Famous Musicians Birthdays Past and Present
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:02 pm
8 - 14th Aug
Last week we had on the 8th
1907 Benny Carter (jazz altosaxophonist, composer, orchestra leader, and conductor) (d 7/12/03, age 95) 1926 Al King (blues singer: The Savoys) (d 1/22/99, age 72) 1926 Webb Pierce (country singer: In The Jailhouse Now) (d 2/24/91, age 64) 1939 Phil Balsley (singer: The Statler Brothers) 1943 Dennis Payton (saxophonist: Dave Clark Five - “Bits & Pieces,” “Glad All Over”) (d 12/17/06, age 63) 1953 Lady Bianca (blues singer) 1956 Chris Foreman (guitarist: Madness) 1956 Ali Score (singer: A Flock of Seagulls1957 Dennis Drew (keyboardist: 10,000 Maniacs) 1959 Richard Alan Ream (aka Rikki Rockett, drummer: Poison) 1961 Dave ‘The Edge’ Evans (guitarist: U2) 1968 Ian Moore (blues/rock guitarist) 1973 Scott Stapp (singer: Creed) p (singer: Creed) 1976 J.C. Chasez (singer: N’ Sync) 1976 Andrew Lachey (singer: 98 Degrees)
The 9th
1934 Merle Kilgore (singer/guitarist/songwriter: Johnny Cash Band, co-wrote “Ring of Fire” with June Carter; manager: June Carter, Hank Williams Jr) (d 2/6/05, age 70)1939 Billy Henderson (singer: The Spinners) (d 2/2/07, age 67) 1947 Benjamin Orzechowski (aka Benjamin Orr, bassist/singer: The Cars, sang lead on “Just What I Needed,” “Bye Bye Love,” and “Let’s Go,” among others) (d 10/3/00, age 53) 1947 Barbara Mason (singer) 1963 Whitney Houston1965 Kyle Kyle (bassist: Bang Tango) (Tigg Ketler, drummer with Bang Tango, will celebrate his birthday on Aug 13th)
The 10th
1908 Leo Fender (inventor: Fender Guitars) (d 3/21/91, age 82) 1928 Seth Ward (aka Jimmy Dean, singer: Big Bad John, PT109; sausage mogul) 1928 Eddie Fisher (singer: Oh My Papa, Anytime) 1940 Bobby Hatfield (Beaver Dam WI native singer: The Righteous Brothers - “Rock ‘n’ Roll Heaven,” “You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feeling,” “Unchained Melody”) (d 11/5/03, age 63) 1943 Jimmy Griffin (guitarist/singer/songwriter: Bread) (d 1/11/05, age 61) 943 Veronica Bennett (aka Ronnie Spector, singer: The Ronettes) 1947 Ian Anderson (singer/flutist: Jethro Tull) 1948 Patti Austin (singer) 1961 John Farriss (drummer: INXS) 1968 Michael Bivens (singer: Bell Biv Devoe, New Edition)
The 11th
1929 Christine Kittrell Furlough (blues singer) (d 12/18/01, age 72) 1942 Mike Hugg (drummer: Manfred Mann's Earth Band) 1943 Jim Kale (bassist: The Guess Who) 1949 Eric Carmen (bassist/keyboardist/singer: The Raspberries - “Go All the Way,” and solo - “All By Myself,” “Hungry Eyes”) 1950 Erik Brann (guitarist: Iron Butterfly - “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida”) (d 7/25/03, age 52) 1955 Joe Jackson (singer: Steppin’ Out, Is She Really Going Out With Him?) 1956 Billy Flynn (guitarist: Mississippi Heat) 1957 Richie Reinhardt (aka Richie Ramone, drummer: The Ramones)
The 12th
1927 Porter Wagoner (rhinestone-clad country singer, regular on Grand Ole Opry, launched career of Dolly Parton) (d 10/28/07, age 80) 1939 George Hamilton 1949 Mark Knopfler (guitarist/singer: Dire Straits) 1950 Thomas August Darnell Bowder (aka Kid Creole, singer) 1954 Pat Methany (jazz musician) 1961 Pete DeFreitas (drummer: Echo & the Bunnymen) (d 6/14/89, age 27)
1961 Roy Hay (guitarist: Culture Club)
The 13th
1921 Jimmy McCracklin (blues pianist/songwriter) 1930 Don Ho (singer: Tiny Bubbles) (d 4/14/07, age 76) 1938 Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez (organist: Happy Organ) 1942 Frank ‘Son’ Seals (blues guitarist) (d 12/20/04, age 62) 1949 Cliff Fish (bassist: Paper Lace - “The Night Chicago Died”) 1951 Dan Fogelberg (singer: Hard to Say, Longer, Leader of the Band, Same Old Lang Syne) (d 12/16/07, age 56) 1963 Tigg Ketler (drummer: Bang Tango) (Bang Tango bassist Kyle Kyle, celebrated his birthday on Aug 9th)
The 14th
1926 Armando ‘Buddy’ Greco (singer: Mr. Lonely) 1940 Dash Crofts (singer: Seals & Crofts - “Summer Breeze,” “Diamond Girl” & drummer: The Champs - “Tequila”) 1941 David Crosby (singer/guitarist: The Byrds / Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young) 1946 Larry Graham (bassist: Sly & the Family Stone) 1947 George Newsome (drummer: Climax Blues Band) 1956 Sharon Bryant (singer: Atlantic Starr)
