April 18th
1924 Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown (blues guitarist/singer/fiddler) (d 9/10/05, age 81)
1939 Glen Hardin (keyboardist/pianist: The Crickets, also played with Elvis Presley’s and John Denver’s bands)
1941 Michael Vickers (guitarist: Manfred Mann's Earth Band)
1943 Clyde Stubblefield (drummer: James Brown)
1946 Alexander ‘Skip’ Spence (drummer: Moby Grape, Jefferson Airplane) (d 4/16/99, age 52)
1946 Lenny Baker (singer: Sha Na Na)
1946 Tommy Shannon (bassist: Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Johnny Winter, The Arc Angels, Storyville)
1949 Avery Brooks
1950 Bill Sudderth II (trumpeter: Atlantic Starr)
1952 Richard Bowden (fiddler/mandolinist/trumpeter/singer: Austin Lounge Lizards)
1954 Kim Stone (bassist: Spyro Gyra)
1958 Les Pattinson (bassist: Echo & the Bunnymen)
Famous Musicians Birthdays Past and Present
April 19th
1926 Blossom Dearie (jazz pianist/singer: Peel Me A Grape, several songs for Schoolhouse Rock) (d 2/7/09, age 82)
1927 Don Barbour (singer: The Four Freshmen) (d 10/5/61, age 34)
1941 Bobby Russell (country singer) (d 11/19/92, age 51)
1942 Allen Price (pianist/keyboardist: The Animals)
1944 Mark ‘Flo’ Volman (singer: Flo & Eddie, The Turtles)
1956 Tony Martin (singer: Black Sabbath 1987-1991, 1993-1997)
1956 Rod Morgenstein (drummer: Winger)
1957 Belinda Lipscomb (singer: Midnight Star)
1963 Wendy Holcombe (country singer, multi-instrumentalist) (d 2/14/87, age 23)
1926 Blossom Dearie (jazz pianist/singer: Peel Me A Grape, several songs for Schoolhouse Rock) (d 2/7/09, age 82)
1927 Don Barbour (singer: The Four Freshmen) (d 10/5/61, age 34)
1941 Bobby Russell (country singer) (d 11/19/92, age 51)
1942 Allen Price (pianist/keyboardist: The Animals)
1944 Mark ‘Flo’ Volman (singer: Flo & Eddie, The Turtles)
1956 Tony Martin (singer: Black Sabbath 1987-1991, 1993-1997)
1956 Rod Morgenstein (drummer: Winger)
1957 Belinda Lipscomb (singer: Midnight Star)
1963 Wendy Holcombe (country singer, multi-instrumentalist) (d 2/14/87, age 23)
April 20th
1923 Ernest ‘Tito’ Puente (percussionist/bandleader) (d 5/31/00, age 77)
1938 Johnny Tillotson (singer: Poetry in Motion)
1945 Jimmy Winston (keyboardist: Faces)
1948 Craig Frost (keyboardist: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, Grand Funk Railroad) 1951 Luther Vandross (singer) (d 7/1/05, age 54)
1958 Gary Primich (blues harpist/singer) (d 9/23/07, age 49)
1963 Brett Edward Garsed (guitarist: Nelson)
1923 Ernest ‘Tito’ Puente (percussionist/bandleader) (d 5/31/00, age 77)
1938 Johnny Tillotson (singer: Poetry in Motion)
1945 Jimmy Winston (keyboardist: Faces)
1948 Craig Frost (keyboardist: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, Grand Funk Railroad) 1951 Luther Vandross (singer) (d 7/1/05, age 54)
1958 Gary Primich (blues harpist/singer) (d 9/23/07, age 49)
1963 Brett Edward Garsed (guitarist: Nelson)
April 21st
1938 Eddie King (blues guitarist)
1947 James Osterberg (aka Iggy Pop)
1948 Paul Davis (singer: I Go Crazy, ‘65 Love Affair, Cool Night) (d 4/22/08, age 60) 1949 Patti LuPone (actress/singer)
1951 Paul Carrack (singer: Squeeze, Mike & the Mechanics)
1959 Jerry Only (bassist: The Misfits)
1959 Robert Smith (singer/guitarist: The Cure)
1959 Michael Timmins (guitarist: Cowboy Junkies)
1969 Keri Leigh (blues singer, author: “Stevie Ray-Soul to Soul”)
1938 Eddie King (blues guitarist)
1947 James Osterberg (aka Iggy Pop)
