Born: July 14, 1912

Died: October 03, 1967

Legendary and highly influential American music giant, folk singer and songwriter, "This Land Is Your Land" (1940) and hundreds of others, died from complications of Huntington's disease on 10/3/1967, age 55

Born: July 14, 1926

Died: December 26, 1973

Guitarist, singer and songwriter for gospel, jump blues and doo wop fusion quintet The "5" Royales, "Tears Of Joy" (R&B #9, 1957), co-wrote "Dedicated To The One I Love" (#81, 1961) which was covered by The Shirelles (#3, 1961) and The Mamas & The Papas (#2, 1967), also wrote or co-wrote hits for James Brown, Ray Charles and others, died while at work as a janitor in a Brooklyn, NY synagogue on 12/26/1973, age 47

Born: July 14, 1932

Died: January 11, 2007

Country music singer and songwriter with 25 Country Top 40 hits in the 60s and 80s, including "Girl On The Billboard" (Country #1, 1965), moved into music and artist management and discovered Billy Ray Cyrus in the 90s, continued to perform until just prior to his death from emphysema on New Year's Day 2007, age 74

Born: July 14, 1938

Died: August 27, 1975

Lead vocals for R&B/doo wop one hit wonder quintet The Mello-Kings, "Tonite, Tonite" (#77, 1957), died in a boating accident on 8/27/1975, age 37

Born: July 14, 1939

Died: August 28, 1991

Early and flamboyant Brit rock 'n' roll singer with The Playboys and solo, career cut short by drug and alcohol abuse and erratic behavior, served as the inspiration for David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust character and the Golden Earring song "Just Like Vince Taylor," died from cancer on 8/28/1991, age 52

Born: July 14, 1945

Died: 0000-00-00

Top session drummer in the 60s and 70s, co-wrote "Layla" (#10, 1972) with Eric Clapton, worked with The Byrds, The Everly Brothers, The Monkees, Steely Dan, Frank Zappa and others, diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic serving a prison sentence since 1984 for murdering his mother

Born: July 14, 1948

Died: 0000-00-00

CEO of Sony Music Entertainment and Columbia Records, mentored Hall & Oates, John (Cougar) Mellencamp, Diana Ross, Jessica Simpson and Jennifer Lopez, among others, ex-husband of dance-pop diva Mariah Carey

Born: July 14, 1952

Died: 0000-00-00

Bass and synthesizer for New Wave electro-synth-pop pioneers Ultravox, "Vienna" (UK #2, 1980) and 15 other UK Top 40 singles

Born: July 14, 1952

Died: February 17, 2014

Guitarist and keyboardist for quirky 80s pop-rock Devo, "Whip It" (#14, 1980), left in the mid-80s for a career in music and TV sound engineering and production, worked with Police guitarist 'Andy Summers and others, rejoined Devo bandmates in Mutato Muzika, died of heart failure on 2/17/2014, age 61

Born: July 14, 1965

Died: 0000-00-00

Keyboardist replacing Rick Wakeman in archetypal, pioneer progressive rock band Yes, "Roundabout" (#13, 1971), solo

Born: July 14, 1966

Died: 0000-00-00

Keyboards and backing vocals for Canadian alt pop-rock Crash Test Dummies, "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" (#4, 1993)

Born: July 14, 1966

Died: 0000-00-00

Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and guitarist, co-founder of alt rock Throwing Muses, "Dizzy" (Modern Rock #8, 1989), guitar and vocals for alt rock The Breeders, "Cannonball" (#44, 1993) and alt pop-rock Belly, "Feed The Tree" (#1, Modern Rock, 1993), solo

Born: July 14, 1971

Died: 0000-00-00

Lead guitar for neo-psych-pop The Verve, "Bittersweet Symphony" (#12, 1998), session work, now founder of The Black Ships

Born: July 14, 1975

Died: 0000-00-00

Rapper and singer with Black Eyed Peas, "Don't Phunk With My Heart" (#3, 2005)

Born: July 14, 1975

Died: 0000-00-00

Vocals for female R&B/dance-pop quartet Xscape, "Understanding" (#8, 1993)

Born: July 14, 1987

Died: 0000-00-00

Frontman for Las Vegas-based indie pop-rock Imagine Dragons ("Radioactive," #3, Rock #1, 2012)

Born: July 14, 1955

Died: April 17, 2020

Bass guitarist with 70s neo-psych-pop The Soft Boys and in short stints with 80s synth-pop Thompson Twins ("Hold Me Now," #3, UK #4, 1983) and Thomas Dolby ("Hyperactive," #62, UK #17, 1984), in the later 80s and 90s became a successful session bassist for Sinead O'Connor, David Bowie (Live Air 1985), Tori Amos and others, earned a law degree in the 90s and practiced as a human rights and personal injury lawyer until his death from complications of the COVID-19 virus on 4/17/2020, age 64.