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- Jeff Stinco, American lead guitarist of Simple Plan, turns 29.
- Howie Dorough, American singer, member of boy band act, Backstreet Boys, turns 34.
- Paul Doucette, American drummer with Matchbox Twenty, turns 35.
- Steve Cradock, Brit guitarist with Ocean Colour Scene, turns 38.
- Graham Wilmington, Scottish vocalist and guitarist, member of Close Lobsters, turns 42.
- Tori Amos, American singer-songwriter, turns 44.
- Roland Orzabal, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and co-founder of Tears for Fears, turns 46.
- Rolf Billberg (1930 –1966), Swedish alto saxophone player, would have turned 77.
- James DeBarge, of DeBarge fame, turns 44.
- Debbi Peterson, drummer with The Bangles, turns 46.
- Bob Flanagan, American singer with The Four Freshmen, turns 81.
- Ian Mitchell, Irish bassist with Bay City Rollers, turns 49.
- Vernon Reid, American guitarist, co-founder of Living Colour, turns 49.
- Chris Biondo, American bassist and record producer for Chuck Brown, Eva Cassidy and Sadat X, turns 51.
- Ron Dante, lead vocalist for The Archies, turns 62.
- Gary Withem, American woodwinds and keyboardist with Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, turns 61.
- Donna Godchaux, American singer, of Grateful Dead fame, turns 60.
- Fred Milano, American musician founding performer with doo-wop act, The Belmonts, turns 68.
- Dale Hawkins, American guitarist, rockabilly singer, turns 69.
- John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1917 – June 21, 2001), American guitarist, singer-songwriter, would have turned 90 this year.
- Jack Payne (August 22, 1899 – December 04, 1969), British bandleader and Director of Dance Music for BBC Radio, would have turned 108 this year.
- Claude Debussy (August 22, 1862 – March 25, 1918), renowned French composer, would have turned 145 this year.
- Layne Staley (August 22, 1967 – April 05, 2002), American musician with Alice in Chains, would have turned 40 this year.
- David Marks, American singer/songwriter of Beach Boys fame, turns 59.
- Holly Dunn, American country music singer, turns 50.
- Beenie Man, Rap-reggae singer, turns 34.
- Collin Raye, American country music singer, turns 47.
- Ricky Lynn Gregg, American country music singer, turns 46.
- Gary Lee Conner, American music producer, Screaming Trees' lead guitarist, turns 45.
- Mila Mason, American country music singer, turns 44.
- GZA, American rapper (a.k.a. The Genius), music producer, and member of the Wu-Tang Clan, turns 41.
