October 11th

Dottie West
Earth Wind & Fire
Gene Watson
Daryl Hall
Carter Rubin
Todd Snider
Highway 101
Petra Haden

Musical Birthday Notes – October 11th

  • Dottie West (Dorothy Marsh) – award winning country singer/songwriter – hits include – Country Sunshine – A Lesson In Leavin’ – 2018 Country Music Hall of Fame – (10/11/1932 – 9/4/1991)
  • Gene Watson – country singer – hits include – Love In The Hot Afternoon – Farewell Party – Fourteen Carat Mind – 1943
  • Gary Mallaber – session drummer/singer/keyboards/composer – associated acts include – The Steve Miller Band – The Greg Kihn Band – Eddie Money – Bruce Springsteen – 1946
  • Daryl Hall – blue-eyed soul singer/songwriter/musician/producer – Hall & Oates – solo artist – hits include – Sara Smile – Rich Girl – She’s Gone – Kiss Is On My List – 2004 Songwriters Hall of Fame – 2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1946
  • Al Atkins – English rock singer – best known as original lead vocalist and founder of – Judas Priest – 1947
  • Andrew Woolfolk – saxophonist – 2000 Rock & Roll Hall of fame as a long time member of – Earth Wind & Fire – 2017 Colorado Music Hall of Fame – associated acts include – Deniece Williams – Phil Collins – Level 42 – Philip Bailey – (10/11/1950 – 4/25/2022)
  • Wesley Magoogan – vocals/guitar – British band –  The English Beat – 1951
  • Paulette Carlson – country singer/songwriter – Highway 101 – solo artist –  hits include Cry, Cry, Cry – The Bed You Made For Me – Whiskey, If You Were A Woman– 1953
  • Blair Cunningham – drummer – associated acts include – Echo & The Bunnymen – Haircut 100 – 1957
  • Jon Moss – English drummer – best known with – Culture Club – associated acts include – The Nips – London – The Damned – Adam & The Ants – 1957
  • Todd Snider – Americana – alt-rock-country–folk singer/songwriter – 1966
  • Petra Haden – violinist/singer – The Decemberists – Tito & Tarantula – That Dog – many other credits – 1971
  • Mike Smith – guitar/vocals – associated acts include – Snot – Limp Bizkit – TheStart – Evolver – 1973
  • Gabe Saporta – singer/bassist – associated acts include – Cobra Starship – Midtown – 1979
  • Carter Rubin – pop singer – Season 19 participant on – The Voice – songs include – horoscope – 2005