Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/August 9

• Robert Arthur Hales, Canadian bandleader and trumpet player, turns 90.
• Viv Prince, British drummer for Pretty Things, turns 80.
• Pete Gavin, British drummer for Heads Hands & Feet, Vinegar Joe, turns 78.
• Marinus Gerritsen, (a.k.a. Rinus Gerritsen) Dutch bassist and founding member of Golden Earring, turns 78.
• Airrion Love, American vocalist with The Stylistics, turns 75.
• Pete Thomas, British composer, music producer, and drummer for Elvis Costello, turns 70.
• Kurtis Blow, American rap music pioneer, turns 65.
• Mack 10, American rapper of Westside Connection fame, turns 53.
• Tash, American rapper, protégé of Ice-T, and one-half of Tha Alkaholiks, turns 52.
• Arion Salazar, American bassist for Third Eye Blind, turns 52.

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• Whitney Houston (August 9, 1963 –February 11, 2012), American actress, singer, model, and producer, would have turned 61 this year.