Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/August 5

Airto Moreira, Brazilian percussionist, turns 85.
Greg Leskiw, Canadian guitarist for The Guess Who, turns 79.
Pat Smear, American guitarist for the Foo Fighters, turns 67.
Calvin Hayes, British keyboardist of Johnny Hates Jazz fame, turns 66.
Stuart Neale, (a.k.a. Leighton Buzzard) British pianist, guitarist, and cello player, turns 66.
Stuart Crawford, vocalist for synthpop act, Kajagoogoo, turns 66.
Terri Clark, Canadian country music vocalist, turns 58.
Hype Williams, (born Harold Williams) American music video-turned-film director, turns 56.
Megan Joy, American singer and former American Idol contestant, turns 41.

Adam Yauch (August 5, 1964 –May 4, 2012), (a.k.a. MCA) American rapper of Beastie Boys fame, would have turned 62 this year.

Pete Burns (August 5, 1959 –October 23, 2016), Frontman for new wave music act, Dead or Alive, would have turned 67 this year.
Jemeel Moondoc (August 5, 1951–August 29, 2021), American avant-garde jazz alto saxophonist and flautist, would have turned 75 this year.
Sammi Smith (August 5, 1943 –February 12, 2005), American country music singer, would have turned 83 this year.
Rick Huxley (August 5, 1942 –February 11, 2013), British bassist for The Dave Clark Five, would have turned 84 this year.
Damita Jo DuBlanc (August 5, 1930 –December 25, 1988), American lounge music performer and comedian, would have turned 96 this year.
Otto Lington (August 5, 1903 –December 15, 1992), Danish violinist, would have turned 123 this year.
Ambroise Thomas (August 5, 1811 –February 12, 1896), French opera composer, would have turned 215 this year.