Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/August 1

• Ronnie King, Dutch bassist, turns 79.
• Michael Penn, American singer-songwriter, turns 73.
• Robert Cray, American blues performer, turns 68.
• Joe Elliott, Brit vocalist for classic rock act, Def Leppard, turns 67.
• Suzi Gardner, American guitarist and member of L7, turns 66.
• Chuck D, (born Carlton Douglas Ridenhour) American rapper, actor, author, and Public Enemy associate, turns 66.
• Dean Wareham, New Zealand singer, guitarist, songwriter who formed Galaxie 500 and Luna, turns 63.
• Sally Herbert, Brit vocalist and one-half of Banderas, turns 62.
• Adam Duritz, American vocalist for Counting Crows, turns 62.
• Dan Donegan, American musician with Disturbed, turns 58.
• Bradley Mehenbacher, American rock musician of Draco and the Malfoys, turns 46.
• Ashley Parker Angel, American boy band vocalist of O-Town fame, turns 45.

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• Coolio (August 1, 1963–September 28, 2022), (born Artis Leon Ivey, Jr.) American rapper, would have turned 63 this year.
• Tim Bachman (August 1, 1951–April 28, 2023), Canadian guitarist with Bachman–Turner Overdrive, would have turned 75 this year.
• Boz Burrell (August 1, 1946–September 21, 2006), English bassist with Bad Company, would have turned 80 this year.
• André Gagnon (August 1, 1942–December 03, 2020), Canadian composer, entertainer, and pianist, would have turned 84 this year.
• Jerry Garcia (August 1, 1942–August 9, 1996), American guitarist of Grateful Dead fame, would have turned 84 this year.
• Lionel Bart (August 1, 1930–April 3, 1999), English composer, would have turned 96 this year.
• Ronnie Kemper (August 1, 1909–February 16, 1997), American singer, would have turned 117 this year.
• Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779–January 11, 1843), American composer, lawyer and poet, would have turned 247 this year.