Keith Richards
Lonnie Brooks
Cowboy Troy
Wilf Carter
Randy Houser
Elliot Easton
Killing Joke
The Animals
Billie Eilish
Christina Aguilera
Musical Birthday Notes – December 18th
- Wilf Carter – (aka – Montana Slim) – country singer/songwriter/guitarist/yodeler – known as “The Father of Canadian Country Music” – 1971 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame – 1984 Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame – 1985 Canadian Music Hall of Fame – (12/18/1904 – 12/5/1996)
- Lonnie Brooks – blues guitarist/singer – 2010 Blues Hall of Fame – (12/18/1933 – 4/1/2017)
- Chas Chandler – original bassist for – The Animals – producer/A&R rep – 1994 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (12/18/1938 – 7/17/1996)
- Sam Andrew (Sam Houston Andrew III) – singer/songwriter/guitar/bass/composer – associated acts include – Big Brother and the Holding Company – Kozmic Blues Band – Sam Andrew Band – Janis Joplin – (12/18/1941 – 2/12/2015)
- Bobby Keys (Robert Henry Keys) – saxophonist – associated acts include – Rolling Stones – Lynyrd Skynyrd – Harry Nilsson – George Harrison – Eric Clapton – John Lennon – Joe Cocker – (12/18/1943 – 12/2/2014)
- Keith Richards – multi-award winning English guitarist/songwriter/singer/actor/producer – The Rolling Stones – solo artist – 1989 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – group hits include – Paint It Black – Sympathy for the Devil – Ruby Tuesday – Miss You – Start Me Up – Honky Tonk Women – 1943
- Bill Nelson – guitar/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/artist/writer – best known as guitarist with – Be-Bop Deluxe – 1948
- Elliot Easton – guitarist/songwriter/singer – best known with – The Cars – 2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – group hits include – Just What I Needed – Shake It Up – Good Times Roll – My Best Friends Girl – 1953
- Geordie Walker – English guitarist – best known with post-punk group – Killing Joke – additional act associations include – Muder, Inc. – The Damage Manual – Pigface – (12/18/1958 – 11/26/2023)
- Cledus T. Judd (Barry Poole) – country music parody singer/songwriter – 1964
- Cowboy Troy – country rapper/songwriter – 1970
- DMX (Earl Simmons) – rapper/actor – 1970
- DJ Lethal (Leors Dimant) – Limp Bizkit – 1972
- Randy Houser – country singer/songwriter/musician – hits include – How Country Feels – Like A Cowboy – Runnin’ Outta Moonlight – We Went – 1975
- Sia – singer/songwriter/music video director – songs include – Chandelier – Cheap Thrills – 1975
- Christina Aguilera – pop singer/songwriter/actress/TV personality – hits include – Genie In A Bottle – What A Girl Wants – 1980
- Rian Dawson – drummer – All Time Low – 1987
- Billie Eilish – indie pop-electropop singer/songwriter/ukulele – hits include – Bad Guy – Bury A Friend – Everything I Wanted – 2001