Rascal Flatts
Michael Damian
Gary Wright
Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs
Duane Eddy
Ma Rainey
Jimmy Hall
Bobby Rydell
- “Ma” Rainey (Gertrude Pridgett) – blues singer – billed as “The Mother of the Blues – (4/26/1886 – 12/22/1939)
- Johnny Shines – Delta blues singer/guitarist – (4/26/1915 – 4/20/1992)
- Duane Eddy – multi-award winning rock guitarist – hits include – Rebel Rouser – Peter Gunn – 1994 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 2008 Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum – (4/26/1938 – 4/30/2024)
- Maurice Williams – doo-wop – R&B singer – Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs – group best known for the 1961 hit – Stay – 2007 Vocal Group Hall of Fame – 2010 North Carolina Music Hall of Fame – 1938
- Bobby Rydell – pop/rock singer/actor – early 60’s teen idol – hits include – Wild One – Volare – Good Time Baby – (4/26/1942 – 4/5/2022)
- Gary Wright – singer/songwriter/keyboardist/composer – hits include – Dream Weaver – Love Is Alive – Really Wanna Know You – associated acts include – Spooky Tooth – George Harrison – (4/26/1943 – 9/4/2023)
- Mike Finnegan – rock-blues-jazz keyboardist/singer/session and touring musician – renowned for his work with a Hammond organ – numerous artist associations including – Jimi Hendrix – Joe Cocker – Peter Frampton – David Coverdale – (4/26/1945 – 8/11/2021)
- Russell Hunter – English drummer – associated acts include – Pink Fairies – The Deviants – (4/26/1946 – 12/22/2023)
- Jimmy Hall – vocalist/harmonica/saxophone – best known with Southern rock band – Wet Willie – group hits include – Keep On Smilin’ – Street Corner Serenade – Weekend – act associations include – Jeff Beck – Hank Williams Jr. – 1949
- Howard “Leon” Reeder – guitarist – Champagne – group best known for the hit – How Bout Us – 1950
- Roger Taylor – English drummer – Duran Duran – group hits include – Hungry Like The Wolf – Rio – 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – associated acts include – Arcadia – Free Bass – Funk Face – 1960
- Chris Mars – drums/vocals/keyboards/guitar/artist – best known with – The Replacements – 1961
- Michael Damian – singer/songwriter/musician/actor – hits include 1989’s #1 – Rock On – played musician Danny Romalotti on CBS soap – The Young & The Restless – 1962
- Jay Demarcus – bass player/vocalist/songwriter/producer – country-pop group – Rascal Flatts – group hits include – What Hurt The Most – Bless The Broken Road – I Like The Sound Of That – 1971
- Joey Jordison – drummer/songwriter/producer – founding member of – Slipknot – associated acts include – The Murderdolls – (4/26/1975 – 7/26/2021)
- Jose Pasillas – drummer – co-founder of alt-rock band – Incubus – associated acts include – LIFE – Time Lapse Consortium – 1976