Lee Dorsey
DeathRiders
Dave Bartholomew
Lemmy Kilmister
Ricky Martin
Lawson
Focus
Doyle Bramhall II
Musical Birthday Notes – December 24th
- Dave Bartholomew – New Orleans jazz-R&B-big band-swing-Dixieland musician/bandleader/composer/arranger – member of The Songwriters Hall of Fame – Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – Louisiana Music Hall of Fame – (12/24/1918 – 6/23/2019)
- Lee Dorsey – New Orleans pop-R&B singer – hits include – Ya Ya – Workin’ In A Coal Mine – (12/24/1924 – or 26 – 12/1/1986)
- Michael “Mike” Curb – multi-award winning songwriter/producer/musician/politician/NASCAR car owner/record executive – founder of Curb Records – The Mike Curb Congregation – 1944
- John Till – Canadian blues-rock guitarist/studio/touring musician – associated acts include – The Revols – Janis Joplin‘s Kozmic Blues Band – Full Tillt Boogie Band – Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks – (12/24/1945 – 9/4/2022)
- Lemmy Kilmister – English singer/songwriter/bassist – best known with – Motörhead – Hawkwind – associated acts include – Rockin’ Vickers – Sam Gopal – Robert Calvert Band – (12/24/1945 – 12/28/2015)
- Jan Akkerman – multi-award winning Dutch guitarist/multi-instrumentalist – co-founder of rock band – Focus – group best known for 1973 hit – Hocus Pocus – solo artist – 1946
- Tom “T-Bone” Wolk – bassist – best known with – Hall & Oates – member of Saturday Night Live house band – (12/24/1951 – 2/28/2010)
- Ian Burden – keyboards/bass/songwriter – Human League – 1957
- Darren Wharton – British singer/songwriter/keyboards – Thin Lizzy – Dare – 1962
- Mary Ramsey – award winning singer/songwriter/violin/cello – associated acts include – John & Mary – 10,000 Maniacs – 1963
- Neil Turbin – metal singer/songwriter – associated acts include – Anthrax – DeathRiders – Bleed The Hunger – 1963
- Millard Powers – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer/recording engineer – associated acts include – Counting Crows – Majosha – The Semantics – 1965
- Doyle Bramhall II – guitar/bass/drums/singer/songwriter – associated acts include – Eric Clapton – Roger Waters – 1968
- Will Oldham – stage name – Bonnie “Prince” Billy – alt-country-folk singer/songwriter/actor – 1970
- Ricky Martin – pop singer/actor/author – best known for – Livin’ La Vida Loca – 1971
- Robert Schwartzman – musician/actor/film director – best known as the lead vocalist of – Rooney – 1982
- Adam Pitts – English drummer – pop-rock – syth-pop band – Lawson – group songs include – Juliet – Roads – 1990
- Louis Tomlinson – pop singer/songwriter/actor – Brit boy band – One Direction – 1991