George Strait
The Oak Ridge Boys
Rick Wakeman
Big Joe Turner
Joe Brooks
Toyah Willcox
David Nail
Martika
Jem
Perry Como
Jack Hody Johnson
Barrett Baber
The Guess Who
Musical Birthday Notes – May 18th
- Big Joe Turner – blues shouter – “Boss of the Blues” – best known for – Shake, Rattle & Roll – Corrine Corrina – Honey Hush – 1987 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (5/18/1911 – 11/24/1985)
- Perry Como – multi-award winning traditional pop singer/actor/TV personality – hits include – Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes – Catch A Falling Star – (5/18/1912 – 5/12/2001)
- Glen Hardin – pianist/arranger/session musician – performed and recorded with many artists including – Elvis – Emmylou Harris – John Denver – Rick Nelson – 1939
- Albert Hammond – British-Gibraltarian singer/songwriter/producer – songwriting credits include – Gimme Dat Ding / The Pipkins – The Air That I Breathe / The Hollies – Nothings Gonna Stop Us / Starship – One Moment In Time / Whitney Houston – 1944
- George Alexander – bassist – best known with – The Flamin’ Groovies – 1946
- Feliciana “Butch” Tavares Jr. – funk-soul-R&B singer/songwriter – best known with the family group – Tavares – hits include – Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel – 1948
- Joe Bonsall – country singer – The Oak Ridge Boys – group hits include – Elvira – Bobbie Sue – 2015 Country Music Hall of Fame – 1948
- Rick Wakeman – English keyboardist/songwriter/TV and radio presenter/actor/author – Yes – solo artist – 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1949
- William “Bill” Wallace – Canadian bassist/singer/songwriter – best known with – The Guess Who – 1949
- Mark Mothersbaugh – singer/songwriter/composer/multi-instrumentalist/producer/author/visual artist – best known with – Devo – 1950
- George Strait – multi-award winning singer/songwriter/actor/producer – “The King of Country Music” – revered traditional country singer – over 100 million records sold worldwide – 2006 Country Music Hall of Fame – 1952
- Jim Moginie – Australian songwriter/guitar/keyboards – founding member of – Midnight Oil – many act associations including – Silverchair – Kasey Chambers – Neil Finn – 1956
- Michael Cretu – singer/songwriter/guitar/MIDI keyboard/composer – best known with the group – Enigma – hits include – Sadness (Part 1) – 1957
- Toyah Willcox – English singer/songwriter/guitar/keyboards/actress/producer/author/storyteller – hits include – It’s A Mystery – Thunder In The Mountains – 1958
- Page Hamilton – metal singer/songwriter/producer – Helmet – 1960
- Hugh Whitaker – drummer – best known with the indie-pop group – The Housemartins – 1961
- Russell Senior – singer/songwriter/guitar/violin – best known with – Pulp – 1961
- Martin Duffy – keyboardist – associated acts include – Primal Scream – Felt – (5/18/1967 – 12/18/2022)
- Martika (Marta Marrero) – pop singer/songwriter/producer/actress – best known for 1989 hit – Toy Soldiers – 1969
- Billy Howerdel – rock singer/songwriter/guitar/bass/keyboards/producer/audio engineer – founding member of – A Perfect Circle and Ashes Divide – 1970
- Jack Hody Johnson – singer/songwriter/musician/producer/actor/professional surfer – 1975
- Jem (Jemma Griffiths) – Welsh pop singer/songwriter/piano/producer – songs include – Just A Ride – Wish I – 1975
- David Nail – country singer/songwriter/guitar – hits include – Red Light – Whatever She’s Got – Nights On Fire – 1979
- Barrett Baber – alt-country country-rock singer/songwriter/guitarist – songs include – I’d Just Love To Lay You Down – Die A Happy Man – 1980
- Todd Gummerman – singer/multi-instrumentalist – associated acts include – Mutemath – Twenty One Pilots – 1982
- Eric Bellinger – award winning singer/songwriter/producer/engineer – 1986
- Joe Brooks – English pop-rock-acoustic singer/songwriter/piano/guitar – 1987
- PLVTINUM – pop singer/songwriter/electronic music producer – 1997