1614 Philipp Buchner, German composer, born in Wertheim am Main, Wertheim County, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1669) German composer and organist (Canon in D), baptized in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire 1711 William Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), baptized in London, England (d. 1779) 1753 Friedrich August Baumbach, German composer, born in Gotha, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1813) 1764 Valentino Fioravanti, Italian composer, born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1837) 1786 Friedrich Kuhlau, German-Danish concert pianist and opera composer (Elverhøj (Elves' Hilll); Røverborgen (The Robbers' Castle)), born in Lüneburg, Duchy of Brunswick and Lüneburg, Holy Roman Empire ( (d. 1832) 1807 Ignaz Lachner, German composer, born in Rain, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1895) 1825 Eduard Hanslick, German music critic, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1904) 1844 George Martin, English composer and organist, born in Lambourn, Berkshire, England (d. 1916) 1865 Alfred Hollins, British composer, born in Hull, Yorkshire, England (d. 1942) 1874 Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, German composer, born in Landau, German Empire (d. 1953) 1876 Alfonso Broqua, Uruguayan composer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 1946) 1885 Herbert Stothart, American theater (Rose-Marie) and film score composer (The Wizard of Oz; Mutiny on the Bounty; A Night at the Opera), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1949) 1890 Marius Ulfrstad, Norwegian composer, born in Ellingsøya, Norway (d. 1968) 1891 Noël Gallon, French composer (Paysans et Soldats; Acis et Galathée), and educator (Paris Conservatoire), born in Paris (d. 1966) 1895 Harry Tobias, American lyricist (“Sweet and Lovely”; “It’s a Lonesome Old Town”; “Sail Along, Silv’ry Moon”), born in New York City (d. 1994) 1899 Jimmie Davis, American singer and songwriter ("You Are My Sunshine"), born in Quitman, Louisiana (d. 2000) 1899 Nelly "Nell" Knoop, Dutch actress (Jenny; Driestuivers Opera), born in Batavia, Batavia, Dutch East Indies (now Jakarta, Indonesia) (d. 1971) 1902 Alice Tully, American singer and arts patroness (Carnegie Hall), born in Corning, New York (d. 1993) 1911 Bola de Nieve [Ignacio Jacinto Villa Fernández], Cuban pianist, singer and songwriter, born in Guanabacoa, La Habana, Cuba (d. 1971) 1915 Jack Fascinato, American pianist and orchestra leader (Kukla, Fran & Ollie), born in Bevier, Missouri (d. 1994) 1919 Margaret Tynes, American child prodigy and international opera singer, born in Saluda, Virginia (d. 2024) 1925 Alan Bergman, American Emmy, Grammy, and Academy Award-winning lyricist, with wife Marilyn ("The Way We Were"; "You Don't Bring Me Flowers"), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2025) [1] 1925 Ashley Heenan, New Zealand composer, born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2004) 1925 Harry Somers, Canadian composer, born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1999) 1928 Earl Holliman, American actor (The Rainmaker; Police Woman; Tribes; Cry Panic), pop singer, and animal rights activist, born in Delhi, Louisiana (d. 2024) [1] 1932 Ian Hamer, British jazz trumpeter and session musician (Beatles - "Got To Get You Into My Life"; Top of the Pops studio band), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2006) 1933 Baby Face Willette [Roosevelt Willet], American hard bop and soul-jazz Hammond organ player, born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1971) 1934 Oliver Jones, Canadian jazz pianist and composer, born in Little Burgundy, Montreal, Quebec 1935 Arvo Pärt, Estonian composer (Für Alina; Fratres; Spiegel im Spiegel), born in Paide, Järva County, Estonia [1] 1937 Iosif Kobzon, Soviet-Russian singer and businessman, born in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine (d. 2018) 1938 Charles Patrick, American do-wop singer and songwriter (The Monotones - "The Book of Love"), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2020) 1940 Bernie Dwyer, British rock drummer (Freddie and The Dreamers - "I'm Telling You Now"), born in Manchester, England (d. 2002) 1942 Gerome Ragni, American playwright and songwriter (Hair: The American Tribal Love Rock Musical), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1991)

