Fred Schneider
James Cotton
Keith Whitley
Delta Rae
Willie Dixon
Bobby Day
Palaye Royale
Michelle Wright
Evelyn Champagne King
John Farnham
Cimorelli
Debbie Harry
Delaney Bramlett
Musical Birthday Notes – July 1st
- Willie Dixon – blues singer/songwriter/upright bass/guitar/producer – Hoochie Coochie Man – I Just Want To Make Love To You – Little Red Rooster – (7/1/1915 – 1/29/1992)
- Bobby Day – R&B-pop-rock-soul singer – best known for 1958 hit – Rockin’ Robin – (7/1/1932 – 7/27/1990)
- James Cotton – blues singer/songwriter/harmonica – associated acts include – Howlin’ Wolf – Muddy Waters – (7/1/1935 – 3/16/2017)
- Delaney Bramlett – blues-rock singer/songwriter/producer – associated acts include – Delaney & Bonnie & Friends – hits include – Never Ending Song of Love – 2011 Mississippi Music Hall of Fame – (7/1/1939 – 12/27/2008)
- Debbie Harry (Angela Trimble) – singer/songwriter/actress – Blondie – group hits include – Heart Of Glass – The Tide Is High – Rapture – Call Me – solo artist hits include – I Want That Man – I Can See Clearly – 2006 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1945
- June Montiero – singer – best known with the 60’s pop-R&B all girl group – The Toys – hits include – A Lover’s Concerto – 1946
- Marc Benno – singer/songwriter/guitarist – solo artist – associated acts include – Asylum Choir – Eric Clapton – The Doors – Stevie Ray Vaughan – Rita Coolidge – Clarence White – 1947
- John Farnham – multi-award winning British born Australian pop-soft rock-adult contemporary singer – associated acts include – Little River Band – replaced Glenn Shorrock as lead vocalist from 1982-1985 – 1949
- Anne Feeney – folk singer/songwriter/guitar/lawyer/political activist – associated acts include – Chris Chandler – Cucumber Rapids Band – (7/1/1951 – 2/3/2021)
- Fred Schneider – singer/songwriter/keyboards/percussion/arranger – best known as the frontman for – The B-52’s – group hits include – Love Shack – Rock Lobster – Roam – associated acts include – The Superions – 1951
- Leon “Ndugu” Chancler – jazz-pop-funk drummer/studio musician/composer/producer – associated acts include – Michael Jackson – Herbie Hancock – The Dazz Band –George Benson – (7/1/1952 – 2/3/2018)
- Keith Whitley – country singer/musician – hits include – Don’t Close Your Eyes – When You Say Nothing At All – I’m No Stranger To The Rain – (7/1/1954 – 5/9/1989)
- Evelyn “Champagne” King – R&B/disco – singer – hits include – I’m In Love – Love Come Down – Betcha She Don’t Love You – Your Personal Touch – 1960
- Michelle Wright – Canadian country singer/songwriter/guitar – best known in the U.S. for 1992 hit – Take It Like A Man – 2011 Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame – 1961
- Roddy Bottum – singer/songwriter/keyboard/guitar/bass/synth – associated acts include – Faith No More – Imperial Teen – 1963
- Robert Brian – English jazz and rock session drummer – associated acts include Siouxsie and The Banshees – 1970
- Missy Elliott – R&B/hip-hop singer/songwriter/producer – hits include – Hot Boyz – Work It – Get Ur Freak On – 1971
- Sufjan Stevens – multi-award winning indie-rock singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – 1975
- Mike McKee – drummer/percussion – best known with indie-folk rock group – Delta Rae – 1983
- Joe Rickard – drummer/songwriter/producer/mix engineer – associated acts include – The Wedding – Red – Manafest – In Flames – 1987
- Levi Hummon – country music singer – son of country music artist/ songwriter – Marcus Hummon – 1991
- Sebastian Danzig – Canadian guitarist – best known with fashion art-rock band – Palaye Royale – 1992
- Amy Cimorelli – pop singer/songwriter/guitar/piano/arrangements – best known as part of the sister group – Cimorelli – 1995