Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/August 21

• James Burton, American rock and roll musician, turns 85.
• Jackie DeShannon, American rock and roll singer, turns 80.
• Carl Giammarese, American guitarist with The Buckinghams, turns 77.
• Glenn Hughes, Brit bassist for Deep Purple, turns 72.
• Nick Kane, American guitarist for The Mavericks, turns 70.
• Steve Smith, American drummer for Journey, turns 70.
• Kim Sledge, American singer with Sister Sledge, turns 67.
• Budgie, English drummer of Siouxsie and the Banshees, turns 67.
• David Morales, American music producer and DJ, turns 63.
• Serj Tankian, American-Armenian singer for System of a Down, turns 57.
• Dina Carroll, English singer, turns 56.
• Liam Howlett, British keyboardist for The Prodigy, turns 53.
• Kelis Rogers, American R&B singer, turns 44.
• Melissa Schuman, of Dream, turns 40.

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• Joe Strummer (August 21, 1952 –December 22, 2002), British singer, songwriter and guitarist for The Clash, would have turned 72 this year.
• Harold Reid (August 21, 1939–April 24, 2020), American vocalist of The Statler Brothers, would have turned 85 this year.
• Kenny Rogers (August 21, 1938 –March 20, 2020), American country music singer, would have turned 86 this year.
• Christiane Legrand (August 21, 1930 –November 01, 2011), French vocalist with The Swingle Singers, would have turned 94 this year.
• Count Basie (August 21, 1904 –April 26, 1984), American jazz pianist and bandleader, would have turned 120 this year.