September 3rd

Musical Birthday Notes – September 3rd

  • Memphis Slim (John Len Chatman) – blues singer/pianist/composer –  best known for – Everyday I Have The Blues – (9/3/1915 – 2/24/1988)
  • Hank Thompsonhonky-tonk/western swing/country singer – 1989 Country Music Hall of Fame – 1997 Songwriters Hall of Fame – hits include – The Wild Side Of Life – Rub-A-Dub-Dub – Wake Up, Irene – (9/3/1925 – 11/6/2007)
  • Tompall Glaser – outlaw country music singer – Tompall & The Glaser Brothers – hits include – Put Another Log On The Fire – Lovin’ Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) – Rings – (9/3/1933 – 8/12/2013)
  • Freddie Kingblues guitarist/singer – 2012 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – best know for – Hideaway – Have You Ever Loved A Woman – (9/3/1934 – 12/28/1976)
  • Alan Charles “Al” Jardine – guitarist/singer/songwriter – The Beach Boyssolo artist – 1988 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1998 Vocal Group Hall of Fame – 2001 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award – 1942
  • George Biondo – bassist/songwriter/backing vocals – Steppenwolf – associated acts include – T.I.M.E. – The John Kay Band – The Storybook People – Steel Rose – 1945
  • Mike Harrison – English rock-blues singer – associated acts include – Spooky ToothThe V.I.P.’s – Art – Hamburg Blues Band – (9/3/1945 – 3/25/2018)
  • Eric Bell – Northern-Irish rock-blues guitarist/songwriter/backing vocalist – founding member of – Thin Lizzy – group hits include – Whiskey In The Jar – The Rocker – associated acts include – The Noel Redding Band – Eric Bell Band – Mainsqueeze – 1947
  • Donald “Don” Brewer – drummer/co-lead singer/songwriter – Grand Funk Railroad – group hits include – We’re An American Band – Some Kind Of Wonderful – associated acts include – Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band – 1948
  • Doug Pinnick – bassist/singer/songwriter – Kings X – group hits include – It’s Love – Black Flag – solo artist – associated acts include – Poundhound – 1950
  • Aaron “The A-Train” Smith – well known Nashville based drummer/percussionist – associated acts include – The TemptationsEddie KendricksRich Mullins – 1950
  • Leroy Smith – Jamaican keyboardist – best known with British soul group – Sweet Sensation – (9/3/1952 – 1/15/2009)
  • Steve Jones – English singer/guitarist/actor/radio DJ – punk rock group – The Sex Pistols – 2006 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – associated acts include – The Professionals – Neurotic Outsiders –  1955
  • Cocoa Tea (Calvin George Scott) – Jamaican reggae singer/songwriter/DJ – songs include – Rikers Island – 1959
  • Perry Bamonte – English guitarist/bassist/multi-instrumentalist – best known with – The Cure – associated acts include – Love Amongst Ruin – 1960
  • Vaden “Danger” Todd Lewis – singer/guitarist – Toadies – group songs include – Possum Kingdom – Away – Push The Hand – associated acts include – Burden Brothers – 1965
  • OMI (Omar Samuel Pasley) – Reggae-pop singer/songwriter – songs include – Cheerleader – Hula Hoop – 1986
  • Jonathan Segel – songwriter/composer/multi-instrumentalist – Camper Van BeethovenSparklehorse – Eugene Chadbourne – Dieselhed – 1963
  • Jennifer Paigepop singer/songwriter – best known for 1998 hit – Crush – 1973
  • Valfar – Norwegian metal musician/singer – Windir – (9/3/1978 – 1/14/2004)
  • Tomo Milicevic – Croatian-American multi-instrumentalist – best known as guitarist for – 30 Seconds To Mars – 1979
  • Jason “Cone” McCaslin – Canadian punk rock bassist/songwriter/producer – Sum 41 – 1980
  • Jesse Quin – English multi-instrumentalist – best know as the bassist for British pop-rock group – Keane – 1981