April 18th

Echo and The Bunnymen
Foreigner
Sawyer Brown
Clarence Gatemouth Brown
Creed
Skip Spence

Musical Birthday Notes – April 18th

  • Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown – singer/multi-instrumentalist – best known as a blues guitarist – also incorporated – country/R&B/jazz/Cajun/rock & roll influences in his style – (4/18/1924 – 9/10/2005)
  • Lionel Edmund “Sonny” Taylor – pianist/composer – (4/18/1925 – 6/27/1995)
  • Paul A. Rothchild – record producer – best known in the late 60’s and 70’s for his work with – The Doors – Janis Joplin – The Paul Butterfield Blues Band – The Outlaws – Bonnie Raitt – Elliott Murphy – (4/18/1935 – 3/30/1995)
  • Glen Hardin – pianist/arranger – associated acts include – Elvis Presley – Ricky Nelson – John Denver – Emmylou Harris – 1939
  • Mike Vickers – English guitarist/flute/saxophone – best known with – Manfred Mann – 1940
  • Alexander “Skip” Spence – singer/songwriter/guitar/drums – co-founder of Moby Grape – Quicksilver Messenger Service – Jefferson Airplane – (4/18/1946 – 4/16/1999)
  • Lennie Baker – vocals/saxophone – Danny & The Juniors – Sha Na Na – (4/18/1946 – 2/24/2016)
  • Tommy Shannon – blues bassist – best known with – Double Trouble – that featured the late blues guitarist – Stevie Ray Vaughan – 2015 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – associated acts include – Arc Angel – Storyville – Susan Tedeschi – Chris Layton – 1946
  • Walt Richmond – keyboards/producer – country group The Tractors – group hits include – Baby Likes To Rock It – associated acts include – Eric Clapton – J.J. Cale – Bonnie Raitt – 1947
  • Jim Scholten – bassist – country group – Sawyer Brown – group hits include – The Dirt Road – All These Years – Six Days On The Road – Some Girls Do – 1952
  • Les Pattinson – English bassist/songwriter – Echo & The Bunnymen – 1958
  • Kelly Hansen – rock singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – associated acts include – Air Pavilion – Perfect World – Unruly Child – Hurricane – Foreigner – 1961
  • Greg Eklund – drums/vocals/guitar/keyboards – associated acts include – The Oohlas – Storm Large – Everclear – Le Bonheur – 1970
  • Mark Tremonti – singer/songwriter/musician/producer – best known as lead guitarist with – Creed – Alter Bridge – 1974
  • Kenny Carkeet – keyboards/guitar/producer – best known with – AWOLNATION – 1984