July 18th

Ace
Lonnie Mack
Raspberries
Dion
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
Bishop Briggs
CAIN
Dan Croll
Eric Burdon and The Animals
Ricky Skaggs
Martha Reeves

Musical Birthday Notes – July 18th

  • Earl T. Beal – doo-wop singer – sang baritone with – The Silhouettes – group best known for their 1958 hit – Get A Job – (7/18/1924 – 3/22/2001)
  • Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – blues singer/songwriter/musician/actor – his use of macabre props onstage makes him an early pioneer of shock rock – best known for his 1956 recording of – I Put A Spell On You – (7/18/1929 – 2/12/2000)
  • Thomas “Papa Dee” Allen – percussionist – best known with – War – (7/18/1931 – 8/30/1988)
  • Dallas Harms – Canadian country music singer/songwriter/guitar – best known for song – Honky Tonkin’ (All Night Long) – 1989 Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame – (7/18/1935 – 10/12/2019)
  • Johnny Funches – singer – The Dells – group hits include – Oh What A Night – 2004 Vocal Group Hall of Fame and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (7/18/1935 – 1/23/1998)
  • Ian Stewart – Scottish keyboardist/piano – co-founder of  The Rolling Stones – 1989 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (7/18/1938 – 12/12/1985)
  • Brian Auger – English jazz-rock keyboardist best known for his work on the Hammond organ – associated acts include – Rod Stewart – Jimi Hendrix – Eric Burdon – Sonny Boy Williamson – John McLaughlin – 1939
  • Dion DiMucci – doo-wop R&B-rock singer/songwriter/guitar – hits include – Runaround Sue – The Wanderer – Dion & The Belmonts – solo artist – 1989 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1939
  • Johnny Hutchinson – drums/vocals – best known with – The Big Three – (7/18/1940 – 4/12/2019)
  • Frank Farian – German singer/record producer – associated acts include – Boney M. – No Mercy – Milli Vanilli – (7/18/1941 – 1/23/2024)
  • Lonnie Mack – rock-blues-country-rockabilly guitarist/singer – best known for – Memphis – Wham! – (7/18/1941 – 4/21/2016)
  • Martha Reeves – R&B-pop singer – Martha and the Vandellas – group hits include – Heat Wave – Dancing In The Street – Jimmy Mack – 1941
  • Robin MacDonald – English pop-rock rhythm guitar/bassist – The Dakotas – (7/18/1943 – 9/9/2015)
  • Danny McCulloch – English bassist/vocals – associated acts include – Eric Burdon and The Animals – The Animals – The New Animals – (7/18/1945 – 1/29/2015)
  • Tim Lynch – guitar/harmonica/vocals – The Flamin’ Groovies – 1946
  • Cesar Zuiderwijk – Dutch drummer – Golden Earring – group hits include – Radar Love – Twilight Zone – 1948
  • Phil Harris – English pop-rock guitarist/vocals – Ace – group best known for the hit – How Long – (7/18/1948 – 8/2010)
  • Wally Bryson – guitarist/vocals – best known with – Raspberries – group hits include – Go All The Way – I Wanna Be With You – associated acts include – Fotomaker – 1949
  • Glen Hughes – disco singer – biker character in – The Village People – group hits include – Y.M.C.A. – In The Navy – Macho Man – (7/18/1950 – 3/4/2001)
  • Richard Branson – business magnate/investor/author/philanthropist/founder of Virgin Records – 1950
  • Ian Gibbons – English keyboardist – best known with – The Kinks – (7/18/1952 – 8/1/2019)
  • Ricky Skaggs – multi-award winning country-bluegrass/singer/songwriter/mandolin/fiddle/guitar/mandocaster/banjo/producer/composer – 2016 Musicians Hall of Fame – 2018 Country Music Hall of Fame – hits include – Uncle Pen – Highway 40 Blues – Country Boy – Heartbroke – 1954
  • Terry Chambers – English drummer/percussionist – XTC – Dragon – 1955
  • Keith Levene – English punk rock songwriter/guitarist/multi-instrumentalist – co-founder of both – The Clash – Public Image Ltd – (7/18/1957 – 11/11/2022)
  • Nigel Twist – drummer – best known with Welsh rock band – The Alarm – 1958
  • Daniel de los Reyes – percussionist – associated acts include – The Zac Brown Band – Earth Wind & Fire – Chicago – 1962
  • Jack Irons – drummer/multi-instrumentalist – associated acts include – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Pearl Jam – Eleven – The Wallflowers – 1962
  • Daron Malakian – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – associated acts include – System of a Down – Scars on Broadway – 1975
  • Tony Fagenson – songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer – associated acts include – Eve 6 – Dead Posey – 1978
  • Ryan Cabrera – pop singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – songs include – On The Way Down – True – Shine On – 1982
  • Dan Croll – award winning British indie-pop-rock singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – 1990
  • Bishop Briggs – award winning British-American alt-pop singer/songwriter/piano/keyboards – songs include – River – White Flag – Dream – High Water – 1992
  • Logan Cain – Christian-country singer/songwriter/drummer/guitar – part of the all sibling trio – CAIN – that includes Madison Cain and Taylor Cain – 1992