Ricky Van Shelton
Tex Ritter
Long John Baldry
Ray Price
Rob Zombie
William Lee Golden
Roxette
Musical Birthday Notes – January 12th
- Tex Ritter – country singer/guitar/actor – 1964 Country Music Hall of Fame – 1980 Western Performers Hall of Fame – 1998 Texas Country Music Hall of Fame – hits include – I’m Wastin’ My Tears On You – You Two-Timed Me One Time Too Often – You Will Have To Pay – (1/12/1905 – 1/2/1974)
- Ray Price – country-western swing – singer/songwriter/guitar – hits include – For The Good Times – Crazy Arms – City Lights – Heartache By The Number – Make The World Go Away – 1996 Country Music Hall of Fame – (1/12/1926 – 12/16/2013)
- Ruth Brown – R&B-blues-jazz singer/songwriter/piano/keyboards/actress – “Queen of R&B” – songs include – So Long – Teardrops In My Eyes – (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean – (1/12/1928 – 11/17/2006)
- Glenn Yarbrough – folk singer – The Limeliters – songs include – There’s A Meetin’ Here Tonight – Lonesome Traveler – Hard Ain’t It Hard – solo artist – hits include – Baby The Rain Must Fall – It’s Gonna Be Fine – (1/12/1930 – 8/11/2016)
- Des O’Connor – English comedian/singer/TV personality – The Des O’Connor Show – number one 1968 UK hit – I Pretend – (1/12/1932 – 11/14/2020)
- William Lee Golden – country-gospel baritone singer – The Oak Ridge Boys – I’ll Be True To You – Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight – Elvira – Bobbie Sue – Thank God For Kids – American Made – 2000 Gospel Music Hall of Fame – 2001 Silver Buffalo Award from Boy Scouts of America – 2015 Country Music Hall of Fame – 1939
- Long John Baldry – English-Canadian blues singer/guitar/voice actor – songs include – Let The Heartaches Begin – Mexico – The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine (Anymore) – (1/12/1941 – 7/21/2005)
- Cynthia Robinson – funk-soul-R&B trumpet/vocals – hits include – Dance To The Music – 2006 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – Sly & The Family Stone – (1/12/1944 – 11/23/2015)
- Chris Bell – singer/songwriter/guitarist – Big Star – solo artist – (1/12/1951 – 12/27/1978)
- Larry Hoppen – singer/guitar/keyboards – co-founder of – Orleans – lead vocalist on the group’s three biggest hits – Dance With Me – Still The One – Love Takes Time – (1/12/1951 – 7/24/2012)
- Ricky Van Shelton – multi-award winning country singer/songwriter/guitar – hits include – I’ll Leave This World Loving You – Life Turned Her That Way – Keep It Between The Lines – I Am A Simple Man – Rockin’ Years (with Dolly Parton) – I’ve Cried My Last Tear For You – 1952
- Per Gessle – multi-award winning Swedish singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – Roxette – group hits include – The Look – Listen To Your Heart – It Must’ve Been Love – Dangerous – 1959
- Rob Zombie – singer/songwriter/record producer/filmmaker/voice actor – White Zombie – 1965
- Keith Anderson – country singer – songs include – Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?) – I Still Miss You – Pickin’ Wildflowers – 1968
- Zack de la Rocha – singer/rapper/lyricist/musician – Rage Against The Machine – solo artist – 1970
- Dan Haseltine – singer/songwriter/melodica/accordion/percussion – Jars of Clay – 1995 hit – Flood – solo artist – 1973
- Melanie Chisholm – aka Mel C. and Sporty Spice – Spice Girls – 1974
- Jason Freese – multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/producer/engineer – associated acts include – Goo Goo Dolls – Green Day – The Vandals – 1975
- Jeremy Camp – multi-award winning Christian singer/songwriter – singles include – Walk By Faith – This Man – Let It Fade – Same Power – Keep Me In The Moment – 1978
- Zayn Malik – pop singer/songwriter – One Direction – solo artist – 1993