Famous Musicians Birthdays Past and Present
October 12th
1929 Napoleon Brown Culp (aka Nappy Brown, blues singer) (d 9/20/08, age 78)
1935 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (d 9/6/07, age 71)
1935 Sam Moore (singer: Sam & Dave - “Soul Man,” “Hold on I’m Comin’”)
1942 Melvin Franklin (bass singer: The Temptations) (d 2/25/95, age 52)
1948 Rick Parfitt (guitarist/singer: Status Quo)
1929 Napoleon Brown Culp (aka Nappy Brown, blues singer) (d 9/20/08, age 78)
1935 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (d 9/6/07, age 71)
1935 Sam Moore (singer: Sam & Dave - “Soul Man,” “Hold on I’m Comin’”)
1942 Melvin Franklin (bass singer: The Temptations) (d 2/25/95, age 52)
1948 Rick Parfitt (guitarist/singer: Status Quo)
October 13th
1917 George Osmond (patriarch of The Osmonds) (d 11/6/07, age 90)
1926 Ray Brown (legendary jazz bassist who played with Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and his one-time wife Ella Fitzgerald in a career that spanned a half century) (d 7/2/02, age 75)
1941 Paul Simon (singer: Simon and Garfunkel)
1944 Robert Lamm (keyboardist: Chicago 1967-present)
1946 Jill Byrem (aka Lacy J. Dalton, country singer)
1949 Sammy Hagar (singer: Montrose, HSAS, Van Halen 1985-1995, solo - “I Can’t Drive 55,” “Three Lock Box”)
1952 Pierre Lacocque (blues harmonica: Mississippi Heat)
1959 Marie Osmond (singer: Donny & Marie)
1960 Joey Belladonna (singer: Anthrax)
1980 Ashanti (Douglas) (singer)
1917 George Osmond (patriarch of The Osmonds) (d 11/6/07, age 90)
1926 Ray Brown (legendary jazz bassist who played with Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and his one-time wife Ella Fitzgerald in a career that spanned a half century) (d 7/2/02, age 75)
1941 Paul Simon (singer: Simon and Garfunkel)
1944 Robert Lamm (keyboardist: Chicago 1967-present)
1946 Jill Byrem (aka Lacy J. Dalton, country singer)
1949 Sammy Hagar (singer: Montrose, HSAS, Van Halen 1985-1995, solo - “I Can’t Drive 55,” “Three Lock Box”)
1952 Pierre Lacocque (blues harmonica: Mississippi Heat)
1959 Marie Osmond (singer: Donny & Marie)
1960 Joey Belladonna (singer: Anthrax)
1980 Ashanti (Douglas) (singer)
October 14th
1926 James ‘Son’ Thomas (blues guitarist) (d 6/26/93, age 66)
1926 Bill Justis (Sun Records janitor turned saxophonist: Raunchy) (d 7/15/82, age 55) 1930 Robert Parker (singer: Barefootin’)
1940 Harry Webb (aka Cliff Richard, singer: (She’s Just A) Devil Woman, Dreaming) Not surprised he changed his name really!!
1946 Justin Hayward (guitarist/singer: The Moody Blues) Chris have you sent a card???
1949 Mark Kazanoff (saxophonist: Marcia Ball, Anson Funderburgh)
1957 Kenny Neal (blues guitarist/harpist: Alligator Records)
1958 Thomas Dolby (one hit wonder singer: She Blinded Me With Science)
1959 A.J. Pero (drummer: Twisted Sister)
1974 Natalie Maines (singer: The Dixie Chicks)
1978 Usher (Raymond) (R&B singer)
1926 James ‘Son’ Thomas (blues guitarist) (d 6/26/93, age 66)
1926 Bill Justis (Sun Records janitor turned saxophonist: Raunchy) (d 7/15/82, age 55) 1930 Robert Parker (singer: Barefootin’)
1940 Harry Webb (aka Cliff Richard, singer: (She’s Just A) Devil Woman, Dreaming) Not surprised he changed his name really!!
1946 Justin Hayward (guitarist/singer: The Moody Blues) Chris have you sent a card???
1949 Mark Kazanoff (saxophonist: Marcia Ball, Anson Funderburgh)
1957 Kenny Neal (blues guitarist/harpist: Alligator Records)
1958 Thomas Dolby (one hit wonder singer: She Blinded Me With Science)
1959 A.J. Pero (drummer: Twisted Sister)
1974 Natalie Maines (singer: The Dixie Chicks)
1978 Usher (Raymond) (R&B singer)
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The card is in the post now Chas... thanks for reminding me! Lucky it's still the 13th here!
