November 11th
1912 Larry LaPrise (songwriter: The Hokey Pokey) (d 4/4/96, age 83)
1928 LaVern Baker (singer, second woman inducted into Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame) (d 3/10/97, age 68)
1930 Walter ‘Hank’ Garland (legendary guitarist, played with Elvis Presley, Conway Twitty, Boots Randolph, The Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison, Patsy Cline, and Charlie Parker; songwriter: Jingle Bell Rock) (d 12/27/04, age 74)
1936 Jack Keller (songwriter: Bewitched theme, also co-wrote “Venus in Blue Jeans” for Jimmy Clanton, and produced The Monkees’ first album) (d 4/1/05, age 68)
1936 Buddy Ace (singer) (d 12/26/94, age 58)
1945 Vince Martell (guitarist/singer: Vanilla Fudge)
1946 Chris Dreja (guitarist/bassist: The Yardbirds 1963-1968)
1947 Brad Lee Sexton (blues bassist: Little Charlie & the Nightcats) (d 7/3/95, age 47)
1947 Pat Daugherty (bassist: Black Oak Arkansas)
1950 Jim Peterik (keyboardist: Survivor)
1952 Paul Cowsill (singer: The Cowsills)
1953 Andy Partridge (guitarist/singer: XTC)
1954 Marshall Crenshaw (singer)
1955 Dave Alvin (guitarist/singer: The Blasters)
1962 Mic Michaeli (keyboardist: Europe - “The Final Countdown”)
1964 Scott Mercado (drummer/dulcimer player: Candlebox)
1970 Derry Brownson (keyboardist: EMF)
Famous Musicians Birthdays Past and Present
November 12th
1906 Booker T. Washington White (aka Bukka White, blues pianist) (d 2/26/77, age 70) 1936 Robert White (session guitarist for Motown, best known for the “My Girl” intro) (d 10/27/94, age 57)
1942 Jim Schwall (guitarist: Siegel-Schwall Blues Band)
1943 Brian Hyland (singer: Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, Sealed with a Kiss)
1945 Neil Young (singer/guitarist: Crazy Horse / Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young)
1955 Leslie McKeown (singer: Bay City Rollers) Eeeww have I no shame lol
1964 David Ellefson (bassist: Megadeth)
1906 Booker T. Washington White (aka Bukka White, blues pianist) (d 2/26/77, age 70) 1936 Robert White (session guitarist for Motown, best known for the “My Girl” intro) (d 10/27/94, age 57)
1942 Jim Schwall (guitarist: Siegel-Schwall Blues Band)
1943 Brian Hyland (singer: Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, Sealed with a Kiss)
1945 Neil Young (singer/guitarist: Crazy Horse / Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young)
1955 Leslie McKeown (singer: Bay City Rollers) Eeeww have I no shame lol
1964 David Ellefson (bassist: Megadeth)
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Brian Hyland, Sealed with a Kiss, now there's a haunting song!
Happy B day Neil Young!
Happy B day Neil Young!
November 13th
1942 John Hammond, Jr. (blues guitarist/singer)
1942 John Rossi (former drummer: Roomful of Blues)
1951 Billy Gibson (drummer: Huey Lewis & the News)
1956 Aldo Caparuccio (aka Aldo Nova, guitarist/singer: Fantasy)
1965 Candye Kane (blues singer)
1942 John Hammond, Jr. (blues guitarist/singer)
1942 John Rossi (former drummer: Roomful of Blues)
1951 Billy Gibson (drummer: Huey Lewis & the News)
1956 Aldo Caparuccio (aka Aldo Nova, guitarist/singer: Fantasy)
1965 Candye Kane (blues singer)
November 14th
1914 Ken Carson (singer) (d 4/7/94, age 79)
1920 Giovanni DeSimone (aka Johnny Desmond, singer: Yellow Rose of Texas) (d 9/6/85, age 64)
1936 Carey Bell (Chicago-native blues harpist) (d 5/6/07, age 70)
1940 Freddie Garrity (singer: Freddie & the Dreamers) (d 5/19/06, age 65)
1947 Stanley Dural, Jr. (aka Buckwheat Zydeco, accordianist)
1949 James Young (guitarist: Styx)
1951 Frankie Banali (drummer: Quiet Riot)
1951 Stephen Bishop (guitarist)
1954 Anson Funderburgh (guitarist: Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets)
1954 Yanni (Chryssomallis)
1956 Alec John Such (original bassist: Bon Jovi until 1994)
1959 Valerie Wellington (singer) (d 1/2/93, age 33)
1964 Joseph ‘Run’ Simmons (rapper: Run DMC)
1965 Jeannette Jurado (singer: Expose)
1975 Travis Barker (drummer: Blink 182)
1914 Ken Carson (singer) (d 4/7/94, age 79)
1920 Giovanni DeSimone (aka Johnny Desmond, singer: Yellow Rose of Texas) (d 9/6/85, age 64)
1936 Carey Bell (Chicago-native blues harpist) (d 5/6/07, age 70)
1940 Freddie Garrity (singer: Freddie & the Dreamers) (d 5/19/06, age 65)
