Knuckle Puck
Charlie Watts
Tavares
Jimmy Jones
Kimberly Freeman
38 Special
Otis Williams & The Charms
Tony Hadley
Bring Me The Horizon
Matthew Koma
Gil Sharone
The Strokes
Harry Hudson
Musical Birthday Notes – June 2nd
- Del Simmons – saxophone/flute – best known with – Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band – (1923-2008)
- Otis Williams – doo-wop singer – Otis Williams and The Charms – hits include – Ivory Tower – Hearts Of Stone – (6/2/1936 – 9/24/2018)
- James “Jimmy” Jones – pop-rock-R&B singer/songwriter – best known for the 1960 hit – Handy Man – (6/2/1937 – 8/2/2012)
- Charles Miller – saxophone/flute/clarinet/singer – best known with funk-rock group – War – lead vocalist on bands 1975 number one hit – Low Rider – (6/2/1939 – 6/14/1980)
- Charlie Watts – English rock-jazz-blues drummer – The Rolling Stones – 1989 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 2006 Modern Drummer Hall of Fame – solo artist – (6/2/1941 – 8/24/2021)
- Antone Lee “Chubby” Tavares – R&B/funk/soul singer – Tavares – group hits include – Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel – 1945
- Steve Brookins – drummer – best known with southern rock band – 38 Special – group hits include – Hold On Loosely – Caught Up In You – 1951
- Michael Steele – singer/songwriter/bass/piano/flute – associated acts include – The Runaways – The Bangles – 1955
- Tony Hadley – English pop singer/songwriter/synth/drums/actor/TV presenter – Spandau Ballet – hits include – True – Gold – 1960
- Dez Paul Cadena – punk rock singer/guitarist – best known with – Black Flag – Misfits – 1961
- Thor Eldon Jonsson – guitarist – best known with Icelandic alt-rock band – The Sugarcubes – 1962
- Jeremy “Jez” Cunningham – bassist – co-founder of English folk-rock band – The Levellers – 1965
- Louis Freese (B-Real) – rap-hip hop – best known with – Cypress Hill – 1965
- Dominic Greensmith – drummer – best known with English rock band – Reef – group songs include – Place Your Hands – 1970
- Tim Rice-Oxley – English singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer – best known with – Keane – associated acts include – Mt. Desolation – 1976
- Gil Sharone – rock drummer – associated acts include – Marilyn Manson – Stolen Babies – Team Sleep – The Dillinger Escape Plan – 1980
- Fabrizio Moretti – drummer/visual artist – best known with – The Strokes – associated acts include – Little Joy – 1980
- Kimberly Freeman – punk-gothic guitarist/singer/theremin/kazoo – formerly part of duo – One-Eyed Doll – 1981
- Matt Kean – bassist – best known with British rock group – Bring Me The Horizon – 1981
- Matthew Koma – multi-award winning singer/songwriter/DJ/record producer/multi-instrumentalist – 1987
- Harry Hudson – folk-pop-rock singer/songwriter – albums include – Yesterday’s Tomorrow Night – Hey, I’m Here For You – 1993
- Joe Taylor – lead vocalist – best known with pop-punk-emo band – Knuckle Puck – group albums include – Copacetic – Shapeshifter – 20/20 – 1993