Whitney Houston
Golden Earring
The Marvelettes
Merle Kilgore
Spinners
Third Eye Blind
Barbara Mason
Trudy Lynn
Musical Birthday Notes – August 9th
- Merle Kilgore – country singer/songwriter – credits include – Ring Of Fire / co-written with June Carter – Wolverton Mountain / co-written with Claude King – 1998 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame – (8/9/1934 – 2/6/2005)
- Billy Henderson – multi-award winning pop-soul singer – original member of – The Spinners – hits include – I’ll Be Around – Could It Be I’m Falling In Love – (8/9/1939- 2/2/2007)
- Viv Prince – English drummer/percussionist – associated acts include – The Pretty Things – The Jeff Beck Group – 1941
- Jack Dejohnette – drummer – associated acts include – Miles Davis – 1942
- Wanda Young – doo-wop – rock – R&B singer – best known with the multi-award winning Motown all-female singing group – The Marvelettes – (8/9/1943 – 12/15/2021)
- Marinus “Rinus” Gerritsen – Dutch bassist/keyboards/guitar/harmonica/producer – best known as original member of – Golden Earring – group hits include – Radar Love – Twilight Zone – 1946
- Trudy Lynn – blues-soul singer/songwriter – albums include – Everything Comes With A Price – I’ll Sing The Blues For You – Blues Keep Knockin’ – 1947
- Barbara Mason – R&B-soul singer – best known for the 1965 hit – Yes, I’m Ready – 1947
- Pete Thomas – English drummer – best known for work with – Elvis Costello – 1954
- Charlie Morgan – English drummer/singer/songwriter/session musician – associated acts include – Elton John – Gary Moore – Pete Townsend – Kate Bush – 1955
- Greg Chaisson – Canadian bassist/singer/songwriter – associated acts include – Badlands – 1958
- Kurtis Blow (Kurtis Walker) – rapper/singer/songwriter/producer – 1959
- Michael “Mick” Conroy – bassist/vocals – best known with English new wave band – Modern English – group hits include – I Melt With You – Hands Across The Sea – Ink And Paper – 1962
- Whitney Houston – multi-award winning pop/R&B singer – became the most awarded female singer in history – hits include – How Will I Know – I Will Always Love You – Saving All My Love For You – (8/9/1963 – 2/11/2012)
- Sam Fogarino – drummer – associated acts include – Interpol – Setting Suns – Magnetic Morning – 1968
- Arion Salazar – bass/backing vocals/guitar/piano – best known with – Third Eye Blind – group hits include – Semi-Charmed Life – 1970
- Luke Concannon – singer/guitarist – best known with – Nizlopi – 1978
- Rydel Lynch – singer/musician – founding member of pop-rock band – R5 – 1993