British Lions
Divinyls
Emma Louise
The Searchers
SWMRS
Stewart Copeland
Denise LaSalle
William Bell
5 Seconds of Summer
Musical Birthday Notes – July 16th
- Ginger Rogers (Virginia Katherine McMath) – singer/actor/dancer – (7/16/1911 – 4/25/1995)
- Sollie McElroy – R&B – doo-wop singer – The Flamingos – group hits include – That’s My Desire – Lonely Teardrops – Dream Of A Lifetime – 2001 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (7/16/1933 – 1/15/1995)
- Buddy Merrill – guitar/steel guitar – best known as a regular on – The Lawrence Welk Show – 1936
- Tony Jackson – bassist/singer – best known with – The Searchers – hits include – Don’t Throw Your Love Away – Love Potion #9 – (7/16/1938 – 8/18/2003)
- Denise LaSalle – soul-R&B singer/songwriter/producer – since the death of Koko Taylor, known as “The Queen of Blues” – songs include – Trapped By A Thing Called Love – (7/16/1939 – 1/8/2018)
- William Bell – R&B-soul singer – hits include – Trying To Love Two – You Don’t Miss Your Water – Private Number – 1939
- Desmond Dekker – reggae singer/songwriter – The Aces – songs include – Israelites – 007 (Shanty Town) – (7/16/1941 – 5/25/2006)
- Thomas “Tom” Boggs – drummer/backing vocals – best known with blue-eyed soul group – The Box Tops – group hits include – The Letter – Cry Like A Baby – (7/16/1944 – 5/5/2008)
- Alan “Fitz’ Fitzgerald – bass/keyboards – best known with – Night Ranger – Sammy Hagar – Van Halen – 1949
- Ray Major – English guitarist/singer – associated acts – British Lions – The Yardbirds – Mott The Hoople – (7/16/1949 – 8/4/2022)
- Mark McEntee – Australian guitarist/backing vocalist/keyboards – best known with award winning band – The Divinyls – group best known for 1991 hit – I Touch Myself – 2006 ARIA Hall of Fame – 1952
- Stewart Copeland – multi-award winning drummer – The Police – group hits include – Roxanne – Message In A Bottle – Every Breath You Take – Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic – 2003 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – solo artist – 1952
- Jerome Dillon – multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/composer/producer – best known for his tenure as a drummer with – Nine Inch Nails – 1969
- Ed Kowalczyk – singer/songwriter/guitarist – LIVE – group hits include – Lightning Crashes – All Over You – Run To The Water – Heaven – 1971
- Ryan McCombs – metal singer/musician – SOil – Drowning Pool – 1974
- Jamie Oliver – keyboard/vocals/bass – associated acts include – No Devotion – Lostprophets -1975
- James Maslow – singer – Big Time Rush – hits include – Boyfriend – Windows Down – 1990
- Emma Louise – Australian indie-pop singer/songwriter – releases include – Vs Head Vs Heart – Supercry – 1991
- Luke Potter – British pop singer – songs include – We’re Alive – 1991
- Seb Mueller – bassist/saxophone/backing vocals – best known with punk rock group – SWMRS (formerly known as Emily’s Army) – 1995
- Luke Hemmings – Australian guitarist/vocalist – 5 Seconds of Summer – group hits include – She Looks So Perfect – Don’t Stop – 1996