Happy Birthday to Barbara Mason (August 9, 1947)...R&B/soul singer best known for her 1965 hit song, "Yes, I'm Ready".
Happy Birthday to rapper, record producer, and minister Kurt Walker (born August 9, 1959), professionally known as Kurtis Blow. He is the first commercially successful rapper and the first to sign with a major record label. "The Breaks", a single from his 1980 debut album, is the first certified gold record rap song.