Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/August 6

Mike Elliott, Jamaican saxophonist with The Foundations, turns 97.
Carol Pope, Canadian singer-songwriter, turns 77.
Pat MacDonald, lead vocalist and guitarist for Timbuk 3, turns 75.
Philip Todd, British reeds player, turns 70.
Randy DeBarge, American bassist with DeBarge, turns 68.
Jamie Kensit, British keyboardist for Eighth Wonder, turns 63.
Patsy Lynn, American country western singer (and twin sister to Peggy Lynn), turns 62.
Peggy Lynn, American country western singer (and twin sister to Patsy Lynn), turns 62.
Martin Hathaway, British tenor saxophone player, turns 57.
Geri Halliwell, English pop singer of Spice Girls , turns 54.
Landon Pigg, American singer-songwriter and actor , turns 43.
Nick Rattigan, American singer-songwriter , turns 34.

Elliott Smith (August 6, 1969 –October 21, 2003), American multi-instrumentalist, would have turned 57 this year.
Allan Holdsworth (August 6, 1946 –April 15, 2017), British guitarist, pianist, and violinist for Soft Machine, would have turned 80 this year.
Egil Kapstad (August 6, 1940 –July 13, 2017), Norwegian pianist, would have turned 86 this year.
Roberto Baden Powell (August 6, 1937 –September 26, 2000), Brazilian guitarist, would have turned 89 this year.
Jack Parnell (August 6, 1923 –August 08, 2010), British bandleader, drummer, pianist, and music director, would have turned 103 this year.
Norman Granz (August 6, 1918 –November 22, 2001 ), music producer and founder of Verve Records, would have turned 108 this year.
Frank Froeba (August 6, 1907 –February 18, 1981), renowned bandleader and pianist, would have turned 119 this year.
Ernesto Lecuona (August 6, 1896 –November 29, 1963), Cuban composer, would have turned 130 this year.