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July is a very busy month in music history:
- The iconic Debbie Harry celebrated her 79th birthday on July 1
- The B-52s Fred Schneider celebrated his 73rd birthday on July 1
- Missy Elliott, one of the most forward thinking artists of her generation — and perhaps of any generation, really — celebrated her 53rd birthday on July 1
- Evelyn “Champagne” King celebrated her 64th birthday on July 1
- Depeche Mode‘s Yaz’s/Yazoo’s and Erasure‘s Vince Clarke celebrated his 63rd birthday on July 3
- The great jazz organist Dr. Lonnie Smith was born 82 years ago on July 3
- Bill Withers was born 86 years ago on July 4
- Huey Lewis and The News‘ frontman Huey Lewis celebrated his 74th birthday on July 5
- The Beatles‘ Ringo Starr celebrated his 84th birthday on July 7
50 Cent celebrated his 49th birthday on July 6. Fitty has released some of the biggest and hardest albums of his day, hell of any day, really.
Happy belated birthday, brother!