Births and Deaths on 20 July

• 1933
• Buddy Knox(Party Doll) was born in Texas, US
• 1935
• Sleepy LaBeef(Blackland Farmer) was born in Arkansas, US
• 1936
• Laura Lee Perkins(Don't Wait Up) was born in West Virginia, US
• 1938
• Jo Ann Campbell(I'm The Girl From Wolverton Mountain) was born in Florida, US
• 1942
• Johnny Johnson(Blame It On The Pony Express) was born in Florida, US
• 1943
• Dennis Yost(Classics IV) was born in Michigan, US
• 1944
• T.G. Sheppard(I Loved 'em, Every One) was born in Tennessee, US
• 1945
• Brenda Reid(The Exciters) was born in Unknown
• Kim Carnes(Bette Davis Eyes) was born in California, US
• 1946
• Johnny Almond(Zoot Money's Big Roll Band) was born in England, UK
• 1947
• Carlos Santana(Evil Ways) was born in Mexico
• 1958
• Knox Chandler was born in Kentucky, US
• Mick MacNeil(Simple Minds) was born in Scotland, UK
• 1963
• Dino(O-O-H Child) was born in California, US
• 1964
• Chris Cornell(Long Gone) was born in Washington, US
• 1968
• Kool G Rap(My Life) was born in New York, US
• 1969
• Roy Hamilton(Crackin' Up Over You) died in New York, US
• 1972
• Vitamin C(Graduation (Friends Forever)) was born in New Jersey, US
• 1978
• Elliott Yamin(Wait For You) was born in California, US
• 1981
• Irene Scruggs(Sorrow Valley Blues) died in Germany
• James Yuill(This Sweet Love) was born in England, UK
• 1987
• V.I.C.(Wobble) was born in New York, US
• 1988
• Julianne Hough(Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas) was born in Ohio, US
• 1999
• Pop Smoke(What You Know Bout Love) was born in New York, US
• 2000
• Mabel Scott(Boogie Woogie Santa Claus) died in California, US
• 2017
• Chester Bennington(Stone Temple Pilots/Linkin Park) died in California, US
• 2024
• Sandy Posey(Single Girl) died in Tennessee, US
• Jerry Miller(Moby Grape/The Bobby Fuller Four/The Frantics/The Kingsmen) died in Washington, US
• 2025
• Owen Gray(Time Will Tell) died in England, UK