February Soul Music Birthdays

February Soul Music Birthdays

February 01

• Sadao Watanabe (1933)
• Chris Clark (1946)
• Joe Sample (1939)
• Big Boi of Outkast (1975)
• Jerry Pike of Atmosfear (1957)
• Dennis Brown (1957)
• Shor’ty Billups (1932)
• Rick James (1948)

February 02

• France Joli (1963)
• Stan Getz (1927)
• Shakira (1977)
• Eva Cassidy (1963)
• Mayer Hawthorne (1972)
• Al McKay (1948)

February 03

• Johnny Bristol (1939)
• Dennis Edwards of the Temptations (1943)
• Johnny Guitar Watson (1935)
• John Handy (1933)

February 04

• James Dunn, co-founder of the Stylistics (1950)
• Florence LaRue of the 5th Dimension (1944)
• Gavin DeGraw (1977)
• Spyder Turner (1947)

February 05

• Jane Eugene of Loose Ends (1961)
• Ann Sexton (1950)
• Barrett Strong (1941)
• Bobby Brown (1969)

February 06

• Nigel Lowis (1959)
• Bob Marley (1945)
• Rick Astley (1966)
• Natalie Cole (1950)

February 07

• J Dilla (1974)
• King Curtis (1934)
• Earl King (1934)

February 08

• Otis Leavill (1937)
• Anderson .Paak (1986)
• Ron Tyson (1948)

February 09

• Barry Mann (1939)
• Barbara Lewis (1943)
• Dennis Thomas of Kool & the Gamg (1951)
• Carole King (1942)
• Major Harris (1947)

February 10

• Wendell Sawyer of Blue Magic (1951)
• Geraldine Hunt (1945)
• Roberta Flack (1937)
• Kenny Carter (1940)

February 11

• Leon Haywood (1942)
• Rochelle Fleming of First Choice (1950)
• Russ Freeman of the Rippingtons (1960)
• Otis Clay (1940)
• Kelly Rowland (1981)
• D’Angelo (1974)
• Al Johnson (1940)
• Brandy (1979)
• Sergio Mendes (1941)

February 12

• Vincent James of Sweet Sensation (1951)
• Gene McDaniels (1935)
• Vincent Montana, Jr (1928)
• Helen Scott of the Three Degrees (1945)
• Michael McDonald (1952)

February 13

• King Floyd (1945)

February 14

• Merl Saunders (1934)
• Dwayne Wiggins of Tony! Toni! Tone! (1963)
• Gregory Hines (1946)
• Ice-T (1959)
• Clarence Reid (1939)
• Maceo Parker (1943)
• Teri Tobin (1982)
• Dwele (1978)
• Jamie Jones (1975)

February 15

• Melissa Manchester (1951)
• Stephane Desposito aka Neo (1970)
• Brian Holland (1941)

February 16

• Alvin Cash (1939)
• Sonny Bono (1935)
• Yoko Ono (1933)
• Acklee King of Junior Walkers’ All-Stars (1950)
• Otis Blackwell (1932)
• Marvin Sease (1946)
• Bill McGee (1952)
• Lenny Williams (1945)
• Leon Ware (1940)
• James Ingram (1952)

February 17

• Mickey McGill of the Dells (1937)
• Chante Moore (1967)
• Daniel Merriweather (1982)

February 18

• Irma Thomas (1941)
• Carl McIntosh of Loose Ends (1962)
• Bobby Taylor (1934)
• Dr. Dre (1965)
• Sy Smith (1974)
• Randy Crawford (1952)

February 19

• Jean-Paul “Bluey” Maunick of Incognito (1957)
• Bobby Rogers of the Miracles (1940)
• Seal (1963)
• Smokey Robinson (1940)

February 20

• Walter Becker of Steely Dan (1950)
• Rihanna (1988)
• Nancy Wilson (1937)

February 21

• Bobby Charles (1938)
• Nina Simone (1933)

February 22

• Robert “Big Sonny” Edwards of the Intruders (1942)
• Louise Lopez of Odyssey (1933)
• Ernie K Doe (1936)
• Harvey Mason (1947)

February 24

• Oliver Cheatham (1948)
• Chad Hugo of the Neptunes (1974)

February 25

• Reggie Lucas (1953)
• George Harrison (1943)
• Foster Sylvers (1962)

February 26

• Mitch Ryder (1945)
• Gloria Scott (1946)
• Michael Bolton (1953)
• Fats Domino (1928)
• Corinne Bailey Rae (1979)
• Erykah Badu (1971)

February 27

• Chilli from TLC (1971)
• Bobby Valentino (1980)
• Carl Anderson (1945)

February 28

• Willie Bobo (1934)
• Barbara Acklin (1943)
• Syreeta Wright (1946)