Anita Cochran
Dalton Rapattoni
Fabian
Natalie Cole
Axl Rose
Tinashe
Rick Astley
Bob Marley
Richie McDonald
Musical Birthday Notes – February 6th
- Sammy Nestico (Samuel Louis Nistico) – Jazz composer/arranger – best known for work with – Count Basie Orchestra – (2/6/1924 – 1/17/2021)
- John London – (John Carl Kuehne) – bassist/songwriter/musician – best known for associations with – The Monkees – First National Band – (2/6/1942 – 2/12/2000)
- Fabian (Fabiano Anthony Forte) – singer/actor – teen idol in the 50’s & early 60’s – hits include – Turn Me Loose – Tiger – Hound Dog Man – 1943
- Bob Marley – multiple award winning Jamaican reggae singer/songwriter/musician – Bob Marley & The Wailers – solo artist – songs include – One Love – Three Little Birds – Buffalo Soldier – 1994 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 2004 UK Music Hall of Fame – (2/6/1945 – 5/11/1981)
- Richard “Richie” Hayward – drummer/vocals/actor – founding member of – Little Feat – numerous artist associations as a studio musician including – Eric Clapton – Ry Cooder – Doobie Brothers – Bob Seger – (2/6/1946 – 8/12/2010)
- John “The Baptist” Gosling – English keyboardist/pianist/backing vocals – best known with – The Kinks – from 1970-1978 – (2/6/1948 – 8/4/2023)
- Natalie Cole – multi-award winning jazz/pop/ R&B singer – daughter of Nat King Cole – hits include – This Will Be – Our Love – Unforgettable – (2/6/1950 – 12/31/2015)
- Punky Meadows (Edwin Lionel Meadows) – guitarist/vocals – best known with the glam rock group – Angel – 1950
- Jerry Marotta – drummer – associated acts include – Orleans – Peter Gabriel – Hall & Oates – 1956
- Simon Phillips – session & touring drummer – associated acts include – Toto – The Who – Tears For Fears – Judas Priest – Mike Oldfield – Gary Moore – 1957
- Axl Rose – singer/songwriter/musician/producer – best known as the frontman for – Guns N’ Roses – group hits include – Welcome To The Jungle – Paradise City – 2012 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – associated acts include – Hollywood Rose – Rapidfire – AC/DC – 1962
- Richie McDonald – country singer/songwriter/guitar/piano – best known with – Lonestar – group hits include – I’m Already There – Amazed – My Front Porch Looking In – Mr. Mom – associated acts include – The Frontmen Of Country – 1962
- Gordon “Gord” Downie – Canadian singer/songwriter/guitar/harmonica/drums – The Triagically Hip – solo artist – (2/6/1964 – 10/17/2017)
- Rick Astley – English pop singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/radio personality – best known for 1987 hit – Never Gonna Give You Up – additional hits include – Together Forever – She Wants To Dance With Me – Cry For Help – 1966
- Anita Cochran – country singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer – best known for the number one 1998 hit – What If I Said – a duet with Steve Wariner – 1967
- Sid Glover – British guitarist/singer – best known with – Heaven’s Basement – 1988
- Mike Byrne – drummer – best known with – Smashing Pumpkins – 1990
- Dan Lambton – pop-punk-alt singer/songwriter – best known with – Real Friends – 1991
- Tinashe – R&B-pop singer/songwriter/dancer/producer/actress – associated acts include – The Stunners – 1993
- Dalton Rapattoni – guitarist/singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – Season 15 contestant on American Idol – 1996