March 11th

Musical Birthday Notes – March 11th

  • George Kooymans – Dutch guitarist/singer/songwriter – best known with – Golden Earring – group hits include – Radar Love – Twilight Zone – 1948
  • Mark Stein – keyboards/composer/arranger – Vanilla FudgeTommy BolinAlice Cooper – 1947
  • Bobby McFerrinmulti-award winning singer/vocal percussion/piano – best known for hit – Don’t Worry Be Happy – 1950
  • Jimmy Fortune – country singer/songwriter – former member of the multi-award winning group – The Statler Brotherssolo artist – 1955
  • Cheryl Lynn disco/R&B/soul singer – best known for 1978 hit – Got To Be Real – 1957
  • Bruce Watson – guitar/mandolin/sitar/vocals – best known as a founding member of the Scottish rock group – Big Country – 1961
  • Mike Percy – bass – Dead or Alive – group best known for 80’s hits – You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) – Brand New Lover – 1961
  • Mary Gauthier – New Orleans folk-country-Americana singer/songwriter/musician/author – releases include – Mercy Now – Between Daylight and Dark – The Foundling – Dark Enough To See The Stars – 1962
  • Vinnie Paul – drummer – associated acts include – PanteraDamageplan – Hellyeah – (3/11/1964 – 6/22/2018)
  • Lisa Loebsinger/songwriter/guitarist/producer/actor – hits include – Stay (I Missed You) – I Do – Do You Sleep? – 1968
  • Rami Jaffee – keyboards/accordion/harmonica – 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with – Foo Fighters – multiple associated acts including – The WallflowersSoul Asylum – 1969
  • Benji Madden – singer/songwriter/guitar/producer – associated acts include – Good Charlotte – The Madden Brothers with twin brother Joel Madden – 1979
  • Joel Madden – singer/guitar/piano/keyboards – associated acts include – Good Charlotte – The Madden Brothers with twin brother Benji Madden – 1979
  • LeToya Luckett – singer/songwriter/actress – best known with – Destiny’s Childsolo artist – 1981
  • Tom Clarke – English singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – best known with British indie rock band – The Enemy UK – 1986
  • Tom Cowan (Tom Furse) – keyboards/synth/bass/percussion – associated acts include English rock band – The Horrors – 1987
  • Rainsford (Rainey Qualley) – country-pop singer/songwriter/actress – 1989
  • Sasha Alex Sloan – alt-indie pop singer/songwriter/musician – songs include – Fall – Normal – Hurt – New Normal – Highlights – 1995
  • Marcus King – multi-award winning blues-southern rock guitarist/singer/songwriter – founder of – The Marcus King Band – albums include – El Dorado – Young Blood – Mood Swings – 1996