Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Dick Damron – multi-award winning Canadian country music singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – International Country Music Hall of Fame – (3/22/1934 – 3/29/2025) Roger Whittaker – award winning
Chip Taylor – pop-rock singer/songwriter – best known for writing hits for others – song credits include – Angel of the Morning – Wild Thing
Vera Lynn (Dame Vera Margaret Lynn) – British traditional pop singer/songwriter/entertainer – popular during the second world war – known as “The Forces” Sweetheart –
Charley Pride โ country singer โ born in Sledge, Mississippi โ 1st African American to have major success as a country singer โ over 50
Nat King Cole โ jazz-swing-traditional pop singer/piano/TV personality โ known for his rich soft baritone voice โ hits include – Mona Lisa – Ramblin’ Rose
Frederick “Fred” Neil – singer/songwriter – best known for writing songs for others – including – Everybody’s Talking – a hit for Harry Nilsson –
Sam John โLightnin’โ Hopkins โ blues singer/songwriter/guitarist/pianist โ 1980 Blues Hall of Fame โ (3/15/1912 – 1/30/1982) Carl Smith โ country-rockabilly singer/songwriter โ known as
Les Baxter – piano/saxophone/vocalist/composer/arranger – early work with swing bands led him to develop his own style of easy listening music know as exotica –