Dennis Wilson
Chris Hillman
Southside Johnny
Diamond Rio
Layton Greene
They Might Be Giants
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lila McCann
Elastica
Dallas Smith
Larry Davis
Freddy Cannon
Musical Birthday Notes – December 4th
- Sila Godoy – world renowned classical guitarist – (12/4/1919 – 9/2/2014)
- Jim Hall – jazz guitarist/composer/arranger – (12/4/1930 – 12/10/2013)
- Freddy Cannon – pop-rock singer/guitar – hits include Palisades Park – Way Down Yonder In New Orleans – Tallahassee Lassie – 1940
- Larry Davis – blues guitarist/singer/songwriter – best known as co-writer of song Texas Flood made popular by Stevie Ray Vaughan – (12/4/1936 – 4/19/1994)
- Bob Mosley – bassist/songwriter/vocals – Moby Grape – group songs include – Mr. Blues – Come In The Morning – Lazy Me – 1942
- Terence “Terry” Woods – multi-instrumentalist – associated acts include – The Pogues – Steeleye Span – Sweeney’s Men – The Bucks – Dr. Stangely Strange – 1947
- Southside Johnny (John Lyon) – singer/songwriter/guitar/harmonica/piano – considered “the Grandfather of the New Jersey Sound” – Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes – 1948
- Gary Rossington – guitarist – founding member of Southern rockers – Lynyrd Skynyrd – Rossington-Collins Band – The Rossington Band – 2006 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (12/4/1951 – 3/5/2023)
- Chris Hillman – singer/songwriter/guitar/bass/mandolin – The Byrds – 1991 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – associated acts include – The Flying Burrito Brothers – Desert Rose Band – 1944
- Dennis Wilson – drummer/singer/songwriter/musician – The Beach Boys – 1988 posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (12/4/1944 – 12/28/1983)
- Lila McCann – country singer – hits include – Down Came A Blackbird – I Wanna Fall In Love – With You – 1981
- Brian Prout – drummer – country group – Diamond Rio – group hits include – Meet In The Middle – Mirror Mirror – Beautiful Mess – One More Day – 1955
- Cassandra Wilson – jazz singer/songwriter/guitar/piano/producer/arranger – 1955
- Bob Griffin – former bassist for – The BoDeans – group hits include – Only Love – Closer To Free – 1959
- Danny Weinkauf – singer/songwriter/bass/guitar/keyboards – They Might Be Giants – group hits include – Boss Of Me – Birdhouse In Your Soul – 1963
- Joe Katina – drummer – contemporary Christian group – The Katinas – group songs include – Destiny – Timeless – 1969
- Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) – multi-award winning rapper/songwriter/producer/record executive – 2017 Songwriters Hall of Fame – 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1969
- Justin Welch – English drummer – associated acts include – Elastica – Lush – Suede – Spitfire – The Jesus & Mary Chain – 1972
- Kate Rusby – English folk singer/songwriter/guitar/piano – referred to as the “Barnsley Nightingale” – 1973
- Amie Comeaux – country singer – songs include – Who’s She To You – (12/4/1976 – 12/21/1997)
- Dallas Smith – multi-award winning Canadian country-alt-rock singer/songwriter/guitar – associated acts include – alt-rock band – Default – 1977
- Ronnie Winter – singer/keyboards – The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus – group songs include – Face Down – You Better Pray – Pen & Paper – 1982
- Les Priest – keyboards/synth/guitar/backing vocals – best known with – LANY – 1983
- Iwan Griffiths – drummer – The Automatic – group songs include – Monster – Steve McQueen – 1985
- Alex Lipshaw – guitar/backing vocals – Hey Monday – group hits include – How You Love Me Now – I Don’t Wanna Dance – Candles – 1989
- Layton Greene – R&B singer/songwriter – albums include – Tell Ya Story – 1998