August 23rd

Tex Williams
Julian Casablancas
Keith Moon
Rick Springfield
Dalton Reed
Against The Current
The Drifters
The Shadows of Knight
Rex Allen Jr

Musical Birthday Notes – August 23rd

  • Tex Williams – country singer – best know for 1947 hit – Smoke Smoke Smoke That Cigarette – (8/23/1917 – 10/11/1985)
  • Jack Earls – country-rockabilly singer – well known in Europe on the country revival circuit – (8/23/1932 – 6/12/2023)
  • Rudy Lewis – R&B singer – The Drifters – 1988 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – group hits include – Up On The Roof – Some Kind Of Wonderful – Please Stay – On Broadway – (8/23/1936 – 5/20/1964)
  • Roger Greenaway – English singer/songwriter/record producer – best known for his collaborations with songwriter Roger Cook – 2009 Songwriters Hall of Fame – 1938
  • Jimy Sohns – lead vocalist of – Shadows Of Knight – 1966 hit – Gloria – (8/23/1946 – 7/29/2022)
  • Keith Moon – English drummer/songwriter/producer/actor – The Who – Modern Drummer Hall of Fame – 1990 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – group hits include – I Can See For Miles – Behind Blue Eyes – Won’t Get Fooled Again – (8/23/1946 – 9/7/1978)
  • Rex Allen Jr – country singer – 80’s hits include – Two Less Lonely People – Drink It Down, Lady – Lonely Street – 1947
  • Ernst Jansz – Dutch singer/keyboardist/producer – one of the founding members and frontmen of ska/reggae band – Doe Maar – 1948
  • Paul Chrisman – aka Woody Paul – “King of the Cowboy Fiddlers” – singer/musician – traditional country/comedic group – 2012 National Fiddler Hall of Fame – Riders In The Sky – 1949
  • Rick Springfield – pop-rock singer/songwriter/musician/actor – hits include – Jessie’s Girl – Don’t Talk To Strangers – I’ve Done Everything For You – 1949
  • Jimmy Wayne “Jimi” Jamison – singer/songwriter/guitar/piano – Durant, MS native – Survivor – Cobra – (8/23/1951 – 9/1/2014)
  • Dalton Reed – R&B/soul singer – songs include – Willing and Able – Read Me My Rights – 1952
  • Bobby G (Bobby Gubby) – rock singer – Bucks Fizz – 1953
  • Dean DeLeo – guitarist – Stone Temple Pilots – group songs include – Interstate Love Song – Vaseline – associated acts include – Army Of AnyOne – Talk Show – 1961
  • Ira Dean – bassist/songwriter – best known with country group – Trick Pony – group hits include – Pour Me – On A Night Like This – Just What I Do – 1969
  • Barry Bales – stand-up bassist – bluegrass group – Alison Krauss & Union Station – group albums include – Paper Airplane – New Favorite – So Long So Wrong – 1969
  • Brad Mehldau – multi-award winning jazz pianist/composer/arranger – 1970
  • Seth “Shifty Shellshock” Binzer – rapper/singer/actor – co-founder of band – Crazy Town – group hits include – Butterfly – associated acts include – Shifty and The Big Shots – 1974
  • Eliza Carthy – English folk fiddler/singer/songwriter/musician – associated acts include – Nancy Kerr – Waterson-Carthy – Blue Murder – 1975
  • Julian Casablancas – award winning singer/songwriter/frontman/multi-instrumentalist/producer – associated acts include – The Voidz – The Strokes – 1978
  • Ritchie Neville – British pop singer/actor – best known with the boy band – Five – group hits include – When The Lights Go Out – 1979
  • Chrissy Costanza – alt-pop singer/piano/keyboards – Against The Current – group songs include – Legends Never Die – Gravity – Weapon – 1995