February 28th
1927 Don Helms (steel guitarist, once played with Hank Williams) (d 8/11/08, age 81)
1934 William Correa (aka Willie Bobo, percussionist) (d 9/15/83, age 49)
1939 John Fahey (blues guitarist) (d 2/22/01, age 61)
1939 Tommy Tune
1940 Joe South (singer: Walk a Mile in My Shoes; songwriter: Down in the Boondocks, Rose Garden)
1942 Brian Jones (guitarist/founding member: The Rolling Stones) (d 7/3/69, age 27)
1943 Donny Iris (singer: Love is Like a Rock)
1948 Bernadette Peters
1955 Randy Jackson (guitarist: Zebra)
1957 Phil Gould (percussionist: Level 42)
1957 Ian Stanley (keyboardist/singer: Tears for Fears)
1957 Cindy Wilson (singer: The B52s)
1967 Marcus Lillington (guitarist: Breathe - “All I Need”)
Famous Musicians Birthdays Past and Present
March 1st
1904 Glenn Miller (bandleader) (d 12/16/44, age 40)
1917 Francis Rose ‘Dinah’ Shore (d 2/24/94, age 76)
1927 Harry Belafonte
1934 Jim Ed Brown (singer: The Browns - “The Three Bells”)
1942 Jerry Fischer (singer: Blood Sweat & Tears 1972-1975)
1944 Mike D’Abo (singer: Manfred Mann's Earth Band)
1944 Roger Daltry (singer: The Who)
1954 Janis Gill (singer)
1955 Jimmy Fortune (singer: The Statler Brothers)
1957 Jon Carroll (singer: Starland Vocal Band - “Afternoon Delight”)
1962 Bill Leen (bassist: Gin Blossoms)
1963 Robert James Affuso (drummer: Skid Row)
1973 Ryan Peake (guitarist/organist/singer: Nickelback)
1904 Glenn Miller (bandleader) (d 12/16/44, age 40)
1917 Francis Rose ‘Dinah’ Shore (d 2/24/94, age 76)
1927 Harry Belafonte
1934 Jim Ed Brown (singer: The Browns - “The Three Bells”)
1942 Jerry Fischer (singer: Blood Sweat & Tears 1972-1975)
1944 Mike D’Abo (singer: Manfred Mann's Earth Band)
1944 Roger Daltry (singer: The Who)
1954 Janis Gill (singer)
1955 Jimmy Fortune (singer: The Statler Brothers)
1957 Jon Carroll (singer: Starland Vocal Band - “Afternoon Delight”)
1962 Bill Leen (bassist: Gin Blossoms)
1963 Robert James Affuso (drummer: Skid Row)
1973 Ryan Peake (guitarist/organist/singer: Nickelback)
March 2nd
1938 Willie Chambers (guitarist/singer: The Chambers Brothers - “Time Has Come Today”
1942 Louis Firbank (aka Lou Reed, singer/guitarist: The Velvet Underground, solo: Walk on the Wild Side)
1948 Rory Gallagher (blues/rock guitarist) (d 6/14/95, age 47) Sadly missed gone to soon
1948 Larry Carlton (jazz guitarist)
1949 Edward Mahoney (aka Eddie Money, former police officer, singer: Two Tickets to Paradise, Baby Hold On)
1950 Karen Carpenter (drummer/singer: The Carpenters) (d 2/4/83, age 32)
1953 William Simmons (saxophonist/keyboardist/percussionist: Midnight Star)
1955 Dale Consalvi (aka Dale Bozzio, singer: Missing Persons)
1955 Jay Osmond (singer: Osmond Brothers)
1956 John Cowsill (drummer: The Cowsills)
1959 Larry Stewart (singer: Restless Heart)
1962 John Bongiovi (aka Jon Bon Jovi, singer)
1977 Chris Martin (Coldplay)
1938 Willie Chambers (guitarist/singer: The Chambers Brothers - “Time Has Come Today”
1942 Louis Firbank (aka Lou Reed, singer/guitarist: The Velvet Underground, solo: Walk on the Wild Side)
1948 Rory Gallagher (blues/rock guitarist) (d 6/14/95, age 47) Sadly missed gone to soon
1948 Larry Carlton (jazz guitarist)
1949 Edward Mahoney (aka Eddie Money, former police officer, singer: Two Tickets to Paradise, Baby Hold On)
1950 Karen Carpenter (drummer/singer: The Carpenters) (d 2/4/83, age 32)
1953 William Simmons (saxophonist/keyboardist/percussionist: Midnight Star)
1955 Dale Consalvi (aka Dale Bozzio, singer: Missing Persons)
1955 Jay Osmond (singer: Osmond Brothers)
1956 John Cowsill (drummer: The Cowsills)
1959 Larry Stewart (singer: Restless Heart)
1962 John Bongiovi (aka Jon Bon Jovi, singer)
1977 Chris Martin (Coldplay)
March 3rd
1928 Don Gibson (country singer: Oh, Lonesome Me, I Can’t Stop Loving You) (d 11/17/03, age 75)
