Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Daughtry
Metallica
Hues Corporation
Phil Spector
30 Seconds To Mars
Koryn Hawthorne
Little Mix
Cate Brothers Band
Josh Beech
Musical Birthday Notes – December 26th
- Abdul “Duke” Fakir – multi-award winning soul-R&B-pop singer – best known as a founding member of the Motown group – The Four Tops – songs include – I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) – Reach Out I’ll Be There – Standing In The Shadows Of Love – (12/26/1935 – 7/22/2024)
- Phil Spector – multi-award winning record producer/singer/songwriter/guitar/piano – associated acts include – Ben E. King – Connie Francis – The Ronettes – The Beatles – (12/26/1939 – 1/16/2021)
- Ernie Cate – vocals/piano – The Cate Brothers – with twin brother Earl – hits include – Fire On The Tracks – Union Man – 1942
- Earl Cate – vocals/guitar – The Cate Brothers – with twin brother Ernie – hits include – Fire On The Tracks – Union Man – 1942
- Fleming Williams – pop-R&B vocalist – The Hues Corporation – lead vocalist on the groups 1974 number 1 hit – Rock The Boat – date of death disputed – (12/26/1943 – 1992 or 2/15/1998)
- Bob Carpenter – keyboard/accordion/vocals – best known with – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – hits include – Fishin’ In The Dark – Modern Day Romance – 1946
- Gordon Edwards – keyboards/guitar/vocals – best known with – The Kinks – (12/26/1946 – 2/28/2003)
- Michael Jones (Kashif Saleem) – keyboards – B.T. Express – hits include – Do It (‘Til You’re Satisfied) – (12/26/1950 – 9/25/2016)
- Peter Woods – guitarist – best known with – Romeo Void – 1954
- Chuck Mosley – singer/songwriter/guitar – best known as frontman for – Faith No More – (12/26/1959 – 11/10/2017)
- James Kottak – drummer – best known with German rock band – Scorpions – additional act associations include – Kingdom Come – Warrant – (12/26/1962 – 1/9/2024)
- Lars Ulrich – Danish musician/songwriter/producer/actor/singer – drummer for heavy metal band – Metallica – 2009 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1963
- Jay Farrar – singer/songwriter/piano/guitar/harmonica – associated acts include – Uncle Tupelo – Son Volt – 1966
- J. Yuenger – guitarist – White Zombie – 1966
- Peter “Pete” Klett – guitarist – best known with – Candlebox – 1969
- James Mercer – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – associated acts include – The Shins – Broken Bells – 1970
- Jared Leto – actor/musician – group – 30 Seconds To Mars – movie roles include – Dallas Buyers Club – American Psycho – Requiem For A Dream – Suicide Squad – 1971
- Chris Daughtry – singer/songwriter/actor/former American Idol contestant – frontman for pop/rock group – Daughtry – 1979
- Jason Dunn – Canadian punk rock singer/keyboards/guitar – associated acts include – Hawk Nelson – Lights Go Down – 1982
- Josh Beech – English indie rock singer/songwriter/musician/photographer/model – 1985
- Andy Biersack – (aka Andy Sixx) – singer/keyboards – Black Veil Brides – 1990
- Conor Mason – English singer/guitarist – Nothing But Thieves – group songs include – Trip Switch – Sorry – Is Everybody Going Crazy? – 1992
- Jade Thirlwall – English pop singer/songwriter – best known with – Little Mix – 1992
- Koryn Hawthorne – soul-pop-gospel-contemporary Christian singer – finalist on Season 8 of The Voice – albums include – Unstoppable – I Am – 1997