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August is a very busy month in music history:
- MTV was launched 43 years ago on August 1
- Coolio was born on this day 61 years ago on August 1
- Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott celebrated his 65th birthday on August 1
- Public Enemy‘s Chuck D. celebrated his 64th birthday on August 1
- Butch Vig celebrated his 69th birthday on August 1
- Echo and the Bunnymen‘s first dummer Pete de Freitas was born 63 years ago on August 2
- Metallica‘s James Hetfield celebrated his 61st birthday on August 3
- Collective Soul‘s frontman Ed Roland celebrated his 61st birthday on August 3
- The iconic Louis Armstrong was born 123 years ago on August 4
- Beastie Boys‘ MCA, a.k.a. Adan Yauch was born 60 years ago on August 5
- U2′s The Edge celebrated his 63rd birthday today on August 8
- The incomparable, ebullient and legendary Whitney Houston was born 61 years ago on August 9
- Hip-hop was born at a house party DJ’ed by the pioneering Kool Herc at 1520 Sedgewick Avenue 51 years ago on August 11
- Mark Knopfler celebrated his 75th birthday on August 12
- The legendary and iconic Madonna celebrated her 66th birthday on August 16
- Acclaimed JOVM mainstay Genesis Owusu celebrated his 26th birthday on August 17
- Belinda Carlisle, the frontwoman of The Go-Gos and an acclaimed solo artist in her own right celebrated her 66th birthday on August 17
- The Isley Brothers‘ Marvin Isley was born 71 years ago on August 18
- Nate Dogg, the undisputed king of hip-hop hooks was born 55 years ago on August 19
- Fat Joe, celebrated his 54th birthday on August 19
The legendary Isaac Hayes was born 82 years ago today. Hayes’ impact and influence on R&B and soul as a songwriter, singer/songwriter, composer, bandleader and producer are towering. So let’s celebrate the man’s life and his music today, huh?
Happy birthday, Isaac! Happy birthday, wherever you are.