births
1942 Jim McGuinn – vocals Byrds
1942 Steve Bladd – drums J Geils Band
1944 Martin Kershaw – vocals Snowmen
1951 César Carrillo Díaz – guitar Frigid Pink
1956 Mark Medoza – bass Dictators
1961 Lawrence Donegan – bass Bluebells/Commotions
1961 Lovebug Starski
1966 Ellen Reid – keyboards Crash Test Dummies
1966 Gerald Levert – vocals Levert/Levert Sweat and Gill
1967 Benny Benassi – Italian DJ/producer
1974 Deborah Cox
1988 Tulisa Contostavlos – vocals N-Dubz
Deaths
2008 Les Crane
2013 Cory Monteith – vocals Glee
July 14
Births
1912 Woody Guthrie – US folk singer
1939 Vince Taylor – vocals Playboys
1952 Chris Cross –bass Ultravox
1952 Bob Casale – guitar Devo
1971 Nick McCabe – guitar Verve
1972 Alex Rizzo – keyboards Shaft
1974 Lady Danii – vocals Mr President
1975 Taboo – rapper Black Eyed Peas
Deaths
1980 Malcolm Owen – vocals Ruts
1984 Philippe Wynn – vocals Detroit Spinners
1999 Gar Samuelson – drums Megadeth
July 15
Births
1944 Millie Jackson
1945 Peter Lewis – guitar Moby Grape
1946 Linda Ronstadt
1947 Peter Banks – original guitarist Yes
1947 Ian McCredie – guitar/flute Middle Of The Road
1948 Artimus Pyle – drums Lynyrd Skynyrd
1948 Twinkle
1949 Trevor Horn
1951 Gregory Isaacs
1952 Johnny Thunders – vocals/guitar New York Dolls
1953 Alicia Bridges
1954 Dee D. Jackson
1956 Ian Curtis – vocals Joy Division
1960 Mike Ansell – vocals Blue Zoo
1965 Andy Couzens – guitar High
1966 Sushill K. Dade – bass Soup Dragons
1973 Buju Banton – reggae singer
1984 Reggie Zippy – One half of Reggie ‘n’ Bollie
1995 Elyar Fox
Deaths
2000 Paul Young – vocals Sad Café/Mike and Mechanics
2000 Johnny Duncan
2022 Paul Ryder – bass Happy Mondays
July 16
Births
1936 Tommy Bruce
1939 Denise Lasalle
1939 William Bell
1940 Tony Jackson – bass Searchers
1941 Desmond Dekker
1947 Tom Boggs – drums Box Tops
1949 Ray Major – guitar Mott The Hoople
1952 Stewart Copeland – drums Police
1955 Mark McEntee – guitar Divinyls
1968 Olga De Souza – vocals Corona
1970 Schelim Hannan – vocals Worlds Apart
1978 TJ Jackson – vocals 3T
Deaths
1981 Harry Chapin
1996 John Panozzo – drums Styx
2008 Jo Stafford
2009 Gordon Waller – vocals Peter and Gordon
2012 Bob Babbitt – bass Funk Brothers
2012 Kitty Wells – US country singer
2012 Jon Lord – keyboard Deep Purple
2021 Biz Markie
2023 Jane Birkin
July 17
Births
1918 Red Sovine
1926 Piero Umiliani
1928 Joe Morello – drums Dave Brubeck Quartet
1939 Spencer Davis – guitarist Spencer Davis Group
1940 Tim Brooke-Taylor – vocals Goodies
1942 Zoot Money
1945 Eric McCredie – bass Middle Of The Road
1947 Wolfgang Flur – Kraftwerk
1947 Springwater
1947 Mick Tucker – drums Sweet
1949 Geezer Butler – bass Black Sabbath
1952 David Hasselhof – US actor/singer
1952 Phoebe Snow
1952 Nicolette Larson
1963 Regina Belle
1966 Guru – vocals/MC Gang Starr
1966 Lou Barlow – guirar Dinosaur Jr
1968 Liam Maher – vocals Flowered Up
1968 Darren Day
1970 Mandy Smith
1970 Kevin Miles – bass Gene
