Steve Lukather
Dizzy Gillespie
Kathy Young
Mel Street
Manfred Mann
Steve Cropper
Elvin Bishop
Musical Birthday Notes – October 21st
- Owen Bradley – legendary Nashville producer – known for his work with – Patsy Cline – Conway Twitty – Loretta Lynn – and many others – 1974 inductee Country Music Hall of Fame – (10/21/1915 – 1/7/1998)
- Dizzy Gillespie – jazz trumpet/bandleader/composer/singer – considered one of the great jazz trumpeters of all time – one of the creators of modern jazz – (10/21/1917 – 1/6/1993)
- Celia Cruz – Grammy winning singer/dancer – known as “The Queen of Salsa – (10/21/1925 – 7/16/2003)
- Mel Street – country singer/songwriter – hits include – Borrowed Angel – Lovin’ On Back Streets –If I Had A Cheating Heart – (10/21/1935 – 10/21/1978)
- Manfred Mann – keyboards/guitar/vocals – best known as founding member of – Manfred Mann – Manfred Mann Chapters Three – Manfred Mann & His Earth Band – group hits include – Doo Wah Diddy Diddy – Mighty Quinn – Blinded By The Light – 1940
- Steve Cropper – R&B-soul-funk-blues guitarist – best known as a member of the – Stax Records house band – The Blues Brothers – 1941
- Elvin Bishop – blues-country-rock guitar/singer/songwriter – hits include- Fooled Around & Fell In Love – Travelin’ Shoes – Struttin’ My Stuff – 2015 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as an original member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band – 2016 Blues Hall of Fame – 1998 Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame – 1942
- Ron Elliott – musician/composer/producer – best known as guitarist for – Beau Brummels – 1943
- Kathy Young – best known as a 60’s pop singer – hits include – A Thousand Stars – 1945
- Lee Loughnane – trumpet/flugelhorn/cornet/singer/songwriter – Chicago – 1946
- Phil Chen – Jamaican session bassist – associated acts include – Rod Stewart – Jeff Beck – Ray Manzarek – Robbie Krieger – (10/21/1946 – 12/14/2021)
- Lux Interior (Erik Lee Purkhiser) – punk singer – The Cramps – (10/21/1946 – 2/4/2009)
- Brent Mydland – keyboards/vocals – best known for time with – The Grateful Dead – (10/21/1952 – 7/26/1990)
- Eric Faulkner – guitar/songwriter/singer – The Bay City Rollers – best known for –Saturday Night – 1953
- Steve Lukather – multi-award winning guitarist/singer/songwriter/arranger/producer – best known for his work with – Toto – 1957
- Charlotte Caffey – guitar/songwriter/keyboards – The Go-Go’s – 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – associated acts include – The Graces – 1957
- Jon Carin – musician/artist/singer/producer/engineer – associated acts include – Pink Floyd – The Who – Industry – 1964
- Nick Oliveri – bass/vocals – associated acts include – Kyuss – Queens of the Stone Age – Dwarves – 1971
- Charlie Lowell – keyboards/accordion/vocals – Jars of Clay – 1973
- Josh Ritter – Americana singer/songwriter/musician – The Royal City Band – 1976
- Cyrus Barrone – guitar – Fearless Vampire Killers – 1988
- Drew Woolnough – bass/songwriter – Fearless Vampire Killers – 1988