- Sara Carter – country singer/songwriter/musician – lead vocalist on most of the recordings of the historic – Carter Family – 1970 Country Music Hall of Fame – 2001 International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor – (7/21/1898 – 1/8/1979)
- Floyd McDaniel – jazz-blues guitarist – associated acts include – The Five Blazes – (7/21/1915- 7/23/1995)
- Plas Johnson Jr. – jazz hard-bop tenor saxophonist/piccolo/flute/clarinet – best known for his solo on Henry Mancini‘s Pink Panther Theme – associated acts include – Marvin Gaye – The Supremes – Nancy Sinatra – The Platters – 1931
- Kim Fowley – record producer/singer/songwriter – best known for a number of novelty cult-pop-rock hits in the 60’s – managed The Runaways in the 70’s – numerous songwriting credits – (7/21/1939 – 1/15/2015)
- Henry McCullough – Northern Irish guitarist/bass/singer/songwriter/session musician – best known with – Spooky Tooth – Paul McCartney & Wings – solo artist – (7/21/1943 – 6/14/2016)
- Mike Wilshaw – English bassist/keyboards/backing vocals – The Four Pennies – group hits include – Juliet – Until It’s Time For You To Go – 1945
- Barry “Bean” Whitwam – English drummer/actor – Herman’s Hermits – group hits include – Can’t You Hear My Heart Beat – Mrs. Brown You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter – There’s a Kind of Hush – Dandy – 1946
- Cat Stevens (Yasuf Islam) – multi-award winning British folk singer/songwriter/guitar/bass/mandolin/piano/mellotron – hits include – Wild World – Peace Train – The First Cut Is The Deepest – Morning Has Broken – 2008 Songwriter’s Hall of Fame – 2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1948
- Larry Tolbert – drummer – best known with funk-soul-R&B group – Raydio – hits include – You Can’t Change That – A Woman Needs Love – 1950
- Eric Bazilian – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/arranger/producer – The Hooters – numerous writing credits including the 1995 Joan Osborne hit – One Of Us – 1953
- Howie Epstein – bassist/guitar/mandolin/songwriter/singer/producer – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – 2002 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (7/21/1955 – 2/23/2003)
- Taco – Indonesian born Dutch swing-syth-pop singer/composer/producer/actor/screen writer – best known for 1982 hit – Puttin’ On The Ritz – 1955
- James “Big Jim” Martin – guitarist/backing vocals – best known with – Faith No More – 1961
- Lee Aaron – multi-award winning Canadian rock singer – hits from 80’s to early 90’s include – Metal Queen – Whatcha Do To My Body – Sex With Love – 1962
- Emerson Hart – alt-rock singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer – Tonic – group hits include – Open Up Your Eyes – If You Could Only See – Release Me – You Wanted More – 1969
- Korey Cooper – guitarist/keyboardist/backing vocals – Christian rock group – Skillet – 1972
- Paul Brandt (Paul Rennee Belobersycky) – Canadian country singer/songwriter – best known for 1996 hit – My Heart Has A History – 1972
- Terry Coldwell – singer – award winning English pop boy band – East 17 – 1974
- Brad Mates – Canadian country singer – lead vocalist/guitar – Emerson Drive – group hits include – I Should Be Sleeping – Fall Into Me – Moments – 1978
- Brandon Heath – multi-award winning contemporary Christian singer/songwriter/guitarist – songs include – I’m Not Who I Was – Give Me Your Eyes – 1978
- Cara Dillon – multi-award winning Irish folk singer/tin whistle/fiddle – albums include – After The Morning – Wanderer – Live At Cooper Hall – 1978
- Damian Marley – Jamaican reggae singer/rapper/songwriter/producer/DJ – youngest son of reggae legend Bob Marley – 1978
- Blake Lewis – pop-soul-electro pop singer/songwriter/beatboxer/actor – songs include – How Many Words – Sad Song – Heartbreak On Vinyl – 1981
- Paloma Faith – English singer/songwriter/actress – best known for hits – Stone Cold Sober – New York – 1981
- Rebecca Ferguson – British soul singer/songwriter – albums include – Heaven – Superwoman – Heaven Part Two – 1986
- Lucy Spraggan – English folk-indie-pop-acoustic singer/songwriter/guitar – albums include – Today Was A Good Day – Choices – 1991
- Maggie Lindemann – alt-rock-pop singer/songwriter – songs include – Pretty Girl – You’re Not Special – 1998
- Dalton Cyr – pop singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – songs include – Fragile Unbreakable Girl – Dying To Love You – 2000