PORTAL:MUSIC DATEOFBIRTH AUGUST 9

Robert Arthur Hales, Canadian bandleader and trumpet player, turns 90.
Viv Prince, British drummer for Pretty Things, turns 80.
Pete Gavin, British drummer for Heads Hands & Feet, Vinegar Joe, turns 78.
Marinus Gerritsen, (a.k.a. Rinus Gerritsen) Dutch bassist and founding member of Golden Earring, turns 78.
Airrion Love, American vocalist with The Stylistics, turns 75.
Pete Thomas, British composer, music producer, and drummer for Elvis Costello, turns 70.
Kurtis Blow, American rap music pioneer, turns 65.
Mack 10, American rapper of Westside Connection fame, turns 53.
Tash, American rapper, protégé of Ice-T, and one-half of Tha Alkaholiks, turns 52.
Arion Salazar, American bassist for Third Eye Blind, turns 52.

Whitney Houston (August 9, 1963 –February 11, 2012), American actress, singer, model, and producer, would have turned 61 this year.

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