Neon Trees
Tish Hinojosa
Randy Rhoads
Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius
The Dave Clark Five
Bill Lloyd
Steve Alaimo
R.E.M.
Tiffany Houghton
Pixies
Musical Birthday Notes – December 6th
- Dave Brubeck– multi-award winning cool jazz pianist/composer – The Dave Brubeck Quartet – (12/6/1920 – 12/5/2012)
- Steve Alaimo – pop singer/teen idol/producer/label owner – songs include – Every Day I Have To Cry – Gotta Lotta Love – Real Live Girl – 1939
- Helen Cornelius – country singer/songwriter/actress – best known for duets with – Jim Ed Brown – 1941
- Robb Royer – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – best know with – Bread – hits include – Make It With You – acts who have cut Royer penned songs include – Mary Chapin Carpenter – John Michael Montgomery – Randy Travis – 1942
- Mike Smith – singer/songwriter/keyboards/producer – British pop-rock band – The Dave Clark Five – 2008 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (12/6/1943 – 2/28/2008)
- Jonathan King – singer/songwriter/producer/TV-radio personality – songs include – Everyone’s Gone To The Moon – 1967 discovered and named Genesis – associated acts include – The Bay City Rollers – 10cc – 1944
- Frankie Beverly – R&B-funk singer/songwriter/producer/guitar/piano – best known with – Maze – 1946
- Miroslav Vitous – jazz-jazz fusion-funk bassist/songwriter – other instruments include – piano/double bass/keyboards/violin – best known with – Weather Report – 1947
- Linda Creed (Linda Epstein) – singer/songwriter/producer – associated acts include – The Stylistics – The Spinners – (12/6/1948 – 4/10/1986)
- Chris Stamey – singer/songwriter/bass/trumpet/guitar/producer – The dB’s – 1954
- Bill Lloyd – country music singer/songwriter/guitarist – Foster & Lloyd – solo artist – duo hits include – Crazy Over You – Fair Shake – associated acts include – The Sky Kings – 1955
- Tish Hinojosa – country-folk singer/songwriter/guitar – songs include – Closer Still – Drifters Wind – I’m Not Through Loving You Yet – 1955
- Rick Buckler – drummer/songwriter/producer – best known with the British rock group – The Jam – 1955
- Peter Buck – multi-award winning guitarist/songwriter/mandolin/banjo/bass/producer – R.E.M. – solo artist – group hits include – The One I Love – Losing My Religion – 1956
- Randy Rhoads – metal guitarist/songwriter – Ozzy Osbourne – Quiet Riot – 2017 Hall of Heavy Metal History – 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (12/6/1956 – 3/19/1982)
- Adrian Borland – singer/songwriter/guitar/producer – best known with – The Sound – (12/6/1957 – 4/26/1999)
- David Lovering – drummer/magician/musician – best known with – The Pixies – group hits include – Here Comes Your Man – Monkeys Gone To Heaven – Velouria – Head On – 1961
- Ben Watt – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – best known as half of the duo – Everything But The Girl – 1962
- Ulf Ekberg “Buddha” – pop musician/songwriter/singer/producer – Ace Of Base – group hits include – All That She Wants – The Sign – 1970
- Branden Campbell – bass/vocals – pop-rock band – Neon Trees – group songs include – Animal – Everybody Talks – 1974
- Chad O’Neal – drummer – best know with the alt-rock group – Sleeping At Last – 1979
- Kevin Ray – bassist/backing vocals – best known with – Walk The Moon – songs include – Anna Sun – Shut Up and Dance – 1986
- Tiffany Houghton – pop singer/songwriter/guitar – songs include – High – The Best – Love Like That – Blame It On The Snow – 1993