Chris Barron
Tommy Skeoch
Barrett Strong
Atlanta Rhythm Section
Al Kooper
Sara Evans
Hal Blaine
Tyler Farr
Three Dog Night
Musical Birthday Notes – February 5th
- Claude King – country singer/songwriter – best known for 1962 hit – Wolverton Mountain – (2/5/1923 – 3/7/2013)
- Hal Blaine – drummer/session musician – best known as part of the legendary Wrecking Crew – a group of musicians who recorded for literally thousands of acts in the 60’s & 70’s – 2000 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the sideman category – 2010 Modern Drummer Hall of Fame – (2/5/1929 – 3/11/2019)
- Barrett Strong – R&B-Motown – singer/songwriter/musician – best known for 1960 hit – Money (That’s What I Want) – numerous songwriting credits for other artists including – The Temptations – Gladys Knight & The Pips – Marvin Gaye – 2004 Songwriters Hall of Fame – (2/5/1941 – 1/29/2023)
- Cory Wells – singer – Three Dog Night – group hits include – Joy To The World – Eli’s Coming – An Old Fashioned Love Song – Shambala – Mama Told Me Not To Come – Never Been To Spain – 2000 Vocal Group Hall of Fame – (2/5/1941 – 10/20/2015)
- Chuck Winfield – trumpet/French horn/flugelhorn – Blood Sweat & Tears – 1943
- Larry Tamblyn – singer/keyboards – The Standells – best known for 1966 hit – Dirty Water – 1943
- Al Kooper (Alan Peter Kuperschmidt) – songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist – known for organizing – Blood Sweat & Tears – producing Lynyrd Skynyrd‘s first 3 albums – associated acts include – Bob Dylan – Rolling Stones – Rita Coolidge – 2008 Musicians Hall of Fame – 1944
- J.R. Cobb – guitarist/songwriter/session musician – Atlanta Rhythm Section – Classics IV – songwriting credits include – Spooky – Stormy – Champagne Jam – Do It Or Die – 1993 Georgia Music Hall of Fame – 1997 Alabama Music Hall of Fame – (2/5/1944 – 5/4/2019)
- David Denny – guitarist/singer/songwriter – best known with – The Steve Miller Band – associated acts include – Frumious Bandersnatch – Bombay Crawlers – 1948
- Ann Sexton – R&B-soul-funk singer – best known for 1973 hit – You’re Gonna Miss Me – 1950
- Tommy Skeoch – guitarist/songwriter – best known as a founding member of – Tesla – associated acts include – Bar 7 – 1962
- Duff McKagan – bassist/songwriter/singer – Guns N’ Roses – Velvet Revolver – Hollywood Vampires – 2012 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with GNR – 1964
- Chris Barron – singer/frontman – Spin Doctors – hits include – Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong – Two Princes – You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast – 1968
- Bobby Brown – R&B singer /songwriter/dancer/actor – hits include – My Prerogative – 1969
- Sara Evans – multi-award winning country singer/songwriter – hits include – No Place That Far – Born To Fly – A Real Fine Place To Start – Suds In The Bucket – A Little Bit Stronger – 1971
- Adam Carson – drummer/backing vocals – best known with alt-rock group – AFI – associated acts include – Tiger Army – 1975
- Tyler Farr – country singer/songwriter – hits include – Redneck Crazy – Whiskey In My Water – A Guy Walks Into A Bar – 1984