Music Birthdays

August 1

1942 Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead)

1959 Joe Elliott (Def Leppard)

1964 Adam Duritz (Counting Crows)

August 2

1937 Garth Hudson (The Band)

1944 Jim Capaldi (Traffic)

1962 Lee Mavers (The La's)

August 3

1963 Ed Roland (Collective Soul)

1963 James Hetfield (Metallica)

August 4

1939 Frankie Ford

1959 Robbin Crosby (Ratt)

August 5

1947 Rick Derringer (The McCoys)

1959 Pat Smear (Foo Fighters)

1959 Pete Burns (Dead or Alive)

1964 Adam Yauch (Beastie Boys)

August 6

1952 Pat MacDonald (Timbuk 3)

August 7

1942 B. J. Thomas

1958 Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)

August 8

1961 The Edge (U2)

1973 Scott Stapp (Creed)

August 10

1928 Eddie Fisher

1928 Jimmy Dean

1940 Bobby Hatfield (The Righteous Brothers)

1943 Jimmy Griffin (Bread)

1943 Ronnie Spector (The Ronettes)

1947 Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)

August 11

1949 Eric Carmen

1952 Bob Mothersbaugh (Devo)

1954 Joe Jackson (musician)

1968 Charlie Sexton

August 12

1945 Ron Mael (Sparks)

1949 Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)

August 13

1951 Dan Fogelberg

1968 Tal Bachman

August 14

1941 David Crosby (The Byrds, Crosby, Stills & Nash)

August 15

1933 Bobby Helms

1942 Pete York (The Spencer Davis Group)

1946 Jimmy Webb

1948 Tom Johnston (The Doobie Brothers)

1951 Bobby Caldwell

1961 Matt Johnson (The The)

August 16

1948 Barry Hay (Golden Earring)

1953 James "J.T." Taylor (Kool & the Gang)

1957 Tim Farriss (INXS)

1958 Madonna

August 17

1949 Sib Hashian (Boston)

1953 Kevin Rowland (Dexys Midnight Runners)

1958 Belinda Carlisle (The Go-Go's)

1965 Steve Gorman (The Black Crowes)

August 19

1939 Ginger Baker (Cream, Blind Faith)

1945 Ian Gillan (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath)

1951 John Deacon (Queen)

1963 Joey Tempest (Europe)

August 20

1948 Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)

1949 Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy)

1952 Doug Fieger (The Knack)

1970 Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit)

August 21

1941 Jackie DeShannon

1951 Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath)

1952 Joe Strummer (The Clash)

1954 Steve Smith (Journey)

August 22

1936 Dale Hawkins

1945 Ron Dante (The Archies)

1948 David Marks (The Beach Boys)

1961 Debbi Peterson (The Bangles)

1961 Roland Orzabal (Tears for Fears)

1963 Tori Amos

1967 Layne Staley (Alice in Chains)

August 23

1946 Keith Moon (The Who)

1949 Rick Springfield

1951 Jimi Jamison (Survivor)

1960 Gary Hoey

1961 Dean DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots)

August 24

1943 John Cipollina (Quicksilver Messenger Service)

1945 Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep)

August 25

1949 Gene Simmons (Kiss)

1951 Rob Halford (Judas Priest)

1954 Elvis Costello

August 26

1941 Chris Curtis (The Searchers)

1966 Shirley Manson (Garbage)

August 27

1953 Alex Lifeson (Rush)

1956 Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols)

August 28

1943 David Soul

1948 Danny Seraphine (Chicago)

August 29

1942 Sterling Morrison (The Velvet Underground)

1958 Michael Jackson

August 30

1935 John Phillips (The Mamas and the Papas)

1971 Lars Frederiksen (Rancid)

August 31

1945 Bob Welch (Fleetwood Mac)

1945 Van Morrison

1948 Rudolf Schenker (Scorpions)

1957 Gina Schock (The Go-Go's)

1957 Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze)