Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/August 2

Kathy Lennon, American singer; one-fourth of The Lennon Sisters, turns 83.
Massiel, Spanish singer, turns 79.
Chris Bennett, American grammy-nominated singer and dancer, turns 78.
Hank DeVito, American steel guitarist with The Notorious Cherry Bombs, turns 78.
Andy Fairweather-Low, Welsh songwriter and guitarist, turns 76.
Steve Hillage, British guitarist and vocalist with Gong and System 7, turns 75.
Apollonia Kotero, American singer and actress, turns 67.
Neal Morse, American musician with Spock's Beard and Transatlantic, turns 66.
Graham Dye, British singer/songwriter & guitarist for Scarlet Party, also vocalist for The Alan Parsons Project, turns 65.
Lee Mavers, British guitarist for The La's, turns 64.
John Stanier, American drummer with Helmet, turns 58.
Richard Hallebeek, Dutch guitarist, turns 57.
Zelma Davis, Liberian vocalist, member of C+C Music Factory, turns 56.
Justyna Steczkowska, Polish singer, turns 54.
Ben Nichols, American singer of Lucero (band) fame, turns 52.
Devon Glenn, American drummer with Buckcherry, turns 46.
Brittany Hargest, American singer of Jump5 fame, turns 38.
Charli XCX, (born Charlotte Emma Aitchison), English singer, turns 34.

Mojo Nixon (August 2, 1957 –February 7, 2024), American psychobilly singer, would have turned 69 this year.
Andrew Gold (August 2, 1951 –June 3, 2011), American singer-songwriter, would have turned 75 this year.
Jim Capaldi (August 2, 1944 –January 28, 2005), British drummer & vocalist for Traffic, would have turned 82 this year.
Carl Saunders (August 2, 1943 –February 25, 2023), American trumpet player, would have turned 83 this year.
Naná Vasconcelos (August 2, 1944 –March 09, 2016), Brazilian percussionist and vocalist, would have turned 82 this year.
Doris Coley (August 2, 1941 –February 04, 2000), American singer Shirelles, would have turned 85 this year.
Edward Patten (August 2, 1939 –February 25, 2005), worked with Gladys Knight & The Pips, would have turned 87 this year.
Garth Hudson (August 2, 1937 –January 21, 2025), Canadian keyboardist with The Band, would have turned 89 this year.
Hank Cochran (August 2, 1935 –July 15, 2010), American country music singer, would have turned 91 this year.
Roy Crimmins (August 2, 1929 –August 27, 2014), Scottish trombonist, would have turned 97 this year.

Joe Harnell (August 2, 1924 –July 14, 2005), American arranger composer and pianist, would have turned 102 this year.
Werner Müller (August 2, 1920 –December 28, 1998), German arranger and trombonist, would have turned 106 this year.
Karl Amadeus Hartmann (August 2, 1905 –December 05, 1963), German composer, would have turned 121 this year.
Lorenzo Herrera (1896 – 1960), Venezuelan singer and composer, would have turned 130.