1661 Georg Böhm, German organist and composer, born in Hohenkirchen, Duchy of Saxe-Gotha, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1733) 1716 Johann Trier, German organist and composer, born in Themar, Thuringia, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1790) 1750 Pehr Frigel, Swedish composer, born in Kalmar, Sweden (d. 1842) 1862 Alphons Diepenbrock, Dutch composer, conductor, and essayist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1921) 1862 Franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist, born in Osijek, Croatia (d. 1881) 1892 Felix Wolfes, German-American conductor, educator (New England Conservatory, 1948-68), and composer, born in Hanover, Germany (d. 1971) 1896 Amanda Randolph, American jazz and blues piano player and singer; stage, radio, and screen actress (The Laytons; Amos 'n Andy - "Ramona"; Danny Thomas Show - "Louise"), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1967) 1901 Phil Napoleon [Filippo Napoli] American early jazz trumpeter and bandleader (Original Memphis Five; Napoleon and HIs Emperors), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1990) 1910 Bruce Boyce, Canadian-American baritone singer, and teacher (Royal Academy - London, England), born in London, Ontario (d. 1996) 1911 René Amengual, Chilean pianist, composer and educator, born in Santiago, Chile (d. 1954) 1911 Romare Bearden, African American painter and songwriter, born in Charlotte, North Carolina (d. 1988) 1914 (Lawrence) "Booker T." Laury, American boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer, born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1995) 1914 Tom Glazer, American folk singer and songwriter (Because All Men Are Brothers; A Dollar Ain't A Dollar Anymore), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2003) 1915 Dai-Keong Lee, Hawaiian-American classical and theater composer, born in Honolulu, Territory of Hawai'i (d. 2005) 1915 Hans Joachim Koellreutter, German Brazilian composer, teacher and musicologist, born in Freiburg, Germany (d. 2005) 1917 Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian classical, jazz and Latin guitarist and composer (developed bossa nova), born in Prainha, São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1995) 1919 Gideon William Waldrop, American composer and educator (Julliard School, 1961-85), born in Haskell County, Texas (d. 2000) 1919 Marge Champion [née Belcher], American dancer (Marge & Gower Champion Show), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2020) 1925 Hugo Montenegro, American composer, arranger, and orchestra leader, born in New York City (d. 1981) 1927 Tzvi Avni [Hermann Steinke], Israeli classical composer (Meditations On A Drama), born in Saarbrücken, Germany 1928 Miloslav Ištvan, Czech composer, born in Olomouc, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1990) 1928 Sheila Bromberg, British orchestral and session harpist (The Beatles - "She's Leaving Home"; Heatwave -"Boogie Nights"), born in London (d. 2021) 1930 Andrey Petrov, Soviet-Russian classical and film score composer (Creation of the World), born in Leningrad, USSR (d. 2006) 1932 Emil Richards [Emilio Radocchia], American session and touring vibraphonist and percussionist (George Shearing; Frank Sinatra; Lalo Schifrin; Frank Zappa; George Harrison; Harry Partch; Shadowfax), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2019) [1] 1932 Walter Davis Jr., American hard bop pianist (Davis Cup; Illumination), and tailor, born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1990) 1933 Rick Lewis, American doo-wop tenor (The Silhouettes - "Get A Job"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2005) 1934 Michael Sahl, American contemporary classical composer (Civilization and its Discontents; Jungles), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2018) 1935 Vladimír Válek, Czech violist (Dvořák Chamber Orchestra), and conductor (Prague Symphony. 1975-86; Czechoslovak Radio Symphony, 1985-2011), born in Nový Jičín, Czechoslovakia (d. 2025) 1936 David Leonard Blake, British composer (The Plumber's Gift), and educator (University of York, 1964-2001), born in London

1939 Bobby Purify [Dickey], American soul singer ("I'm Your Puppet"), born in Tallahassee, Florida (d. 2011) 1939 Sam Gooden, American soul vocalist (The Impressions - "People Get Ready"; "It's All Right"), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2022) 1940 Jimmy Clanton, American rock vocalist ("Just A Dream"), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1940 Mick Pyne, British touring and session jazz pianist (Tubby Hayes; Georgie Fame: Charlie Watts), born in Thornton Dale, North Yorkshire, England (d. 1995) 1942 Barbara Donald, American jazz trumpeter and bandleader, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2013) 1943 Rosalind Ashford, American rock vocalist (Martha Reeve & Vandellas - "Heat Wave"; "Dancing In The Street"), born in Detroit, Michigan 1943 Đorđe Novković, Croatian pop singer-songwriter (Pro Arte), and television personality (Hrvatski Idol), born in Vladimirci, German-occupied Serbia (d. 2007) American rock and soul pianist , organist, singer-songwriter ("Nothing From Nothing"; "You Are So Beautiful"; "Outa-Space"), 5th Beatle ("Get Back"), and touring musician (Little Richard, Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton), born in Houston, Texas 1946 Marty Grebb, American rock session and touring keyboardist (The Buckinghams; Bonnie Raitt), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2020) 1947 Richard Coughlan, British progressive rock drummer and percussionist (Caravan - "In the Land of Grey and Pink"), born in Herne Bay, Kent, England (d. 2013) 1948 Linda "Tui" Tillery, American singer-songwriter (The Loading Zone), born in San Francisco, California 1949 Albert West [Albertus Westelaken], Dutch pop singer (The Shuffles - "Cha-La-La, I Need You"; Stars on 45), born in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (d. 2015) 1950 Michael Rother, German electronic musician (Neu!; Kraftwerk; Harmonia; Cluster), born in Hamburg, West Germany 1951 Mike Kaminski, British rock musician (ELO), born in Harrogate, England 1953 John Zorn, American jazz and avant garde musician and composer, born in New York City 1957 Steve Porcaro, American rock keyboardist and vocalist (Toto, 1977-87, 2010-19 - "Rosanna"; "Africa"), born in Los Angeles, California 1959 Esther Oosterbeek, Dutch pop singer (Dolly Dots - "Love Me Just a Little Bit More (Totally Hooked on You)", "P.S."), born in Haarlem, Netherlands 1964 Canadian actor (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure; The Matrix), and rock bassist (Dogstar), born in Beirut, Lebanon 1966 Dino Cazares, American heavy metal guitarist (FearFactor), born in El Centro, California 1969 H-Ci [Cedric Hailey], American singer (Jodeci), born in Monroe, North Carolina 1976 Phil Lipscomb, American rock bassist (Taproot), born in the USA 1977 Ramiro Muñoz, Colombian musician, born in Bogotá, Colombia 1977 Sam Rivers, American rock bassist (Limp Bizkit), and record producer, born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2025) 1980 Yonderboi [László Fogarasi Jr], Hungarian indie-pop composer, music producer (Splendid Isolation), and visual artist, born in Kaposvár, Hungary 1984 Jack Peñate, English rockabilly singer-songwriter and musician (Matinée), born in London 1987 Spencer Smith, American rock drummer (Panic! at the Disco), born in Denver, Colorado 1989 Ishmeet Singh [Sodhi], Indian playback singer (Voice of India, 2007), born in Ludhiana, Punjab, India (d. 2008) Birthdays in Music Search the largest, most accurate site for today in music history.