August 1st

Musical Birthday Notes – August 1st

  • Ramblin’ Jack Elliott – award winning folk singer/songwriter/guitar/harmonica – 1931
  • Paddy Moloney – multi-award winning traditional Irish music multi-instrumentalist – co-founder and band lead of – The Chieftains – (8/1/1938 – 10/11/2021)
  • Jerry Garcia – guitarist/banjo/pedal steel guitar/songwriter – The Grateful Dead – 1994 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – solo artist – (8/1/1942 – 8/9/1995)
  • Boz Burrell – bass/guitar/singer/songwriter – associated acts include – Bad Company King Crimson – The Shortlist – Alvin Lee – Ruby Turner – Centipede – Jon Lord – (8/1/1946 – 9/21/2006)
  • Prakash John – Canadian rock-blues bassist – associated acts include – BushRick DerringerEdgar WinterParliament-Funkadelic – 1947
  • Rick Anderson – bassist – The Tubes – best known for 1983 hit – She’s A Beauty – (8/1/1947 – 12/16/2022)
  • Rick Coonce – drummer/songwriter – The Grass Roots – group hits include – Temptation Eyes – Midnight Confessions – (8/1/1947 – 2/25/2011)
  • Ronnie King – Canadian bassist – multi-award winning pop-rock trio – The Stampeders – group best known for 1971 hit – Sweet City Woman – (8/1/1947 – 3/4/2024)
  • Tommy Bolinguitarist/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – associated acts include – Zephyr – The James GangDeep Purple – (8/1/1951 – 12/4/1976)
  • Tim Bachman – Canadian guitarist/singer/songwriter – founding member of – Bachman-Turner Overdrive – associated acts include – Brave Belt – (8/1/1951 – 4/28/2023)
  • Robert Craymulti-award winning blues-rock guitarist/singer – hits include – Smoking Gun – Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark – 1953
  • Belinda Lipscomb – soul-funk-pop singer – Midnight Star – hits include – No Parking (On The Dance Floor) – 1957
  • Michael Pennsinger/songwriter/composer – hits include – No Myth – This & That – Seen The Doctor – 1958
  • Rob Buck – guitarist/songwriter – best known with alt-rock group – 10,000 Maniacs – Buck’s compositions with the group include – These Are Days – You Happy Puppet – What’s The Matter Here – (8/1/1958 – 12/19/2000)
  • Joe Elliott – English singer/songwriter/guitar/piano/radio host – Def Leppard – 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – hits include – Love Bites – Pour Some Sugar On Me – Rock Of Ages – Photograph – Armageddon It – Hysteria – 1959
  • Suzi Gardner – guitarist/vocalist/songwriter – L7 – 1960
  • Coolio (Artis Leon Ivey Jr) – multi-award winning rapper/actor/chef/producer – best known for 1995 hit – Gangsta’s Paradise – associated acts include – WC and the Maad Circle – (8/1/1963 – 9/28/2022)
  • Adam Duritz – singer/songwriter/piano/guitar/harmonica/producer – Counting Crows – group hits include – Mr. Jones – Round Here – A Long December – Hanginaround – Rain King – 1964
  • Nick Christian Sayer – guitarist/backing vocals – best known with English pop-rock band – Transvision Vamp – group songs include – Tell That Girl To Shut Up – (I Just Wanna) B with U – 1964
  • George Ducascountry singer/songwriter/guitar – songs include – Teardrops – Lipstick Promises – Eastwood – 1966
  • Dan Donegan – guitar/keyboard – Disturbed – group songs include – Land Of Confusion – Ten Thousand Fists – 1968
  • Kenwyn House – guitarist – best known with English rock band – Reef – group hits include – Place Your Hands – 1970
  • Dhani Harrison – English singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer – son of BeatleGeorge Harrison – 1978
  • Ashley Parker Angel – singer/songwriter/actor – associated acts include boyband – O-Townsolo artist – 1981
  • Paloma FordR&B-hip hop singer/songwriter – former background singer for – Macy Gray – solo EP’s include – Nearly Civilized – X Tapes – 1986
  • Anna Gracemanfolk-rock-soul singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – albums include – The Way The Night Behaves – 1999