Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/August 25

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Wayne Shorter, American jazz composer and saxophonist for jazz fusion act, Weather Report, turns 90.

José van Dam, Belgian baritone vocalist, turns 83.

Walter Williams, American R&B musician with The O'Jays, turns 81.

Michel Donato, Canadian bass player and Oscar Peterson Award recipient, turns 81.

Gene Simmons, American-Israeli bassist and vocalist with Kiss, turns 74.

Henry Paul, American vocalist and guitarist with Blackhawk, turns 74.

Fariborz Lachini, Acclaimed Canadian/Iranian film composer, turns 74.

Charles Fambrough, American bass player, turns 73.

Rob Halford, English musician, lead vocalist for Judas Priest, turns 72.

Geoff Downes, Brit keyboardist for Asia, turns 71.

Elvis Costello, English singer, and songwriter for The Attractions, turns 69.

Matt Aitken, English record producer; one-third of the Stock Aitken Waterman production team, turns 67.

Damian McKee, Brit guitarist and vocalist with Rosetta Stone, turns 65.

Mike Freeman, American marimba and vibraphone player, turns 64.

Cath Caroll, English vocalist for indie rock band, Miaow, turns 63.

Billy Ray Cyrus, American country music singer, turns 62.

Vivian Campbell, Irish rock guitarist for Def Leppard, Dio, and Sweet Savage, turns 61.

Candida Doyle, Irish keyboardist with Pulp, turns 60.

Erik Dahlgren, Swedish drummer for The Wannadies, turns 58.

Nigel Durham, English drummer for Saxon, turns 58.

Colleen Browne, Canadian vocalist with Pale Saints, Heart Throbs, and Parachute Men, turns 57.

DJ Terminator X, (born Norman Rogers) American disc jockey with Public Enemy, turns 57.

Jeff Tweedy, American bassist, singer-songwriter for Wilco, Uncle Tupelo, turns 56.

Stuart Murdoch, Scottish musician for Belle & Sebastian, turns 55.

Spider One, (born Michael David Cummings) American vocalist with Powerman 5000, turns 55.

Rafet El Roman, Turkish singer and composer, turns 55.

Luke Scott, British guitarist for indie rock band, Babybird, turns 54.

Jo Dee Messina, American country music singer, turns 53.

Brice Long, American country music singer, turns 52.

Mia Zapata (August 25, 1965 –July 07, 1994), American vocalist with The Gits, would have turned 58 this year.

Willy DeVille (August 25, 1950 –August 06, 2009), (born William Borsay) American singer and songwriter, would have turned 73 this year.

Keith Tippett (August 25, 1947 –June 14, 2020), English jazz pianist, would have turned 76 this year.

Pat Martino (August 25, 1944 –November 01, 2021), American jazz guitarist and composer, would have turned 79 this year.

Leonard Bernstein (August 25, 1918 –October 14, 1990), American composer, pianist, and conductor, would have turned 105 this year.

Walter Trampler (August 25, 1915 –September 27, 1997), American violist, would have turned 108 this year.

Bob Crosby (August 25, 1913 –March 09, 1993), American bandleader, would have turned 110 this year.

Zinn Arthur (August 25, 1912 –March 11, 2003), Ukrainian bandleader and entrepreneur, would have turned 111 this year.

Ruby Keeler (August 25, 1909 –February 28, 1993), Canadian singer and actress, would have turned 114 this year.

King Garcia (August 25, 1905 –September 04, 1983), Puerto Rican trumpeter with The Dorsey Brothers, would have turned 118 this year.

Stefan Wolpe (August 25, 1902 –April 04, 1972), German-born composer, would have turned 121 this year.

Robert Stolz (August 25, 1880 –June 27, 1975), Austrian composer and conductor, would have turned 143 this year.

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