Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Mickey Newbury – country singer/songwriter – 1980 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame – (5/19/1940 – 9/29/2002) Pete Townshend โ multi-award winning English guitarist/songwriter/vocals โ co-founder
Hank Snow – country singer/songwriter/guitarist – hits include – Moving On – Hello Love – I’ve Been Everywhere – member of – Country Music Hall
Al Dexter – country singer/songwriter – best known for 1943 hit – Pistol Packin’ Mama – additional hits include – Rosalita – So Long Pal
Sonny James – “The Southern Gentleman – country singer/songwriter/guitar – best known for the 1957 hit – Young Love – 1961 star on the Hollywood
Walter “Furry” Lewis – country-Delta blues guitarist/singer/songwriter – (3/6/1883 or 1889 – 9/14/1981) James Robert โBobโ Wills โ โKing of Western Swingโ โ western swing
Glenn Miller – big band musician/arranger/composer/bandleader – best known for – In The Mood – The Glenn Miller Orchestra – (3/1/1904 – missing in action
Claude King – country singer/songwriter – best known for 1962 hit – Wolverton Mountain – (2/5/1923 – 3/7/2013) Hal Blaine – drummer/session musician – best
The content presents a variety of accomplished singers, songwriters, and musicians from different genres and generations. These include folk-rock artist Judy Henske, jazz pianist Larry Willis, original Blood Sweat & Tears drummer Bobby Colomby, KISS co-founder Peter Criss, and bassist Doug Lubahn known for his studio work with The Doors. Other notable figures include Stevie Wright, also known as ‘Little Stevie’, Alan Parsons, session musician Rob Hajacos, and Anita Ward, famous for her 1979 hit “Ring My Bell”. The list also covers figures from the younger generation like American Idol winner David Cook and multiple award-winning artist JoJo.