Sons of the Desert
Robert Parker
Savannah Outen
Dan McCafferty
Melba Montgomery
Cliff Richard
Karyn White
Thomas Dolby
Kenny Neal
Justin Hayward
Natalie Maines
- Robert Parker – New Orleans R&B singer/musician – best known for the 1966 hit – Barefootin’ – 2007 Louisiana Music Hall of Fame – (10/14/1930 – 1/19/2020)
- Melba Montgomery – country – pop singer/songwriter – 1970 #1 hit – No Charge – also known for duets with George Jones – Charlie Louvin – Gene Pitney – 1938
- Sir Cliff Richard (Harry Rodger Webb) – multiple award winning pop singer/musician/actor/philanthropist – hits include – Devil Woman – We Don’t Talk Anymore – A Little In Love – 1940
- Billy Harrison – guitar/vocals – Them – group songs include – Baby Please Don’t Go – Gloria – Here Comes The Night – 1942
- Colin Hodgkinson – bass – associated acts include – Whitesnake – Spencer Davis Group – Jon Lord – Ten Years After – 1945
- Justin Hayward – singer/songwriter/guitarist – The Moody Blues – hits include – Nights In White Satin – Tuesday Afternoon – Question – Your Wildest Dreams – 2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1946
- Dan McCafferty – Scottish singer/songwriter/bagpipes – best known with – Nazareth – group songs include – Love Hurts – Hair Of The Dog – solo artist – (10/14/1946 – 11/8/2022)
- Marcia Barrett – Jamaican-British R&B singer – an original member of the vocal group – Boney M – solo artist – 1948
- Kenny Neal – multiple award winning New Orleans blues guitar/singer/harmonica – 2011 Louisiana Music Hall of Fame – 1957
- Thomas Dolby – new wave – synth-pop singer/songwriter/musician – hits include – She Blinded Me With Science – Hyperactive! – Dissidents – Airhead – 1958
- A J Pero – drummer/percussion/vocals – Twisted Sister – Adrenaline Mob – (10/14/1959 – 3/20/2015)
- Karyn White – R&B – soul – singer/songwriter – hits include – Superwoman – Romantic – 1965
- Doug Virden – bass/backing vocals – country group – Sons of the Desert – group hits include – Whatever Comes First – Hand Of Fate – Leaving October – What I Did Right – 1970
- Natalie Maines – multi-award winning country singer/songwriter/guitar/bass – The Dixie Chicks – group hits include – There’s Your Trouble – Wide Open Spaces – Cowboy Take Me Away – Without You – Travelin’ Soldier – solo artist – 1974
- Shaznay Lewis – soul – R&B – hip-hop – singer/songwriter/actress – All Saints – 1975
- Usher – multi-award winning R&B–pop singer/songwriter/musician/actor/dancer – hits include – U Make Me Wanna – My Way – U Remind Me – U Got It Bad – 1978
- Justin Brannan – guitarist – associated acts include – Most Precious Blood – Indecision – 1978
- Savannah Outen – pop–rock singer/songwriter/guitar – associated acts include – Boyce Avenue – 1992