March 10th
1915 James Stephens (aka Guitar Slim (#2), blues guitarist) (d 2/9/91, age 75)
1920 Kenneth ‘Jethro’ Burns (singer: Homer & Jethro - “Doggie in the Window”) (d 2/4/89, age 68)
1933 Ralph Emery (host: Nashville Now, singer)
1938 Dave Alexander Elam (aka Omar Sharriff, blues pianist)
1940 Dean Torrence (singer: Jan & Dean - “Surf City”)
1947 Tom Scholz (guitarist / keyboardist / singer / founder: Boston)
1953 Ronald Earl Horvath (aka Ronnie Earl, blues guitarist: Roomful of Blues, Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters)
1955 Bunny DeBarge (singer: DeBarge)
1963 Jeff Ament (bassist: Pearl Jam)
1963 Neneh Cherry (singer: Buffalo Stance)
1964 Jasmine Guy
1966 Edie Brickell (singer: Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians - “What I Am,” Mrs. Paul Simon)
1983 Carrie Underwood (singer, winner of 2005 American Idol)
Famous Musicians Birthdays Past and Present
March 11th
1903 Lawrence Welk (d 5/17/92, age 89)
1919 Mercer Ellington (Duke Ellington’s son, conducted his band after Duke died) (d 2/8/96, age 76)
1932 LeRoy Jenkins (jazz violinist) (d 2/24/07, age 74)
1945 Harvey Mandel (guitarist)
1945 Mark Stein (singer/keyboardist: Vanilla Fudge)
1948 George Kooymans (guitarist: Golden Earring - “Radar Love,” “Twilight Zone”)
1950 Bobby McFerrin (singer: Don’t Worry Be Happy)
1957 Cheryl Lynn (singer)
1961 Mike Percy (bassist: Dead or Alive - “Spin Me Round”)
1961 Bruce Watson (guitarist: Big Country - “In a Big Country”)
1964 Vinnie Paul (drummer: Pantera)
1968 Lisa Loeb (singer)
1903 Lawrence Welk (d 5/17/92, age 89)
1919 Mercer Ellington (Duke Ellington’s son, conducted his band after Duke died) (d 2/8/96, age 76)
1932 LeRoy Jenkins (jazz violinist) (d 2/24/07, age 74)
1945 Harvey Mandel (guitarist)
1945 Mark Stein (singer/keyboardist: Vanilla Fudge)
1948 George Kooymans (guitarist: Golden Earring - “Radar Love,” “Twilight Zone”)
1950 Bobby McFerrin (singer: Don’t Worry Be Happy)
1957 Cheryl Lynn (singer)
1961 Mike Percy (bassist: Dead or Alive - “Spin Me Round”)
1961 Bruce Watson (guitarist: Big Country - “In a Big Country”)
1964 Vinnie Paul (drummer: Pantera)
1968 Lisa Loeb (singer)
March 12th
1921 Gordon MacRae (actor/singer) (d 1/24/86, age 64)
1924 L.C. Williams (blues singer) (d 10/18/60, age 36)
1940 Al Jarreau (singer)
1942 Paul Kantner (guitarist: Jefferson Airplane)
1946 Liza Minnelli
1948 James Taylor (singer: Fire and Rain, You’ve Got a Friend)
1949 Mike Gibbins (drummer/singer: Badfinger) (d 10/4/05, age 56)
1949 Bill Payne (pianist/keyboards: Little Feat)
1957 Steve Harris (bassist: Iron Maiden)
1957 Marlon Jackson (singer: The Jackson Five)
1969 Graham Coxon (singer: Blur)
1921 Gordon MacRae (actor/singer) (d 1/24/86, age 64)
1924 L.C. Williams (blues singer) (d 10/18/60, age 36)
1940 Al Jarreau (singer)
1942 Paul Kantner (guitarist: Jefferson Airplane)
1946 Liza Minnelli
1948 James Taylor (singer: Fire and Rain, You’ve Got a Friend)
1949 Mike Gibbins (drummer/singer: Badfinger) (d 10/4/05, age 56)
1949 Bill Payne (pianist/keyboards: Little Feat)
1957 Steve Harris (bassist: Iron Maiden)
1957 Marlon Jackson (singer: The Jackson Five)
1969 Graham Coxon (singer: Blur)
March 13th
1910 Sammy Kaye (bandleader) (d 3/3/87, age 76)
1913 Otis V. Hicks (aka Lightnin’ Slim, blues guitarist) (d 7/27/74, age 61)