1947 Stanley Dural, Jr. (aka Buckwheat Zydeco, accordianist)
1949 James Young (guitarist: Styx)
1951 Frankie Banali (drummer: Quiet Riot)
1951 Stephen Bishop (guitarist)
1954 Anson Funderburgh (guitarist: Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets)
1954 Yanni (Chryssomallis)
1956 Alec John Such (original bassist: Bon Jovi until 1994)
1959 Valerie Wellington (singer) (d 1/2/93, age 33)
1964 Joseph ‘Run’ Simmons (rapper: Run DMC)
1965 Jeannette Jurado (singer: Expose)
1975 Travis Barker (drummer: Blink 182)
November 15th
1913 Gus Johnson (drummer: Count Basie, Duke Ellington) (d 2/6/00, age 86)
1928 William Fries (aka C.W. McCall, singer: Convoy)
1929 Joe Hinton (singer) (d 8/13/68, age 38)
1932 Clyde McPhatter (singer: The Drifters - “A Lover’s Question”) (d 6/13/72, age 39) 1932 Petula Clark
1937 Little Willie John (singer: Fever),d 5/26/68, age 30)
1941 Frankie Gaye (singer, brother of Marvin Gaye) (d 12/28/01, age 60)
1945 Anni-Frid ‘Fryeda’ Lyngstad (singer: Abba - “Take a Chance on Me”)
1946 Janet Lennon (singer: The Lennon Sisters, The Lawrence Welk Show)
1949 Steve Fossen (bassist: Heart 1970-1982)
1954 Tony Thompson (drummer, established himself with the hit-making ‘70s group Chic, then became an in-demand session drummer, recording behind such stars as Sister Sledge, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Duran Duran, Robert Palmer, Diana Ross, Debbie Harry, and Rod Stewart) (d 11/12/03, age 48)
1957 Kevin Eubanks (bandleader: Jay Leno’s Tonight Show)
1957 Joe Leeway (percussionist/singer: The Thompson Twins)
1963 Jay Bennett (singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist: Wilco) (d 5/24/09, age 45)
1967 Mari Fernandez (singer: Sweet Sensation)
1968 Russell Jones (aka ODB (Ol’ Dirty Bastard), rapper) (d 11/13/04, age 35)
1974 Chad Kroeger (drummer: Nickelback)
1913 Gus Johnson (drummer: Count Basie, Duke Ellington) (d 2/6/00, age 86)
1928 William Fries (aka C.W. McCall, singer: Convoy)
1929 Joe Hinton (singer) (d 8/13/68, age 38)
1932 Clyde McPhatter (singer: The Drifters - “A Lover’s Question”) (d 6/13/72, age 39) 1932 Petula Clark
1937 Little Willie John (singer: Fever),d 5/26/68, age 30)
1941 Frankie Gaye (singer, brother of Marvin Gaye) (d 12/28/01, age 60)
1945 Anni-Frid ‘Fryeda’ Lyngstad (singer: Abba - “Take a Chance on Me”)
1946 Janet Lennon (singer: The Lennon Sisters, The Lawrence Welk Show)
1949 Steve Fossen (bassist: Heart 1970-1982)
1954 Tony Thompson (drummer, established himself with the hit-making ‘70s group Chic, then became an in-demand session drummer, recording behind such stars as Sister Sledge, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Duran Duran, Robert Palmer, Diana Ross, Debbie Harry, and Rod Stewart) (d 11/12/03, age 48)
1957 Kevin Eubanks (bandleader: Jay Leno’s Tonight Show)
1957 Joe Leeway (percussionist/singer: The Thompson Twins)
1963 Jay Bennett (singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist: Wilco) (d 5/24/09, age 45)
1967 Mari Fernandez (singer: Sweet Sensation)
1968 Russell Jones (aka ODB (Ol’ Dirty Bastard), rapper) (d 11/13/04, age 35)
1974 Chad Kroeger (drummer: Nickelback)
An important day for the Blues purists
November 16th
1873 William Christopher ‘W.C.’ Handy (“Father of the Blues,” namesake of WC Handy Blues Foundation Awards) (d 3/28/58, age 84)
1901 Charles Calhoun (aka Jesse Stone, songwriter: “Shake, Rattle, and Roll”) (d 4/1/99, age 97)
1905 Eddie Condon (jazz guitarist: Eddie Condon's Floor Show) (d 8/4/73, age 67)
1913 ‘Smilin’’ Jack Smith (singer, TV host: You Asked For It) (d 7/3/06, age 92)
1923 Francis Clay (drummer: Muddy Waters band, founding member of James Cotton band) (d 1/22/08, age 84)
1924 Brewer Phillips (guitarist: Hound Dog Taylor & the Houserockers) (d 8/30/99, age 74)
1928 William Martin ‘Clu’ Gulager
1931 Hubert Sumlin (blues guitarist in Howlin Wolfs band)
1955 Chris ‘The Whipper’ Layton (drummer: Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, The Arc Angels, Storyville)
1962 Mani (musician)
1969 Bryan Abrams (singer: Color Me Badd)
November 16th
1873 William Christopher ‘W.C.’ Handy (“Father of the Blues,” namesake of WC Handy Blues Foundation Awards) (d 3/28/58, age 84)
