The Kentucky Headhunters
Anna Golden
Sky Ferreira
Ben Jelen
Arctic Monkeys
Toby Keith
Lauran Hibberd
Depeche Mode
Joan Osborne
Drew Womack
Blackfoot
The Allman Brothers Band
Musical Birthday Notes – July 8th
- Johnnie Johnson – blues-jazz-rock pianist/songwriter – associated acts include – Chuck Berry – 2001 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (7/8/1924 – 4/13/2005)
- Steve Lawrence – (Sidney Liebowitz) – singer/comedian/actor – best known as part of the duo – Steve & Eydie – with wife Eydie Gormé – and for his portrayal of manager Maury Sline in The Blues Brothers – (7/8/1935 – 2/7/2024)
- Joe B. Mauldin – multi-award winning bassist/songwriter/audio engineer – best known with – The Crickets – 2012 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (7/8/1940 – 2/7/2015)
- Roy Babbington – English rock-jazz bassist – best known with – Soft Machine – 1940
- Jai Johanny “Jaimoe” Johanson – drummer – best known as an original member of – The Allman Brothers Band – 1995 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award in the Arts from his native state of Mississippi – associated acts include – Otis Redding – Sam & Dave – Sea Level – Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band – 1944
- Ricky Wolff – South African keyboardist/saxophone/flute/vocals – best known with English pop group – The Flower Pot Men – group hits include – Let’s Go To San Francisco – 1945
- Pentti Glan – drummer – associated acts include – Alice Cooper – Lou Reed – (7/8/1945 – 11/7/2017)
- Greg T. Walker – bassist/backing vocals – best known with southern rock groups – Blackfoot – Lynyrd Skynyrd – group hits with Blackfoot include – Train Train – Highway Song – Fly Away – 1951
- Carlos Cavazo – metal-rock guitarist/songwriter – best known with – Quiet Riot – Ratt – 1958
- Fred Young – drummer/backing vocals – country-southern rock group – The Kentucky Headhunters – group hits include – Dumas Walker – Walk Softly On This Heart Of Mine – Oh Lonesome Me – 1958
- Mo Thaxton – country-rock bassist/vocals – associated acts include – Confederate Railroad – Ray Sawyer’s Dr Hook – 1959
- Andy Fletcher – (aka-Fletch) – English keyboardist/bassist/singer – Depeche Mode – 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – group songs include – Personal Jesus – Fly On The Windscreen – (7/8/1961 – 5/26/2022)
- Graham Jones – English guitarist – Haircut One Hundred – group hits include – Love Plus One – Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) – Nobody’s Fool – Fantastic Day – 1961
- Toby Keith – multi-award winning country singer/songwriter/producer/actor – hits include – Should’ve Been A Cowboy – How Do You Like Me Now – God Love Her – Red Solo Cup – (7/8/1961 – 2/5/2024)
- Joan Osborne – pop-folk-country-blues singer/songwriter/guitar – best known for 1995 hit – One of Us – 1962
- Beck – award winning singer/songwriter/rapper/multi-instrumentalist/producer – 1970
- Drew Womack – country singer/frontman – Sons of the Desert – group hits include – Whatever Comes First -What I Did Right – Leaving October – associated acts include – Lonestar – 1970
- Neil Mavers – drummer – best known with English rock group – The La’s – group hits include 1988’s – There She Goes – 1971
- David Kennedy – guitarist – associated acts include – Box Car Racer – Over My Dead Body – Hazen Street – 1976
- Ben Jelen – Scottish born American singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – associated acts include – Under The Elephant – 1979
- Jamie Cook – guitar/lap steel/keyboards/songwriter – English rock band – Arctic Monkeys – songs include – Snap Out Of It – Stop The World I Wanna Get Of With You – A Certain Romance – 1985
- Sky Ferreira – singer/songwriter/actress/model – songs include – Obsession – Everything Is Embarrassing – 1992
- Anna Golden – Christian and gospel singer/worship leader – songs include – Take Me There – Peace – Take It To Jesus – 1996
- Lauran Hibberd – English pop-rock singer/songwriter – EP’s include – Everything is Dogs – Goober – albums include – Garageband Superstar – 1999