August 18th

Musical Birthday Notes – August 18th

  • Sonny Til (Earlington Carl Tilghman) – doo-wop singer – lead vocalist of – The Orioles – 1995 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – associated acts – The Ink Spots – The Regals – (8/18/1928 – 12/9/1981)
  • Ronnie CarrollIrish singer/entertainer/political candidate – songs include – Walk Hand In Hand – Ring-A-Ding Girl – Say Wonderful Things – (8/18/1934 – 4/13/2015)
  • Molly Beecountry singer/TV personality – best known for the 1952 hit – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – (8/18/1939 – 2/7/2009)
  • Johnny Prestontraditional pop-Rockabilly singer –  Rockabilly Hall of Fame – hits include – Running Bear – Cradle Of Love – (8/18/1939 – 3/4/2011)
  • Carl Wayne – English rock singer/musician/actor –  The Move – group songs include – Blackberry Way – I Can Hear The Grass Grow – Flowers In The Rain – (8/18/1943 – 8/31/2004)
  • Barbara Harris – R&B-pop singer – The Toys – group best known for the 1965 hit – A Lover’s Concerto – 1945
  • Sarah Dash – R&B/soul – singer/songwriter/session musician/actress – Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles – (8/18/1945 – 9/20/2021)
  • Nigel Griggs – English bassist/songwriter/producer – best known with – Split Enz – associated acts include – The Cortinas – Octopus – 1949
  • Dennis Elliott – British musician/sculptor – best known as the original drummer for – Foreigner – group hits include – Double Vision – Feels Like The First Time – Hot Blooded – Cold As Ice – Urgent – I Want To Know What Love Is – associated acts include – Ian Hunter – Tony Ashton and Jon Lord – Ian Lloyd – Mick Jones – 1950
  • Patrick Swayzepop singer/songwriter/dancer/actor – hits include – She’s Like The Wind – (8/18/1952 – 9/14/2009)
  • Jimmy Ayoub – Canadian drummer – best known as original member of rock band – Mahogany Rush – led by Frank Marino – (8/18/1953 – 12/10/2023)
  • Steve Wilkinson – Canadian country singer/musician – father of Amanda and Tyler – together they made up the award winning trio – The Wilkinsons – hits include – 26 Cents – Fly (The Angel Song) – Jimmy’s Got A Girlfriend – 1955
  • Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz – drummer – best known with – Weird Al Yankovic – 1956
  • Ron Strykert – Australian guitarist/singer/songwriter – best known as a co-founder of the award winning band – Men At Work – 1994 ARIA Hall of Fame – group hits include – Who Can It Be Now? – Down Under – Overkill – It’s A Mistake – 1957
  • Edith Frostsinger/songwriter – describes her music as “pensive countrified psychedelia” – 1964
  • Andy Deris – German metal singer/songwriter – associated acts include – HelloweenPink Cream 69Andy Deris and The Bad Bankers – 1964
  • Dan Peters – drummer/vocals – associated acts include – Bundle Of Hiss MudhoneyNirvana – Love Battery – 1967
  • Tracy Tracy (Tracy Cattell) – Australian singer/tambourine – alt-pop band – The Primitives – best known for 1988 hit – Crash – 1967
  • Blas Elias – drummer – associated acts include – Slaughter – Blue Man Group – Trans-Siberian Orchestra – 1967
  • Brian Tichy – drummer/songwriter/producer – associated acts include – Ozzy OsbourneWhitesnakeBilly Idol Foreigner – 1968
  • Everlast (Erik Francis Schrody) – singer/songwriter/rapper/guitar – associated acts include – House Of Pain – La Coka Nostra – won a Grammy with Carlos Santana for his vocal performance on – Put Your Lights On – 1969
  • Regine Chassagne – Canadian indie-art rock singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – Arcade Fire – 1976
  • Ed Toth – drummer – associated acts include – The Doobie BrothersVertical Horizon – 1978
  • Cody Jinksoutlaw country singer/songwriter – albums include – I’m Not The Devil – Lifers – After The Fire – The Wanting – 1980
  • Jon Schneck – guitar – best known with alt-Christian rock band – Relient K – 1981
  • Ian Miles – guitar/keyboards/backing vocals – English goth punk band – Creeper – group songs include – Black Mass – Misery – 1988
  • Romy Madley Croft – guitar/vocals – English indie-pop band – The xx – group hits include – On Hold – Angels – 1989
  • Tristan Marmont – guitar/vocals – English punk rock band – COUNTERFEIT – group songs include – Come And Get Some – Letter To The Lost – 1992