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- Chris Bennett, American grammy-nominated singer and dancer, turns 59.
- Massiel, Spanish singer, turns 60.
- Apollonia Kotero, American singer and actress, turns 48.
- Neal Morse, American musician with Spock's Beard and Transatlantic, turns 47.
- Roy Crimmins, Scottish trombonist, turns 78.
- Andrew Gold, American singer-songwriter, turns 56.
- Carl Saunders, American trumpet player, turns 64.
- Brittany Hargest, American singer of Jump5 fame, turns 19.
- Devon Glenn, American drummer with Buckcherry, turns 27.
- John Stanier, American drummer with Helmet, turns 39.
- Mojo Nixon, American psychobilly singer, turns 50.
- Werner Müller, German arranger and trombonist, turns 87.
- Garth Hudson, Canadian keyboardist with The Band, turns 70.
- Naná Vasconcelos, Brazillian percussionist and vocalist, turns 63.
- Hank DeVito, American steel guitarist with The Notorious Cherry Bombs, turns 59.
- Zelma Davis, Liberian vocalist, member of C+C Music Factory, turns 37.
- Graham Dye, British guitarist & vocalist for Scarlet Party, turns 46.
- Andy Fairweather-Low, Welsh songwriter and guitarist, turns 57.
- Dave Govan, American vocalist for The Vibrations, Jayhawks, turns 67.
- Kathy Lennon, American singer; one-fourth of The Lennon Sisters, turns 64.
- Hank Cochran, American country music singer, turns 72.
- Ted Harris, American Jazz pianist and saxophone player, turns 70.
- Steve Hillage, British guitarist and vocalist with Gong and System 7, turns 56.
- Clive Wright, American composer with Cock Robin, turns 54.
- Lee Mavers, British guitarist for The La's, turns 45.
- Justyna Steczkowska, Polish singer, turns 35.
- Jeremy Castle, American singer and songwriter, turns 33.
- Richard Hallebeek, Dutch guitarist, turns 38.
- Ted Turner, (nee David Alan Turner) Brit guitarist and vocalist with Wishbone Ash, turns 57.
- Doris Coley (August 2, 1941 – February 04, 2000), American singer Shirelles, would have turned 66 this year.
- Karl Amadeus Hartmann (August 2, 1905 – December 05, 1963), German composer, would have turned 102 this year.
- Edward Patten (August 2, 1939 – February 25, 2005), worked with Gladys Knight & The Pips, would have turned 68 this year.
- Joe Harnell (August 2, 1924 – July 14, 2005), American arranger composer and pianist, would have turned 83 this year.
- Lorenzo Herrera (1896 – 1960), Venezuelan singer and composer, would have turned 111.
- Jim Capaldi (August 2, 1944 – January 28, 2005), British drummer & vocalist for Traffic, would have turned 63 this year.