Born: September 30, 1913

Died: April 19, 2003

Vaudeville performer, legendary Cotton Club and Apollo Theater choreographer and Swing-era tap dancer with Louis Armstrong, Count Basie and others, parlayed freelance work as dance instructor for 50s R&B groups into the full-time, in-house choreographer position for Motown Records, designed trademark moves and gestures for The Supremes, The Four Tops, The Jackson 5 and others, continued to teach dance until his death from pancreatic cancer on 4/19/2003, age 89

Born: September 30, 1917

Died: April 02, 1987

Virtuoso jazz drummer known as the "King of the Drum Solo" over a seven decade career in big band, bop, swing and straight jazz, highly influential to dozens of jazz and rock drummers, scored eleven Jazz Top 20 albums between 1967 and 1981, died from heart failure following surgery for a malignant brain tumor on 4/2/1987, age 69

Born: September 30, 1933

Died: 0000-00-00

R&B/soul singer in gospel-soul family group The Drinkard Singers, then vocal team The Group backed Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Luther Vandross and others, fronted soul-pop The Sweet Inspirations, solo, "Think It Over" (Dance/Club #5, 1978), mother of Whitney Houston

Born: September 30, 1935

Died: 0000-00-00

Jazz-pop adult contemporary vocalist, "Chances Are" (#1, 1957) and "Too Much Too Little Too Late (#1, 1978) plus 18 other Top 40 hits, Greatest Hits album remained on the US chart for over nine years

Born: September 30, 1940

Died: January 31, 2009

Canadian drummer with country-rock The Dillards, then co-founded folk-rock Buffalo Springfield, "For What It's Worth" (#7, 1967) and stayed with the band through various incarnations into the 90s, died from unknown causes on 2/1/2009, age 68

Born: September 30, 1942

Died: February 28, 1968

Teenage lead singer and frontman for The Teenagers, "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" (#6, 1956), died from a drug overdose on 2/28/1968, age 25

Born: September 30, 1942

Died: July 21, 2002

Record producer, primarily for The Beach Boys, Elton John, David Bowie, The Zombies, Kiki Dee, Strawbs, XTC and Joan Armatrading, died with his wife in a car accident on 7/21/2002, age 59

Born: September 30, 1943

Died: 0000-00-00

Lead vocals for mainstream R&B/soul-pop The 5th Dimension, "Wedding Bell Blues" (#1, 1969), then Grammy-winning solo career, including duet with spouse Billy Davis Jr., "You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)" (R&B #6, 1976), now TV host and stage actress

Born: September 30, 1946

Died: 0000-00-00

Vocals for top-tier 60s New York girl group The Chiffons, "He's So Fine" (#1, 1963), retired from the group in the mid-90s

Born: September 30, 1947

Died: September 16, 1977

Guitarist, songwriter and frontman for proto-glam-rock T. Rex, "Bang A Gong (Get It On)" (#10, 1971), released several solo albums, died in a car accident on 9/16/1977, age 29

Born: September 30, 1952

Died: 0000-00-00

Co-founder, guitarist and songwriter for folk-pop 10,000 Maniacs, left to form duo John & Mary, returned with partner Mary Ramsey in 1994, "More Than This" (#25, 1997)

Born: September 30, 1953

Died: 0000-00-00

Country-pop backing singer for Roy Orbison and Tennessee Ernie Ford, then three Country Top 10 duet singles with Jim Reeves (including "Oh, How I Miss You Tonight," Country #6, 1979) and an 80s solo stint with 11 charting Country singles and a lone crossover hit, "Baby I Lied" (#26, Country #4, 1983), continued to record and write songs for others into the 10s

Born: September 30, 1954

Died: 0000-00-00

Saxophone for Brit reggae-pop-ska band Amazulu, "Too Good To Be Forgotten" (UK #5, 1986)

Born: September 30, 1954

Died: 0000-00-00

Grammy-winning R&B/jazz-pop pianist, producer, composer and vocalist, "Forget Me Nots" (#23, R&B #4, 1982), music professor, sessions and touring bands

Born: September 30, 1956

Died: 0000-00-00

Polish jazz-pop female vocalist in the Latin dance-pop jazz trio Matt Bianco, then solo, "Time And Tide" (#26, 1988) and "Drunk On Love" (Dance/Club #1, 1994)

Born: September 30, 1958

Died: July 30, 1995

Zimbabwean singer and frontman for influential The Bhundu Boys, the band created "jit" music mixing rock 'n' roll and traditional chimurenga music into a dance-pop World beat that gained international recognition in the 80s and one charting U.S. album, Pamberi! (World Music Albums #15, 1990), fired from the band in 1990, tried unsuccessfully to launch a solo career, committed suicide by hanging on 7/30/1995, age 36

Born: September 30, 1962

Died: 0000-00-00

Guitar and vocals for New Wave swing/pop Roman Holliday, "Don't Try To Stop It" (#68, UK #14, 1983)

Born: September 30, 1964

Died: 0000-00-00

Bassist for alt-rock Goo Goo Dolls, "Iris" (#1, 1998)

Born: September 30, 1964

Died: 0000-00-00

Guitarist, songwriter and de facto frontman for improv-rock jam band Phish, "Free" (Mainstream Rock #11, 1996), solo

Born: September 30, 1965

Died: 0000-00-00

Original lead vocalist for New Jersey-based hair metal/pop-metal Skid Row ("I Remember You," #6, 1989), left in 1987 to pursue an unsuccessful solo career

Born: September 30, 1984

Died: 0000-00-00

Singer in Brit multi-racial pop girl group Sugababes, "Hole In The Head" (Dance/Club #1, 2004)

Born: September 30, 1986

Died: 0000-00-00

Welsh multi-instrumentalist and member of Grammy-winning Brit folk-rock Mumford & Sons, "I Will Wait" (#12, Alt Rock #1, 2012)