Musical Birthday Notes – January 14th

  • Joy McKean – multi-award winning Australian country music singer/songwriter/talent manager – known as “The Queen of Australian Country Music” – associated acts include – The McKean Sisters – (1/14/1930 – 5/25/2023)
  • Caterina Valente – multi-lingual singer/acoustic guitarist/dancer – (1/14/1931 – 9/9/2024)
  • Clarence Carterblues-soul singer/songwriter/producer – songs include – Too Weak To Fight – Patches – Strokin’ – Back Door Santa – Slip Away – 1936
  • Allen Toussaintmulti-award winning New Orleans songwriter/musician/arranger/producer – 1998 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 2009 Louisiana Music Hall of Fame – 2011 Blues Hall of Fame and Songwriter’s Hall of Fame – (1/14/1938 – 11/10/2015)
  • Billie Jo Spearscountry singer – hits include – Blanket On The Ground – Misty Blue – 57 Chevrolet – (1/14/1938 – 12/14/2011)
  • Jack JonesTraditional pop-jazz-big band singer/actor – (1/14/1938 – 10/23/2024)
  • Linda Jonessoul singer – best known for 1967 hit – Hypnotized – other songs of note include – What’ve I Done (To Make You Mad) – Not On The Outside – Your Precious Love – (1/14/1944 – 3/14/1972)
  • Paul Whaley – drummer – best known with psychedelic-blues rock group – Blue Cheer – (1/14/1947 – 1/28/2019)
  • T Bone Burnettmultiple award winning musician/songwriter/soundtrack/record producer – instrumental in starting the careers of – Counting Crows – Los Lobos – Sam Phillips – Gillian Griffith – revitalized the careers of – Gregg Allman – Roy Orbison – 1948
  • Tim Harris – best known as the original drummer for British soul band – The Foundations – hits include – Build Me Up Buttercup – (1/14/1948 – 2007)
  • Bill Risbrook – tenor sax – funk group – B.T. Express – group best known for the 1974 hit – Do It (‘Til Your Satisfied) – 1951
  • Ed Mannmusician/bandleader/composer – best known for his onstage mallet percussion performances with – Frank Zappa – (1/14/1955 – 5/31/2024)
  • Bob Bradbury – singer/rhythm guitar – best known with English glam rock group – HELLO – group songs include – Tell Him – New York Groove – 1956
  • Steve Jordan – drummer/producer/multi-instrumentalist – associated acts include – Keith Richards and the X-pensive WinosEric Clapton John Mayer Trio – 1957
  • Geoff Tate – singer/songwriter/keyboards/saxophone – associated acts include – QueensrycheOperation Mindcrimesolo artist – 1959
  • Chas Smash (Cathal Joseph Smyth) – multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter – best known with the ska band – Madness – 1982 hit – Our House – 1959
  • Mike Tramp – Danish singer/songwriter/guitarist – best known with – White Lion – associated acts include – Freak Of Nature – Mabel – Studs – solo artist – 1961
  • Patricia Morrison – goth rock singer/songwriter/bassist – associated acts include – The Sisters of MercyThe DamnedThe Gun Club – 1962
  • Zakk Wylde (Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt) – metal singer/songwriter/guitar/piano – Black Label Society – associated acts include – Ozzy Osbourne – Pride & Glory – 1967
  • LL Cool J (James Todd Smith) – multi-award winning hip-hop/rapper/actor – 1968
  • Dave Grohl – musician/singer/songwriter – 2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with – Nirvana – group hits include – Come As You Are – Smells Like Team Spirit – 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with – Foo Fighters – hits include – My Hero – Learning To Fly – Times Like These – associated acts include – Queens of the Stone Age – 1969
  • Caleb Followill – singer/rhythm guitarist – multi-award winning group – Kings Of Leon – Use Somebody – Sex On Fire – Notion – 1982
  • Frankie Bridge – award winning English pop-dance singer/songwriter/dancer/model/TV personality – The Saturdays – group hits include – What About Us – associated acts include – S Club 8 – 1989

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