Marvin Gaye
Warner Mack
Buddy Jewell
The Cars
Emmylou Harris
Chris Janson
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Leon Russell
Musical Birthday Notes – April 2nd
- Warner Mack (Warner McPherson) – country music singer/songwriter/guitar – hits include – Is It Wrong (For Loving You) – The Bridge Washed Out – Talkin’ To The Wall – (4/2/1935 – 3/1/2022)
- Marvin Gaye – award winning Motown singer/songwriter/musician/producer/composer – hits include – What’s Going On – Sexual Healing – Let’s Get It On – posthumous honors include – 1996 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award – 2014 Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame – 2015 Songwriters Hall of Fame – 1987 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (4/2/1939 – 4/1/1984)
- Leon Russell – singer/songwriter/musician – Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – Songwriters Hall of Fame – hits include – Tightrope – Lady Blue – Heartbreak Hotel (with Willie Nelson) – (4/2/1942 – 11/13/2016)
- Kurt Winter – rock guitarist/songwriter – best known as a member of – The Guess Who – group hits include – These Eyes – American Woman – songwriting credits include – Rain Dance – Hand Me Down World – Bus Rider – (4/2/1946 – 12/14/1997)
- Emmylou Harris – multiple-award winning alt-country singer/songwriter/musician – hits include – If I Could Only Win Your Love – Beneath Still Waters – Two More Bottles Of Wine – 1992 became a member of The Grand Ole Opry – 2008 Country Music Hall of Fame – 2019 Hollywood Walk of Fame – 1947
- David Robinson – drummer/backing vocals – best known with – The Cars – group hits include – Just What I Needed – Shake It Up – Magic – Tonight She Comes – 2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1949
- Leon Wilkeson – bassist/songwriter – Lynyrd Skynyrd – group hits include – Sweet Home Alabama – Freebird – What’s Your Name – Saturday Night Special – 2006 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (4/2/1952 – 7/27/2001)
- Dean Townson – bass – best known with country group – Pirates of the Mississippi – group hits include – Feed Jake – Speak Of The Devil – Til I’m Holding You Again – (4/2/1959 – 3/25/2010)
- Buddy Jewell – country singer/songwriter – winner of Nashville Star in 2003 – hits include – Help Pour Out The Rain – Southern Comfort – 1961
- Keren Jane Woodward – pop singer/songwriter/bassist – member of the all-girl band – Bananarama – group hits include – Venus – Cruel Summer – 1961
- Greg Camp – guitarist/songwriter/singer – Smash Mouth – group hits include – Walkin’ On The Sun – All Star – 1967
- Phil Demmel – guitarist/songwriter/vocals – Machine Head – associated acts include – Vio-Lence – Torque – BPMD – Slayer – 1967
- Jesse Carmichael – keyboards/rhythm guitar/backing vocals – Maroon 5 – group hits include – She Will Be Loved – Moves Like Jagger – Sugar – 1979
- Chris Janson – country singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – hits include – Buy Me A Boat – Til A Woman Comes Along – Fix A Drink – Drunk Girl – 1986