1971 Jarrett Cordes – vocals PM Dawn
1982 Natasha Hamilton – vocals Atomic Kitten
Deaths
1959 Billie Holliday
1967 John Coltrane – US jazz saxophonist
1996 Chas Chandler – bass Animals
July 18
Births
1910 Lou Busch – US pianist
1929 Screaming Jay Hawkins
1939 Brian Auger
1939 Dion Dimucci
1941 Martha Reeves
1941 Frank Farian – German producer
1941 Lonnie Mack
1946 Carl Malcolm
1948 Stephanie De-Sykes
1948 Phil Harris – guitar Ace
1950 Glenn Hughes – vocals (biker) Village People
1950 Cesar Zuiderwyk – drums Golden Earring
1955 Terry Chambers – drums XTC
1958 Nigel Twist – drums Alarm
1962 Jack Irons – drums Pearl Jam
1967 Roger Pauletta – remixer 2 In A Room
1970 Gruff Rhys – vocals/guitar Super Furry Animals
1975 M.I.A. – UK singer
Deaths
1966 Bobby Fuller
1988 Nico – vocals Velvet Underground
July 19
Births
1925 Sue Thompson – US singer
1936 Shirley Goodman – vocals Shirley & Lee
1937 George Hamilton IV
1941 Vicki Carr
1941 Phil Upchurch
1946 Alan Gorrie – bass Average White Band
1947 Brian May – guitar Queen
1947 Bernie Leadon – guitar Eagles
1952 Allen Collins – guitar Lynyrd Skynyrd
1953 Silver Pozzoli – vocals Clubhouse
1960 Kevin Haskins – drums Bauhaus
1968 Ged Lynch – drums Black Grape
1969 Gabrielle
1976 Eric Prydz – Swedish DJ
1979 Michelle Heaton – vocals Liberty X
Deaths
2001 Judy Clay – US singer
2013 Mel Smith – UK comedian
July 20
Births
1933 Buddy Knox
1938 Jo-Ann Campbell
1943 Wendy Richard – UK actress/singer
1943 John Lodge – bass Moody Blues
1944 Johnny Johnson
1945 Kim Carnes
1947 Carlos Santana
1947 Tony Thorpe – guitar Rubettes
1956 Paul Cook – drums Sex Pistols
1958 Mike McNeil – piano Simple Minds
1959 Jim Irvin – vocals Furniture
1962 Dig Wayne – vocals Joboxers
1964 Chris Cornell – vocals/guitar Soundgarden/Audioslave
1966 Andrew Levy – keyboards Brand New Heavies
1966 Stone Gossard – guitar Pearl Jam
Deaths
1969 Roy Hamilton – US singer
2017 Chester Bennington
2022 Junior Waite – drums Musical Youth
2024 Sandy Posey
July 21
Births
1922 Kay Starr
1943 Henry McCullough – guitar Wings
1945 Mike Wilsh – bass/piano Four Pennies
1946 Barry Whitwam – drums Herman’s Hermits
1948 Cat Stevens
1950 Larry Tolbert – drums Raydio
1955 Henry Priestman – vocals Christians
1955 Howie Epstein – bass Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers
1974 Terry Coldwell – vocals East 17
1981 Paloma Faith
1983 Olamide Faison – vocals Imajin
Deaths
2006 Herbert Kalin – vocals Kalin Twins
2023 Tony Bennett
2024 Evelyn Thomas
July 22
Births
1924 Margaret Whiting – US singer
1941 George Clinton
1941 Estelle Bennett – vocals Ronettes
1944 Richard Davies – piano Supertramp
1944 Bobby Sherman – US singer/actor
1947 Don Henley – drums Eagles
1956 Simon Barker – keyboards Jimmy the Hoover
1956 Mick Pointer – drums Marillion
1961 Keith Sweat
1964 William Calhoun – drums Living Colour
1967 Pat Badger – bass Extreme
1970 Kevin Linear – saxophone Mighty Mighty Boss Tones
1971 Chris Helme – acoustic guitar Seahorses
