Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/August 26

• Jet Black, English drummer for The Stranglers, turns 86.
• Nik Turner, English saxophonist and flautist with Hawkwind, turns 84.
• Vic Dana, American singer, turns 82.
• Maureen Tucker, American musician with The Velvet Underground, turns 80.
• Mark Snow, American composer, turns 78.
• Valerie Simpson, American R&B singer of Ashford & Simpson fame, turns 76.
• Bob Cowsill, of The Cowsills, turns 75.
• Billy Rush, American rhythm guitarist and music producer for Southside Johnny, turns 72.
• YBN Cordae (born Cordae Dunston), American rapper, turns 27.
• Michael Chetwood, English keyboardist for T'Pau, turns 70.
• Steve Wright, Brit television presenter and disc jockey with BBC Radio, turns 70.
• Dr. Alban, (born Alban Nwapa) Nigerian singer, turns 67.
• John O'Neill, Irish guitarist for That Petrol Emotion, The Undertones, turns 67.
• Branford Marsalis, American jazz musician, brother to Wynton Marsalis, turns 64.
• Annie Holland, Brit bassist of Britpop act, Elastica, turns 59.
• Shirley Manson, Scottish vocalist with for Garbage, turns 58.
• Dan Vickrey, American bassist for Counting Crows, turns 58.
• Adrian Young, American drummer with No Doubt, turns 55.
• Thalía, Mexican singer, turns 53.
• Saeko Chiba, Japanese seiyu and singer, turns 47.
• Yağmur Sarıgül, Turkish songwriter and electric guitarist of rock band maNga, turns 45.

• Cassie Ventura, American R&B singer, turns 38.

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• Leon Redbone (August 26, 1949 –May 30, 2019), American singer-songwriter and actor, would have turned 75 this year.
• Chris Curtis (August 26, 1941 –February 28, 2005), Brit drummer and vocalist with The Searchers, would have turned 83 this year.
• Peter Appleyard (August 26, 1928–July 17,  2013), Canadian jazz vibraphonist, would have turned 96 this year.
• Wolfgang Sawallisch (August 26,  1923–February 22,  2013), German conductor and pianist, would have turned 101 this year.