1933 Mike Stoller (songwriter: Leiber & Stoller team, responsible for such classics as Up on the Roof, Jailhouse Rock, On Broadway, Chapel of Love)
1939 Neil Sedaka
1950 Steve Hill (country singer)
1960 Adam Clayton (bassist: U2)
1961 Toni Price (blues singer: Antones Records)
BigBear
1910 Sammy Kaye (bandleader) (d 3/3/87, age 76)
1913 Otis V. Hicks (aka Lightnin’ Slim, blues guitarist) (d 7/27/74, age 61)
1933 Mike Stoller (songwriter: Leiber & Stoller team, responsible for such classics as Up on the Roof, Jailhouse Rock, On Broadway, Chapel of Love)
1939 Neil Sedaka
1950 Steve Hill (country singer)
1960 Adam Clayton (bassist: U2)
1961 Toni Price (blues singer: Antones Records)
BigBear
March 14th
1912 Les Brown (bandleader, hit #1 with “Sentimental Journey”) (d 1/4/01, age 88)
1922 Les Baxter (bandleader) (d 1/15/96, age 73)
1931 Phil Phillips (singer: Sea of Love)
1940 Ronnie Baker (guitarist/bassist: The O'Jays) (d 7/26/90, age 50)
1943 Jim Pons (bassist: The Turtles)
1945 Michael Martin Murphey (singer: Wildfire)
1945 Walter Parazaider (woodwind player/saxophonist: Chicago 1967-present)
1955 Boon Gould (guitarist: Level 42)
1982 Kate Maberly
1983 Taylor Hanson (keyboardist: Hanson)
1912 Les Brown (bandleader, hit #1 with “Sentimental Journey”) (d 1/4/01, age 88)
1922 Les Baxter (bandleader) (d 1/15/96, age 73)
1931 Phil Phillips (singer: Sea of Love)
1940 Ronnie Baker (guitarist/bassist: The O'Jays) (d 7/26/90, age 50)
1943 Jim Pons (bassist: The Turtles)
1945 Michael Martin Murphey (singer: Wildfire)
1945 Walter Parazaider (woodwind player/saxophonist: Chicago 1967-present)
1955 Boon Gould (guitarist: Level 42)
1982 Kate Maberly
1983 Taylor Hanson (keyboardist: Hanson)
March 15TH
1912 Samuel ‘Lighnin’’ Hopkins (blues artist) (d 1/30/82, age 69)
1916 Harry James (trumpeter/bandleader) (d 7/5/83, age 67)
1929 Cecil Taylor (jazz pianist)
1940 Phil Lesh (bassist: The Grateful Dead)
1941 Mike Love (singer: The Beach Boys, cousin of Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson)
1942 Hughie Flint (drummer: Bonzo Dog Band)
1943 Sylvester ‘Sly’ Stone (singer: Sly & the Family Stone - Everyday People, Dance to the Music)
1944 David Costell (guitarist: Gary Lewis & the Playboys)
1946 Howard Scott (guitarist/singer: War)
1947 Ry Cooder (blues artist)
1955 Dee Snider (singer: Twisted Sister)
1958 Al Douglas (guitarist: Garry & the Moodswingers)
1962 Terence Trent d’Arby (singer)
1963 Bret Michaels (singer: Poison)
1964 Kenneth Gordy (aka Rockwell, singer: Somebody’s Watching Me; son of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy)
1968 Mark McGrath (guitarist/singer: Sugar Ray)
1972 Mark Hoppus (singer/bassist: Blink 182)
1975 William Adams, Jr. (aka Will.I.Am, singer/multi-instrumentalist: Black-Eyed Peas)
1912 Samuel ‘Lighnin’’ Hopkins (blues artist) (d 1/30/82, age 69)
1916 Harry James (trumpeter/bandleader) (d 7/5/83, age 67)
1929 Cecil Taylor (jazz pianist)
1940 Phil Lesh (bassist: The Grateful Dead)
1941 Mike Love (singer: The Beach Boys, cousin of Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson)
1942 Hughie Flint (drummer: Bonzo Dog Band)
1943 Sylvester ‘Sly’ Stone (singer: Sly & the Family Stone - Everyday People, Dance to the Music)
1944 David Costell (guitarist: Gary Lewis & the Playboys)
1946 Howard Scott (guitarist/singer: War)
1947 Ry Cooder (blues artist)