1948 Paul Davis (singer: I Go Crazy, ‘65 Love Affair, Cool Night) (d 4/22/08, age 60) 1949 Patti LuPone (actress/singer)
1951 Paul Carrack (singer: Squeeze, Mike & the Mechanics)
1959 Jerry Only (bassist: The Misfits)
1959 Robert Smith (singer/guitarist: The Cure)
1959 Michael Timmins (guitarist: Cowboy Junkies)
1969 Keri Leigh (blues singer, author: “Stevie Ray-Soul to Soul”)
April 22nd
1916 Yehudi Menuhin (bit of a fiddle player so I'm told) (d 3/12/99, age 82)
1922 Charles Mingus (jazz bassist, pianist, & singer) (d 1/5/79, age 56)
1924 George ‘Harmonica’ Smith (bluesman) (d 10/2/83, age 59)
1935 Paul Chambers (bassist: John Coltraine) (d 1/4/69, age 33)
1936 Glen Campbell (singer: Rhinestone Cowboy, Wichita Lineman)
1943 Mel Carter (singer/actor)
1950 Peter Frampton (guitarist/singer: Show Me the Way, Do You Feel Like We Do)
1969 Craig Logan (bassist: Bon Jovi since 1994)
1979 Daniel Paul Johns (guitarist/singer: Silverchair)
1916 Yehudi Menuhin (bit of a fiddle player so I'm told) (d 3/12/99, age 82)
1922 Charles Mingus (jazz bassist, pianist, & singer) (d 1/5/79, age 56)
1924 George ‘Harmonica’ Smith (bluesman) (d 10/2/83, age 59)
1935 Paul Chambers (bassist: John Coltraine) (d 1/4/69, age 33)
1936 Glen Campbell (singer: Rhinestone Cowboy, Wichita Lineman)
1943 Mel Carter (singer/actor)
1950 Peter Frampton (guitarist/singer: Show Me the Way, Do You Feel Like We Do)
1969 Craig Logan (bassist: Bon Jovi since 1994)
1979 Daniel Paul Johns (guitarist/singer: Silverchair)
April 23rd
1936 Kelton ‘Roy’ Orbison (singer: Only the Lonely, Running Scared, Oh Pretty Woman, Crying) (d 12/6/88, age 52)
1939 Ray Peterson (singer: Tell Laura I Love Her) (d 1/25/05, age 65)
1960 Steve Clark (guitarist: Def Leppard) (d 1/8/91, age 30)
1964 Simon Matthews (aka Gen, drummer: Jesus Jones)
1967 Brent Muscat (guitarist/percussionist: Faster Pussycat)
1936 Kelton ‘Roy’ Orbison (singer: Only the Lonely, Running Scared, Oh Pretty Woman, Crying) (d 12/6/88, age 52)
1939 Ray Peterson (singer: Tell Laura I Love Her) (d 1/25/05, age 65)
1960 Steve Clark (guitarist: Def Leppard) (d 1/8/91, age 30)
1964 Simon Matthews (aka Gen, drummer: Jesus Jones)
1967 Brent Muscat (guitarist/percussionist: Faster Pussycat)
April 24th
1928 Johnny Griffin (jazz tenor saxophonist, once played with Thelonious Monk) (d 7/25/08, age 80)
1934 Shirley Boone (singer, wife of Pat Boone, daughter of Red Foley)
1937 Joe Henderson (tenor saxophonist, four-time Grammy winner) (d 6/30/01, age 64)
1942 Barbra Streisand
1944 Jim Capaldi (drummer: Traffic) (d 1/28/05, age 60)
1945 Doug Clifford (drummer: Creedence Clearwater Revival) (
1947 Glen Cornick (bassist: Jethro Tull)
1951 Debra ‘Honey’ Piazza (pianist: Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers)
1953 Porter Carroll, Jr. (drummer: Atlantic Starr)
1954 Jack Blades (bassist: Night Ranger, Damn Yankees)
1963 Billy Gould (bassist: Faith No More)
1963 Joey Vera (bassist: Armored Saint)
1967 Patty Schemel (drummer: Hole)
1968 Aaron Comess (drummer: Spin Doctors)
1973 Brian Marshall (bassist: Creed)
1981 The IBM PC (computer) :-)Got a lot to answer for lol
1982 Kelly Clarkson (singer, winner of the first American Idol in 2002)
1928 Johnny Griffin (jazz tenor saxophonist, once played with Thelonious Monk) (d 7/25/08, age 80)
1934 Shirley Boone (singer, wife of Pat Boone, daughter of Red Foley)
