March 31st

Etta Baker
AC/DC – Angus Young
Huey Lewis & The News
Tommy Tutone
The Turtles
Herb Alpert
The Babys
Lefty Frizzell
Mick Ralphs

Musical Birthday Notes – March 31st

  • Etta Baker – award winning blues guitarist/singer/banjo – long time player of the Piedmont blues – (3/31/1913 – 9/23/2006)
  • William Orville “Lefty” Frizzell – country singer/songwriter/guitarist – revered honky-tonk singer – 1982 Country Music Hall of Fame – (3/31/1928 – 7/19/1975)
  • John D. Loudermilk – singer/songwriter/guitar – best known for writing hits for others including – Abilene/George Hamilton IV – Indian Reservation/Paul Revere & The Raiders – Ebony Eyes/The Everly Brothers – Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye/top 10 for The Casinos – #1 for Eddy Arnold – (3/31/1934 – 9/21/2016)
  • Shirley Jones – The Partridge Family – group hits include – I Think I Love You – 1934
  • Herb Alpert – trumpet/piano/vocals/songwriter/producer/artist – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – 1935
  • Al Goodman – R&B singer – best known with the group – Ray, Goodman & Brown – group hits include – Look At Me (I’m In Love) – Sexy Mama – Love On A Two Way Street – (3/31/1943 – 7/26/2010)
  • Mick Ralphs – English guitarist/songwriter/vocals – Mott The Hoople – Bad Company – group hits include – Can’t Get Enough – Shooting Star – Feel Like Making Love – Good Lovin’ Gone Bad – Movin’ On – 1944
  • Al Nichol – guitar/vocals – The Turtles – group hits include – Happy Together – It Ain’t Me Babe – She’d Rather Be With Me – 1946
  • John “Jon-Jon’ Poulos – drummer – The Buckinghams – group hits include – Kind Of A Drag – (3/31/1947 – 3/26/1980)
  • Thomas Allen “Tommy” Heath – vocals/rhythm guitar/keyboards – best known as lead vocalist of – Tommy Tutone – group hits include – 867-5309/Jenny – 1947
  • Willie Leacox – drummer – best known with – America – (3/31/1947 – 2/2/2022)
  • Thijs van Leer – singer/songwriter/producer/flautist/organ/yodels/whistles – best know with progressive rock band – Focus – solo artist – group hits include – Hocus Pocus – 1948
  • Richard Hughes – drummer – best known with – The Johnny Winter Band –  (1950-1983)
  • Greg Martin – guitar/vocals – The Kentucky Headhunters – group hits include – Dumas Walker – Oh Lonesome Me – Walk Softly – 1953
  • Sean Hopper – keyboards/back-up vocals – Huey Lewis & The News – group hits include – The Power Of Love – If This Is It – The Heart Of Rock & Roll – Heart And Soul – I Want A New Drug – 1953
  • Tony Brock – British drummer/vocals – best known with – The Babys – group hits include – Isn’t It Time – Every Tiime I Think Of You – Back On My Feet Again – 1954
  • Angus Young – Australian guitarist/songwriter/producer – co-founder of – AC/DC – group songs include – Shook Me All Night Long – Highway To Hell – Back In Black – Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap – 2003 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1955
  • Pat McGlynn – Scottish rhythm guitarist/bassist – The Bay City Rollers – solo artist – group hits include – SATURDAY Night – 1958
  • Robert Holmes – guitarist/singer/songwriter – Til Tuesday – group best known for the 1985 hit – Voices Carry – 1959
  • Erik Turner – rhythm guitar/songwriter/vocals/piano – best known with – Warrant – group hits include – Heaven – Cherry Pie – 1964
  • Lennon Murphy – rock-metal singer/songwriter/producer – 1982
  • Jack Antonoff – singer/songwriter/guitarist – alt-rock band – Fun – Bleachers – Steel Train – hits include – We Are Young – 1984