1973 Daniel Jones – keyboards Savage Garden
1983 Jodi Albert – vocals Girl Thing
Deaths
2002 Gus Dudgeon – UK record producer
2004 Sasha Distel
2005 Eugene Record – vocals Chi-Lites
2005 Long John Baldry
2024 Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir – Four Tops
2024 John Mayall
July 23
Births
1942 Madeline Bell – vocals Blue Mink
1943 Tony Joe White – US singer
1945 Dino Danelli – drums Young Rascals
1946 Andy Mackay – saxophone Roxy Music
1947 David Essex
1950 Blair Thornton – guitar Bachman Turner Overdrive
1952 Janis Siegel – vocals Manhattan Transfer
1961 Martin Gore – guitar/synthesizer Depeche Mode
1964 Tim Kellet – trumpet/keyboard Simply Red/Olive
1964 Nick Menza – drums Megadeth
1965 Slash – guitar Guns ‘N Roses
1965 Rob Dickinson – vocals Catherine Wheel
1970 Sam Watters – vocals Color Me Badd
1971 Alison Krauss – US country singer
1971 Dalvin DeGrate – vocals Jodeci
1973 Fran Healy – vocals Travis
1979 Michelle Williams – vocals Destiny’s Child
1981 Steve Jocz – drums Sum 41
1989 Katy B – UK singer
Deaths
1993 Rob Collins – organ Charlatans
2006 Bobby Paterson – bass Love And Money
2011 Amy Winehouse
July 24
Births
1942 Heinz
1945 Alan Whitehead – drums Marmalade
1946 Mireille Mathieu
1951 Lynval Golding – guitar/vocals Specials
1957 Larry Gott – guitar James
1958 Mick Karn – bass/saxophone Japan
1961 Paul Geary – drums Extreme
1969 Jennifer Lopez
1984 Dhani Lennevald – vocals A-Teens
1990 James McGuinness – vocals Wanted
Deaths
1980 Peter Sellers
1988 Priscilla Bowman – US singer
2011 Dan Peek – guitar America
July 25
Births
1937 Darrell Banks – US soul singer
1939 Denis King – vocals King Brothers
1941 Hugh Watts – trombone New Vaudeville Band
1941 Manny Charlton – guitar Nazareth
1942 Bruce Woodley – guitar Seekers
1943 Jim McCarty – drums Yardbirds
1951 Verdine White – bass Earth Wind and Fire
1953 Gary Shaunessy – guitar Sweet Sensation
1957 Ramona Carlier – vocals Mo-Dettes
1958 Thurston Moore – vocals/guitar Sonic Youth
Deaths
1995 Charlie Rich
1995 Jerry Lordan
2020 Peter Green
July 26
Births
1926 Danny La Rue
1933 Lance Percival
1938 Bobby Hebb
1940 Dobie Gray
1941 Brenton Wood
1941 Neil Landon – vocals Ivy League
1943 Andrea True
1943 Mick Jagger – vocals Rolling Stones
1949 Roger Taylor – drums Queen
1950 Duncan Mackay – piano Cockney Rebel
1960 Danny Stagg – guitar Kingdom Come
1961 Andy Connell – keyboards Swing Out Sister
1961 Gary Cherone – vocals Extreme
1962 Miranda Joyce – saxophone Belle Stars
1972 Wayne Wonder
1977 Natalie Powers – vocals Scooch
1980 Dave Baksh – guitar Sum 41
1992 Stormzy
Deaths
1992 Mary Wells
2006 Tony Ogden – vocals World Of Twist
2010 Al Goodman – vocals Moments
2023 Randy Meisner – bass Eagles
2023 Sinead O’Connor
July 27
Births
1929 Harvey Fuqua – vocals Moonglows
1941 Andy McMaster – vocals/keyboard/bass Motors
1942 Bobbie Gentry
1944 Tony Capstick
1949 Maureen McGovern
1949 Martin Jay session singer with 5000 volts, Enigma and Tight Fit
