Famous Musicians Birthdays Past and Present

[Chasplaya]

September 11th

1899 Jimmie Davis (former Louisiana governor, songwriter: You Are My Sunshine) (d 11/5/00, age 101)
1918 Estelle Axton (co-founder of Stax Records, generated hits from Sam & Dave, Otis Redding, Booker T & the MGs, The Staple Singers) (d 2/25/04, age 85)
1922 Charles Evers (civil rights activist, actor, brother of Medgar Evers)
1928 Bobby Fields (tenor saxophonist: Buddy Guy, B.B. King) (d 1/6/81, age 52)
1939 Lola Falana (singer) 1943 Mickey Hart (drummer/percussionist: The Grateful Dead)
1945 Leo Kottke
1953 Tommy Shaw (singer/guitarist: Styx, HSAS, Damn Yankees)
1957 Jon Moss (drummer: Culture Club)
1958 Mick Talbot (keyboardist: The Style Council)
1965 Richard Melville Hall (aka Moby, musician/singer, descendent of Herman Melville, Moby Dick author)
1967 Harry Connick, Jr. (singer)
1971 Jimmy Popoff (guitarist: Lit)

[Chasplaya]

September 12th

1915 Billy Daniels (singer) (d 10/7/88, age 73)
1943 Maria Muldaur (singer: Midnight at the Oasis)
1944 Barry White (singer: Can’t Get Enough of Your Love Babe) (d 7/4/03, age 58)
1952 Gerry Beckley (singer/guitarist: America)
1966 Ben Folds (pianist/singer: Ben Folds Five)

[BRBbrb]

Would kinda stink to have a b'day on this day - Sept 11, I mean!

[AndyT]

Barb,
I think it would help to replace bad memories with good ones.

[Chasplaya]

BRBbrb wrote:

Would kinda stink to have a b'day on this day - Sept 11, I mean!

Better a birthday than a memorial service though

[Chasplaya]

September 13th

1911 Bill Monroe (bluegrass musician) (d 9/9/96, age 84)
1922 Charles Brown (blues pianist) (d 1/21/99, age 76)
1924 Maurice Jarre (composer: scores for A Passage to India, Dr. Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia, Ghost and Witness) (d 3/29/09, age 84)
1925 Mel Torme (jazz singer, The Velvet Fog) (d 6/5/99, age 73)
1941 David Clayton-Thomas (singer: Blood Sweat & Tears)
1944 Peter Cetera (bassist/singer: Chicago 1967-1985)
1952 Randy Jones (singer: the cowboy in The Village People)
1952 Karen Wyman (singer)
1956 Joni Sledge (singer: Sister Sledge - “We Are Family”)
1961 Dave Mustaine (guitarist/singer/founder: Megadeth)
1967 Stephen Perkins (drummer: Jane's Addiction)
1976 Fiona Apple (singer)

[BRBbrb]

Eventually they start feeling like the same thing :blink:

[AndyT]

Barb, you're still on the young side. Moses was 80 when he led Israel across the Red Sea. Abraham was 100 and Sarah was 80 when they had Issac.

If you're less than 80 or so, then you're just a kid.

[Chasplaya]

AndyT wrote:

Barb, you're still on the young side. Moses was 80 when he led Israel across the Red Sea. Abraham was 100 and Sarah was 80 when they had Issac.

If you're less than 80 or so, then you're just a kid.

@ Barb hope your listening to Grandad Andy lol

[AndyT]

You do know I am a grandfather right? LOL