Aerosmith
Burton Cummings
Rex Allen
Anthrax
John Denver
The Kinks
Andy Summers
Donna Summer
Musical Birthday Notes – December 31st
- Rex Allen – “The Arizona Cowboy” – singer/songwriter/actor/Disney narrator – (12/31/1920 – 12/17/1999)
- Ross Barbour – classic pop-jazz-barbershop vocalist – best known as part of the vocal quartet – The Four Freshmen – (12/31/1928 – 8/20/2011)
- Odetta Holmes – folk-blues-jazz singer/lyricist/guitar/actress/activist – known as “The Voice of The Civil Rights Movement” – (12/31/1930 – 12/2/2008)
- Andy Summers – English guitarist/singer/multi-instrumentalist – The Police – solo artist – 2003 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1942
- John Denver – multiple award winning folk-pop-country singer/songwriter/musician – hits include – Rocky Mountain High – Take Me Home, Country Roads – Annie’s Song – (12/31/1943 – 10/12/1997)
- Peter “Pete” Quaife – English bassist/backing vocals – The Kinks – hits include – All Day And All Of The Night – You Really Got Me – 1990 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (12/31/1943 – 6/23/2010)
- Burton Cummings – Canadian musician – best known as lead singer/keyboards of – The Guess Who – solo artist – group hits include – These Eyes – American Woman – Laughing – Share The Land – solo hits include – Stand Tall – 1947
- Steve Farmer – rock singer/songwriter/guitarist/lyricist/composer – best known with – The Amboy Dukes – composed their hit song – Journey To The Center Of The Mind – with Ted Nugent – (12/31/1948 – 4/7/2020)
- Donna Summer – multiple Grammy winning pop-disco singer/songwriter – hits include – Bad Girls – Last Dance – Heaven Knows – 2013 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (12/31/1948 – 5/17/2012)
- Fermin Goytisolo – singer – K.C. & The Sunshine Band – group hits include – Shake Your Booty – Boogie Shoes – Get Down Tonight – That’s The Way (I Like It) – 1951
- Tom Hamilton – multi-award winning bassist/songwriter/vocals – Aerosmith – hits include – Dream On – Walk This Way – I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing – 2001 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1951
- Paul Westerberg – singer/guitarist/songwriter – The Replacements – 1959
- Scott Taylor – guitarist – best known with – Then Jerico – group songs include – Sugar Box – Big Area – 1961
- Scott Ian – guitarist/songwriter – best known as co-founder of thrash metal group – Anthrax – 1963
- Danny McNamara – alt-rock singer – best known as lead vocalist of English group – Embrace – 1970
- Joe McIntyre – pop singer/songwriter/musician – New Kids On The Block – 1972
- Craig Wayne Boyd – country singer/songwriter – winner of Season 7 of the Voice – 1978
- Bob Bryar – drummer – best known with – My Chemical Romance – 1979