Kenny Dorham
The American Breed
Rachael Price
John Phillips
Micky Moody
Wild Cherry
Bebe Rexha
The Searchers
Kitty Wells
Musical Birthday Notes – August 30th
- Willie Bryant – jazz band leader/musician/singer/disc jockey – New Orleans native – (8/30/1908 – 2/9/1964)
- Kitty Wells (Muriel Deason) – country singer/songwriter – Country Music Hall of Fame – Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award – known as “The Queen Of Country Music”- best known for 1952 hit – It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels – (8/30/1919 – 7/16/2012)
- Kenny Dorham – jazz trumpeter/singer/composer – (8/30/1924 – 12/5/1972)
- Johnny Mann – songwriter/bandleader/vocal arranger – winner of two Grammy Awards – associated acts include – The Johnny Mann Singers – Eddie Cochran – (8/30/1928 – 6/18/2014)
- John Phillips – singer/songwriter/musician – The Mamas & The Papas – solo artist – 1998 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 2000 Vocal Group Hall of Fame – 2009 Hit Parade Hall of Fame – (8/30/1935 – 3/18/2001)
- John McNally – English guitarist/singer – one of the original founders of – The Searchers – group songs include – Needles and Pins – Love Potion #9 – Don’t Throw Your Love Away – 1941
- Chuck Colbert – bassist/vocals – The American Breed – group best known for 1967 hit – Bend Me, Shape Me – associated acts include funk band – Rufus – 1944
- John Surman – English jazz musician/saxophone/clarinet/synth – 1944
- Micky Moody – English guitarist/songwriter/author – associated acts include – Whitesnake – Juicy Lucy – Snafu – 1950
- Dana (Dana Rosemary Scallon) – Irish singer/actress/politician – best known for the 1970 hit – All Kinds Of Everything – 1951
- Ron Beitle – drummer/vocals – Wild Cherry – group best known for 1976 hit – Play That Funky Music – (8/30/1954 – 12/9/2017)
- Martin Jackson – British drummer/keyboardist – best know for work with – Magazine and Swing Out Sister – 1955
- Dave Brockie – Canadian-American metal singer/bassist/actor – best known with – Gwar – (8/30/1963 – 3/23/2014)
- Lars Frederiksen – punk rock guitarist/singer/songwriter/producer – Lars Frederiksen and The Bastards – 1971
- Jonne Aaron – lead vocalist – Finnish rock group – Negative – 1983
- Lois MacDonald – British guitarist – best known with all female punk pop band – PINS – 1983
- Horace Panter – English bassist – associated acts include – General Public – The Specials – 1983
- David Hidalgo Jr. – drummer – Social Distortion – son of Los Lobos guitarist – David Hidalgo – 1984
- Trevor Stafford – drummer – Adelitas Way – group songs include – Invincible – Last Stand – 1984
- Rachael Price – Australian-born American jazz/blues/alt-rock vocalist – associated acts include – Lake Street Dive – Rachael & Vilray – Hot Tuna – 1985
- Ryan Ross – singer/songwriter/guitarist – Panic! At The Disco – The Young Veins – 1986
- Theo Hutchcraft – British singer/songwriter – best known as part of the synth-pop duo – Hurts – 1986
- Bebe Rexha – singer/songwriter/producer – songs include – I Can’t Stop Drinking About You – Me, Myself & I – Meant To Be – associated acts include – Florida-Georgia Line – G-Eazy – Black Cards – 1989