Last week we had on the 8th
1907 Benny Carter (jazz altosaxophonist, composer, orchestra leader, and conductor) (d 7/12/03, age 95) 1926 Al King (blues singer: The Savoys) (d 1/22/99, age 72) 1926 Webb Pierce (country singer: In The Jailhouse Now) (d 2/24/91, age 64) 1939 Phil Balsley (singer: The Statler Brothers) 1943 Dennis Payton (saxophonist: Dave Clark Five - “Bits & Pieces,” “Glad All Over”) (d 12/17/06, age 63) 1953 Lady Bianca (blues singer) 1956 Chris Foreman (guitarist: Madness) 1956 Ali Score (singer: A Flock of Seagulls1957 Dennis Drew (keyboardist: 10,000 Maniacs) 1959 Richard Alan Ream (aka Rikki Rockett, drummer: Poison) 1961 Dave ‘The Edge’ Evans (guitarist: U2) 1968 Ian Moore (blues/rock guitarist) 1973 Scott Stapp (singer: Creed) p (singer: Creed) 1976 J.C. Chasez (singer: N’ Sync) 1976 Andrew Lachey (singer: 98 Degrees)
The 9th
1934 Merle Kilgore (singer/guitarist/songwriter: Johnny Cash Band, co-wrote “Ring of Fire” with June Carter; manager: June Carter, Hank Williams Jr) (d 2/6/05, age 70)1939 Billy Henderson (singer: The Spinners) (d 2/2/07, age 67) 1947 Benjamin Orzechowski (aka Benjamin Orr, bassist/singer: The Cars, sang lead on “Just What I Needed,” “Bye Bye Love,” and “Let’s Go,” among others) (d 10/3/00, age 53) 1947 Barbara Mason (singer) 1963 Whitney Houston1965 Kyle Kyle (bassist: Bang Tango) (Tigg Ketler, drummer with Bang Tango, will celebrate his birthday on Aug 13th)
The 10th
1908 Leo Fender (inventor: Fender Guitars) (d 3/21/91, age 82) 1928 Seth Ward (aka Jimmy Dean, singer: Big Bad John, PT109; sausage mogul) 1928 Eddie Fisher (singer: Oh My Papa, Anytime) 1940 Bobby Hatfield (Beaver Dam WI native singer: The Righteous Brothers - “Rock ‘n’ Roll Heaven,” “You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feeling,” “Unchained Melody”) (d 11/5/03, age 63) 1943 Jimmy Griffin (guitarist/singer/songwriter: Bread) (d 1/11/05, age 61) 943 Veronica Bennett (aka Ronnie Spector, singer: The Ronettes) 1947 Ian Anderson (singer/flutist: Jethro Tull) 1948 Patti Austin (singer) 1961 John Farriss (drummer: INXS) 1968 Michael Bivens (singer: Bell Biv Devoe, New Edition)
The 11th
1929 Christine Kittrell Furlough (blues singer) (d 12/18/01, age 72) 1942 Mike Hugg (drummer: Manfred Mann's Earth Band) 1943 Jim Kale (bassist: The Guess Who) 1949 Eric Carmen (bassist/keyboardist/singer: The Raspberries - “Go All the Way,” and solo - “All By Myself,” “Hungry Eyes”) 1950 Erik Brann (guitarist: Iron Butterfly - “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida”) (d 7/25/03, age 52) 1955 Joe Jackson (singer: Steppin’ Out, Is She Really Going Out With Him?) 1956 Billy Flynn (guitarist: Mississippi Heat) 1957 Richie Reinhardt (aka Richie Ramone, drummer: The Ramones)
The 12th
1927 Porter Wagoner (rhinestone-clad country singer, regular on Grand Ole Opry, launched career of Dolly Parton) (d 10/28/07, age 80) 1939 George Hamilton 1949 Mark Knopfler (guitarist/singer: Dire Straits) 1950 Thomas August Darnell Bowder (aka Kid Creole, singer) 1954 Pat Methany (jazz musician) 1961 Pete DeFreitas (drummer: Echo & the Bunnymen) (d 6/14/89, age 27)
1961 Roy Hay (guitarist: Culture Club)
The 13th
1921 Jimmy McCracklin (blues pianist/songwriter) 1930 Don Ho (singer: Tiny Bubbles) (d 4/14/07, age 76) 1938 Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez (organist: Happy Organ) 1942 Frank ‘Son’ Seals (blues guitarist) (d 12/20/04, age 62) 1949 Cliff Fish (bassist: Paper Lace - “The Night Chicago Died”) 1951 Dan Fogelberg (singer: Hard to Say, Longer, Leader of the Band, Same Old Lang Syne) (d 12/16/07, age 56) 1963 Tigg Ketler (drummer: Bang Tango) (Bang Tango bassist Kyle Kyle, celebrated his birthday on Aug 9th)
The 14th
1926 Armando ‘Buddy’ Greco (singer: Mr. Lonely) 1940 Dash Crofts (singer: Seals & Crofts - “Summer Breeze,” “Diamond Girl” & drummer: The Champs - “Tequila”) 1941 David Crosby (singer/guitarist: The Byrds / Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young) 1946 Larry Graham (bassist: Sly & the Family Stone) 1947 George Newsome (drummer: Climax Blues Band) 1956 Sharon Bryant (singer: Atlantic Starr)