Famous Musicians Birthdays Past and Present
September 19th
1909 Ferdinand Porsche, Jr. (car designer: Porche, Volkwagen Beetle) (d 3/27/98, age 88) Just for Amtt!!
1921 Willie Foster (blues harmonica player) (d 5/20/01, age 79)
1931 Brook Benton (singer) (d 4/9/88, age 56)
1934 Brain Epstein (Beatles original manager) (d 8/27/67, age 32)
1935 Nicholas Macioci (aka Nick Massi, bass singer: The Four Seasons) (d 12/24/00, age 65)
1940 Bill Medley (singer: The Righteous Brothers; hits include Rock ‘n’ Roll Heaven, You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feeling, Unchained Melody)
1943 Ellen Naomi ‘Cass’ Elliott (singer: The Mamas and the Papas) (d 7/29/74, age 30)
1945 Freda Payne (singer: Band of Gold)
1947 Lol Creme (guitarist/keyboardist/singer: 10CC, Godley & Creme)
1952 Nile Rodgers (record producer/musician, formerly with Chic)
1956 Dave Blood (bassist: The Dead Milkmen) (d 3/10/04, age 47)
1958 Lita Ford (guitarist: The Runaways)
1973 A. Jay Popoff (singer: Lit)
1909 Ferdinand Porsche, Jr. (car designer: Porche, Volkwagen Beetle) (d 3/27/98, age 88) Just for Amtt!!
1921 Willie Foster (blues harmonica player) (d 5/20/01, age 79)
1931 Brook Benton (singer) (d 4/9/88, age 56)
1934 Brain Epstein (Beatles original manager) (d 8/27/67, age 32)
1935 Nicholas Macioci (aka Nick Massi, bass singer: The Four Seasons) (d 12/24/00, age 65)
1940 Bill Medley (singer: The Righteous Brothers; hits include Rock ‘n’ Roll Heaven, You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feeling, Unchained Melody)
1943 Ellen Naomi ‘Cass’ Elliott (singer: The Mamas and the Papas) (d 7/29/74, age 30)
1945 Freda Payne (singer: Band of Gold)
1947 Lol Creme (guitarist/keyboardist/singer: 10CC, Godley & Creme)
1952 Nile Rodgers (record producer/musician, formerly with Chic)
1956 Dave Blood (bassist: The Dead Milkmen) (d 3/10/04, age 47)
1958 Lita Ford (guitarist: The Runaways)
1973 A. Jay Popoff (singer: Lit)
September 20th
1911 Frank DeVol (TV theme composer: My Three Sons, The Brady Bunch, etc) (d 10/27/99, age 88)
1912 John Collins (jazz guitarist, played with Nat King Cole for over a decade) (d 10/4/01, age 89)
1922 Frank Comstock (orchestra leader: Jimmie Rodgers Show)
1947 John Panozzo (drummer: Styx) (d 7/16/96, age 48)
1947 Chuck Panozzo (bassist: Styx)
1959 Alannah Curry (xylophonist/percussionist/singer: The Thompson Twins)
1966 Nuno Bettencourt (guitarist: Extreme)
1967 Gunnar Nelson (singer: Nelson, son of Ricky, grandson of Ozzie & Harriet)
1967 Matthew Nelson (also singer: Nelson, son of Ricky, grandson of Ozzie & Harriet)
1911 Frank DeVol (TV theme composer: My Three Sons, The Brady Bunch, etc) (d 10/27/99, age 88)
1912 John Collins (jazz guitarist, played with Nat King Cole for over a decade) (d 10/4/01, age 89)
1922 Frank Comstock (orchestra leader: Jimmie Rodgers Show)
1947 John Panozzo (drummer: Styx) (d 7/16/96, age 48)
1947 Chuck Panozzo (bassist: Styx)
1959 Alannah Curry (xylophonist/percussionist/singer: The Thompson Twins)
1966 Nuno Bettencourt (guitarist: Extreme)
1967 Gunnar Nelson (singer: Nelson, son of Ricky, grandson of Ozzie & Harriet)
1967 Matthew Nelson (also singer: Nelson, son of Ricky, grandson of Ozzie & Harriet)