The Tokens
Hillary Scott
Kip Moore
The Isley Brothers
Jim Ed Brown
Billy Dean
Musical Birthday Notes – April 1st
- Jim Ed Brown – country singer/songwriter/guitar – hits include 1967 classic – Pop A Top – member of the Grand Ole Opry – TV and radio host – associated acts – The Browns – (4/1/1934 – 6/11/2015)
- Rudolph Isley – singer/songwriter – founding member of – The Isley Brothers – group hits include – Shout – It’s Your Thing – This Old Heart Of Mine – Twist and Shout – 2003 Vocal Group Hall of Fame – (4/1/1939 10/11/2023)
- Alan Blakley – British guitarist/songwriter/producer – The Tremeloes – group best known in the U.S. for their 1967 hit – Silence Is Golden – (4/1/1942 – 6/10/1996)
- Phillip “Phil” Margo – singer/musician/producer/author – best known as a member of – The Tokens – group hits include – The Lion Sleeps Tonight – Tonight I Fell In Love – (4/1/1942 – 11/13/2021)
- John Barbata – drummer – associated acts include – Jefferson Starship – Jefferson Airplane – The Turtles – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – 1945
- Ronnie “Plonk” Lane – English musician/songwriter/producer – best known as bassist for – The Small Faces – The Faces – 2012 posthumously inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (4/1/1946 – 6/4/1997)
- Jimmy Cliff (James Chambers) – Jamaican ska-reggae-soul singer/musician/actor – 1948
- Billy Currie – British multi-instrumentalist/songwriter – best known with new wave band – Ultravox – group songs include – Vienna – All Stood Still – Dancing With Tears In My Eyes – 1950
- Jeff Porcaro – drummer/songwriter/producer – best known with – Toto – 1993 posthumously inducted in the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame – (4/1/1954 – 8/5/1992)
- Simon Crowe – Irish drummer/percussionist – best known with – The Boomtown Rats – 1955
- D. Boon – punk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist – Minutemen – The Reactionaries – (4/1/1958 – 12/2/1985)
- Mark White – English singer/keyboardist/guitarist/producer – best known with pop group – ABC – group hits include – The Look Of Love – Be Near Me – associated acts include – Vice Versa – 1961
- Billy Dean – country singer/songwriter/guitar/fiddle/banjo/actor– hits include – Only Here For A Little While – Somewhere In My Broken Heart – Billy The Kid – If There Hadn’t Been You – 1962
- Jesse Tobias – guitar/songwriter/producer/arranger – best known with – Morrissey – 1972
- Kip Moore – country singer/songwriter/guitar – hits include – Somethin’ Bout A Truck – Beer Money – I’m To Blame – More Girls Like You – Last Shot – She’s Mine – 1980
- Hillary Scott – multi-award winning country singer/songwriter – member of – Lady Antebellum – (aka Lady A) – daughter of country singer Linda Davis – group hits include – Run To You – Need You Now Bartender – You Look Good – Champagne Night – associated acts – Hillary Scott & The Scott Family – 1986