Musical Birthday Notes – June 14th
- Junior Walker – R&B singer/saxophonist – Junior Walker & The All Stars – hits include – Shotgun – (I’m A) Roadrunner – (6/14/1931 – 11/23/1995)
- Renaldo “Obie” Benson – R&B singer/songwriter – best known as bass vocalist with – The Four Tops – (6/14/1936 – 7/1/2005)
- Chuck Burghofer – double bassist/studio musician – associated acts include – Ray Charles – Frank Sinatra – 1937
- Julie Felix – folk singer/songwriter/guitar/British TV performer – (6/14/1938 – 3/22/2020)
- Bob Feldman – songwriter/record producer/musician – best known for work in the 60’s with fellow writers Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer – performing as – The Strangeloves/I Want Candy – their writing credits include – My Boyfriend’s Back/The Angels – Sorrow/The McCoys–The Merseys–David Bowie – (6/14/1940 – 8/23/2023)
- Spooner Oldham – songwriter/organist/session musician – best known as part of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section at FAME Studios – associated acts include – Wilson Pickett – Aretha Franklin – Percy Sledge – 1943
- Rod Argent – English singer/songwriter/keyboardist/composer/producer – Argent – solo artist– 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a Member of – The Zombies – 1945
- Barry “The Fish” Melton – guitarist/songwriter – co-founder and original guitarist with – Country Joe and The Fish – 1947
- Steve “The Deacon” Hunter – guitarist/session musician – associated acts include – Lou Reed – Alice Cooper – 1948
- Alan White – English drummer/songwriter – 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of – Yes – associated acts include – George Harrison – Plastic Ono Band – (6/14/1949 – 5/26/2022)
- James “Jim” Lea – bass/keyboards/violin/guitar/songwriter/backing vocals/producer – best known with – Slade – 1949
- Boy George (George O’Dowd) – pop singer/songwriter/DJ/fashion designer/photographer – Culture Club – hits include – Time – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me – Karma Chameleon – 1961
- Brian David Willis – drummer/percussion – Quarterflash – 1958
- Nick Van Eede – singer/songwriter/musician/producer – Cutting Crew – group hits include – (I Just) Died In Your Arms – I’ve Been In Love Before – 1958
- Gary Husband – jazz/rock – drummer/pianist/bandleader – associated acts include – The 4th Dimension – Jeff Beck – Robin Trower – Andy Summers – 1960
- Chris DeGarmo – guitarist/keyboards/songwriter – best known with – Queensryche – 1963
- Ray Luzier – drummer – best known with – Korn – associated acts include – David Lee Roth – Army Of Anyone – Jonathan Davis and the SFA – 1970
- Billie Myers – rock/pop singer – songs include – Kiss The Rain – 1971
- Dominic Brown – guitarist/vocalist/songwriter – associated acts include – Duran Duran – Sugarbabes – 1972
- Joshua Radin – acoustic-folk-alt singer/songwriter – songs include – I’d Rather Be With You – Brand New Day – 1974
- Rob “Chappers” Chapman – metal-blues-rock singer/guitarist – co-owner of Chapman Guitars – associated acts include – Dorje – 1975
- Mark Pelli – multi-award winning Canadian musician/singer/songwriter/producer – 1980
- Kim Schifino – drummer/vocals – indie pop-dance-rock duo – Matt & Kim – 1982
- Siobhan Donaghy – singer/songwriter – associated acts include – Sugababes – Mutya Keisha Siobhan – 1984
- Lucy Hale – country-pop singer/actress – songs include – You Sound Good To Me – Lie A Little Better – 1989
- Jesy Nelson (Jessica Louise Nelson) – English pop singer – associated acts include – Little Mix – 1991
- Melia Maccarone – rock guitarist/singer – associated acts include – The Offspring – Walk The Moon – Twenty One Pilots – 1991
- Alexandra Savior – indie-pop-rock singer/songwriter/guitarist – albums include – Belladonna Of Sadness – The Archer – 1995
- Tash Sultana – multi-award winning Australian singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer/engineer – albums include – Flow State – Terra Firma – 1995