Famous Musicians Birthdays Past and Present

[Chasplaya]

November 19th

1905 Tommy Dorsey (d 11/26/56, age 51)
1909 Johnny Mercer (lyricist: Moon River, That Old Black Magic; co-founder: Capitol Records) (d 6/25/76, age 66)
1924 J.D. Sumner (Elvis Presley backup singer, 55-year music career) (d 11/15/98, age 73)
1927 Joe Hunter (session pianist: Motown Records, on tracks for The Supremes and The Miracles) (d 2/2/07, age 79)
1938 Hank Medress (singer: The Tokens - “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”) (d 6/25/07, age 68)
1955 Chris Cain (blues guitarist: Blind Pig Records)
1960 Matt Sorum (drummer: Guns 'n' Roses)
1969 Travis McNabb (drummer: Better Than Ezra)

[Chasplaya]

November 20th

1940 Tony Butala (singer: The Lettermen)
1942 Norman Greenbaum (singer: Spirit in the Sky)
1945 Dan McBride (singer: Sha Na Na)
1946 Duane Allman (guitarist: Allman Brothers Band) (d 10/29/71, age 24)
1947 George Gratham (drummer: Poco)
1947 Joe Walsh (guitarist: The Eagles 1975-present, The James Gang)
1949 Billy Jones (guitarist/singer: The Outlaws) (d 2/7/95, age 45)
1965 Mike Diamond (aka Mike D, singer/rapper: The Beastie Boys)
1970 Kamaal ‘Q-tip’ Fareed (rapper: A Tribe Called Quest)

[Chasplaya]

November 21st

1933 Jean Shepherd (country singer)
1940 Malcolm John Rebennack, Jr. (aka Dr John, blues singer: Right Place Wrong Time)
1948 Lonnie ‘Leroy’ Jordan (pianist: War)
1950 Livingston Taylor (singer/songwriter, brother of James Taylor)
1952 Lorna Luft (singer, daughter of Judy Garland)
1957 Jim Brown (drummer: UB40)
1965 Bjork (Gudmundsdottir) (singer)

Note the guy that i get this stuff from also included Idol competitors I don't include them until they become more of a household name in their own right and not cos of current standing in Idol shows the world over. So if you don't see one of these people and believe they should be mentioned send me a winge!

[haoli25]

I would vote for leaving the wannabe's off of the list, Chas.

[neverfoundthetime]

Here's a winge for all the crap musicians and retort bands and TV-made "stars" that do appear. Rubbish! Boo, hiss!! Get em off! :dry:

[Chasplaya]

neverfoundthetime wrote:

Here's a winge for all the crap musicians and retort bands and TV-made "stars" that do appear. Rubbish! Boo, hiss!! Get em off! :dry:

SO exactly what are you saying Chris ? lol

[neverfoundthetime]

SO exactly what are you saying Chris ? lol

...er, I'm a closet Baycity Roller fan?

[Chasplaya]

neverfoundthetime wrote:

SO exactly what are you saying Chris ? lol

...er, I'm a closet Baycity Roller fan?

Eewww Shang A Lang, Bye Bye Baby... :laugh:

[Chasplaya]

November 22nd

1899 Hoagland ‘Hoagy’ Carmichael (blues pianist/songwriter) (d 12/27/81, age 82)
1945 Angela Strehli (blues singer)
1947 Rod Price (guitarist: Savoy Brown, also a founding member of Foghat, died after a fall in his home) (d 3/22/05, age 57)
1950 Steve Van Zandt (aka Little Steven, guitarist/singer: Bruce Springsteen, Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul)
1950 Tina Weymouth (bassist: The Talking Heads)

[Chasplaya]

November 23rd

1926 R.L. Burnside (blues guitarist/singer) (d 9/1/05, age 78)
1928 Jerry Bock (composer: Fiddler on the Roof)
1939 Betty Everett (singer: Shoop Shoop Song (It’s in his Kiss)) (d 8/18/01, age 61)
1954 Bruce Hornsby (singer/pianist: The Range - “The Way It Is”)
1972 Ricardo ‘Kurupt’ Brown (rapper)
1992 Miley Cyrus (singer/actress: Hannah Montana, daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus) For the teeny weeny members if we have any