Born: July 21, 1922

Died: November 03, 2016

Successful 30s and 40s Big Band jazz-pop singer who migrated to country-pop and early rock 'n' roll during the 50s with even more success, including two #1 hits, "Wheel Of Fortune" (#1, 1952) and "The Rock And Roll Waltz" (#1, UK #1, 1956), continued to record and perform to a loyal following well after her style went out and well into her 80s, died from complications of Alzheimer's disease on 11/3/2016, age 94

Born: July 21, 1942

Died: January 15, 2015

Singer-songwriter, producer, disc jockey and band manager, best known for putting together the all-girl punk/hard rock The Runaways ("Cherry Bomb," 1976), died from bladder cancer on 1/15/2015, age 72.

Born: July 21, 1943

Died: July 14, 2016

Irish guitarist in early folk-rock Sweeney's Men and with Joe Cocker in the 60s, best known for his work with Paul McCartney's Wings in the 70s and his guitar solo on "My Love" (#1, 1973), continued to record and perform into the 10s, suffered a heart attack in 2012 and died four years later on 7/14/2016, age 72.

Born: July 21, 1945

Died: 0000-00-00

Bass, keyboards and backing vocals for early 60s Brit pop The Four Pennies, "Juliet" (UK #1, 1964), the most important British Invasion era act with no chart presence in the US

Born: July 21, 1945

Died: March 30, 2017

15-year old lead singer and principal songwriter in one hit wonder light pop/rock Rosie And The Originals, "Angel Baby" (#5, 1960), left the industry for motherhood in the early 60s but had her song covered by John Lennon and included on his posthumous 1986 album Menlove Avenue, died from "ill health" on 3/30/2017, age 71

Born: July 21, 1946

Died: 0000-00-00

Drummer for British Invasion pop-rock Herman's Hermits, "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter" (#1. 1965).

Born: July 21, 1948

Died: 0000-00-00

Singer, songwriter and guitarist, "Peace Train" (#7, 1971) and 10 other US Top 40 hits, converted to Muslim in 1977

Born: July 21, 1953

Died: 0000-00-00

Co-founder, guitarist and vocals for 80s MTV pop-rock The Hooters, "And We Danced" (#21, Mainstream Rock #3, 1985)

Born: July 21, 1955

Died: 0000-00-00

Pop-rock one hit wonder singer, "Puttin' On The Ritz" (#4, 1983)

Born: July 21, 1955

Died: February 23, 2003

Bassist for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, "Free Fallin'" (#7, 1989), died of a drug overdose on 2/23/2003, age 47

Born: July 21, 1961

Died: 0000-00-00

Guitarist for influential metal/funk/hip hop/punk fusion band Faith No More, "Epic" (#9, 1990)

Born: July 21, 1962

Died: 0000-00-00

Award-winning Canadian pop, rock, jazz and singer/songwriter and guitarist with Broken Social Scene, "1 2 3 4" (UK #4, 2007), solo

Born: July 21, 1969

Died: 0000-00-00

Founder, guitar and vocals for Grammy-nominated alt/roots rock Tonic, "If You Could Only See" (Mainstream Rock #1, 1997)

Born: July 21, 1974

Died: 0000-00-00

Vocalist and rapper for Brit teen dance-pop/hip hop boy band East 17, "Stay Another Day" (UK #1, 1994), plus over 15 other UK Top 40 hits

Born: July 21, 1981

Died: 0000-00-00

Beatboxer and American Idol runner-up, "How Many Words" (Dance/Club #8, 2008)

Born: July 21, 1940

Died: October 25, 2019

Appliance salesman with a college degree in marketing who became a respected record label executive credited with the development of black music in the 70s and 80s, first as a early 70s sales and promotion agent for RCA Records in its newly-established black music department, subsequently promoted to VP of A&R but left in 1975 to join Warner Bros. Records as VP of marketing and promotion, over 12 years built Warner into a leading force in black music with a roster that included Ashford & Simpson, Chaka Khan, Prince, and the Staple Singers, among many others, moved to Time Warner as a VP in 1987 and retired in the 90s, died following a brief illness on 10/25/2019, age 79.

Born: July 21, 1958

Died: March 10, 2024

Bass guitarist, touring and session musician, member of new wave pop-rock The Pretenders (“Don’t Get Me Wrong,” #10, UK #10, 1986) in 1986-1987 and Steve’s Vai’s one-album, progressive metal group Vai in 1993, recorded seven solo albums through 2007 and appeared on several dozen albums by Joe Cocker, Billy Squier and many others through 2008, died from complications of dementia on 3/10/2024, age 72.