November 24th

Tommy Allsup
Reece Mastin
Blondie
Seth Bishop
Tom Odell
The Stone Roses
Leah James
Magnum
Laura Cox
The Association
Morgan James
Pete Best
Lee Michaels

MUSICAL BIRTHDAY NOTES – November 24th

  • Tommy Allsup – guitar/producer – played with – Asleep At The Wheel – The Texas Playboys – Buddy Holly’s Crickets and session hits for many country artists – (11/24/1931 – 1/11/2017)
  • Jim Yester – singer/rhythm guitar/keyboards – folk-rock sunshine pop band – The Association – group hits include – Windy – Never My Love – Along Comes Mary – Cherish – 1939
  • Donald “Duck” Dunn – bass/producer/songwriter – Booker T. & The M.G.’s – session bassist for Stax Records – 1992 inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (11/24/1941 – 5/13/2012)
  • Pete Best – original drummer for – The Beatles – replaced by Ringo Starr – 1941
  • Bev Bevan – English drummer – ELO – group hits include – Can’t Get It Out Of My Head – Do Ya – Telephone Line – Hold On Tight – 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1944
  • Lee Michaels – singer/songwriter/piano/organ/guitar – best known for the 1971 hit – Do You Know What I Mean – associated acts include – The Sentinals – The Family Tree – 1945
  • Tony Clarkin – English songwriter/musician – best known as guitarist of rock band – Magnum – other act associations include – Hard Rain – (11/24/1946 – 1/7/2024)
  • Bob Burns – drummer – was part of the original line-up of – Lynyrd Skynyrd – 2006 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (11/24/1950 – 4/3/2015)
  • Clem Burke (aka Elvis Ramone) – drummer – associated acts include – Ramones – The Romantics – 2006 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Blondie – 1955
  • Chris Hayes – guitar/vocals – best known with – Huey Lewis & The News – group hits include – The Power Of Love – The Heart Of Rock & Roll – If This Is It – 1957
  • John Squire – English guitarist/singer/songwriter/artist – associated acts include – The Stone Roses – The Seahorses – 1962
  • Dawn Robinson – singer/songwriter/actress – associated acts include – En Vogue – Lucy Pearl – The Firm – 1966
  • Chad Taylor – guitar/producer – associated acts include – The Gracious Few – Live – 1970
  • Morgan James – soul-R&B-jazz-pop singer/songwriter/actress – albums include – Hunter – Reckless Abandon – Memphis Magnetic – 1981
  • Leah James – folk-alt singer/songwriter/musician – songs include – Wildfire – Love Me With Madness – 1982
  • Megan Mullins – country singer/songwriter/fiddle/mandolin/guitar – songs include – Ain’t What It Used To Be – Long Past Gone – 1986
  • Laura Cox – French blues guitarist/singer/songwriter – albums include – Hard Blues Shot – Burning Bright – Head Above Water – 1990
  • Tom Odell – English indie-folk-pop singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – albums include – Long Way Down – Jubilee Road – Best Day Of My Life – 1990
  • Reece Mastin – multi-award winning English-born Australian pop singer/songwriter/guitar/piano – songs include – Shut Up And Kiss Me – Shout It Out – Good Night – 1994
  • Seth Bishop – pop singer/songwriter – songs include – Shawn Mendes – Hopeless – Underwater – 1997