Ronnie Hawkins
Jim Croce
Michael Schenker
Donald Fagen
Eddy The Chief Clearwater
Shawn Colvin
Rod Stewart
Meat Puppets
Pat Benatar
Musical Birthday Notes – January 10th
- Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater (Edward Harrington) – blues guitarist/singer/songwriter – raised by his part-Cherokee grandmother in Mississippi – often performed wearing a Native American headdress – associated acts include – Five Blind Boys of Alabama – Magic Sam – Otis Rush – (1/10/1935 – 6/1/2018)
- Ronnie “The Hawk” Hawkins – award winning rockabilly-rock singer/songwriter/talent scout – associated acts include – Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks – The Band – (1/10/1935 – 5/29/2022)
- Scott McKenzie – singer/songwriter – best known for – San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear, Flowers In Your Hair) – (1/10/1939 – 8/18/2012)
- Jim Croce – folk-pop singer/songwriter/guitarist – hits include – Bad, Bad Leroy Brown – Time In A Bottle – Operator – I Got A Name – You Don’t Mess Around With Jim – 1990 Songwriters Hall of Fame – (1/10/1943 – 9/20/1973)
- Frank Sinatra Jr. – singer/songwriter/conductor/voice actor – song compositions include – Spice – Missy – Black Night – Believe In Me – (1/10/1944 – 3/16/2016)
- Sir Roderick David “Rod” Stewart – “Rod the Mod” – raspy voiced British rock singer/songwriter/musician/producer – multiple hits – associated acts include – Faces – The Jeff Beck Group – 1994 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 2006 UK Music Hall of Fame – 1945
- Aynsley Dunbar – drummer – associated acts include – Frank Zappa – Lou Reed – White Snake – UFO – Jefferson Starship – 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with Journey – 1946
- Bob Lang – bassist – The Mindbenders – group hits include – Game of Love – Groovy Kind of Love – 1946
- Cyrill Neville – percussion/vocals – R&B-soul-funk group – The Neville Brothers – 1948
- Donald Fagen – multi-award winning singer/songwriter/keyboards – co-founder of – Steely Dan – group hits include – Do It Again – Reelin’ In The Years – Rikki Don’t Lose That Number – Peg – Hey Nineteen – solo artist – 2001 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1948
- Scott Thurston – singer/songwriter/guitar/keyboard/harmonica/session musician – associated acts include – Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – The Motels -1952
- Pat Benatar – multi-award winning rock singer/songwriter/musician/actress – 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – hits include – Heartbreaker – Hit Me With Your Best Shot – Love Is A Battlefield – Treat Me Right – Fire And Ice – We Belong – Invincible – 1953
- Luci Martin – funk-soul-disco vocalist – best known with – Chic – group hits include – Le Freak – Good Times – Everybody Dance – 1955
- Michael Schenker – “The Blonde Bomber” – German metal guitarist/songwriter/producer – associated acts include – UFO – Scorpions – Michael Schenker Group – McAuley Schenker Group – 1955
- Shawn Colvin – award winning Americana singer/songwriter/musician – hits include – Steady On – I Don’t Know Why – Sunny Came Home – Whole New You – 1956
- Curt Kirkwood – singer/songwriter/guitarist – The Meat Puppets – solo artist – associated acts – Volcano – Eyes Adrift – Nirvana – 1959
- Brad Roberts – singer/songwriter/guitarist – Crash Test Dummies – group songs include – Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm – Superman’s Song – 1964
- Brent Smith – singer/songwriter/guitar/drums – Shinedown – group hits include – Second Chance – Sound Of Madness – Bully – Get Up – 1978
- Chris “Daddy Mac” Smith – rapper – part of the rap-hip-hop duo – Kriss Kross – best known for – Warm It Up – 1979