July 19th

George Hamilton IV
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Average White Band
Brian May
The Kooks
Set It Off
Commander Cody
Bernie Leadon
Popcaan

Musical Birthday Notes – July 19th

  • George Hamilton IV – country singer/musician – 50’s teen idol – switched to country in the 60’s – hits include – Abilene – Early Morning Rain – (7/19/1937 – 9/17/2014)
  • Phil Upchurch – blues-jazz guitarist/bassist – associated acts include – Curtis Mayfield – B.B. King – Dizzy Gillespie –  1941
  • Commander Cody (George Frayne) – singer/keyboardist – Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen – The Commander Cody Band – (7/19/1944 – 9/26/2021)
  • Alan Gorrie – singer/multi-instrumentalist – founding member of – Average White Band – group hits include – Pick Up The Pieces – Cut The Cake – 1946
  • Bernie Leadon – songwriter/singer/guitar/banjo/steel guitar/dobro/mandolin – founding member of – The Eagles – 1998 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – associated acts include – The Flying Burrito Brothers – Hearts & Flowers – Dillard & Clark – 1947
  • Brian May – multi-award winning English guitarist/singer/songwriter/astrophysicist/photographer – Queen – songs include – We Will Rock You – Killer Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody – Fat Bottomed Girls – Tie Your Mother Down – 2001 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award – 1947
  • Keith Godchaux – keyboardist/songwriter – best known with – The Grateful Dead – 1994 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (7/19/1948 – 7/23/1980)
  • Allen Collins – southern rock guitarist/songwriter – Lynyrd Skynyrd – hits include – Freebird – Sweet Home Alabama – You Got That Right – The Rossington-Collins Band – hits include – Don’t Misunderstand Me – 2006 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (7/19/1952 – 1/23/1990)
  • Kevin Haskins – drummer – Bauhaus – Tones On Tail – Love and Rockets – 1960
  • Robb Flynn (Lawrence Matthew Cardine) – metal singer/guitarist/producer – Machine Head – associated acts include – Vio-lence – 1967
  • Martin Powell – keyboard/guitar/violin/bass – associated acts include – My Dying Bride – Cradle of Filth – 1973
  • Matt DiRito – rock bassist – associated acts include – Pop Evil – Archangel – Before The Fire – 1985
  • Hugh Harris – guitar/vocals/piano/keyboard – English indie-rock band – The Kooks – 1987
  • Popcaan (Andrae Hugh Sutherland) – Jamaican reggae-fusion deejay/singer/songwriter – 1988
  • Zach Dewall – guitarist/bass/backing vocals – associated acts include punk rock group – Set It Off – 1989
  • Benn Suede – guitarist/songwriter/back-up vocals – Crown The Empire – 1994