Charlotte Church
Ranking Roger
Mary Chapin Carpenter
The Wallflowers
The Swon Brothers
Eric Heatherly
The Stranglers
Nina Simone
Talking Heads
Steve Wynn
Musical Birthday Notes – February 21st
- Nina Simone – award winning singer/songwriter/musician/arranger/composer/activist – (2/21/1933 – 4/21/2003)
- Jerry Harrison – keyboards/guitar/songwriter/producer – The Talking Heads – 2002 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – additional associated acts include – The Modern Lovers – 1949
- Paul Newton – English rock bassist/vocals – original member of – Uriah Heep – additional associated acts include – Shinn – The Gods – 1948
- Vince Welnick – keyboards/vocals – associated acts include – The Tubes – 1994 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with – The Grateful Dead – (2/21/1951 – 6/2/2006)
- Jean-Jacques “JJ” Burnel – English bassist/guitarist/singer/songwriter/producer – best known with – The Stranglers – 1952
- Mary Chapin Carpenter – multi-award winning country singer/songwriter/guitar – hits include – Down At The Twist and Shout – Shut Up and Kiss Me – He Thinks He’ll Keep Her – I Feel Lucky – 2012 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame – 1958
- Steve Wynn – singer/songwriter/guitar – The Dream Syndicate – solo artist – songs include – Tears Won’t Help – Drag – 1960
- Ranking Roger – British singer/musician – associated acts include – Two Tone – The Beat (The English Beat) – General Public – (2/21/1963 – 3/26/2019)
- Michael Ward – guitarist/songwriter/producer – associated acts include – The Wallflowers – School of Fish – John Hiatt – Ben Harper – (2/21/1967 – 4/1/2024)
- James Dean Bradfield – alt-rock singer/songwriter/guitar – best known with – Manic Street Preachers – 1969
- Eric Heatherly – country singer/rockabilly guitar style/multi-instrumentalist – best known for hit in 2000 a re-make of the Statler Brothers classic – Flowers On the Wall – 1970
- Eric Wilson – bass/multi-instrumentalist – best known with – Sublime – 1970
- Chantal Claret – pop-rock singer/songwriter/actress – best known with – Morningwood – 1982
- Zach Swon – country singer – lead vocalist in country duo – The Swon Brothers – songs include – Later On – Pray For You – 1985
- Charlotte Church – Welsh soprano singer/songwriter – classical and pop music – 1986