Michael Bolton
Corinne Bailey Rae
Mitch Ryder
Canned Heat
Paul Cotton
Johnny Cash
Fats Domino
Juliet Simms
Snow Patrol
Sharon Van Etten
Erykah Badu
Nate Ruess
Jonathan Cain
Musical Birthday Notes – February 26th
- Fats Domino – New Orleans rock-R&B-boogie woogie pianist/singer/songwriter – 1986 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – hits include – Blueberry Hill – I Want To Walk You Home – Ain’t That A Shame – I’m Walkin’ – (2/26/1928 – 10/24/2017)
- Doug Sandom – English drummer – best known for his association with – The Who – prior to – Keith Moon – (2/26/1930 – 2/27/2019)
- Johnny (J.R.) Cash – multiple award winning rock-country-rockabilly singer/songwriter/guitar/actor/writer – “The Man In Black” – one of the best selling music artists of all time – hits include – Walk The Line – Folsom Prison Blues – A Boy Named Sue – Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down – inducted in a number of halls of fame including – Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum – Rockabilly Hall of Fame – Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame – (2/26/1932 – 11/12/2003)
- Bob “The Bear” Hite – singer/songwriter/musician – Canned Heat – group hits include – Going Up The Country – On The Road Again – (2/26/1943 – 4/5/1981)
- Paul Cotton – guitarist/singer/songwriter – Poco – songwriting credits include the hit – Heart Of The Night – other group hits include – Crazy Love – Shoot For The Moon – Call It Love – (2/26/1943 – 8/1/2021)
- Mitch Ryder – blue-eyed soul singer/musician – Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels – hits include – Devil With The Blue Dress On – Sock It To Me – 1945
- Jonathan Cain – keyboards/singer/songwriter/guitar/producer – The Babys – Bad English – 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of – Journey – solo artist – 1950
- John Giblin – English multi-genre acoustic-electric bassist/best known as a studio musician – numerous act associations including – Annie Lennox – Peter Gabriel – Phil Collins – Simple Minds – Roberta Flack – (2/26/1952 – 5/14/2023)
- Michael Bolton – multi-award winning singer/songwriter/musician – hits include – How Am I Supposed To Live Without You – How Can We Be Lovers? – Love Is A Wonderful Thing – 1953
- John Foster – aka Jon Jon – singer – best known with British synth-pop group – Bronski Beat – 1961
- Tim Commerford – bass/vocals – associated acts include – Rage Against The Machine – Audioslave – Prophets of Rage – Future User – WAKRAT – 1968
- Erykah Badu – R&B singer/songwriter/musician – hits include – Bag Lady – On & On – Next Lifetime – Tyrone – 1971
- Jonny Quinn – Northern Irish drummer – associated acts include – Snow Patrol – The Mighty Fall – 1972
- Anders Bjorler – Swedish guitarist – associated acts include – The Haunted – At The Gates – 1973
- Chad Urmston – guitar/multi-instrumentalist – associated acts include – Dispatch – State Radio – 1976
- Kyle Norman – R&B singer – best known with – Jagged Edge – group hits include – Let’s Get Married – Promise – Walked Outta Heaven – 1976
- Corinne Bailey Rae – multi-award winning R&B singer/songwriter/guitar – songs include – Like A Star – Put Your Records On – Closer – Is This Love – 1979
- Sharon Van Etten – folk-rock singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/actor – albums include – Because I Was In Love – Tramp – Remind Me Tomorrow – 1981
- Nate Ruess – award winning indie-pop singer/songwriter – associated acts include – ‘fun’ – The Format – 1982
- Lilith Czar / Juliet Simms – singer/songwriter/guitar/piano – associated acts include – Automatic Loveletter – 1986