1901 Charles Calhoun (aka Jesse Stone, songwriter: “Shake, Rattle, and Roll”) (d 4/1/99, age 97)
1905 Eddie Condon (jazz guitarist: Eddie Condon's Floor Show) (d 8/4/73, age 67)
1913 ‘Smilin’’ Jack Smith (singer, TV host: You Asked For It) (d 7/3/06, age 92)
1923 Francis Clay (drummer: Muddy Waters band, founding member of James Cotton band) (d 1/22/08, age 84)
1924 Brewer Phillips (guitarist: Hound Dog Taylor & the Houserockers) (d 8/30/99, age 74)
1928 William Martin ‘Clu’ Gulager
1931 Hubert Sumlin (blues guitarist in Howlin Wolfs band)
1955 Chris ‘The Whipper’ Layton (drummer: Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, The Arc Angels, Storyville)
1962 Mani (musician)
1969 Bryan Abrams (singer: Color Me Badd)
November 17th
1914 Archie Campbell (comedian, country singer: Hee Haw) (d 8/29/87, age 72)
1938 Gordon Lightfoot (folk singer: Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Sundown)
1941 Gene Clark (guitarist: The Byrds) (d 5/24/91, age 49)
1942 Bob Gaudio (singer: Royal Teens - “Short Shorts”)
1946 Martin Barre (guitarist: Jethro Tull)
1951 Dean Paul Martin (actor/singer, died in a plane crash) (d 3/21/87, age 35)
1951 Paul Tomasello (former Roomful of Blues bassist)
1958 Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
1960 RuPaul Oh dear hey I just report this stuff!
1962 Joey Williams (guitarist: Blind Boys of Alabama)
1966 Jeff Buckley (guitarist) (d 5/29/97, age 30)
1967 Ronnie DeVoe (singer: Bell Biv Devoe, New Edition)
1980 Isaac Hanson (guitarist, oldest of the Hanson brothers) This is up there with the Bay City Rollers!! Again I just report this!!
1914 Archie Campbell (comedian, country singer: Hee Haw) (d 8/29/87, age 72)
1938 Gordon Lightfoot (folk singer: Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Sundown)
1941 Gene Clark (guitarist: The Byrds) (d 5/24/91, age 49)
1942 Bob Gaudio (singer: Royal Teens - “Short Shorts”)
1946 Martin Barre (guitarist: Jethro Tull)
1951 Dean Paul Martin (actor/singer, died in a plane crash) (d 3/21/87, age 35)
1951 Paul Tomasello (former Roomful of Blues bassist)
1958 Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
1960 RuPaul Oh dear hey I just report this stuff!
1962 Joey Williams (guitarist: Blind Boys of Alabama)
1966 Jeff Buckley (guitarist) (d 5/29/97, age 30)
1967 Ronnie DeVoe (singer: Bell Biv Devoe, New Edition)
1980 Isaac Hanson (guitarist, oldest of the Hanson brothers) This is up there with the Bay City Rollers!! Again I just report this!!
November 18th
1922 Al Dvorin (concert announcer who first made famous the phrase “Elvis has left the building”) (d 8/22/04, age 81)
1926 Dorothy Collins (singer) (d 7/21/94, age 67)
1936 Hank Ballard (Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame singer/songwriter who ushered a nationwide dance craze in the 1960s when he wrote and recorded “The Twist," but it was only released on the “B” side of a record until one year later, when Chubby Checker debuted his own version) (d 3/2/03, age 66)
1936 Jimmy Radcliffe (singer: Shout) (d 7/27/73, age 36)
1949 Phillip Campbell (drummer: Smokin’ Joe Kubek’s band) (d 4/4/05, age 55)
1949 Herman Rarebell (drummer: The Scorpions 1977-1995)
1950 Graham Parker (musician)
1960 Kim Wilde (singer: Kids in America, You Keep Me Hanging On)
1961 Janice Lynn Kuehnemund (guitarist: Vixen)
1962 Kirk Hammett (lead guitarist: Metallica)
1922 Al Dvorin (concert announcer who first made famous the phrase “Elvis has left the building”) (d 8/22/04, age 81)
1926 Dorothy Collins (singer) (d 7/21/94, age 67)
1936 Hank Ballard (Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame singer/songwriter who ushered a nationwide dance craze in the 1960s when he wrote and recorded “The Twist," but it was only released on the “B” side of a record until one year later, when Chubby Checker debuted his own version) (d 3/2/03, age 66)
1936 Jimmy Radcliffe (singer: Shout) (d 7/27/73, age 36)
1949 Phillip Campbell (drummer: Smokin’ Joe Kubek’s band) (d 4/4/05, age 55)
1949 Herman Rarebell (drummer: The Scorpions 1977-1995)
1950 Graham Parker (musician)
1960 Kim Wilde (singer: Kids in America, You Keep Me Hanging On)
1961 Janice Lynn Kuehnemund (guitarist: Vixen)
1962 Kirk Hammett (lead guitarist: Metallica)