1942 Lola Falana [Loletha Elayne], American singer and actress (Golden Boy; A Man Called Adam), born in Camden, New Jersey 1943 Jack Ely, American singer and guitarist (The Kingsmen - "Louie, Louie"), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2015) 1943 Mickey Hart [Hartman], American drummer and percussionist (Grateful Dead, 1967-71 & 1974-96; Planet Drum: Rhythm Devils), born in Brooklyn, New York City 1943 Paul Riser, American session trombonist and musical arranger (Motown's "Funk Brothers"), born in Detroit, Michigan 1945 Leo Kottke, American finger-picking acoustic guitarist (Ice Water; Greenhouse), born in Athens, Georgia 1946 Dennis Tufano, American rock guitarist and vocalist (The Buckinghams - "Kind of a Drag"), born in Chicago, Illinois 1947 Gerry Conway, British drummer and percussionist (Cat Stevens; Fairport Convention), born in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England 1948 John Martyn [Iain McGeachy], British folk-rock-blues singer-songwriter, and guitarist ("May You Never"), born in New Maldon, Surrey (d. 2009) 1953 Lenise Bent, American audio engineer in music (Blondie; The Knack) and film (L.A. Heat), born in Los Angeles, California 1953 Renée Geyer, Australian singer ("It's A Man's Man's World"; "Stares and Whispers"), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2023) [1] 1953 Tommy Shaw, American rock guitarist, and singer (Styx - "Come Sail Away"; Damn Yankees), born in Montgomery, Alabama 1955 Hiram Bullock, American jazz, funk, and fusion guitarist (The World's Most Dangerous Band), born in Osaka, Japan (d. 2008) 1957 Jon Moss, English rock drummer (Culture Club - "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?"), born in Wandsworth, South London 1958 Mick Talbot, English rock keyboardist (Style Council - "You're The Best Thing"; "My Ever Changing Moods"), born in Wimbledon, London 1960 Neal X [Whitmore], English musician (Sigue Sigue Sputnik - "Love Missile F-111"), born in Henley-on-Thames, England 1961 Elizabeth Daily, American actress (Pee-Wee's Big Adventure; The Powerpuff Girls - "Buttercup"), and pop singer ("Say It, Say It"), born in Los Angeles, California 1962 Victoria Polyo, Ukrainian composer (Gagaku; Lulling the Earth; Psalm 50), born in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR 1964 Victor Wooten, American Grammy Award-winning jazz-fusion, funk, and bluegrass bass guitarist and producer (Béla Fleck and the Flecktones), born in Mountain Home, Idaho 1965 Moby [Richard Hall], American musician (Play; 18), born in Harlem, New York City 1967 American pop and jazz singer , pianist (We Are in Love; When Harry Met Sally), actor (Will & Grace), and TV Personality (American Idol, 2013-16), born in New Orleans, Louisiana 1968 Kay Hanley, American singer-songwriter (Letters to Cleo), born in Boston, Massachusetts 1969 Gidget Gein [Bradley Stewart], American rock uitarist and bass player (Marilyn Manson band), born in Hollywood, Florida (d. 2008) 1970 Taraji P. Henson, American singer and actress (Empire, Hidden Figures), born in Washington, D.C. 1970 Ted Leo, American musician (Ted Leo and the Pharmacists), born in South Bend, Indiana 1971 Richard Ashcroft, British singer (The Verve - "Bitter Sweet Symphony"), born in Wigan, Lancashire, England 1975 Mark Klepaski, American bass guitarist (Breaking Benjamin), born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 1976 Elephant Man [Oneal Bryan], Jamaican musician ("Let's Get Physical"), born in Kingston, Jamaica 1977 Jon Buckland, English rock guitarist (Coldplay - "Clocks"; "Viva La Vida"), born in London 1977 Ludacris [Christopher Bridges], American rapper ("Stand Up"; "Act A Fool"), and actor (The Ride; Fast and Furious franchise), born in Champaign, Illinois 1978 Ben Lee, Australian singer-songwriter ("Cigarettes Will Kill You"; "Love Me Like the World Is Ending"), and actor (The Rage in Placid Lake), born in Sydney, Australia 1981 Charles Kelley, American country singer and songwriter (Lady A), born in Augusta, Georgia 1991 Kygo [Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll] Norwegian DJ and music producer ("I See Fire" remix), born in Singapore Birthdays in Music Search the largest, most accurate site for today in music history.