Tony Orlando & Dawn
Jan & Dean
Highway 101
Doris Day
Don Gibson
Social Distortion
Billy Joe Royal
Leona Lewis
Sebastian Bach
Musical Birthday Notes – April 3rd
- Don Gibson – country singer/songwriter – hits include – Oh Lonesome Me – Woman (Sensuous Woman) – wrote the classic country hits – Sweet Dreams – I Can’t Stop Loving You – 2001 inducted in the Country Music Hall of Fame – (4/3/1928 – 11/17/2003)
- Doris Day – big band-traditional pop singer/actress/animal rights activist – hits include – Sentimental Journey – Que Sera, Sera – (4/3/1922 – 5/13/2019)
- Jeff Barry – singer/songwriter – best known for his song writing credits including – Da Do Ron Ron – Then He Kissed Me – Be My Baby – Chapel Of Love – Leader Of The Pack – Sugar Sugar – 1938
- Philippe Wynne – funk-soul singer – best known with – The Spinners – group hits include – How Could I Let You Get Away – Rubberband Man – One Of A Kind (Love Affair) – (4/3/1941 – 7/14/1984)
- William “Jan” Berry – part of the vocal duo – Jan & Dean – who were pioneers of the California sound and surf music popularized by – The Beach Boys – hits include – Surf City – The Little Old Lady From Pasadena – Dead Man’s Curve – (4/3/1941 – 3/26/2004)
- Billy Joe Royal – pop/country singer/guitar/piano – best known for the 1965 pop hit – Down In The Boondocks – country hits include – Tell It Like It Is – Love Has No Right – Til I Can’t Take It Anymore – (4/3/1942 – 10/6/2015)
- Wayne Newton – pop singer/Vegas act – hits include – Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast – Danke Shoen – 1942
- Richard Manuel – singer/composer/multi-instrumentalist – best known as pianist, singer and occasional drummer in – The Band – (4/3/1943 – 3/4/1986)
- Barry Pritchard – English guitarist/vocals – The Fortunes – group hits include – You’ve Got Your Troubles – Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again – (4/3/1944 – 1/11/1999)
- Tony Orlando – pop singer – Tony Orlando & Dawn – hits include – Candida – Knock Three Times – Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree – He Don’t Love You (Like I Love You) – 1944
- Dee Murray – English bassist – best known with – Elton John – (4/3/1946 – 1/15/1992)
- Curtis Stone – bassist/mandolin/vocals – country band – Highway 101 – group hits include – Whiskey, If You Were A Woman – Cry, Cry, Cry – Who’s Lonely Now – Bing Bang Boom – 1950
- David Ragsdale – violin/singer/songwriter – best known with – Kansas – associated acts include – Jason Bonham – Smashing Pumpkins – Louise Mandrell – Queensryche – 1958
- Michael James Ness – guitarist/singer/songwriter/producer – Social Distortion – 1962
- Sebastian Bach – rock singer/songwriter/actor – best known with – Skid Row – solo artist – hits include – I Remember You – 18 and Life – 1968
- Leona Lewis – British pop singer/songwriter/actress/model – hits include – Bleeding Love – Better In Time – 1985