Sammy Johns
Three Dog Night
Bea Miller
Garth Brooks
Sam Martin
Bon Jovi
William Tell
Earl King
Emma-Lee
Walk The Moon
King Curtis
Natalie Bergman
Musical Birthday Notes – February 7th
- Earl King – New Orleans blues singer/songwriter/guitarist – best known for blues standards written and made popular by others including – One Night/Elvis – Come On/Jimi Hendrix – Stevie Ray Vaughn – I Hear You Knockin’/Dave Edmunds – (2/7/1934 – 4/17/2003)
- King Curtis – R&B-funk-blues – saxophonist/bandleader/session player – known for his distinctive riffs – Yakety Yak – (2/7/1934 – 8/13/1971)
- Laurence Scott – keyboardist – British jazz-rock band – Isotope – 1946
- Sammy Johns – country-pop singer/songwriter – best known for 1975 million selling hit – Chevy Van – (2/7/1946 – 1/4/2013)
- Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboardist/composer – best known with – Three Dog Night – numerous artist associations including – Eric Clapton – Linda Ronstadt – Jimi Hendrix – America – (2/7/1948 – 3/11/2015)
- Alan Lancaster – bass/vocals/songwriter – founding member of – Status Quo – (2/7/1949 – 9/26/2021)
- Mark St. John (Mark Leslie Norton) – guitarist/backing vocals – best known for his brief stint with – KISS – in 1984 – associated acts include – White Tiger – The Mark St. John Project – (2/7/1956 – 4/5/2007)
- Brian Travers – saxophone – English reggae-pop band – UB40 – group hits include – Red Red Wine – I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You – 1959
- Steve Bronski – Scottish singer/songwriter/synth-pop artist – co-founder of – Bronski Beat – (2/7/1960 – 12/9/2021)
- David Bryan – keyboardist/songwriter/backing vocals – Bon Jovi – 2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – group hits include – You Give Love A Bad Name – Livin’ On A Prayer – Bad Medicine – Wanted Dead Or Alive – 1962
- Garth Brooks – country/crossover singer/songwriter/musician – leader of the country music boom of the 90’s – multi-award winner – one of the biggest selling artists of all time – awards include – 2012 Country Music Hall of Fame – 2011 Songwriters Hall of Fame – 2010 Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame – 2020 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song – 2021 Kennedy Center Honors – 1962
- Sully Erna – singer/songwriter/guitarist – Godsmack – 1968
- Wes Borland – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – Limp Bizkit – 1975
- William Tell – alt-rock – pop-punk – guitarist/vocals – associated acts include – Something Corporate – 1980
- Sarah White – folk alt-country singer/songwriter/guitar – associated acts include – Sarah White & The Pearls – albums include – White Light – High Flyer – 1981
- Emma-Lee – Canadian pop singer/songwriter/musician/photographer – songs include – What Would Tom Petty Do – Worst Enemy – Phoenix – 1983
- Sam Martin – award winning singer/songwriter/record producer – co-founder of – Con Bro Chill – 1983
- Eli Maiman – guitarist/backing vocalist – best known with indie-rock band – Walk The Moon – group songs include – Anna Sun – Shut Up and Dance – One Foot – 1986
- Natalie Bergman – soul folk-pop singer/songwriter/drums/piano/guitar – best known with brother Elliot Bergman as duo – Wild Belle – solo artist – 1989
- David Scarzone – pop singer – boy band – IM5 – solo artist – 1997
- Bea Miller – pop-rock singer/actress – contestant on Season 2 of The X-Factor – songs include – Young Blood – Fire n Gold – 1999