1937 Joe Henderson (tenor saxophonist, four-time Grammy winner) (d 6/30/01, age 64)
1942 Barbra Streisand
1944 Jim Capaldi (drummer: Traffic) (d 1/28/05, age 60)
1945 Doug Clifford (drummer: Creedence Clearwater Revival) (
1947 Glen Cornick (bassist: Jethro Tull)
1951 Debra ‘Honey’ Piazza (pianist: Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers)
1953 Porter Carroll, Jr. (drummer: Atlantic Starr)
1954 Jack Blades (bassist: Night Ranger, Damn Yankees)
1963 Billy Gould (bassist: Faith No More)
1963 Joey Vera (bassist: Armored Saint)
1967 Patty Schemel (drummer: Hole)
1968 Aaron Comess (drummer: Spin Doctors)
1973 Brian Marshall (bassist: Creed)
1981 The IBM PC (computer) :-)Got a lot to answer for lol
1982 Kelly Clarkson (singer, winner of the first American Idol in 2002)
April 25th
1912 Gladys Presley (mother of Elvis) (d 8/14/58, age 46) Guess she was important to music
1915 Johnny Shines (blues singer: Dust my Broom) (d 4/20/92, age 76)
1917 Ella Fitzgerald (d 6/15/96, age 79)
1923 Albert King (blues singer/guitarist: Born Under a Bad Sign) (d 12/21/92, age 69) 1928 Vassar Clements (fiddle virtuoso and A-list studio musician, played on more than 2000 albums, for artists including Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, Bonnie Raitt, The Grateful Dead, Bruce Hornsby, Hank Williams Jr, The Byrds, Woody Herman, and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) (d 8/16/05, age 77)
1933 Jerry Leiber (songwriter: Leiber & Stoller team, responsible for such classics as Up on the Roof, Jailhouse Rock, On Broadway, Chapel of Love)
1940 O.B. McCinton (country singer) (d 9/23/87, age 47)
1945 Stu Cooke (bassist: Creedence Clearwater Revival)
1945 Bjorn Ulvaeus (singer/guitarist: Abba)
1950 Robbie McIntosh (drummer: Average White Band) (d 9/23/74, age 24) Local lad from close to my home town, actually jammed with his old band
1958 Derek Dick (aka Fish, singer: Marillion)
1964 Andy Bell (singer: Erasure)
1965 Eric Avery (bassist: Jane's Addiction)
1912 Gladys Presley (mother of Elvis) (d 8/14/58, age 46) Guess she was important to music
1915 Johnny Shines (blues singer: Dust my Broom) (d 4/20/92, age 76)
1917 Ella Fitzgerald (d 6/15/96, age 79)
1923 Albert King (blues singer/guitarist: Born Under a Bad Sign) (d 12/21/92, age 69) 1928 Vassar Clements (fiddle virtuoso and A-list studio musician, played on more than 2000 albums, for artists including Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, Bonnie Raitt, The Grateful Dead, Bruce Hornsby, Hank Williams Jr, The Byrds, Woody Herman, and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) (d 8/16/05, age 77)
1933 Jerry Leiber (songwriter: Leiber & Stoller team, responsible for such classics as Up on the Roof, Jailhouse Rock, On Broadway, Chapel of Love)
1940 O.B. McCinton (country singer) (d 9/23/87, age 47)
1945 Stu Cooke (bassist: Creedence Clearwater Revival)
1945 Bjorn Ulvaeus (singer/guitarist: Abba)
1950 Robbie McIntosh (drummer: Average White Band) (d 9/23/74, age 24) Local lad from close to my home town, actually jammed with his old band
1958 Derek Dick (aka Fish, singer: Marillion)
1964 Andy Bell (singer: Erasure)
1965 Eric Avery (bassist: Jane's Addiction)
April 26th
1886 Gertrude Pridgett (aka Ma Rainey, blues singer) (d 12/22/39, age 53)
1926 Teddy Edwards (tenor saxophonist, helped create bebop jazz, performed with musicians ranging from Benny Goodman to Tom Waits) (d 4/20/03, age 76)
