Sam Collins – blues singer/guitarist – best known for – The Jailhouse Blues – (8/11/1887 – 10/20/1949)
Mike Hugg – British songwriter/drummer/multi-instrumentalist/singer – Manfred Mann – hits include – Blinded By The Light – Do Wah Diddy Diddy – 1942
Jim Kale – bassist/backing vocals – The Guess Who – co-writer of the groups most successful hit – American Woman – 1987 Canadian Music Hall of Fame – associated acts include – Scrubbaloe Caine – 1943
Denis Payton – saxophone/harmonica/guitar – The Dave Clark Five – hits include – Glad All Over – Catch Us If You Can – Bits and Pieces – (8/11/1943 – 12/17/2006)
Kenneth “Kenny” Gamble – songwriter/producer – with songwriting partner Leon Huff as Gamble & Huff – the team wrote and produced 175 Gold & Platinum albums – 2005 Dance Music Hall of Fame – 2008 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer – associated acts include – Dusty Springfield – The O’Jays – Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – 1943
John Conlee – country singer/musician – hits include – Rose Colored Glasses – Common Man – Backside Of Thirty – Lady Lay Down – I’m Only In It For The Love – 1946
Michael Fonfara – multi-award winning Canadian keyboardist – associated acts include – The Electric Flag – Rhinoceros – Rough Trade – Lou Reed – (8/11/1946 – 1/8/2021)
Bill Hurd – singer/keyboards – English pop band- The Rubettes – group hits include – Sugar Baby Love – 1947
Eric Carmen – singer/songwriter/guitar/keyboards – The Raspberries – solo artist – hits include – Go All The Way – I Wanna Be With You – Lets Pretend – All By Myself – (8/11/1949 – 3/10/2024)
Erik Brann (Rick Davis) – rock guitarist/vocals – Iron Butterfly – group best known for – Inna-Gadda-Da-Vida – (8/11/1950 – 7/25/2003)
Bob Morthersbaugh – (aka Bob 1) – new wave singer/songwriter/composer/guitar/keyboards – Devo – best known for 1980 hit – Whip It – 1952