Musical Birthday Notes – July 16th
Ginger Rogers (Virginia Katherine McMath) – singer/actor/dancer – (7/16/1911 – 4/25/1995) Sollie McElroy – R&B – doo-wop singer – The Flamingos – group hits include
Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Ginger Rogers (Virginia Katherine McMath) – singer/actor/dancer – (7/16/1911 – 4/25/1995) Sollie McElroy – R&B – doo-wop singer – The Flamingos – group hits include
Linda Ronstadt – multi-award winning country-pop singer/songwriter/producer/actress/activist – 2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – hits include – Heat Wave – You’re No Good – That’ll Be The Day – When Will I Be Loved – 1946
Woody Guthrie – folk-protest singer/songwriter/guitar/harmonica/mandolin/fiddle – nicknamed “Dust Bowl Troubadour” – songs include – This Land Is Your Land – (7/14/1912 – 10/3/1967) Lowman “Pete”
Tim Spencer – country-western singer/songwriter/musician – Sons of the Pioneers – 1989 Western Music Association Hall of Fame with Sons of the Pioneers and in
Paul Foster – gospel singer – associated acts include – The Soul Stirrers – Rising Stars – Golden Echoes – (7/12/1920 – 8/20/1995) Howie Casey
Thurston Harris – early rock & roll – doo-wop singer – associated acts include – The Sharps – The Rivingtons – hits include – Little
Jerry Herman – multi-award winning composer/lyricist – best known for his work in Broadway musical theater – songs include – Hello, Dolly! – hit for
Alan Dale – traditional pop-rock singer – hits include – Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White – (7/9/1925 – 4/20/2002) Ed Ames – pop singer/actor