Skillet
Lucy Spraggan
Kim Fowley
Howie Epstein
Dalton Cyr
Lee Aaron
Emerson Drive
Emerson Hart
The Carter Family
Paloma Faith
Brandon Heath
Cat Stevens
Maggie Lindemann
Rebecca Ferguson
Damian Marley
Henry McCullough
Blake Lewis
Paul Brandt
Herman’s Hermits
Cara Dillon
Musical Birthday Notes – July 21st
- Sara Carter – country singer/songwriter/musician – lead vocalist on most of the recordings of the historic – Carter Family – 1970 Country Music Hall of Fame – 2001 International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor – (7/21/1898 – 1/8/1979)
- Floyd McDaniel – jazz-blues guitarist – associated acts include – The Five Blazes – (7/21/1915- 7/23/1995)
- Plas Johnson Jr. – jazz hard-bop tenor saxophonist/piccolo/flute/clarinet – best known for his solo on Henry Mancini‘s Pink Panther Theme – associated acts include – Marvin Gaye – The Supremes – Nancy Sinatra – The Platters – 1931
- Kim Fowley – record producer/singer/songwriter – best known for a number of novelty cult-pop-rock hits in the 60’s – managed The Runaways in the 70’s – numerous songwriting credits – (7/21/1939 – 1/15/2015)
- Henry McCullough – Northern Irish guitarist/bass/singer/songwriter/session musician – best known with – Spooky Tooth – Paul McCartney & Wings – solo artist – (7/21/1943 – 6/14/2016)
- Mike Wilshaw – English bassist/keyboards/backing vocals – The Four Pennies – group hits include – Juliet – Until It’s Time For You To Go – 1945
- Barry “Bean” Whitwam – English drummer/actor – Herman’s Hermits – group hits include – Can’t You Hear My Heart Beat – Mrs. Brown You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter – There’s a Kind of Hush – Dandy – 1946
- Cat Stevens (Yasuf Islam) – multi-award winning British folk singer/songwriter/guitar/bass/mandolin/piano/mellotron – hits include – Wild World – Peace Train – The First Cut Is The Deepest – Morning Has Broken – 2008 Songwriter’s Hall of Fame – 2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1948
- Larry Tolbert – drummer – best known with funk-soul-R&B group – Raydio – hits include – You Can’t Change That – A Woman Needs Love – 1950
- Eric Bazilian – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/arranger/producer – The Hooters – numerous writing credits including the 1995 Joan Osborne hit – One Of Us – 1953
- Howie Epstein – bassist/guitar/mandolin/songwriter/singer/producer – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – 2002 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (7/21/1955 – 2/23/2003)
- Taco – Indonesian born Dutch swing-syth-pop singer/composer/producer/actor/screen writer – best known for 1982 hit – Puttin’ On The Ritz – 1955
- James “Big Jim” Martin – guitarist/backing vocals – best known with – Faith No More – 1961
- Lee Aaron – multi-award winning Canadian rock singer – hits from 80’s to early 90’s include – Metal Queen – Whatcha Do To My Body – Sex With Love – 1962
- Emerson Hart – alt-rock singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer – Tonic – group hits include – Open Up Your Eyes – If You Could Only See – Release Me – You Wanted More – 1969
- Korey Cooper – guitarist/keyboardist/backing vocals – Christian rock group – Skillet – 1972
- Paul Brandt (Paul Rennee Belobersycky) – Canadian country singer/songwriter – best known for 1996 hit – My Heart Has A History – 1972
- Terry Coldwell – singer – award winning English pop boy band – East 17 – 1974
- Brad Mates – Canadian country singer – lead vocalist/guitar – Emerson Drive – group hits include – I Should Be Sleeping – Fall Into Me – Moments – 1978
- Brandon Heath – multi-award winning contemporary Christian singer/songwriter/guitarist – songs include – I’m Not Who I Was – Give Me Your Eyes – 1978
- Cara Dillon – multi-award winning Irish folk singer/tin whistle/fiddle – albums include – After The Morning – Wanderer – Live At Cooper Hall – 1978
- Damian Marley – Jamaican reggae singer/rapper/songwriter/producer/DJ – youngest son of reggae legend Bob Marley – 1978
- Blake Lewis – pop-soul-electro pop singer/songwriter/beatboxer/actor – songs include – How Many Words – Sad Song – Heartbreak On Vinyl – 1981
- Paloma Faith – English singer/songwriter/actress – best known for hits – Stone Cold Sober – New York – 1981
- Rebecca Ferguson – British soul singer/songwriter – albums include – Heaven – Superwoman – Heaven Part Two – 1986
- Lucy Spraggan – English folk-indie-pop-acoustic singer/songwriter/guitar – albums include – Today Was A Good Day – Choices – 1991
- Maggie Lindemann – alt-rock-pop singer/songwriter – songs include – Pretty Girl – You’re Not Special – 1998
- Dalton Cyr – pop singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – songs include – Fragile Unbreakable Girl – Dying To Love You – 2000