April 30th

3 Doors Down
Johnny Horton
Wayne Kramer
Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Max Merritt and his Meteors
The Vamps
LANY
J.R. Richards
Bobby Vee
Terry Gregory

Musical Birthday Notes – April 30th

  • Johnny Horton – award winning country-rockabilly singer/musician – hits include – The Battle of New Orleans – North To Alaska – Sink The Bismark – Rockabilly Hall of Fame – Louisiana Music Hall of Fame – (4/30/1925 – 11/5/1960)
  • Bobby Gregg – drummer/producer – associated acts include – Bob Dylan – Simon and Garfunkel – Peter, Paul and Mary – (4/30/1936 – 5/3/2014)
  • Max Merritt – New Zealand born singer/songwriter/guitarist – Max Merritt & The Meteors – best known for the 1975 Australian hit – Slippin’ Away – 2008 ARIA Hall of Fame – 2020 New Zealand Music Hall of Fame – (4/30/1941 – 9/24/2020)
  • Bobby Vee – pop singer – #1 hit in 1961 – Take Good Care Of My Baby – (4/30/1943 – 10/24/2016)
  • Wayne Kramer – guitarist/singer/songwriter/producer – MC5 – solo artist – (4/30/1948 – 2/2/2024)
  • Merrill Osmond – bass/vocals – The Osmond Brothers – 1953
  • Terry Gregory – country singer/songwriter – best known for the 1981 hit – Just Like Me – 1956
  • Stuart Mathis – guitarist – best known with – The Wallflowers – group hits include – One Headlight – 1960
  • Brad Divens – bass/guitar/vocals – associated acts include – KIX – Souls at Zero – 1962
  • Robert Reynolds – bassist – best known with – The Mavericks – 1962
  • J.R. Richards – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – Dishwalla – group best known for the 1996 hit – Counting Blue Cars – solo artist – 1967
  • Carolyn Dawn Johnson – country singer/songwriter/guitar/piano – hits include – Complicated – Georgia – Simple Life – 1971
  • Chris Henderson – guitar/backing vocals – 3 Doors Down – group hits include – Kryptonite – Here Without You – 1971
  • Jeff Timmons – pop singer – 98 Degrees – 1973
  • Justin Vernon – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer – associated acts include – Bon Iver – Volcano Choir – Gayngs – 1981
  • Paul Klein – lead vocalist/piano/keyboards/guitar – indie-alt synth-pop band – LANY – 1988
  • James Brittain McVey – guitarist/backing vocals – British pop-rock band – The Vamps – 1994