Jerrod Niemann
Pam Tillis
The Wombats
James
Jennifer Lopez
The Tornados
Friends of Distinction
Extreme
Modern English
Marmalade
Musical Birthday Notes – July 24th
- Barbara Jean Love – singer – The Friends of Distinction – group hits include – Grazing In The Grass – Love Or Let Me Be Lonely – Going In Circles – 1941
- Heinz Burt – German-British bassist/singer – The Tornados – best know for song – Telstar – (7/24/1942 – 4/7/2000)
- James “Jim” Armstrong – guitarist – best known with – Van Morrison and Them – group hits include – Gloria – Baby Please Don’t Go – Here Comes The Night – 1944
- Alan Whitehead – British drummer/music production – best known with – Marmalade – group hits include – Reflections Of My Life – associated acts include – The Attack – Crispian St. Peters – 1947
- Graham Lear – English-born Canadian rock drummer – associated acts include – REO Speedwagon – Gino Vannelli – Santana – Paul Anka – Saga – 1949
- Garry Shider – guitarist – P-Funk All-Stars – 1997 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with Parliament Funkadelic – (7/24/1953 – 6/16/2010)
- Larry Gott – English guitarist/keyboards/flute/backing vocals – James – group songs include – Sit Down – Come Home – 1957
- Pam Tillis – multi-award winning country singer/songwriter/acoustic guitar/actress – hits include – Don’t Tell Me What To Do – Shake The Sugar Tree – Maybe It Was Memphis – Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life) – 2000 became a member of The Grand Ole Opry – 1957
- Robbie Grey – English singer/songwriter – best known with new wave band – Modern English – group hits include – I Melt With You – Hands Across The Sea – Ink and Paper – 1957
- Mick Karn – English-Cypriot bassist/multi-instrumentalist – best known with new wave group – Japan – (7/24/1958 – 1/4/2011)
- Paul Geary – rock drummer/backing vocals/artist management – co-founder of – Extreme – group hits include – More Than Words – 1961
- Jennifer Lopez – multi-award winning hip hop/R&B singer/actress/dancer – hits include – On The Floor – Jenny From The Block – I’m Real – If You Had My Love – 1969
- Mary Ann “Lady Bug Mecca” Vieira – jazz rapp/hip-hop artist – Digable Planets – 1973
- Johnny McDaid – Northern Irish singer/songwriter/piano/guitar – best known with – Snow Patrol – associated acts include – Vega4 – has written songs for other artists including – Pink – Robbie Williams – Ed Sheeran – 1976
- Jerrod Niemann – country singer/songwriter/guitar – hits include – Lover Lover – Drink To That All Night – What Do You Want – Blue Bandana – I Got This – 1979
- Tord Overland Knudsen – bass/keyboards/backing vocals – best known with English indie rock group – The Wombats – 1982
- Jay McGuiness – pop singer/songwriter/dancer – best known with British boy band – The Wanted – 1990
- Mitch Grassi – singer/songwriter/piano/keyboards/synth – associated acts include – Pentatonix – Superfruit – 1992