Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/August 30

• John McNally, Brit musician; founder of The Searchers, turns 83.
• Charles Colbert, American vocalist with Gary & the Knight Lites, The American Breed, and The Daylighters, turns 80.
• John Douglas Surman, Brit clarinettist, keyboardist, and saxophonist, turns 80.
• Micky Moody, American guitarist with Juicy Lucy and Whitesnake, turns 74.
• Dana Rosemary Scallon, Irish singer and politician, turns 73.
• Kenny Andrews, American lead vocalist with Darts, turns 72.
• Horace Panter, Brit bassist for The Specials and General Public, turns 71.
• Ronald Beitle, of Wild Cherry, turns 70.
• Detlev Beier, German session musician (bassist), turns 67.
• Gerald Albright, American alto and tenor saxophone player, turns 67.
• Martin Jackson, drummer for Magazine, turns 66.
• Keith McKenzie, Scottish drummer for The Shamen, turns 63.
• Paul Oakenfold, British DJ, turns 61.
• Robert Clivilles, British record producer, DJ with C+C Music Factory, turns 60.
• Peter Cunnah, British songwriter and lead vocalist for D:Ream, turns 58.
• Swizz Beatz, (nee Kasseem Dean) American hip hop music producer, turns 50.
• Kassidy Osborn, American country music singer with SheDaisy, turns 48.

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• Rich Cronin (August 30, 1975 –September 8, 2010), American singer and songwriter with Lyte Funky Ones, would have turned 49 this year.
• Simon Bainbridge  (August 30, 1952 –April 02, 2021), British composer and professor , would have turned 72 this year.
• John Peel (August 30, 1939 –October 25, 2004), (nee John Robert Parker Ravenscroft) BBC Radio disc jockey, would have turned 85 this year.
• John Phillips (August 30, 1935 –March 18, 2001), (nee John Edmund Andrew Phillips) American guitarist of The Mamas & the Papas, would have turned 89 this year.
• Johnny Mann (August 30, 1930 –June 18, 2014), American vocalist, recipient of multiple Grammy Awards, would have turned 94 this year.
• Placide Adams (August 30, 1929 –March 29, 2003), bass player, would have turned 95 this year.
• Kenny Dorham (August 30, 1924 –December 5, 1972), American Jazz trumpeter, singer and composer, would have turned 100 this year.