1938 Lew DeWitt (singer: The Statler Brothers) (d 8/15/90, age 52)
1946 Alphonso ‘John’ Primer (guitarist)
1950 Re Styles (singer: The Tubes)
1952 Robyn Hitchcock (singer)
1953 Dave Amato (guitarist: REO Speedwagon)
1966 Anthony Terrell Smith (aka Tone Loc, rapper/actor)
1928 Don Gibson (country singer: Oh, Lonesome Me, I Can’t Stop Loving You) (d 11/17/03, age 75)
1938 Lew DeWitt (singer: The Statler Brothers) (d 8/15/90, age 52)
1946 Alphonso ‘John’ Primer (guitarist)
1950 Re Styles (singer: The Tubes)
1952 Robyn Hitchcock (singer)
1953 Dave Amato (guitarist: REO Speedwagon)
1966 Anthony Terrell Smith (aka Tone Loc, rapper/actor)
March 4th
1923 Willie Johnson (guitarist: Howlin’ Wolf) (d 2/26/95, age 71)
1932 Miriam Makeba (singer) (d 11/9/08, age 76)
1939 Barbara McNair (actress/singer) (d 2/4/07, age 67)
1942 David Matthews (pianist/arranger: James Brown)
1944 Bobby Womack (R&B singer/guitarist)
1948 Chris Squire (bassist: Yes)
1951 Chris Rea (singer/guitarist: Fool If You Think It’s Over)
1962 Patsy Kensit (actress/singer)
1963 James Newsted (bassist: Metallica 1986-2001)
1968 Evan Dando (singer: The Lemonheads)
1969 Chastity Bono Really only cos of Mom and Pop
1971 Fergal Patrick Lawler (drummer: The Cranberries)
1923 Willie Johnson (guitarist: Howlin’ Wolf) (d 2/26/95, age 71)
1932 Miriam Makeba (singer) (d 11/9/08, age 76)
1939 Barbara McNair (actress/singer) (d 2/4/07, age 67)
1942 David Matthews (pianist/arranger: James Brown)
1944 Bobby Womack (R&B singer/guitarist)
1948 Chris Squire (bassist: Yes)
1951 Chris Rea (singer/guitarist: Fool If You Think It’s Over)
1962 Patsy Kensit (actress/singer)
1963 James Newsted (bassist: Metallica 1986-2001)
1968 Evan Dando (singer: The Lemonheads)
1969 Chastity Bono Really only cos of Mom and Pop
1971 Fergal Patrick Lawler (drummer: The Cranberries)
March 5th
1928 Lou Levy (jazz pianist for Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, and Stan Getz) (d 1/23/01, age 72)
1939 Johnny Jenkins (guitarist for Otis Redding in the early 1960s, influenced Jimi Hendrix with his acrobatic playing style) (d 6/26/06, age 67)
1940 Tommy Cash (singer, Johnny’s brother)
1946 Richard Bell (keyboardist/arranger: Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan, Bruce Cockburn, Judy Collins, Cowboy Junkies, Bonnie Raitt) (d 6/15/07, age 61)
1946 Murray Head (one hit wonder - “One Night in Bangkok”)
1947 Eddie Hodges (singer/actor: High Hopes, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn)
1948 Eddy Grant (reggae singer: Electric Avenue)
1952 Alan Clark (keyboardist: Dire Straits)
1958 Andy Gibb (singer: Shadow Dancing, Love is Thicker than Water, I Just Want to be Your Everything) (d 3/10/88, age 30)
1928 Lou Levy (jazz pianist for Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, and Stan Getz) (d 1/23/01, age 72)
1939 Johnny Jenkins (guitarist for Otis Redding in the early 1960s, influenced Jimi Hendrix with his acrobatic playing style) (d 6/26/06, age 67)
1940 Tommy Cash (singer, Johnny’s brother)
1946 Richard Bell (keyboardist/arranger: Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan, Bruce Cockburn, Judy Collins, Cowboy Junkies, Bonnie Raitt) (d 6/15/07, age 61)
1946 Murray Head (one hit wonder - “One Night in Bangkok”)
1947 Eddie Hodges (singer/actor: High Hopes, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn)
1948 Eddy Grant (reggae singer: Electric Avenue)
1952 Alan Clark (keyboardist: Dire Straits)
1958 Andy Gibb (singer: Shadow Dancing, Love is Thicker than Water, I Just Want to be Your Everything) (d 3/10/88, age 30)
March 6th
1905 Bob Wills (violinist: Texas Playboys) (d 3/13/75, age 70)
1923 John Leslie ‘Wes’ Montgomery (jazz guitarist) (d 6/15/68, age 45)
1924 Sarah Caldwell (director of Opera Company of Boston, “first lady of opera”) (d 3/23/06, age 82)
