The Cranberries
Barbara Mandrell
Alton Delmore
Jimmy Buffett
Steve Wariner
Alannah Myles
Shane MacGowan
Annie Lennox
Dido
Chris Kenner
The Veronicas
A Day to Remember
Noel Redding
Cab Calloway
Musical Birthday Notes – December 25th
- Cab Calloway – multiple award winning jazz-blues-swing singer/songwriter/bandleader – Cab Calloway Orchestra – best known for – Minnie the Moocher – (12/25/1907 – 11/18/1994)
- Alton Delmore – country music singer/songwriter/musician – along with brother – Rabon Delmore – they made up – The Delmore Brothers – stars of The Grand Ole Opry in the 1930’s – songs include – Freight Train Boogie – Blues Stay Away From Me – 1989 Alabama Music Hall of Fame – 2001 Country Music Hall of Fame – Rockabilly Hall of Fame – (12/25/1908 – 6/8/1984)
- Chris Kenner – New Orleans R&B singer/songwriter – songs include – I Like It Like That – Sick And Tired – (12/25/1929 – 1/25/1976)
- Bill Horton – lead singer – The Silhouettes – doo wop-R&B group best known for 1958 hit – Get A Job – (12/25/1929 – 1/23/1995)
- O’Kelly “Kelly” Isley Jr. – R&B-soul singer/songwriter – The Isley Brothers – hits include – Shout – It’s Your Thing – Twist & Shout – (12/25/1937 – 3/31/1986)
- Pete Brown – performance poet/lyricist/singer – best known for collaborations with Jack Bruce and Cream – (12/25/1940 – 5/19/2023)
- Trevor Lucas – singer/songwriter/guitarist/harmonica/bass – best known with – Fairport Convention – (12/25/1943 – 2/4/1989)
- Henry Vestine “The Sunflower” – guitarist – Canned Heat – whose songs include – Goin’ Up The Country – On The Road Again – associated acts include – Mothers of Invention – (12/25/1944 – 10/20/1997)
- Noel Redding – guitar/bass – best known with – The Jimi Hendrix Experiment – Fat Mattress – (12/25/1945 – 5/11/2003)
- Jimmy Buffett – singer/songwriter/guitar – hits include – Margaritaville – Pirate Looks At 40 – Come Monday – also well known for collaborations with several country artists – 1946
- Barbara Mandrell – multi-award winning country singer/steel guitar/saxophone/accordion – hits include – Sleepin’ Single in a Double Bed – member of The Grand Ole Opry – 2009 Country Music Hall of Fame – 1948
- Ron Foos – bassist – Paul Revere & The Raiders – hits include – Kicks – Indian Reservation – 1949
- Annie Lennox – Scottish singer/songwriter/musician – The Eurythmics – The Tourists – solo artist – hits include – Sweet Dreams – Walking On Broken Glass – 1954
- Steve Wariner – country singer/songwriter/guitarist/bass/steel guitar – got his start as a bass player for Dottie West- began a solo career in 1978 – hits include – Life’s Highway – Holes In the Floor of Heaven – 1954
- Robin Campbell – guitar/vocals – English pop-reggae band – UB40 – group best known for 1983 re-make hit of the Neil Diamond song – Red Red Wine – 1954
- Shane MacGowan – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – best known with Celtic punk band – The Pogues – associated acts include – Shane MacGowan and The Popes – (12/25/1957 – 11/30/1923)
- Alannah Myles – Canadian singer/songwriter – best known for 1990 hit – Black Velvet – 1958
- Dido – multi-award winning singer/songwriter/piano/guitar/drums – songs include – Here With Me – Thank You – 1971
- Noel Hogan – Irish guitarist/songwriter/backing vocalist/producer – best known as co-founder of alt-rock band – The Cranberries – group hits include – Linger – Zombie – Salvation – additional act associations include – Mono Band – Puro – 1971
- Josh Freese – drummer/songwriter – associated acts include – The Vandals – Devo – Foo Fighters – 1972
- Jess Origliasso – Australian singer/songwriter/guitar/musician/actress – pop group – The Veronicas – with twin sister – Lisa Origliasso – 1984
- Lisa Origliasso – Australian singer/songwriter/keyboards/musician/actress – pop group – The Veronicas – with twin sister – Jessica Origliasso – 1984
- Neil Westfall – guitarist – award winning rock group – A Day To Remember – 1987