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- Stix Hooper, of The Crusaders, turns 86.
- Pete York, of the Spencer Davis Group, turns 82.
- Günter Sommer, German drummer, turns 81.
- Eddie Phillips, British musician, lead guitarist for The Creation, turns 79.
- Jimmy Webb, American songwriter, turns 78.
- Tommy Aldridge, Session drummer for Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne, turns 74.
- Matt Johnson, lead vocalist for The The, turns 63.
- Marcia Schofield, member of The Fall, turns 62.
- Mikey Graham, vocalist for Boyzone, turns 52.
- Simon Dawbarn, member of 911, turns 50.
- Joe Jonas, (born Joseph Adam Jonas) American singer and one-third member of pop-rock band The Jonas Brothers, turns 35.
- Chief Keef, (born Keith Farrelle Cozart) American rapper and record producer, turns 29.
- Georgy Garanyan (August 15, 1934 –January 11, 2010), Russian alto saxophone player, would have turned 90 this year.
- Bill Pinkney (August 15, 1933 –July 04, 2007), American performer with The Drifters, would have turned 91 this year.
- Oscar Peterson (August 15, 1925 –December 23, 2007), Canadian Pianist/organist, would have turned 99 this year.
- Hugo Winterhalter (August 15, 1909 –September 17, 1973), American bandleader , would have turned 115 this year.
- Ned Washington (August 15, 1901 –December 20, 1976), American composer, would have turned 123 this year.
- Charles Tobias (August 15, 1898 –July 07, 1970), American composer, would have turned 126 this year.
