Ashton, Gardner and Dyke
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Robbie Williams
Tony Butler
Girls Next Door
King Floyd
Felice & Boudleaux Bryant
Cross Canadian Ragweed
Peter Hook
Peter Gabriel
Peter Tork
Henry Rollins
Musical Birthday Notes – February 13th
- Tennessee Ernie Ford – “The Pea Picker” – award winning country-gospel singer/guitar/harmonica/piano/TV Host – hits include – Sixteen Tons – Shotgun Boogie – 1990 Country Music Hall of Fame – 1994 Gospel Music Hall of Fame – (2/13/1919 – 10/17/1991)
- Boudleaux Bryant – country-pop songwriter – worked as a team with wife Felice Bryant – songwriting credits include – All I Have To Do Is Dream & Bye Bye Love made popular by – The Everly Brothers – (2/13/1920- 6/25/1987)
- Gene Ames – traditional pop singer – The Ames Brothers – group hits include – Rag Mop – Sentimental Me – You You You – Undecided – (2/13/1923 – 4/4/1997)
- Jim McReynolds – bluegrass musician/high tenor/guitar – was part of the duo – Jim & Jesse with brother Jesse McReynolds – mandolin – (2/13/1927 – 12/31/2002)
- Dorothy “Dotty” McGuire – traditional pop singer – hits include – Sincerely – Sugartime – The McGuire Sisters – National Broadcasting Hall of Fame 1994 – Vocal Group Hall of Fame 2001 – Coca-Cola Hall of Fame – Headliners’ Hall of Fame – Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2009 – (2/13/1928 – 9/7/2012)
- Peter Tork – bass/guitar/vocals/keyboards/actor – The Monkees – group hits include – I’m A Believer – Pleasant Valley Sunday – Last Train To Clarksville – Daydream Believer – Valleri – 2014 America’s Pop Music Hall of Fame – (2/13/1942 – 2/21/2019)
- King Floyd – New Orleans soul singer/songwriter – best known for 1970 hit – Groove Me – (2/13/1945 – 3/6/2006)
- Roy Dyke – English drummer – associated acts include – The Remo Four – Badger – Ashton, Gardner & Dyke – 1945
- Judy Dyble – English singer/songwriter/autoharp/piano/recorder – associated acts include – Fairport Convention – Trader Horne – (2/13/1949 – 7/12/2020)
- Bob Daisley – Australian bass/guitar/songwriter/singer – associated acts include – Ozzy Osbourne – Black Sabbath – Rainbow – Gary Moore – Uriah Heep – 1950
- Peter Gabriel – multi-award winning English singer/songwriter/keyboardist/producer – Genesis – solo artist – hits include – Sledgehammer – Shock The Monkey – In Your Eyes – 2010 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with Genesis – 2014 as a solo artist – 1950
- Edward John “Ed” Gagliardi – bass/multi-instrumentalist – Foreigner – Spys – (2/13/1952 – 4/11/2014)
- Scott Smith – Canadian bassist – Loverboy – group hits include – Working For The Weekend – Hot Girls In Love – Lovin’ Every Minute Of It – Turn Me Loose – (2/13/1955- 11/30/2000)
- Peter Hook – English bassist/multi-instrumentalist/singer – co-founder of – Joy Division – New Order – additional act associations include – Peter Hook and the Light – 1956
- Doris King – country singer – Girls Next Door – group best known for the 1986 hit – Slow Boat To China – 1957
- Tony Butler – British bassist/vocals – best known with Scottish rock band – Big Country – group hits include – In A Big Country – Look Away – associated acts include – Roger Daltrey – The Pretenders – Pete Townshend – 1957
- Henry Rollins – frontman/vocals/writer/journalist/actor – associated acts include – Black Flag – The Rollins Band – 1961
- Les “Lez” Warner – British drummer/producer – best known with – The Cult – group songs include – Love Removal Machine – Fire Woman – 1961
- Freedom Williams – hip hop singer – C&C Music Factory – group hits include – Everybody Dance Now – 1966
- Todd Harrell – bassist – best known with – 3 Doors Down – group hits include – Kryptonite – Loser – It’s Not My Time – 1972
- Robbie Williams – English singer/entertainer – formerly with the boy band – Take That – solo artist – 1974
- Jeremy Plato – bassist/vocals – associated acts include – Cross Canadian Ragweed – The Departed – 1976