Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
Mickey Guyton
NIGHT RIOTS
Barry Manilow
Hanoi Rocks
Gregg Rolie
Russell Smith
Sad Café
Red Foley
Lee Ryan
The Swinging Blue Jeans
Musical Birthday Notes – June 17th
- Red Foley – country singer/songwriter/guitar/banjo – veteran of The Grand Ole Opry – 1967 Country Music Hall of Fame – (6/17/1910 – 9/19/1968)
- David “Stringbean” Akeman – banjoist/comedian – best known from – Hee Haw – Grand Ole Opry – (6/17/1915 – 11/10/1973)
- Cliff Gallup – guitarist – best known in the 50’s with – Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps – group hits include – Be-Bop-A-Lula – Rockabilly Hall of Fame – Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (6/17/1930 – 10/9/1988)
- Norman Kuhlke – drummer – best known with 60’s Mersey-beat band – The Swinging Blue Jeans – group his include – Hippy Hippy Shake – 1942
- Barry Manilow – multi-award winning pop singer/songwriter/musician/producer – hits include – Mandy – Can’t Smile Without You – Copacabana – 1943
- Chris Spedding – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/composer – associated acts include – Donovan – David Essex – Dusty Springfield – The Sharks – 1944
- George S. Clinton – multi-award winning composer/songwriter/arranger/session musician – 1947
- Gregg Rolie – singer/songwriter/keyboardist – associated acts include – The Storm – Gregg Rolie Band – two-time inductee in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1998 with Santana – 2017 with Journey – 1947
- Paul Young – British pop-soft rock singer/songwriter/guitar – Mike + The Mechanics – Sad Café – hits include – All I Need Is A Miracle – Word Of Mouth – Taken In – (6/17/1947 – 7/15/2000)
- Russell Smith – country singer/songwriter/guitarist – The Amazing Rhythm Aces – group hits include – 3rd Rate Romance – The End Is Not In Sight – solo artist – (6/17/1949 – 7/12/2019)
- Mike Buck – drummer – associated acts include – The Fabulous Thunderbirds –The LeRoi Brothers – 1952
- Philip Chevron – singer/songwriter/guitarist – best known with – The Pogues – The Radiators – (6/17/1957 – 10/8/2013)
- Jello Biafra – punk rock singer – best known with – Dead Kennedys – solo artist – 1958
- Michael Monroe – Finnish rock singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – associated acts include – Hanoi Rocks – Demolition 23 – Jerusalem Slim – 1962
- Kevin Thornton – R&B singer – Color Me Badd – 1969
- Rikrok – reggae singer – best known for the song – It Wasn’t Me – 1972
- Lee Ryan – singer/songwriter/actor – best known with British boy band – Blue – 1983
- Mickey Guyton – country singer/songwriter – songs include – Better Than You Left Me – Black Like Me – What Are You Going To Tell Her – Boys (with Dean Brody) – 1983
- Kendrick Lamar – multi-award winning rapper/singer/songwriter/producer – 1987
- Nick Fotinakes – guitarist – associated acts include alt-rock band – NIGHT RIOTS – 1988