May 8th

Van Halen
John Fred
Robert Johnson
Kinsey Rose
LPX
Blackberry Smoke
Rick Nelson
Little Texas
Bloodstone
Candice Night
Desmond Dennis
Joe Bonamassa
Keith Harling
Chelcee Grimes
Eden’s Crush
Toni Tennille
Lawson
Philip Bailey
Billy Burnette
Amanda Cook

Musical Birthday Notes – May 8th

  • Robert Johnson – legendary blues singer/songwriter/guitarist – 1986 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (5/8/1911 – 8/16/1938)
  • Rick Nelson – rock-pop-rockabilly-country singer/songwriter/musician/actor – hits include – Poor Little Fool – Hello Mary Lou – Garden Party – 1987 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Rockabilly Hall of Fame – (5/8/1940 – 12/31/1985)
  • Toni Tennille – pop singer/songwriter – Captain & Tennille – hits include – Love Will Keep Us Together – Do That To Me One More Time – solo artist – 1940
  • John Fred – Louisiana swamp pop – blue-eyed soul singer/songwriter/musician – best known for hit – Judy In Disguise – 2007 Louisiana Music Hall of Fame – Delta Music Museum – (5/8/1941 – 4/14/2005)
  • Jim “Motorhead” Sherwood – saxophone/tambourine/vocals – Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention – (5/8/1942 – 12/25/2011)
  • Danny Whitten – guitarist/singer/songwriter – associated acts include – Neil Young – Crazy Horse – (5/8/1943 – 11/18/1972)
  • Paul Samwell-Smith – founding member – original bassist of 60’s pop-rock group – The Yardbirds – 1943
  • Bill Legend – drummer – best known with the glam rock group – T. Rex – 1944
  • Charles McCormick – bassist/singer – best known with soul-funk-R&B group – Bloodstone – (5/8/1946 – 4/12/2022)
  • Phil Sawyer – musician/writer/producer – best known with – The Spencer Davis Group – 1947
  • Chris Frantz – drummer – The Talking Heads – Tom Tom Club – 1951
  • Philip Bailey – multi-award winning R&B-soul-gospel-funk singer/songwriter/percussionist/actor – Earth Wind & Fire – Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – Vocal Group Hall of Fame – Songwriters Hall of Fame – 1951
  • Alex Van Halen – drummer – Van Halen – 2007 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – group hits include – Jump – Why Can’t This Be Love – Dance The Night Away – (Oh) Pretty Woman – Dancing In The Street – 1953
  • Billy Burnette – singer/songwriter/guitarist – best known with – Fleetwood Mac – solo artist – 1953
  • Eric Brittingham – bassist – Cinderella – group hits include – Don’t Know What You Got (Til It’s Gone) – Nobody’s Fool – 1960
  • Anthony Field – Australian pop-rock singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer – founding member of children’s music group – The Wiggles – 1963
  • Keith Harling – country singer/songwriter/guitar/saxophone/drums – songs include – Papa Bear – Coming Back For You – Write It In Stone – Bring It On – 1963
  • Dave Rowntree – drummer – best known with rock group – Blur – 1964
  • Brit Turner – drummer – southern rock group – Blackberry Smoke – group albums include – The Whippoorwill – Holding All The Roses – Like An Arrow – You Hear Georgia –  (5/8/1966 – 3/3/2024)
  • Del Gray – drummer – country group – Little Texas – group hits include – God Blessed Texas – Some Guys Have All The Love – What Might Have Been – My Love – 1968
  • Candice Night – Medieval folk-rock singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – married to Richie Blackmore – associated acts include – Blackmore’s Night – Rainbow – Helloween – Avantasia – 1971
  • Darren Hayes – singer/songwriter – Savage Garden – duo hits include – Truly Madly Deeply – I Knew I Loved You – 1972
  • Shana Petrone – country-dance-freestyle singer – songs include – I Want You – You Can’t Get Away – 1972
  • Enrique Iglesias – pop singer/songwriter/musician/actor – 1975
  • Joe Bonamassa – blues/rock guitarist/vocalist – associated groups include – Black Country Communion – 1977
  • Ana Maria Lombo – pop singer – Eden’s Crush – group hits include – Get Over Yourself – 1978
  • Michelle McManus – Scottish pop singer/columnist/TV presenter – songs include – All This Time – The Meaning Of Love – 1980
  • Jodie Connor – English R&B-soul singer – songs include – songs include – Now Or Never – Bring It – Back To You – 1981
  • Matt Willis – English alt-rock punk singer/songwriter/bassist/TV personality/actor – associated acts include – Busted – McBusted – 1983
  • Amanda Cook (aka Falcon) – award winning Canadian contemporary Christian-pop singer/songwriter/piano – 1984
  • Andy Brown – English singer/songwriter/rhythm guitar – best known as frontman for pop-rock band – Lawson – 1987
  • Lizzy Plapinger (aka LPX) – English singer – half of indie-pop duo – MS MR – 1988
  • Katy B – English singer/songwriter/DJ – hits include – Katy On A Mission – Lights On – Crying For No Reason – 1989
  • Chelcee Grimes – English singer/songwriter/TV presenter/footballer – best known for writing songs for established artists including – Dua Lipa – The Saturdays – Kylie Minogue – 1992
  • Kinsey Rose – country singer – albums include – Honky Tonk Treasures – 1993
  • Desmond Dennis – R&B singer – best known as 1/3 of the hip-hop collective – SJ3 – 1994