Musical Birthday Notes – December 27th
- Scotty Moore – best known as the guitarist for Elvis – 2000 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 2015 Memphis Music Hall of Fame – (12/27/1931 – 6/28/2016)
- Les Maguire – piano/saxophone – best known with – Gerry & The Pacemakers – 1941
- Mike Pinder – English singer/songwriter/keyboardist – founding member of – Moody Blues – 2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (12/27/1941 – 4/24/2024)
- Mick Jones – British singer/songwriter/guitarist/keyboards/producer – Foreigner – group hits include – Feels Like The First Time – I Want To Know What Love Is – Double Vision – associated acts include – Spooky Tooth – 1944
- Lenny Kaye – guitarist/songwriter/producer/composer/music journalist – best known with – Patti Smith Group – 1946
- Les Taylor – singer/songwriter/guitarist best known for his time with country/pop group – Exile – solo artist – group hits include – Woke Up In Love Again – I Don’t Want To Be A Memory – 1948
- Larry Byrom – musician/songwriter – best know with – Steppenwolf – group hits include – Born To Be Wild – 1948
- Terry Bozzio – drummer – best known with – Missing Persons – Frank Zappa – numerous other artist associations – 1950
- Karla Bonoff – singer/songwriter/piano/guitar – best known for 1982 hit – Personally – songwriting credits include – Home/Bonnie Raitt – Tell Me Why/Wynonna – Isn’t It Always Love/Lynn Anderson – 1951
- David Knopfler – Scottish singer/guitar/piano/songwriter/record producer – co-founder of – Dire Straits – solo artist – 1952
- Jerry Gaskill – rock drummer – best known with – Kings X – group songs include – It’s Love – Black Flag – Dogman – 1957
- Jeff Bryant – drummer – best known for his time with country group – Ricochet – What Do I Know – Daddy’s Money – 1962
- Guthrie Govan – English guitarist/teacher – associated acts include – The Aristocrats – Asia – GPS – The Young Punx – 1971
- Matt Slocum – guitarist/cellist/pianist composer/singer/songwriter – Sixpence None The Richer – 1972
- Walker Hayes – country music singer/songwriter/guitar/piano – songs include – Fancy Like – AA – 1979
- Dustin Bates – singer/songwriter/keyboards/soundboard/guitar/production – best known with rock band – STARSET – 1986
- Lauren Pritchard – (aka LOLO) – soul-pop-alt rock-funk singer/songwriter/actress – 1987
- Hayley Williams – singer/songwriter/keyboards – Paramore – 1988
- James Cassells – English drummer – original member of British rock band – Asking Alexandria – 1989
- Shay Mooney – part of country-pop duo – Dan & Shay – hits include – 19 You And Me – All To Myself – Tequila – Speechless – 1991
- Carol Ades (Caroline Pennell) – indie rock-folk singer/songwriter/piano/guitar – contestant Season 5 of The Voice – 1995
- Abigail Bleu – pop singer/social media personality – songs include – Feels So Right With U – Wife This – 1999
- Chloe Channell – singer/songwriter – Season 8 participant on America’s Got Talent – 2001