Kim Wilson
Earl Scruggs
McKenna Faith
Syd Barrett
Bowling For Soup
Jason Paige
Trixter
AC/DC
Arctic Monkeys
Ben Haenow
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Kailey Swanson
James Durbin
Kathy Sledge
Musical Birthday Notes – January 6th
- Earl Scruggs – winner of multiple awards – popularized the 3 finger banjo picking style – Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys – Flatt & Scruggs – Earl Scruggs Revue – best known for – The Ballad of Jed Clampett – Foggy Mountain Breakdown – (1/6/1924 – 3/28/2012)
- Paul Wilson – R&B/doo-wop singer – The Flamingos – 2001 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 2000 Vocal Group Hall of Fame – (1/6/1935 – 5/6/1988)
- Nino Tempo – saxophone/clarinet/singer/actor – best known for the 1963 duet – Deep Purple – with his sister Carol (April Stevens) – 1935
- Van McCoy – singer/songwriter/producer/arranger – associated acts include – Gladys Knight & The Pips – Aretha Franklin – The Stylistics – Peaches & Herb – David Ruffin – Stacy Lattisaw – (1/6/1940 – 7/6/1979)
- Syd Barrett – singer/guitarist/piano/artist/poet – best known as a founding member of – Pink Floyd – 1996 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (1/6/1946 – 7/7/2006)
- Kim Wilson – award winning blues singer/harmonica – The Fabulous Thunderbirds – group hits include – Tuff Enuff – Wrap It Up – 1951
- Malcolm Young – multi-award winning Australian guitarist/songwriter/producer – co-founder of – AC/DC – 2003 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (1/6/1953 – 11/18/2017)
- Kathy Sledge – R&B singer/producer/songwriter – best known with – Sister Sledge – 1959
- Michael Houser – singer/songwriter/guitarist – Widespread Panic – (1/6/1962 – 8/10/2002)
- Mark O’Toole – award winning bassist – best known with English pop band – Frankie Goes To Hollywood – group songs include – Relax – Two Tribes – The Power Of Love – 1964
- Pete Loran – vocalist/rhythm guitar – best known with glam rock band – Trixter – Give It To Me Good – One In A Million – Surrender – 1967
- Jason Paige – singer/writer/record producer/actor – associated acts include – Blood Sweat & Tears – Michael Jackson – 1969
- Gary Wiseman – drummer/backing vocals – rock band – Bowling for Soup – group songs include – Girl All The Bad Guys Want – 1985 – Almost – High School Never Ends – 1971
- Ben Haenow – British pop-rock singer/songwriter/guitar – winner of the 11th series of The X-Factor UK – songs include – Something I Need – Second Hand Heart w/Kelly Clarkson – 1985
- Alex Turner – English singer/songwriter/guitarist – Arctic Monkeys – group songs include – Snap Out Of It – Stop The World I Wanna Get Of With You – A Certain Romance – solo artist – associated acts include – The Last Shadow Puppets – 1986
- James Durbin – pop-rock singer/songwriter/guitarist – participant on Season 10 of American Idol – songs include – Stand Up – Love Me Bad – associated acts include – Quiet Riot – 1989
- McKenna Faith – (McKenna Garcia) – country music singer/songwriter – songs include – Whiskey Kisses – Piece Of My Heart – Let’s Get Lost – 1995
- Kailey Swanson – country music singer/actor – releases include the EP – Nashville Stickup – 1998