Pet Shop Boys
O.A.R.
Heidi Newfield
The Cadillac Three
Elia Esparza
Shontelle
Leroy Van Dyke
Sawyer Brown
Jon Secada
Musical Birthday Notes – October 4th
- Leroy Van Dyke – country singer/guitarist – best known for hits – Auctioneer – If A Woman Answers (Hang Up The Phone) – Walk On By – 1929
- Larry Collins – guitarist/songwriter – was part of – The Collins Kids duo – with his sister Lorrie – co-writing song credits include – Delta Dawn/Tanya Tucker – You’re The Reason God Made Oklahoma/David Frizzell and Shelly West – (10/4/1944 – 1/5/2024)
- Jim Fielder – bassist – original member of – Blood Sweat & Tears – additional act associations include – The Mothers of Invention – Buffalo Springfield – Neil Sedaka – 1947
- Jody Stephens – drummer/vocals – associated acts include – Big Star – Golden Smog – Those Pretty Wrongs – The Lemon Twigs – The Reputations – 1952
- Barbara K. MacDonald – singer/songwriter/musician – part of – Timbuk 3 – best known for – The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades – 1958
- Chris Lowe – English singer/songwriter/keyboards/multi-instrumentalist – co-founder of sythpop duo – Pet Shop Boys – with Neil Tennant – group hits include – West End Girls – What Have I Done To Deserve this – 1959
- Gregg “Hobie” Hubbard – keyboards/songwriter – founding member of multi-award winning country band – Sawyer Brown – group hits include – Some Girls Do – The Walk – Thank God For You – 1960
- Jon Secada – multi-award winning pop-Latin singer/songwriter – hits include – Just Another Day – Angel – If You Go – 1961
- Leo Barnes – saxophonist – best known with Irish rock band – Hothouse Flowers – group songs include – Don’t Go – Give It Up – 1965
- Fred “Skip” Heller – singer/songwriter/guitarist/composer/producer/bandleader – 1965
- Heidi Newfield – Americana-country singer/songwriter/musician – part of group – Trick Pony – group hits include – Pour Me – On A Night Like This – Just What I Do – solo artist – 1970
- Marc Roberge – alt-indie-roots rock singer/guitarist – O.A.R. – group hits include – This Town – Shattered (Turn The Car Around) – Peace – 1978
- Jaren Johnston – country-southern rock singer/songwriter/musician – founding member of – The Cadillac Three – group songs include – The South – Party Like You – White Lightening – 1980
- Cubbie Fink – bassist – indie-pop group – Foster the People – 1983
- Lena Katina – Russian singer/songwriter/piano – t.A.T.u. – 1984
- Shontelle – Barbadian R&B-pop singer/songwriter – songs include – T-Shirt – Impossible – 1985
- Elia Esparza – pop-soul singer/songwriter – songs include – Fool’s Gold – Phoenix – Felt Like This – Everything Changed – 1992