January 13th

Trevor Rabin
The Flaming Lips
Trace Adkins
Joe Pass
Paul Kelly
The Bluebells
Liz Anderson
Danny Barker

Musical Birthday Notes – January 13th

  • Percy Humphrey – New Orlean jazz trumpet player/bandleader – associated acts include – Preservation Hall Jazz Band – Eureka Brass Band – (1/13/1905 – 7/22/1995)
  • Danny Barker – New Orleans jazz singer/rhythm guitar/banjo/ukulele – associated acts include – Cab Calloway – Blue Lu Barker – Fairview Baptist Church Marching Band – (1/13/1909 – 3/13/1994)
  • Lester Sill – record label executive – best remembered as a partner will Phil Spector in Philles Records – (1/13/1918 – 10/31/1994)
  • Liz Anderson – country music singer/songwriter – best known for 1967 hit – Mama Spank – (1/13/1927 – 10/31/2011)
  • Joe Pass – jazz guitarist/composer – considered one of the greatest jazz guitarists of the 20th century – associated acts include – Oscar Peterson – Ella Fitzgerald – (1/13/1929 – 5/23/1994)
  • Daevid Allen (aka – Divided Alien) – Australian poet/guitarist/singer/composer/performance artist – associated acts include – Soft Machine – Gong – (1/13/1938 – 3/13/2015)
  • Al James (Geoffrey Bates) – bassist – English pop-rock group – Showaddywaddy – (1/13/1946 – 11/16/2018)
  • John Lees – guitarist – founder of the rock group – Barclay James Harvest – solo artist – 1947
  • Trevor Rabin – multi-award winning South African singer/songwriter/musician/orchestrator/producer/film composer – Yes – group songs include – Owner Of A Lonely Heart – Love Will Find A Way – Shoot High Aim Low – numerous artist associations – 1954
  • Fred White – drummer – best known with the multi-award winning band – Earth Wind & Fire – group hits include – Shining Star – Sing A Song – September – Getaway – 2000 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (1/13/1955 – December 2022 or 1/1/2023)
  • Paul Kelly – Australian rock singer/songwriter/guitarist/harmonica/producer/poet – associated acts include – The Dots – The Coloured Girls – The Messengers – 1955
  • Malcolm Foster – bass guitar/backing vocals – best known with – The Pretenders – group hits include – Middle Of The Road – Back On The Chain Gang – 1956
  • Don Snow – British singer/Hammond organ/piano/multi-instrumentalist – best known with – Procol Harum – Squeeze – Van Morrison – 1957
  • James “JLo” Lomenzo – bass/vocals/guitar – associated acts include – Megadeth – Black Label Society – White Lion – Ace Frehley – David Lee Roth – 1959
  • Suggs (aka-Graham McPherson) – lead singer/songwriter/musician/radio personality/actor – Madness – 1961
  • Wayne Coyne – singer/songwriter/guitarist/theremin – multi-award winning alt rock band – The Flaming Lips – group songs include – She Don’t Use Jelly – Race For The Prize – Fight Test – 1961
  • Trace Adkins – country singer/songwriter/guitar/actor – hits include – You’re Gonna Miss This – (This Ain’t) No Thinkin’ Thing – I Left Something Turned On At Home – appeared on The Celebrity Apprentice – 1962
  • Timothy Patrick “Tim” Kelly – guitarist/singer/songwriter – best known with – Slaughter – (1/13/1963 – 2/5/1998)
  • David McCluskey – drummer – best known with the Scottish indie rock band – The Bluebells – group songs include – Young At Heart – I’m Falling – 1964
  • Jason “Jay” James – Welsh singer/songwriter/bassist – best known with – Bullet For My Valentine – N.U.K.E. – 1981