| 1913 | Vido Musso, Tenor-saxophonist whose spirited and enthusiastic solos helped compensate for his weak music reading skills, Vido Musso was popular for a period in the 1940's. He died in California in 1982.
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| 1920 | George Handy, One of the most advanced arrangers of the mid-1940's, his radical charts gave the Boyd Raeburn Orchestra its musical personality while also probably making it impossible for the big band to work steadily! He died in 1997.
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| 1924 | Betty White, Singer and Actress. Once married to Alan Ludden the host of TV game shows.
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| 1934 | Cedar Walton, He is a versatile pianist whose funky touch and cogent melodic sense has graced the recordings of many of jazz's greatest players. He is also one of the music's more underrated composers; although he has always been a first-rate interpreter of standards.
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| 1935 | Ron Simpson, Traditional jazz guitarist and banjo player from London, England. He played in New Orleans in the 'Society Jazz Band'.
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| 1937 | Ted Dunbar, Guitarist who later became an instructor, who's riffs, solos and accompaniment have been featured in hard bop, soul jazz, jazz-rock and free situations. He died in 1998.
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| 1943 | Billy Harper, One of a generation of Coltrane-influenced tenor saxophonists who actually built upon the master's work, rather than simply copy it.
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| 1944 | Chris Montez, One of the leading rockers in the Los Angeles Hispanic community after the tragic death of Ritchie Valens, Chris Montez later mellowed out under the tutelage of Herb Alpert and tallied several MOR-style hits.
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| 1948 | Mick Taylor, Singer, musician and composer who was part of the Rolling Stones early on.
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| 1956 | Paul Young, Singer known primarily for his lone chart-topper "Every time You Go Away," but was able to sustain his commercial success at home for much of the decade - "Everytime You Go Away".
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