1938 Duane Eddy (guitarist: Rebel Rouser)
1938 Maurice Williams (falsetto singer: The Zodiacs - “Oh, won’t you stay...”)
1940 Giorgio Moroder (composer)
1942 Robert Ridarelli (aka Bobby Rydell, singer: Wild One)
1944 Larry Miller (Utah Jazz owner) (d 2/20/09, age 64)
1945 Gary Wright (keyboardist/singer: Spooky Tooth, and solo: Dream Weaver)
1952 Ralph Kinsey (drummer: The Kinsey Report)
1960 Roger Taylor (drummer: Duran Duran)
1961 Chris Mars (drummer: The Replacements - Friends theme)
1962 Michael Damian (singer: Rock On; actor: The Young & the Restless)
1970 Tionne ‘T-Boz’ Watkins (singer: TLC)
1971 Jay DeMarcus (singer: Rascal Flatts)
1886 Gertrude Pridgett (aka Ma Rainey, blues singer) (d 12/22/39, age 53)
1926 Teddy Edwards (tenor saxophonist, helped create bebop jazz, performed with musicians ranging from Benny Goodman to Tom Waits) (d 4/20/03, age 76)
1938 Duane Eddy (guitarist: Rebel Rouser)
1938 Maurice Williams (falsetto singer: The Zodiacs - “Oh, won’t you stay...”)
1940 Giorgio Moroder (composer)
1942 Robert Ridarelli (aka Bobby Rydell, singer: Wild One)
1944 Larry Miller (Utah Jazz owner) (d 2/20/09, age 64)
1945 Gary Wright (keyboardist/singer: Spooky Tooth, and solo: Dream Weaver)
1952 Ralph Kinsey (drummer: The Kinsey Report)
1960 Roger Taylor (drummer: Duran Duran)
1961 Chris Mars (drummer: The Replacements - Friends theme)
1962 Michael Damian (singer: Rock On; actor: The Young & the Restless)
1970 Tionne ‘T-Boz’ Watkins (singer: TLC)
1971 Jay DeMarcus (singer: Rascal Flatts)
April 27th
1932 Maxine Brown (singer: The Browns - “The Three Bells”)
1944 Cuba Gooding (singer) Juniors Dad!
1947 Pete Ham (guitarist/singer/pianist/songwriter: Badfinger) (d 4/24/75, age 27)
1948 Kate Pierson (singer: The B52s - “Private Idaho”)
1949 Herb Murrell (singer: The Stylistics - “You Make Me Feel Brand New”)
1951 Paul ‘Ace’ Frehley (singer/guitarist: Kiss, Frehley's Comet)
1956 Bryan Harvey (guitarist: House of Freaks) (d 1/1/06, age 49)
1959 Sheena Easton (singer: Morning Train)
1965 Rob Squires (bassist: Big Head Todd and the Monsters)
1932 Maxine Brown (singer: The Browns - “The Three Bells”)
1944 Cuba Gooding (singer) Juniors Dad!
1947 Pete Ham (guitarist/singer/pianist/songwriter: Badfinger) (d 4/24/75, age 27)
1948 Kate Pierson (singer: The B52s - “Private Idaho”)
1949 Herb Murrell (singer: The Stylistics - “You Make Me Feel Brand New”)
1951 Paul ‘Ace’ Frehley (singer/guitarist: Kiss, Frehley's Comet)
1956 Bryan Harvey (guitarist: House of Freaks) (d 1/1/06, age 49)
1959 Sheena Easton (singer: Morning Train)
1965 Rob Squires (bassist: Big Head Todd and the Monsters)