1949 Rory McDonald – vocals/bass Runrig
1950 Michael Vaughan – guitar Paper Lace
1953 Suzi Carr – vocals Will To Power
1957 Mark Stanway – keyboards Magnum
1960 Conway Savage – piano Nick Cave’s Bad Seeds
1962 Karl Mueller – bass Soul Asylum
1964 Rex Brown – bass Pantera
1965 Paul Court – vocals/guitar Primitives
1967 Juliana Hatfield – US singer
1978 Emmy-Kate Montrose – bass Kenickie
1993 George Shelley – vocals Union J
Deaths
1973 Jimmy Radcliffe – US singer
2012 Tony Martin
2021 Dusty Hill – vocals/bass Z Z Top
2022 Tom Springfield
July 28
Births
1938 George Cummings – guitar Dr Hook
1943 Rick Wright – keyboard Pink Floyd
1949 Simon Kirke – drums Free
1949 Peter Doyle – vocals New Seekers
1949 Steven Peregrine Took – vocals/percussion T.Rex
1962 Rachel Sweet
1963 Tex Axile – drums Transvision Vamp
1963 Beverley Craven
1965 Nick Banks – drums Pulp
1968 Take Hirose – bass Feeder
1972 Dan Wharton – drums Ned’s Atomic Dustbin
1980 Noel Sullivan – vocals Hear’say
1992 Joshua Cuthbert – vocals Union J
Deaths
1996 Marguerite Ganser – vocals Shangrilas
2004 George Williams – vocals The Tymes
July 29
Births
1931 Freddie Bell – vocals Freddie Bell & the Bell Boys
1933 Randy Sparks – vocals New Christy Minstrels
1946 Neal Doughty – keyboards REO Speedwagon
1953 Geddy Lee – vocals/bass Rush
1959 John Sykes – guitar Tygers Of Pang Tang
1962 DJ Carl Cox
1962 Martin McCarrick – guitar/cello Therapy
1966 Miles Hunt – vocals/guitar Wonderstuff
1972 Simon Jones – bass Verve
1973 Wanya Morris – vocals Boyz II Men
Deaths
1974 Mama Cass Elliot
2009 Renato Pagliari (Renee & Renato)
2011 Gene McDaniels
July 30
Births
1926 Christine McGuire – vocals McGuire Sisters
1941 Paul Anka
1944 Jimmy Cliff
1945 David Sanborn
1946 Jeff Hammond – bass Jethro Tull
1947 Charlie Crane – vocals Cryin’ Shames
1949 Joyce Jones – vocals First Choice
1949 Hugh Nicholson – guitar Marmalade/Blue
1950 Frank Stallone – US singer/actor
1956 Phil Fearon
1957 Rat Scabies – drums Damned
1957 David Joseph
1958 Kate Bush
1959 Vaughan Toulouse – vocals Department S
1964 Robert Clivilles – vocals C & C Music Factory
1966 Craig Gannon – guitar Bluebells
1966 White Town
1968 Louise Wener – vocals Sleeper
1968 Sean Moore – drums Manic Street Preachers
1977 Ian Watkins – vocals Lostprophets
1991 Diana Vickers
Deaths
2003 Sam Phillips – owner of Sun Records
July 31
Births
1942 Daniel Boone
1943 Lobo
1946 Carl Greene – bass Herman’s Hermits
1946 Gary Lewis – US singer
1951 Carlo Karges – guitar Nena
1953 Hugh McDowell – cello Electric Light Orchestra
1957 Daniel Ash – guitar Bauhaus
1958 Bill Berry – drums REM
1960 Malcolm Ross – guitar Aztec Camera
1963 Fatboy Slim
1964 Fuzz Townshend – drums Pop Will Eat Itself
1964 Jim Corr – guitar/vocals Corrs
1975 Roy Denburger – vocals Vengaboys
Deaths
1964 Jim Reeves
1993 Rob Jones – bass Wonder Stuff
1994 Anne Shelton
2005 Les Braid – bass Swinging Blue Jeans
2015 Lynn Anderson