Jessica Simpson
Mavis Staples
Rascal Flatts
Bela Fleck
Brand New
Ronnie James Dio
The Runaways
Cheryl Wheeler
Ken Mellons
Raspberries
Greg Kihn
Rik Emmett
Arlo Guthrie
- Jerry Herman – multi-award winning composer/lyricist – best known for his work in Broadway musical theater – songs include – Hello, Dolly! – hit for Louis Armstrong – (7/10/1931 – 12/26/2019)
- Mavis Staples – gospel/soul/R&B singer – The Staple Singers – hits include – I’ll Take You There – Let’s Do It Again – Respect Yourself – 1999 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 2017 Blues Hall of Fame – 1939
- Richie Albright – country drummer – best known as part of the backing and recording band of – Waylon Jennings – (7/10/1939 – 2/9/2021)
- Ian Whitcomb – singer/songwriter/producer/author/actor – Ian Whitcomb and Bluesville – best known for 1965 hit – You Turn Me On – (7/10/1941 – 4/19/2020)
- Rodriguez – (aka – Sixth Prince) – psychedelic folk rock singer/songwriter/guitar – songs include – I’ll Slip Away – Sugar Man – (7/10/1942 – 8/8/2023)
- Ronnie James Dio – rock singer/songwriter/bass/keyboards/trumpet/producer – associated acts include – Black Sabbath – Rainbow – Dio – Elf – Heaven & Hell – (7/10/1942 – 5/16/2010)
- Jerry Miller – guitarist/singer/songwriter – founding member of – Moby Grape – associated acts include – The Bobby Fuller Four – The Rhythm Dukes – The Jerry Miller Band – 1943
- Arlo Guthrie – folk-rock singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – best known for Alice’s Restaurant Massacree – The City of New Orleans – son of Woody Guthrie – 1947
- John Whitehead – R&B-soul singer/songwriter – best known as half of the duo – McFadden & Whitehead – best known for the 1979 hit – Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now – (7/10/1948 – 5/11/2004)
- Dave Smalley – guitar/bass – best known with – The Raspberries – group hits include – Go All The Way – I Wanna Be With You – 1949
- Greg Kihn – singer/songwriter/guitar/novelist/radio personality – The Greg Kihn Band – hits Include – Jeopardy – The Breakup Song (They Don’t Write ‘Em) – (7/10/1949 – 8/13/2024)
- Erik Cartwright – guitarist/slide guitar – best known as the guitarist who replaced original Foghat guitarist Rod Price in 1981 – associated acts include – Dan Hartman – Pat Travers – The Kneetremblers – (7/10/1950 – 7/9/2017)
- Willie Ford – R&B-soul-pop singer – The Dramatics – I Can’t Get Next To You – Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get – 1950
- Cheryl Wheeler – folk-country singer/songwriter/guitar – 2014 Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame – her songs have been covered by numerous artists including – Aces – a 1992 country hit for Suzy Bogguss – 1951
- Kim Mitchell – guitarist/singer/songwriter – best known for 1984 song – Go For Soda – associated acts include – Max Webster – 1952
- Rik Emmett – multi-award winning guitarist/singer/songwriter/synth/producer – progressive rock group – Triumph – 2007 Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame – 2008 Canadian Music Hall of Fame – 2019 Canada’s Walk Of Fame – group songs include – Lay It On The Line – When A Heart Breaks – Saved By Love – associated acts include – Strung-Out Troubadours – Rik Emmett & RESolution 9 – Oscar Lopez – Pavlo – 1953
- Neil Tennant – singer/songwriter/keyboards/synth/guitar/music journalist – Pet Shop Boys – group hits include – West End Girls – What Have I Don To Deserve This? – 1954
- Bela Fleck – multi-award winning banjo player – numerous artist associations – 2020 International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame with New Grass Revival – 1958
- Shep Pettibone – producer/songwriter/re-mixer/club DJ – associated acts include – Madonna – Janet Jackson – 1959
- Ken Mellons – country singer/songwriter/guitar – best known for the 1994 hit – Jukebox Junkie – 1965
- Gary LeVox – (born Gerald Vernon) lead singer of – Rascal Flatts – group hits include Prayin’ For Daylight – Bless The Broken Road – Fast Cars and Freedom – Rewind – 1970
- Jason Orange – singer – best known from British boy group – Take That – 1970
- Imelda May – Irish singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – 1974
- Elijah Blue Allman – aka P. Exeter Blue – rock singer/guitarist – associated acts include – Deadsy – Elijah Blue and The Trapezoids – son of Gregg Allman and Cher – 1976
- Jesse Lacey – singer/songwriter/guitar/producer – alt-rock band – Brand New – associated acts include – Taking Back Sunday – 1978
- Jessica Simpson – pop singer/actress/fashion designer/author – hits include – I Wanna Love You Forever – Irresistible – With You – 1980
- Joshua Scott Jones – country singer – Steel Magnolia – songs include – Keep On Lovin’ You – Last Night Again – 1980
- Alex Arrowsmith – rock-pop singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – associated acts include – The Minders – The Shaky Hands – 1982
- Sameer Gadhia – singer/percussion/keyboards/guitar – Young The Giant – group songs include – Cough Syrup – It’s About Time – Superposition – 1989
- Sandy West – drummer/singer/songwriter – founding member of – The Runaways – associated acts – Sandy West Band – (7/10/1989 – 10/21/2006)
- Perrie Edwards – singer – best known for all female group – Little Mix – 1993