Music Birthdays

July 1

1945 Debbie Harry (Blondie)

1951 Fred Schneider (The B-52's)

1952 Dan Aykroyd/Elwood Blues (The Blues Brothers)

July 3

1940 Fontella Bass

1943 Judith Durham (The Seekers)

1949 Johnnie Wilder Jr. (Heatwave)

1952 Laura Branigan

1960 Vince Clarke (Depeche Mode, Yaz/Yazoo)

July 4

1938 Bill Withers

1943 Alan Wilson (Canned Heat)

1948 Jeremy Spencer (Fleetwood Mac)

1952 John Waite (The Babys, Bad English)

July 5

1943 Robbie Robertson (Bob Dylan, The Band)

1950 Huey Lewis (Huey Lewis & the News)

July 6

1925 Bill Haley (Bill Haley & His Comets)

1937 Gene Chandler

July 7

1924 Mary Ford

1940 Ringo Starr (The Beatles)

July 8

1961 Andy Fletcher (Depeche Mode)

1962 Joan Osborne

1970 Beck

July 9

1946 Bon Scott (AC/DC)

1946 Mitch Mitchell (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)

1957 Marc Almond (Soft Cell)

1959 Jim Kerr (Simple Minds)

1964 Courtney Love (Hole)

July 10

1939 Mavis Staples (The Staple Singers)

1942 Ronnie James Dio

1947 Arlo Guthrie

1949 Greg Kihn (The Greg Kihn Band)

1953 Rik Emmett (Triumph)

July 11

1946 John Lawton (Lucifer's Friend, Uriah Heep)

1959 Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi)

July 12

1943 Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac)

July 13

1942 Roger McGuinn (The Byrds)

July 14

1912 Woody Guthrie

1952 Bob Casale (Devo)

July 15

1946 Linda Ronstadt

1948 Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

1952 Johnny Thunders (New York Dolls)

1952 Marky Ramone (Ramones)

1956 Ian Curtis (Joy Division)

1956 Joe Satriani

July 16

1952 Stewart Copeland (The Police)

July 17

1948 Ron Asheton (The Stooges)

1949 Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)

1952 Nicolette Larson

July 18

1929 Screamin' Jay Hawkins

1939 Dion DiMucci (Dion and the Belmonts)

1941 Martha Reeves (Martha and the Vandellas)

July 19

1947 Brian May (Queen)

1947 Bernie Leadon (Eagles)

1952 Allen Collins (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

July 20

1933 Buddy Knox

1945 Kim Carnes

1947 Carlos Santana

1964 Chris Cornell (Soundgarden)

July 21

1948 Cat Stevens

1955 Howie Epstein (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers)

July 22

1943 Bobby Sherman

1944 Rick Davies (Supertramp)

1947 Don Henley (Eagles)

1953 Brian Howe (Bad Company)

July 23

1935 Cleveland Duncan (The Penguins)

1947 David Essex

1961 Martin Gore (Depeche Mode)

1964 Nick Menza (Megadeth)

1965 Slash (Guns N' Roses)

July 25

1941 Manny Charlton (Nazareth)

1944 Tom Dawes (The Cyrkle)

1951 Verdine White (Earth, Wind & Fire)

1958 Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)

July 26

1938 Bobby Hebb

1940 Dobie Gray

1941 Brenton Wood

1943 Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones)

1949 Roger Taylor (Queen)

1961 Gary Cherone (Extreme)

July 27

1933 Nick Reynolds (The Kingston Trio)

1942 Bobbie Gentry

July 28

1943 Richard Wright (Pink Floyd)

1948 Gerald Casale (Devo)

1954 Steve Morse

July 29

1953 Geddy Lee (Rush)

July 30

1941 Paul Anka

1958 Kate Bush

July 31

1945 Gary Lewis (Gary Lewis & the Playboys)