November 15th

Musical Birthday Notes – November 15th

  • C. W. McCall (William Dale Fries Jr.) – country singer/songwriter/activist/politician – best known for 1975 trucker hit – Convoy – (11/15/1928 – 4/1/2022)
  • Clyde McPhatterR&B-soul-rock singer – first artist inducted twice in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – once with The Drifters – and later as a solo artist – (11/15/1932 – 6/13/1972)
  • Petula Clark (Sally Olwen Clark) – British singer/actress/composer – best known for 1965 hit – Downtown – 1932
  • William E. “Little Willie” JohnR&B singer – hits include – Fever – Need Your Love So Bad – 1996 inductee in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (11/15/1937 – 5/26/1968)
  • Jimmy Ellis – funk-soul singer – The Trammps – hits include – Disco Inferno – That’s Where The Happy People Go – Hold Back The Night – (11/15/1937 – 3/8/2012)
  • Rick Kemp – singer/songwriter/bass/guitar/producer – Steeleye Span – group songs include – Gaudete – All Around My Hat – 1941
  • Frida (Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad) – multi-award winning pop singer/piano – Swedish pop band – ABBA – group hits include – Dancing Queen – Waterloo – Fernando – Take A Chance On Me – 2010 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1945
  • Steve Fossen – original bassist/backing vocals – Heart – group hits include – Magic Man – Crazy On You – Dreamboat Annie – 2013 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1949 
  • Michael Cooper – singer/rhythm guitar – Con Funk Shun – group hits include – Ffun – Shake And Dance With Me – Chase Me – Too Tight – 1952
  • Alexander O’NealR&B-soul-funk singer/songwriter/arranger – songs include – Fake – Criticize – All True Man – 1953
  • Tony Thompson – drummer – associated acts include – Power StationChicSister SledgeDiana Ross – (11/15/1954 – 11/12/2003)
  • Joe Leeway – instrumentalist/songwriter/backing vocals – Thompson Twins –  group hits include – Hold Me Now – Doctor! Doctor! – 1955
  • Michael “Kid Funkadelic” Hampton – funk-rock guitarist – FunkadelicParliament-Funkadelic – 1997 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1956
  • Kevin Eubanksmusician/composer/former band leader The Tonight Show – 1957
  • Jay Bennett – guitarist/multi-instrumentalist/producer/singer/songwriter – Wilco – (11/15/1963 – 5/24/2009)
  • Jack Ingramcountry singer/songwriter/radio imaging voice – hits include – Love You – Barefoot and Crazy – Measure Of A Man – 1970
  • Chad Kroeger – Canadian singer/songwriter/guitar – Nickelback – group hits include – How You Remind Me – Someday – If Today Was Your Last Day – Photograph – 1974