Dan Hartman
Sam Hunt
Ingrid Michaelson
Marty Friedman
Gregg Allman
Sinead O’Connor
Marty Raybon
Sister Hazel
Sammy Davis Jr.
Nicki Minaj
Jim Morrison
Def Leppard
Musical Birthday Notes – December 8th
- Sammy Davis Jr. – multi-award winning singer/musician/dancer/actor/comedian – hits include – The Candy Man – (12/8/1925 – 5/16/1990)
- Jerry Butler Jr. – R&B-soul singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer – best known with – The Impressions – solo artist – 1991 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1939
- Bobby Elliott – drummer – English rock band – The Hollies – group hits include – Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress – The Air That I Breathe – 2010 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1941
- Toots Hibbert – Jamaican singer/songwriter/guitarist – best with the reggae group – Toots and the Maytals – (12/08/1942 – 9/11/2020)
- Jim Morrison – (aka- The Lizard King – Mr. Mojo Rising – King of Orgasmic Rock) – rock singer/songwriter/poet/musician/actor/director – The Doors – Rick & The Ravens – 1993 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (12/8/1943 – 7/3/1971)
- Mike Botts – drummer – best known with – Bread – recorded with numerous acts including – Linda Ronstadt – Karla Bonoff – Andrew Gold – Warren Zevon – Dan Fogelberg – (12/8/1944 – 12/9/1945)
- Graham Knight – bass/vocals – Scottish pop-rock band – Marmalade – hits include 1969’s – Reflections Of My Life – 1946
- Gregg Allman – multi-award winning singer/songwriter/keyboards/guitar – Allman Brothers Band – solo artist – 1995 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 2015 Georgia Music Hall of Fame – (12/8/1947 – 5/27/2017)
- Ray Shulman – English multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/producer – co-producer of progressive rock band – Gentle Giant – associated acts include – The Sundays – The Sugarcubes – (12/8/1949 – 3/30/3023)
- Jimmy Farrar – singer/songwriter – best known with southern rock group – Molly Hatchet – associated acts include – Raw Energy Band – Gator Country – (12/8/1950 – 10/29/2018)
- Dan Hartman – singer/songwriter/producer – The Edgar Winter Group – solo artist – hits include – I Can Dream About You – (12/8/1950 – 3/22/1994)
- Chrisette Michele – Grammy winning R&B-soul singer/songwriter/rapper/piano – songs include – Be OK -1982
- Wah Wah Watson (Melvin Ragin) – R&B-soul-funk guitarist/session player – associated acts include – The Funk Brothers – (12/8/1950 – 10/24/2018)
- Warren Cuccurullo – multiple instruments/singer/songwriter – Duran Duran – 1956
- Phil Collen – guitarist/songwriter/vocals – Def Leppard – 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – group hits include – Pour Some Sugar On Me – Armageddon It – Love Bites – 1957
- Paul Rutherford – musician/singer – Frankie Goes To Hollywood – group is best known for the 1983 hit – Relax – 1959
- Marty Raybon – lead singer/songwriter/musician – country group – Shenandoah – solo artist – group hits include – The Church On Cumberland Road – Two Dozen Roses – Janie Baker’s Love Slave – 1959
- Marty Friedman – guitarist/songwriter – best known for time with – Megadeth – additional act associations include – Hawaii – Shout – Cacophony – Tourniquet – Enzo and the Glory Ensemble – 1962
- Athena Kottak – drummer – Femme Fatale – group songs include – Waiting For The Big One – Touch And Go – 1964
- Sinead O’Connor – pop singer/songwriter/musician – best known for 1990 hit – Nothing Compares To You – (12/8/1966 – 7/26/2023)
- Ryan Newell – lead/slide-guitar/harmony vocalist – Sister Hazel – group hits include – All For You – Change Your Mind – 1972
- Corey Taylor – metal singer/songwriter/musician – has performed with multiple acts including – Slipknot – Stone Sour – 1973
- Ingrid Michaelson – folk-indie-pop singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/actress – songs include – The Way I Am – Girls Chase Boys – 1979
- Nicki Minaj – multi-award winning rapper/singer/songwriter/model/actress – 1982
- Sam Hunt – multi-award winning country singer/songwriter/guitar – hits include – Body Like A Back Road – Hard To Forget – Kinfolks – Breaking Up Was Easy In The 90’s – 1984