Lonesome Sundown
The Fixx
The Honeycombs
Y&T
Connie Francis
Grover Washington Jr.
Dickey Betts
Sheila E.
Dionne Warwick
Frank Sinatra
Blues Magoos
The Association
Musical Birthday Notes – December 12th
- Francis Albert “Frank” Sinatra – jazz-traditional pop singer/songwriter/actor/producer/director – (12/12/1915 – 5/14/1998)
- Bob Dorough – singer/songwriter/pianist/composer/producer – best known for his work on – Schoolhouse Rock! – (12/12/1923 – 4/23/2018)
- Lonesome Sundown (Cornelius Green III) – blues singer/songwriter/guitar/harmonica – (12/12/1928 – 4/23/1995)
- Reggie Young – guitarist/session musician – associated acts include – American Sound Studio – The Memphis Boys – Elvis Presley – The Box Tops – Merle Haggard – Waylon Jennings – (12/12/1936 – 1/17/2019)
- Connie Francis – pop singer/accordion – hits primarily in the 50’s & early 60’s including – Where The Boys Are – 1938
- Terry Kirkman – singer/songwriter – The Association – penned their hits – Cherish – Everything That Touches You – 2003 Vocal Group Hall of Fame – (12/12/1939 – 9/23/2023)
- Dionne Warwick – multiple award winning pop singer – hits include – I’ll Say A Little Prayer – That’s What Friends Are For – Walk On By – 1940
- Tim Hauser – multi-Grammy winning singer – founding member of – Manhattan Transfer – (12/12/1941 – 10/16/2016)
- Dickey Betts – southern rock guitarist/singer/songwriter – Allman Brothers Band – 1995 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – solo artist – The Dickey Betts Band – Dickey Betts and Great Southern – (12/12/1943 – 4/18/2024)
- Grover Washington Jr. – jazz-funk-soul-smooth jazz – singer/saxophone/flute – associated acts include – Bill Withers – Patti LaBelle – Dave Brubeck – (12/12/1943 – 12/17/1999)
- Allan Ward – guitarist – The Honeycombs – best known for 1964 hit – Have I The Right? – 1945
- Dennis “Denny” Dias – guitarist – best known as a founding member of – Steely Dan – 1946
- Cyril John “Cy” Curnin – keyboards/piano/guitar/vocals – best known as lead vocalist of – The Fixx – associated acts include – Tina Turner – hits include – Saved By Zero – One Thing Leads To Another – 1947
- Lindsay Raymond “Ray” Jackson – mandolin/harmonica – best known with folk-rock group – Lindisfarne – 1948
- Ralph Scala – organ/vocals – psychedelic-blues-rock group – Blues Magoos – 1966 hit – (We Ain’t Got Nothin’ Yet) – 1948
- Dave Meniketti – metal-blues guitarist/singer/songwriter – Y&T – 1953
- Bruce Kulick – guitar/bass/keyboards/vocals – associated acts include – Grand Funk Railroad – KISS – Blackjack – Union – 1953
- Sheila E. – singer/drummer/percussionist/songwriter – best known for 1984 hit – The Glamorous Life – 1957
- Eric Schenkman – guitar/piano/vocals – Spin Doctors – group hits include – Two Princes – Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong – 1963
- Dan Hawkins – guitarist/backing vocals – The Darkness – associated acts include – Stone Gods – 1976
- Dino Meneghin – guitar/vocals – best known with – The Calling – 2001 hit – Wherever You Will Go – 1977
- Carl Dalemo – bass – Razorlight – songs include – Somewhere Else – America – 1980