1955 Dee Snider (singer: Twisted Sister)
1958 Al Douglas (guitarist: Garry & the Moodswingers)
1962 Terence Trent d’Arby (singer)
1963 Bret Michaels (singer: Poison)
1964 Kenneth Gordy (aka Rockwell, singer: Somebody’s Watching Me; son of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy)
1968 Mark McGrath (guitarist/singer: Sugar Ray)
1972 Mark Hoppus (singer/bassist: Blink 182)
1975 William Adams, Jr. (aka Will.I.Am, singer/multi-instrumentalist: Black-Eyed Peas)
March 16th
1931 Betty Johnson (singer)
1942 Jerry Jeff Walker (singer/guitarist)
1951 Ray Benson (singer: Asleep at the Wheel)
1954 Nancy Wilson (singer/guitarist: Heart)
1991 Wolfgang Van Halen (Eddie & Valerie’s son, bassist: Van Halen 2006-present)
1931 Betty Johnson (singer)
1942 Jerry Jeff Walker (singer/guitarist)
1951 Ray Benson (singer: Asleep at the Wheel)
1954 Nancy Wilson (singer/guitarist: Heart)
1991 Wolfgang Van Halen (Eddie & Valerie’s son, bassist: Van Halen 2006-present)
St Patricks Day 17th march
1931 Betty Johnson (singer)
1942 Jerry Jeff Walker (singer/guitarist)
1951 Ray Benson (singer: Asleep at the Wheel)
1954 Nancy Wilson (singer/guitarist: Heart)
1991 Wolfgang Van Halen (Eddie & Valerie’s son, bassist: Van Halen 2006-present)
1916 Nat King Cole (singer: Unforgettable) (d 2/15/65, age 48)
1938 Zola Taylor (singer: The Platters) (d 4/30/07, age 69)
1941 Clarence Collins (singer: Little Anthony & the Imperials - Tears on my Pillow)
1944 John Sebastian (singer/songwriter: Lovin' Spoonful)
1946 Harold Brown (drummer: War)
1951 Scott Gorham (guitarist: Thin Lizzy - “Boys are Back” “Jailbreak”)
1954 Michael Mann (aka Hollywood Fats, blues guitarist) (d 12/8/86, age 32)
1959 Mike Lindup (keyboardist: Level 42)
1962 Roxy Dora Petrucci (drummer: Vixen)
1967 Billy Corgan (singer: Smashing Pumpkins)
1972 Melissa Auf Der Maur (bassist: Hole)
1931 Betty Johnson (singer)
1942 Jerry Jeff Walker (singer/guitarist)
1951 Ray Benson (singer: Asleep at the Wheel)
1954 Nancy Wilson (singer/guitarist: Heart)
1991 Wolfgang Van Halen (Eddie & Valerie’s son, bassist: Van Halen 2006-present)
1916 Nat King Cole (singer: Unforgettable) (d 2/15/65, age 48)
1938 Zola Taylor (singer: The Platters) (d 4/30/07, age 69)
1941 Clarence Collins (singer: Little Anthony & the Imperials - Tears on my Pillow)
1944 John Sebastian (singer/songwriter: Lovin' Spoonful)
1946 Harold Brown (drummer: War)
1951 Scott Gorham (guitarist: Thin Lizzy - “Boys are Back” “Jailbreak”)
1954 Michael Mann (aka Hollywood Fats, blues guitarist) (d 12/8/86, age 32)
1959 Mike Lindup (keyboardist: Level 42)
1962 Roxy Dora Petrucci (drummer: Vixen)
1967 Billy Corgan (singer: Smashing Pumpkins)
1972 Melissa Auf Der Maur (bassist: Hole)
March 18th
1927 Lester ‘Big Daddy’ Kinsey (blues guitarist: The Kinsey Report) (d 4/3/01, age 74) 1929 George Scott (singer and founding member: Blind Boys of Alabama) (d 3/9/05, age 75) 1938 Charley Pride (country singer)
1941 Wilson Pickett (singer: In the Midnight Hour, Land of 1000 Dances, Mustang Sally) (d 1/19/06, age 64)
1947 Barry ‘B.J.’ Wilson (drummer: Procol Harum - “Whiter Shade of Pale”) (d 10/8/90, age 43)
1950 John Hartman (drummer: The Doobie Brothers)
1957 Melvin Gentry (singer/guitarist: Midnight Star)
1959 Irene Cara (singer: Fame, actress: Coco Hernandez in Fame, also starred in The Electric Company - “Hey You Guys...”)
