July 16th

Musical Birthday Notes – July 16th

  • Ginger Rogers (Virginia Katherine McMath) – singer/actor/dancer – (7/16/1911 – 4/25/1995)
  • Sollie McElroy – R&B – doo-wop singer – The Flamingos – group hits include – That’s My Desire – Lonely Teardrops – Dream Of A Lifetime – 2001 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (7/16/1933 – 1/15/1995)
  • Buddy Merrill – guitar/steel guitar – best known as a regular on – The Lawrence Welk Show – 1936
  • Tony Jackson – bassist/singer – best known with – The Searchers – hits include – Don’t Throw Your Love Away – Love Potion #9 – (7/16/1938 – 8/18/2003)
  • Denise LaSallesoul-R&B singer/songwriter/producer – since the death of Koko Taylor, known as “The Queen of Blues” – songs include – Trapped By A Thing Called Love – (7/16/1939 – 1/8/2018)
  • William BellR&B-soul singer – hits include – Trying To Love Two – You Don’t Miss Your Water – Private Number – 1939
  • Desmond Dekkerreggae singer/songwriter – The Aces – songs include – Israelites – 007 (Shanty Town) – (7/16/1941 – 5/25/2006)
  • Thomas “Tom” Boggs – drummer/backing vocals – best known with blue-eyed soul group – The Box Tops – group hits include – The Letter – Cry Like A Baby – (7/16/1944 – 5/5/2008)
  • Alan “Fitz’ Fitzgerald – bass/keyboards – best known with – Night Ranger Sammy HagarVan Halen – 1949
  • Ray Major – English guitarist/singer – associated acts – British LionsThe YardbirdsMott The Hoople – (7/16/1949 – 8/4/2022)
  • Mark McEntee – guitarist/backing vocals/keyboards – best known with – The Divinyls – group hits include – I Touch Myself – 1952
  • Stewart Copeland – multi-award winning drummer – The Police – group hits include – Roxanne – Message In A Bottle – Every Breath You Take – Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic – 2003 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – solo artist  – 1952
  • Jerome Dillon – multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/composer/producer – best known for his tenure as a drummer with – Nine Inch Nails – 1969
  • Ed Kowalczyk – singer/songwriter/guitarist – LIVE – group hits include – Lightning Crashes – All Over You – Run To The Water – Heaven – 1971
  • Ryan McCombs – metal singer/musician – SOil Drowning Pool – 1974
  • Jamie Oliver – keyboard/vocals/bass – associated acts include – No DevotionLostprophets -1975
  • James Maslow – singer – Big Time Rush – hits include – Boyfriend – Windows Down – 1990
  • Emma Louise – Australian indie-pop singer/songwriter – releases include – Vs Head Vs Heart – Supercry – 1991
  • Luke Potter – British pop singer – songs include – We’re Alive – 1991
  • Seb Mueller – bassist/saxophone/backing vocals – best known with punk rock group – SWMRS (formerly known as Emily’s Army) – 1995
  • Luke Hemmings – Australian guitarist/vocalist – 5 Seconds of Summer – group hits include – She Looks So Perfect – Don’t Stop – 1996