October 15th
1925 Mickey Baker (blues guitarist)
1937 Barry McGuire (singer: Eve of Destruction)
1946 Richard Carpenter (pianist/songwriter/singer: The Carpenters)
1970 Eric Benet (Milwaukee-native singer)
1972 Elgin ‘Ginuine’ Lumpkin (singer)
1925 Mickey Baker (blues guitarist)
1937 Barry McGuire (singer: Eve of Destruction)
1946 Richard Carpenter (pianist/songwriter/singer: The Carpenters)
1970 Eric Benet (Milwaukee-native singer)
1972 Elgin ‘Ginuine’ Lumpkin (singer)
October 16th
1903 Big Joe Williams (blues singer) (d 12/17/82, age 79)
1943 Fred ‘C.F.’ Turner (bassist: Bachman Turner Overdrive - “Takin’ Care of Business”)
1947 Bob Weir (guitarist: The Grateful Dead)
1959 Gary Kemp (guitarist: Spandau Ballet)
1969 Wendy Wilson (singer: Wilson Phillips, daughter of Beach Boy Brian Wilson)
1977 John Mayer (singer/guitarist)
1903 Big Joe Williams (blues singer) (d 12/17/82, age 79)
1943 Fred ‘C.F.’ Turner (bassist: Bachman Turner Overdrive - “Takin’ Care of Business”)
1947 Bob Weir (guitarist: The Grateful Dead)
1959 Gary Kemp (guitarist: Spandau Ballet)
1969 Wendy Wilson (singer: Wilson Phillips, daughter of Beach Boy Brian Wilson)
1977 John Mayer (singer/guitarist)
October 17th
1909 William ‘Cozy’ Cole (drummer: Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong) (d 1/29/81, age 71) 1922 Luis Floriano Bonfa (guitarist, composer, helped found Bossa Nova beat) (d 1/12/01, age 78)
1941 Jim Seals (singer: Seals & Crofts - “Summer Breeze,” “Diamond Girl”)
1942 Gary Puckett (singer: Gary Puckett and the Union Gap - “Young Girl”)
1949 Bill Hudson (comedian/singer: The Hudson Brothers)
1958 Alan Jackson (singer: Don’t Rock the Jukebox)
1968 David ‘Ziggy’ Marley (singer, son of Bob Marley)
1971 Chris Kirkpatrick (singer: N’ Sync)
1972 Marshall Bruce Mathers III (aka Eminem, rapper)
1972 Wyclef Jean (singer: The Fugees)
1909 William ‘Cozy’ Cole (drummer: Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong) (d 1/29/81, age 71) 1922 Luis Floriano Bonfa (guitarist, composer, helped found Bossa Nova beat) (d 1/12/01, age 78)
1941 Jim Seals (singer: Seals & Crofts - “Summer Breeze,” “Diamond Girl”)
1942 Gary Puckett (singer: Gary Puckett and the Union Gap - “Young Girl”)
1949 Bill Hudson (comedian/singer: The Hudson Brothers)
1958 Alan Jackson (singer: Don’t Rock the Jukebox)
1968 David ‘Ziggy’ Marley (singer, son of Bob Marley)
1971 Chris Kirkpatrick (singer: N’ Sync)
1972 Marshall Bruce Mathers III (aka Eminem, rapper)
1972 Wyclef Jean (singer: The Fugees)
October 18th
1918 Bobby Troup (pianist: wrote Route 66 theme, actor: Dr Joe Early on Emergency!) (d 2/7/99, age 80)
1919 Anita O’Day (jazz singer: Stan Kenton and Gene Krupa combos) (d 11/23/06, age 87) 1923 Jessie Mae Hemphill (blues guitarist/singer) (d 7/22/06, age 82)
1926 Chuck Berry (Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll)
1943 Russ Giguere (guitarist/singer: The Association)
1949 Gary Richrath (guitarist: REO Speedwagon)
1952 Keith Knudsen (drummer: The Doobie Brothers 1974-2000) (d 2/8/05, age 52)
1961 Wynton Marsalis
1918 Bobby Troup (pianist: wrote Route 66 theme, actor: Dr Joe Early on Emergency!) (d 2/7/99, age 80)
1919 Anita O’Day (jazz singer: Stan Kenton and Gene Krupa combos) (d 11/23/06, age 87) 1923 Jessie Mae Hemphill (blues guitarist/singer) (d 7/22/06, age 82)
1926 Chuck Berry (Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll)
1943 Russ Giguere (guitarist/singer: The Association)
1949 Gary Richrath (guitarist: REO Speedwagon)
1952 Keith Knudsen (drummer: The Doobie Brothers 1974-2000) (d 2/8/05, age 52)
1961 Wynton Marsalis
October 19th
1911 William Perryman (aka Piano Red, aka Dr. Feelgood, blues pianist) (d 7/25/85, age 73)
1931 Robert Plunkett (drummer: Eddie Shaw)
1956 Nino DeFranco (singer: The DeFranco Family - “Heartbeat”)
1960 Jennifer Holiday (singer/actress)
1965 Todd Park Mohr (guitarist/singer: Big Head Todd and the Monsters)
1972 Pras Michel (singer: The Fugees)
1911 William Perryman (aka Piano Red, aka Dr. Feelgood, blues pianist) (d 7/25/85, age 73)
1931 Robert Plunkett (drummer: Eddie Shaw)
1956 Nino DeFranco (singer: The DeFranco Family - “Heartbeat”)
1960 Jennifer Holiday (singer/actress)
1965 Todd Park Mohr (guitarist/singer: Big Head Todd and the Monsters)
1972 Pras Michel (singer: The Fugees)