March 2nd

Karen Carpenter
Bon Jovi
Luke Combs
Rory Gallagher
Restless Heart
Lou Reed
Coldplay
Dale Bozzio
Larry Carlton
Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis

Musical Birthday Notes – March 2nd

  • Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis – blues singer/songwriter/guitarist – (3/2/1925 – 12/28/1995)
  • Lawrence Albert Payton – singer/songwriter/vocal arranger/record producer – The Four Tops – (3/2/1938 – 6/20/1997)
  • Lou Reed – singer/songwriter/composer/guitar/piano/photographer – 1996 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with The Velvet Underground – again in 2015 as a solo artist – (3/2/1942 – 10/27/2013)
  • Bobby Eli – (Eli Tatarsky) – multi-instrumentalist/arranger/composer/record producer – associated acts include studio band – MFSB (Mother, Father, Sister, Brother) – (3/2/1946 – 8/17/2023)
  • Larry Carlton – guitarist/composer – associated acts include – Steely Dan – Joni Mitchell – The Crusaders – Fourplay – 1948
  • Ralph Schuckett – keyboardist/composer/session musician – associated acts include – Todd Rundgren – James Taylor – Carole King – (3/2/1948 – 4/4/2021)
  • Rory Gallagher – Irish blues rock guitarist/multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/bandleader – associated acts include –  Taste – (3/2/1948 – 6/14/1995)
  • Karen Carpenter – pop singer/drummer – The Carpenters – hits include – (They Long To Be) Close To You – Top Of The World – We’ve Only Just Begun – Rainy Days and Mondays – (3/2/1950 – 2/4/1983)
  • Dale Bozzio – lead vocalist – co-founder of new wave band – Missing Persons – group songs include – Words – Destination Unknown – 1955
  • Jay Osmond – drummer/singer – The Osmonds – 1955
  • John Cowsill – singer/drums/keyboards – associated acts include – The Cowsills – The Beach Boys – Tommy Tutone – The Dwight Twilly Band – 1956
  • Mark Evans – Australian bassist/vocals/guitar – associated acts include – AC/DC – Finch – Cheetah – The Party Boys – Rose Tatoo – 1956
  • Larry Stewart – country singer/songwriter/guitar – Restless Heart – group hits include – The Bluest Eyes In Texas – I’ll Still Be Loving You – solo artist – hits include – Alright Already – I’ll Cry Tomorrow  – associated acts include – The Frontmen – 1959
  • Jon Bon Jovi – singer/songwriter/record producer/actor/philanthropist – Bon Jovi – group hits include – You Give Love A Bad Name – Bad Medicine – Livin’ On A Prayer – I’ll Be There For You – 2009 Songwriters Hall of Fame – 2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1962
  • Chris Martin – English pop/rock singer/songwriter/piano/keyboards/guitar/harmonica/producer/philanthropist – co-founder of – Coldplay – group hits include – Yellow – In My Place – Viva La Vida – Paradise – 1977
  • Luke Pritchard – singer/guitarist – best known with English indie-pop-rock group – The Kooks  – 1985
  • Luke Combs – multi-award winning country singer/songwriter/guitar – hits include – When It Rains It Pours – Hurricane – Beautiful Crazy – She Got The Best Of Me – 1990