Musical Birthday Notes – June 1st
- Johnny Bond – country music singer/songwriter – hits include – Hot Rod Lincoln – Divorce Me C.O.D. – 1999 Country Music Hall of Fame – 1970 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame – (6/1/1915 – 6/12/1978)
- Pat Boone – pop-gospel singer/songwriter/actor – hits include – Love Letters In The Sand – Ain’t That A Shame – 1934
- James “Jim” McCarty – blues rock guitarist – associated acts include – Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels – The Buddy Miles Express – Cactus – The Rockets – Bob Seger – 1945
- Linda Scott – pop singer – best known for the 1961 hit – I’ve Told Every Little Star – 1945
- Ron Wood – English singer/songwriter/guitar/bass/pedal steel/record producer/painter/radio personality – The Rolling Stones – Faces – Jeff Beck Group – solo artist – 1989 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with The Rolling Stones and again in 2012 as a member of Faces – 1947
- Mike Levine – Canadian bassist/keyboards/percussion/songwriter – multi-award winning prog-rock band – Triumph – group songs include – Lay It On The Line – Magic Power – Fight The Good Fight – 1949
- Charlene – R&b-pop singer/songwriter/piano/producer/author – best known for 1982 hit – I’ve Never Been To Me – 1950
- John Ellis – punk rock guitarist/songwriter – associated acts include – The Stranglers – The Vibrators – 1952
- Ronnie Dunn – multi-award winning country singer/songwriter/musician – 2019 Country Music Hall of Fame – Brooks & Dunn – solo artist – hits include – Brand New Man – Neon Moon – My Maria – Boot Scootin’ Boogie – 1953
- Lisa Hartman Black – pop-country singer/actress – married to country artist – Clint Black – 1956
- Floyd Parton – country singer/songwriter – brother of country superstar – Dolly Parton – writing credits include – Rockin’ Years – Nickels And Dimes – (6/1/1957 – 12/6/2018)
- Michael Landau – guitarist/multi-instrumentalist/session musician/audio engineer/producer – solo artist – associated acts include – Boz Scaggs – Richard Marx – Steve Perry – and many others – 1958
- Alan Wilder – multi-instrumentalist/composer/arranger/producer – best known with – Depeche Mode – 1959
- Jesse Johnson – guitarist/composer/producer – associated acts include – The Time – Original 7ven – 1960
- Simon Gallup – bassist – The Cure – songs include – Lovesong – Just Like Heaven – Friday I’m In Love – 1960
- Mike Joyce – drummer – The Smiths – associated acts include – Morrissey – Sinead O’Connor – 1963
- Jason Donovan – singer/actor – songs include – Especially For You – Too Many Broken Hearts – 1968
- Damon Minchella – bassist – associated acts include – Ocean Colour Scene – The Players – Paul Weller – 1969
- Mindy Smith – folk-pop-country singer/songwriter/guitar – songs include – Come To Jesus – Better Boat (with Kenny Chesney) – 1972
- Alanis Morissette – alternative rock singer/songwriter – dubbed the “Queen of alt-rock angst” by Rolling Stone magazine – songs include – You Oughta Know – Ironic – Hand In My Pocket – 1974
- Brandi Carlile – multi-award winning alternative country-folk singer/songwriter/guitar/piano/banjo/producer – songs include – The Story – Dreams – That Wasn’t Me – The Joke – 1981
- Jenna McDougall – Australian pop-punk rock singer/piano/keyboards/acoustic guitar – best known with – Tonight Alive – 2014 hit – The Edge – 1992