1964 Courtney Pine (jazz saxophonist)
1965 Jeff Labar (guitarist: Cinderella)
1966 Jerry Cantrell (guitarist: Alice in Chains)
1970 Dana Owens (aka Queen Latifah, rapper)
1927 Lester ‘Big Daddy’ Kinsey (blues guitarist: The Kinsey Report) (d 4/3/01, age 74) 1929 George Scott (singer and founding member: Blind Boys of Alabama) (d 3/9/05, age 75) 1938 Charley Pride (country singer)
1941 Wilson Pickett (singer: In the Midnight Hour, Land of 1000 Dances, Mustang Sally) (d 1/19/06, age 64)
1947 Barry ‘B.J.’ Wilson (drummer: Procol Harum - “Whiter Shade of Pale”) (d 10/8/90, age 43)
1950 John Hartman (drummer: The Doobie Brothers)
1957 Melvin Gentry (singer/guitarist: Midnight Star)
1959 Irene Cara (singer: Fame, actress: Coco Hernandez in Fame, also starred in The Electric Company - “Hey You Guys...”)
1964 Courtney Pine (jazz saxophonist)
1965 Jeff Labar (guitarist: Cinderella)
1966 Jerry Cantrell (guitarist: Alice in Chains)
1970 Dana Owens (aka Queen Latifah, rapper)
March 19th
1926 Phil Elwood (blues and jazz promoter) (d 1/10/06, age 79)
1929 Gene Taylor (pianist: The Blasters 1981-1985, The Fabulous Thunderbirds 1993-2006) 1946 Paul Atkinson (guitarist: The Zombies, later went on to become a successful music industry executive who signed such acts as Abba, Bruce Hornsby, Judas Priest, and Mr. Mister) (d 4/1/04, age 58)
1946 Ruth Pointer (singer: The Pointer Sisters)
1952 Chris Brubeck (trombonist, Dave Brubeck’s son)
1952 Derek Longmuir (drummer: Bay City Rollers)
1953 Ricky Wilson (guitarist: The B52s) (d 10/13/85, age 32)
1953 Billy Sheehan (bassist: Mr. Big)
1926 Phil Elwood (blues and jazz promoter) (d 1/10/06, age 79)
1929 Gene Taylor (pianist: The Blasters 1981-1985, The Fabulous Thunderbirds 1993-2006) 1946 Paul Atkinson (guitarist: The Zombies, later went on to become a successful music industry executive who signed such acts as Abba, Bruce Hornsby, Judas Priest, and Mr. Mister) (d 4/1/04, age 58)
1946 Ruth Pointer (singer: The Pointer Sisters)
1952 Chris Brubeck (trombonist, Dave Brubeck’s son)
1952 Derek Longmuir (drummer: Bay City Rollers)
1953 Ricky Wilson (guitarist: The B52s) (d 10/13/85, age 32)
1953 Billy Sheehan (bassist: Mr. Big)