Tim Finn
Harold Melvin
Blossoms
Carly Simon
George Michael
Johnny Smith
Nickelback
Eddie Floyd
CAKE
Musical Birthday Notes – June 25th
- Johnny Smith – guitarist – best known for writing – Walk, Don’t Run – 1984 Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame – (6/25/1922 – 6/11/2013)
- Eddie Floyd – R&B-soul singer songwriter – best known for the 1966 hit – Knock On Wood – and numerous song writing credits for other artists – 1937
- Harold Melvin – R&B-soul singer – Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes – hits include – If You Don’t Know Me By Now – The Love I Lost – (6/25/1937 – 3/24/1997)
- Clint Warwick – English bassist/vocals – best known as the original bassist for – The Moody Blues – (6/25/1940 – 5/15/2004)
- Carly Simon – multi-award winning singer/songwriter/piano – hits include – Anticipation – You’re So Vain – Nobody Does It Better – You Belong To Me – Coming Around Again – 1994 Songwriters Hall of Fame – 1945
- Allen Lanier – keyboards/rhythm guitar/songwriter – Blue Oyster Cult – group hits include – Godzilla – (Don’t Fear) The Reaper – Burnin’ For You – (6/25/1946 – 8/14/2013)
- Ian McDonald – English songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/session musician – founding member of – King Crimson and Foreigner – additional act associations include – Giles, Giles and Fripp – Steve Howe – John Wetton – McDonald and Giles – 21st Century Schizoid Band – (6/25/1946 – 2/9/2022)
- Brian “Too Loud” MacLeod – Canadian guitarist/singer/drums/keyboards – best known with – Chilliwack – Headpins – (6/25/1952 – 4/25/1992)
- Tim Finn – multi-award winning New Zealand singer/songwriter/guitar/piano/producer – associated acts include – Split Enz – Crowded House – The Finn Brothers – 1952
- David Paich – multi-award winning singer/keyboards/songwriter/producer – Toto – associated acts include – Boz Scaggs – Michael Jackson – Cheryl Lynn – writing credits include – Rosanna – 99 – Hold The Line – 1954
- George Michael – multi-award winning pop singer/songwriter/producer – Wham! – solo artist – hits include – Careless Whisper – Father Figure – Praying For Time – Faith – (6/25/1963 – 12/25/2016)
- John McCrea – alt-rock singer/songwriter/guitar/piano/organ/vibraslap – associated acts include – CAKE – Ben Folds Five – 1964
- Tom Maxwell – rock guitarist/songwriter – associated acts include – Hellyeah – Knives Out – Nothingface – 1968
- Zim Zum – rock guitarist/songwriter – associated acts include – Marilyn Manson – Life, Sex & Death – Pleistoscene – The Pop Culture Suicides – 1969
- Mike Kroeger – Canadian bassist/back-up vocals – Nickelback – group hits include – How You Remind Me – Someday – Photograph – 1972
- Charlie Salt – English bassist/synth/backing vocals – best known with indie-alt rock band – Blossoms – 1991