Bluesman Eddie Kirkland was born August 16 in 1923 (d. 2011).
Jazz pianist extraordinaire Bill Evans was born on August 16 in 1929 (d. 1980). Words fail so let his music do the talking.
Blues great Luther Allison was born August 17 in 1939 (d. 1997).
Folk-blues picker Dave ‘Snaker’ Ray of Koerner, Ray and Glover fame, was born August 17 in 1943 (d. 2002).