1944 Mary Wilson (singer: The Supremes)
1945 Hugh Grundy (drummer: The Zombies)
1946 David Gilmour (guitarist/singer: Pink Floyd 1968-present)
1947 Pauline Matthews (aka Kiki Dee, singer: Don’t Go Breakin’ my Heart, with Elton John) 1949 Donald York (singer: Sha Na Na)
1905 Bob Wills (violinist: Texas Playboys) (d 3/13/75, age 70)
1923 John Leslie ‘Wes’ Montgomery (jazz guitarist) (d 6/15/68, age 45)
1924 Sarah Caldwell (director of Opera Company of Boston, “first lady of opera”) (d 3/23/06, age 82)
1944 Mary Wilson (singer: The Supremes)
1945 Hugh Grundy (drummer: The Zombies)
1946 David Gilmour (guitarist/singer: Pink Floyd 1968-present)
1947 Pauline Matthews (aka Kiki Dee, singer: Don’t Go Breakin’ my Heart, with Elton John) 1949 Donald York (singer: Sha Na Na)
March 7th
1917 Lee Young (drummer: Nat King Cole Trio) (d 7/31/08, age 94)
1943 Chris White (bassist: The Zombies)
1944 Townes Van Zandt (musician)
1945 Arthur Lee (singer/guitarist: Love, psychedelic 60s band who influenced Led Zeppelin, Echo & the Bunnymen, Siouxsie & the Banshees) (d 8/3/06, age 61)
1946 Matthew Fisher (keyboardist: Procol Harum - “Whiter Shade of Pale”)
1946 Peter Blankfield (aka Peter Wolf, singer: J. Geils Band 1967-1983)
1952 Ernie Isley (guitarist/singer: The Isley Brothers)
1954 Matt Frenette (drummer: Loverboy)
1962 Leslie Wunderman (aka Taylor Dayne, singer)
1917 Lee Young (drummer: Nat King Cole Trio) (d 7/31/08, age 94)
1943 Chris White (bassist: The Zombies)
1944 Townes Van Zandt (musician)
1945 Arthur Lee (singer/guitarist: Love, psychedelic 60s band who influenced Led Zeppelin, Echo & the Bunnymen, Siouxsie & the Banshees) (d 8/3/06, age 61)
1946 Matthew Fisher (keyboardist: Procol Harum - “Whiter Shade of Pale”)
1946 Peter Blankfield (aka Peter Wolf, singer: J. Geils Band 1967-1983)
1952 Ernie Isley (guitarist/singer: The Isley Brothers)
1954 Matt Frenette (drummer: Loverboy)
1962 Leslie Wunderman (aka Taylor Dayne, singer)
March 8th
1944 Carole Bayer Sager (lyricist)
1945 Mickey Dolenz (drummer: The Monkees)Originally took lessons just to mime credibly!!!
1946 Randy Meisner (bassist/keyboardist: The Eagles)
1947 Michael Allsup (singer: Three Dog Night)
1948 Margaret Battavio (aka Little Peggy March, singer: I Will Follow Him)
1958 Gary Numan (singer: (Here in my) Cars)
1964 Ged ‘Peter’ Gill (drummer: Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
1944 Carole Bayer Sager (lyricist)
1945 Mickey Dolenz (drummer: The Monkees)Originally took lessons just to mime credibly!!!
1946 Randy Meisner (bassist/keyboardist: The Eagles)
1947 Michael Allsup (singer: Three Dog Night)
1948 Margaret Battavio (aka Little Peggy March, singer: I Will Follow Him)
1958 Gary Numan (singer: (Here in my) Cars)
1964 Ged ‘Peter’ Gill (drummer: Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
March 9th
1932 Keely Smith (actress/singer, Mrs. Louis Prima)
1933 Lloyd Price (singer/songwriter/pianist: Lawdy Miss Clawdy)
1936 Mickey Gilley
1942 Mark Lindsay (saxophonist/singer: Paul Revere and the Raiders)
1945 Robin Trower (Procul Harum. The Paramounts, Robin Trower trio)
1948 Jimmie Fadden (harmonica/guitarist/singer: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
1948 Jeffrey Osborne (singer: On the Wings of Love)
1958 Martiin Fry (singer: ABC)
1932 Keely Smith (actress/singer, Mrs. Louis Prima)
1933 Lloyd Price (singer/songwriter/pianist: Lawdy Miss Clawdy)
1936 Mickey Gilley
1942 Mark Lindsay (saxophonist/singer: Paul Revere and the Raiders)
1945 Robin Trower (Procul Harum. The Paramounts, Robin Trower trio)
1948 Jimmie Fadden (harmonica/guitarist/singer: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
1948 Jeffrey Osborne (singer: On the Wings of Love)
1958 Martiin Fry (singer: ABC)