Portal : Music/DateOfBirth/August 29
Gilbert Rovere, French bass player, turns 85.
Chris Copping , Brit organist and bassist with Procol Harum , turns 79.
Rick Downey, American drummer with Blue Öyster Cult , turns 71.
Elizabeth Fraser , Scottish singer for Cocteau Twins , turns 66.
Eddi Reader , Scottish singer with Fairground Attraction , turns 65.
Jerry Fehily, Irish drummer with Hothouse Flowers , turns 61.
Chris Gorman , American drummer with Belly , turns 57.
Me'shell Ndegeocello , American neo soul multi-instrumentalist, turns 55.
Carl Martin , American R&B singer for Shai , turns 54.
Alex Griffin , Brit bassist with Ned's Atomic Dustbin , turns 53.
Kyle Cook , American banjo player and Matchbox Twenty lead guitarist, turns 49.
David Desrosiers , American bassist with Simple Plan , turns 44.
Lea Michele , American actress and singer, turns 38.
Liam Payne , English pop singer, one-fourth of One Direction , turns 31.
Michael Jackson (August 29, 1958 –June 25, 2009), American pop singer, dancer, actor, entertainer and one-fifth of the Jackson Five /The Jacksons , would have turned 66 this year.
Dick Halligan (August 29, 1943 –January 18, 2022), American keyboardist and flautist with Blood, Sweat & Tears , would have turned 81 this year.
Sterling Morrison (August 29, 1942 –August 30, 1995), American guitarist with Velvet Underground , would have turned 82 this year.
Dinah Washington (August 29, 1924 –December 14, 1963), American jazz singer, would have turned 100 this year.
Rolf Ericson (August 29, 1922 –June 16, 1997), Swedish trumpeter and flugelhorn player, would have turned 102 this year.