Allison Moorer
Ray Davies
Badfinger
Brenda Holloway
Lana Del Ray
O.C. Smith
Lucy Rose
Kip Winger
Los Bravos
Jemina Pearl
John Paul Young
Nils Lofgren
Dave Barnes
Aerosmith
Little Texas
Chuck Wicks
Kathy Mattea
Musical Birthday Notes – June 21st
- Ocie Lee “O.C.” Smith – R&B-soul-pop singer – best known for the 1968 hit – Little Green Apples – (6/21/1932 – 11/23/2001)
- Jon Hiseman – drummer/recording engineer/producer/publisher – associated acts include – John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers – Jack Bruce – Tempest – (6/21/1944 – 6/12/2018)
- Miguel Vicens Danus – bassist – Los Bravos – group best known for 1966 hit – Black Is Black – (6/21/1944 – 2/12/2022)
- Ray Davies – multi-award winning English rock singer/songwriter/rhythm guitarist – The Kinks – group hits include – You Really Got Me – All Day And All Of The Night – Tired Of Waiting For You – Lola – solo artist – 1990 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 2014 Songwriters Hall of Fame – 1944
- Brenda Holloway – soul singer – 60’s Motown artist best known for hits – You Made Me So Very Happy – When I’m Gone – Every Little Bit Hurts – 1946
- Joseph Charles “Joey” Molland – English rock guitarist/singer/songwriter – Badfinger – group hits include – Day After Day – Come And Get It – No Matter What – Baby Blue – 1947
- Greg Munford – singer – though not a member of the band – he is best known for lead vocals on Strawberry Alarm Clock’s 1967 hit – Incense and Peppermints – 1949
- Joey Kramer – rock drummer/songwriter – Aerosmith – 2001 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – group hits include – Sweet Emotion – Walk This Way – I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing – 1950
- John Paul Young – pop singer – best known for the 1978 hit – Love Is In The Air – 2009 ARIA Hall of Fame – 1950
- Nils Lofgren – multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter – E-Street Band – solo artist – 2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1951
- Marcella Detroit (Marcella Levy) – singer/songwriter/guitarist – co-writer of Eric Clapton’s 1977 hit – Lay Down Sally – associated acts include – Shakespear’s Sister – Marcy Levy Band – 1952
- Mark Brzezicki – drummer – best known with – Big Country – The Cult – 1957
- Kathy Mattea – country singer/songwriter/musician – multi-Grammy winner – two time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year – hits include – 18 Wheels And A Dozen Roses – Goin’, Gone – Walking Away A Winner – 1959
- Kip Winger – rock singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – Winger – solo artist – group hits include – Seventeen – Headed For A Heartbreak – 1961
- Porter Howell – country guitarist/songwriter/singer – Little Texas – group hits include – God Blessed Texas – What Might Have Been – 1964
- Jerome Fontamillas – rock guitarist/bass/keyboards/backing vocals – associated acts include – Mortal – Fold Zandura – Switchfoot – 1967
- Pat Sansone – musician/songwriter – Wilco – The Autumn Defense – 1969
- Allison Moorer – alternative country singer – best known for hit – A Soft Place To Fall – younger sister of Shelby Lynne – 1972
- Justin Cary – bassist – best known with – Sixpence None The Richer – 1975
- Mike Einziger – rock musician/songwriter – Incubus – solo artist – 1976
- Dave Barnes – singer/songwriter/guitar – songs include – God Game Me You – Family Tree – 1978
- Chuck Wicks – country singer/songwriter/radio personality – songs include – Stealing Cinderella – All I Ever Wanted – Man Of The House – 1979
- Brandon Flowers – rock singer/songwriter/musician – The Killers – solo artist – 1981
- Lana Del Rey – (Elizabeth Woolridge Grant) – pop singer/songwriter/musician/model – 1985
- Jemina Pearl – punk rock singer – associated acts include – Be Your Own Pet – 1989
- Lucy Rose – English indie-folk-rock singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – albums include – Something’s Changing – No Words Left – 1989