Bunky Green
Jesus Jones
Roy Orbison
Faster Pussycat
Sons of the Desert
Def Leppard
Ray Peterson
Musical Birthday Notes – April 23rd
- Vernice “Bunky” Green – jazz saxophonist/music educator – associated acts include – Fontella Bass – Elvin Jones – The Soulful Strings – 1935
- Roy Orbison – aka – The Big O – multi-award winning singer/songwriter/guitar/harmonica – hits include – Oh Pretty Woman – Only The Lonely – Crying – honors include – 1987 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame – 1989 Songwriter Hall of Fame – 2014 America’s Pop Music Hall of Fame – (4/23/1936 – 12/6/1988)
- Ray Peterson – traditional pop-rock-rockabilly – best known for – Tell Laura I Love Her – Corinna Corinna – (4/23/1939 – 1/25/2005)
- Glenn Cornick – English bassist – founding member of – Jethro Tull – associated acts include – Paris – Wild Turkey – Karthago – (4/23/1947 – 8/28/2014)
- John Miles – award winning British singer/songwriter/guitar/keyboards/music director – 1976 UK hit – Music – associated acts include – Tina Turner – Alan Parsons Project – Jimmy Page – John Miles Band – (4/23/1949 – 12/5/2021)
- Narada Michael Walden – drummer/singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – associated acts include – Jeff Beck – Tommy Bolin Band – 1952
- Ray Burns (Captain Sensible) – singer/ songwriter/guitarist – best known with punk group – The Damned – 1954
- David Gedge – English songwriter/musician – associated acts include – The Wedding Present – Cinerama – 1960
- Steve Clark – English guitarist/songwriter – known as “The Riffmaster” – Def Leppard – 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – group hits include – Pour Some Sugar On Me – Photograph – Love Bites – Animal – (4/23/1960 – 1/8/1991)
- Gen (Simon Matthews) – drums/percussion – Jesus Jones – group hits include – Right Here, Right Now – 1964
- Brent Muscat – metal guitarist – best known with – Faster Pussycat – associated acts include – L.A. Guns – Sin City Sinners – 1967
- Paul Clifford – bassist – best known for his time with alt-rock group – The Wonder Stuff – 1968
- Tim Womack – guitarist/backing vocals – best known with country group – Sons Of The Desert – group hits include – Whatever Comes First – Leaving October – 1968
- Stan Frazier – drummer -best known with – Sugar Ray – group hits include – Fly – Every Morning – Someday – 1969