Ketty Lester
INXS
Eydie Gorme’
Ashton Shepherd
The Stooges
Dan + Shay
The Chicks
Madonna
Eric Bibb
Barbara George
The Soft Machine
The American Breed
The Easybeats
Billy Joe Shaver
Vanessa Carlton
Golden Earring
Musical Birthday Notes – August 16th
- Al Hibbler – jazz /R&B singer – best known for work with Duke Ellington – Tyro, Mississippi native – (8/16/1915 – 4/24/2001)
- Eddie Kirkland – blues singer/songwriter/guitar/harmonica – known as “The Gypsy of the Blues” – (8/16/1923 – 2/27/2011)
- Eydie Gorme – Grammy and Emmy award winning traditional pop/swing/big band singer – was married to singer/entertainer Steve Lawrence – (8/16/1928 – 8/10/2013)
- Bill Evans – jazz pianist/composer – known for work with – Miles Davis – and the group – Elements – (8/16/1929 – 9/15/1980)
- Ketty Lester – singer/actress – best known for 1962 hit – Love Letters – played Hester-Sue Terhune on TV’s Little House on the Prairie – 1934
- Eric Weissberg – singer/banjo/multi-instrumentalist – best known for his banjo solo in – Dueling Banjos – from the movie – Deliverance – associated acts include – The Tarriers – (8/16/1939 – 3/22/2020)
- Billy Joe Shaver – outlaw country singer/songwriter/musician – best known for songs he penned for others including Waylon Jennings, Johnny Rodriguez and John Anderson – (8/16/1939 – 10/28/2020)
- Barbara George – New Orleans R&B singer/songwriter – I Know (You Don’t Love Me No More) – (8/16/1942 – 8/10/2006)
- Kevin Ayers – English singer/songwriter/guitar/bass/producer – best known with mid 60’s psychedelic band – Soft Machine – (8/16/1944 – 2/18/2013)
- Gordon “Snowy” Fleet – Australian drummer – best known with – The Easybeats – group hits include – She’s So Fine – Sorry – Friday On My Mind – 1945
- Gary Loizzo – guitarist/singer/engineer/producer – best known as lead vocalist for – The American Breed – hits include 1967’s – Bend Me, Shape Me – (8/16/1945 – 1/16/2016)
- Barry Hay – Indian-born Dutch singer/multi-instrumentalist – best known as the frontman for – Golden Earring – group hits include – Radar Love – Twilight Zone – When The Lady Smiles – 1948
- William “Sputnik” Spooner – guitarist/songwriter – founder of theatrical rock band – The Tubes – solo artist – 1949
- Scott Asheton – punk rock drummer – The Stooges – 2010 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (8/16/1949 – 3/15/2014)
- Eric Bibb – blues singer/songwriter/acoustic guitarist – 1951
- James “J.T.” Taylor – R&B-funk singer/keyboards/bass/synth/actor – Kool & The Gang – solo artist – 1953
- Tim Farris – Australian multi-instrumentalist/backing vocals – best known as founding member and lead guitarist of – INXS – group hits include – Need You Tonight – Devil Inside – New Sensation – What You Need – 1957
- Madonna – multi-award winning pop singer/songwriter/actress/producer/dancer – 2008 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – hits include – Like A Virgin – Vogue – Material Girl – Holiday – Papa Don’t Preach – 1958
- Chris Pedersen – drummer/songwriter – Camper Van Beethoven – Monks of Doom – 1960
- Matt Lukin – bassist – best known as a founding member of – Mudhoney – The Melvins – 1964
- Emily Robison – multi-instrumentalist/singer/producer – best known for work with the multi-award winning band – The Dixie Chicks now known as – The Chicks – group hits include – There’s Your Trouble – Wide Open Spaces – associated acts include – Court Yard Hounds – 1972
- Vanessa Carlton – singer/songwriter/piano/keyboards – best known for 2002 hit – A Thousand Miles – 1980
- Bob Hardy – bassist/maraca/vocals – indie-rock group – Franz Ferdinand – group hits include – No You Girls – Do You Want To – Right Action – 1980
- Ashton Shepherd – country singer/songwriter – best known for hits – Takin’ Off This Pain – Sounds So Good – Look It Up – 1986
- Dan Smyers – country singer/songwriter/musician – one half of award winning duo Dan + Shay – hits include – 19 You + Me – Tequila – From The Ground Up – Nothin’ Like You – 1987