October 5th

B.W. Stevenson
Tesla
Russell Mael
Bob Geldof
Sweet
Tal Ross
The Decemberists
Steve Miller
Brian Johnson
Johnny Duncan
Good Charlotte

Musical Birthday Notes – October 5th

  • Johnny Duncan – country singer – hits include – Thinkin’ Of A Rendezvous – It Couldn’t Have Been Any Better – She Can Put Her Shoes Under My Bed (Anytime) – (10/5/1938 – 8/14/2006)
  • Carlo Mastrangelo – doo-wop singer – original member of – Dion & The Belmonts – The Belmonts – (10/4/1938 – 4/4/2016)
  • Richard Street – R&B-pop-soul singer – associated acts include – The Temptations – Otis Williams & The Distants – The Monitors – (10/5/1942 – 2/27/2013)
  • Steve Miller – blues-rock-pop singer/guitar/harmonica/keyboard – The Steve Miller Band – hits include – The Joker – Take The Money and Run – Fly Like An Eagle – 2016 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1943
  • Brian Connolly – Scottish singer/songwriter/musician – best known as the lead singer of – The Sweet – group hits include – Little Willy – Fox On The Run – The Ballroom Blitz – Love Is Like Oxygen – (10/5/1945 – 2/9/1997)
  • Richard Kermode – keyboards/session musician – 2008 Buffalo Music Hall of Fame – associated acts include – Santana – Janis Joplin – Malo – (10/5/1946 – 1/16/1996)
  • Brian Johnson – English singer/songwriter – AC/DC – 2003 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – group hits include – You Shook Me All Night Long – Hell’s Bells – Back In Black – 1947
  • Tal Ross (aka -Lucius “Tawl” Ross) – rhythm guitarist – best known with – Funkadelic – group songs include – One Nation Under A Groove – (Not Just) Knee Deep – (10/5/1948 – 1/3/2024)
  • Delroy George Wilson – Jamaican reggae singer/songwriter – (10/5/1948 – 3/6/1995)
  • Russell Mael – glam-rock singer/songwriter/producer/engineer/film director – best known as lead vocalist for – Sparks – 1948
  • B.W. Stevenson – country-pop singer/songwriter/musician – best known for 1973 hit – My Maria – (10/5/1949 – 4/28/1988)
  • “Fast” Eddie Clarke – guitarist/vocals – Motorhead – Fastway – (10/5/1950 – 1/10/2018)
  • Bob Geldof – multi-award winning Irish singer/songwriter/musician/activist – The Boomtown Rats – group songs include – Rat Trap – I Don’t Like Mondays – 1951
  • Lee “Kix” Thompson – songwriter/saxophone – Madness – 1957
  • Troy Luccketta – drummer/producer – Tesla – group hits include – Signs – Love Song – The Way It Is – 1959
  • Audie Pitre – metal bass/backing vocals – Acid Bath – (10/5/1970 – 1/23/1997)
  • Colin Meloy – indie-rock singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – The Decemberists – group songs include – Down By The Water – Make You Better – Severed – 1974
  • James Valentine – guitar/vocals – Maroon 5 – group hits include – She Will Be Loved – Makes Me Wonder – Moves Like Jagger – 1978
  • Paul Thomas – bassist – punk alt-rock group – Good Charlotte – group hits include – Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous – The Anthem – 1980
  • Kevin Olusola – musician/singer – Pentatonix – 1988