Musical Birthday Notes – June 23rd
- June Carter Cash – country singer/songwriter – was part of The Carter Family – solo artist – married to Johnny Cash – (6/23/1929 – 5/15/2003)
- Niki Sullivan – guitarist/singer/songwriter – best known as one of the four original members of – Buddy Holly and The Crickets – 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – (6/23/1937 – 4/6/2004)
- Alan Vega – musician/sculptor/painter – best known as a singer with the electronic duo – Suicide – (6/23/1938 – 7/16/2016)
- Adam Faith (Terence Nelhams-Wright) – British teen idol – pop singer/actor/financial journalist – hits include – What Do You Want – Poor Me – (6/23/1940 – 3/8/2003)
- Stuart Sutcliffe – Scottish bassist/singer/painter – first bassist for The Beatles just prior to their big break – (6/23/1940 – 4/10/1962)
- Robert Hunter – singer/songwriter/lyricist/poet – associated acts include – Grateful Dead – (6/23/1941 – 9/23/2019)
- Paul Goddard – bassist – southern rock group – Atlanta Rhythm Section – hits include – So Into You – Imaginary Lover – Spooky – I’m Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight – (6/23/1945 – 4/29/2014)
- Myles Goodwyn – Canadian singer/songwriter/guitarist/piano/producer – founding member and primary songwriter for – April Wine – group hits include – You Could Have Been A Lady – Roller – Just Between You and Me – 2003 ECMA Lifetime Achievement Award – solo artist – (6/23/1948 – 12/3/2023)
- Glenn Danzig – rock singer/songwriter/frontman – Misfits – Danzig – 1955
- Randy Jackson – bassist/singer/producer/TV personality – numerous associations including – Journey – Boston – Richard Marx – 1956
- Leee John – singer/actor – best known as the lead vocalist for the soul group – Imagination – 1957
- Steve Shelley – drummer – Sonic Youth – 1962
- Joey Allen (Joseph Allen Cagle) – guitar/banjo/harmonica/songwriter – Warrant – Nightmare II – 1964
- Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs – English guitarist/keyboards – founding member of – Oasis – associated acts include – The Rain – The Vortex – Parlour Flames – 1965
- Chico DeBarge – R&B singer/keyboard – younger brother of members of the Motown family group – DeBarge – as a solo artist, hits include – Talk To Me – Rainy Night – 1966
- Mark Chadwick – singer/songwriter/guitar/banjo/harmonica – best known as co-founder and frontman for – The Levellers – 1966
- Jason Mraz – multi-award winning singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – hits include – The Remedy – I’m Yours – 1977
- Antony Costa – singer/actor – best known with English boy band – Blue – 1981
- Duffy – award winning Welsh pop-pop rock-blue eyed soul singer – albums include – Rockferry – Endlessly – 1984
- Caitlin Rose – country/folk singer/songwriter – albums include – Dead Flowers – Own Side Now – The Stand In – 1987