Musical Birthday Notes – March 1st
- Glenn Miller – big band musician/arranger/composer/bandleader – best known for – In The Mood – The Glenn Miller Orchestra – (3/1/1904 – missing in action 12/15/1944)
- Cliffie Stone – country singer/songwriter/musician/producer/publisher/radio-TV personality – 1989 Country Music Hall of Fame – (3/1/1917 – 1/16/1998)
- Harry Belafonte – “The King of Calypso” – singer/songwriter/actor/activist – (3/1/1927 – 4/25/2023)
- William Lawrence Mitchell – trumpet/bandleader/record producer/arranger – associated acts include – Al Green – Ann Peebles – (3/1/1928 – 1/5/2010)
- Warren Davis – first tenor – member of the doo-wop vocal group – The Monotones – best known for the 1958 hit – The Book of Love – (3/1/1939 – 4/17/2016)
- Roger Daltrey – multi-award winning English singer/songwriter/film producer/actor – The Who – group hits include – I Can See For Miles – Won’t Get Fooled Again – Pinball Wizard – Squeeze Box – My Generation – 1990 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 2005 UK Music Hall of Fame – 1944
- Ralph Towner – multi-instrumentalist – associated acts include – Oregon – Weather Report – Larry Coryell – 1940
- Jerry Fisher – R&B singer – Blood, Sweat & Tears – The Jerry Fisher Group – Jerry Fisher and The Music Company – 1942
- Mike d’Abo – English singer/songwriter/piano/guitar – best known with – Manfred Mann – 1944
- Janis Oliver (Gill) – country singer – half of duo – Sweethearts of the Rodeo – with younger sister Kristine – hits include – Midnight Girl/Sunset Town – Satisfy You – 1954
- Jon Carroll – keyboard/guitar/vocals – Starland Vocal Band – group best known for the 1976 hit – Afternoon Delight – 1957
- Nik Kershaw – English/singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/composer/record producer/mixing engineer – songs include – Human Racing – The Riddle – 1958
- Davis Daniel (Robert Andrykowski) – country singer/songwriter – hits include – Picture Me – Fighting Fire With Fire – For Crying Out Loud – 1961
- Bill Leen – bassist – co-founder of – Gin Blossoms – group hits include – Hey Jealousy – Found Out About You – Til I Hear It From You – Follow You Down – 1962
- Rob Affuso – drummer – best known with – Skid Row – group hits include – 18 and Life – I Remember You – Wasted Time – 1963
- Clinton Gregory – country-bluegrass singer/songwriter/fiddle – 1992 hit – Play Ruby Play – 1964
- Ke$ha – multi-award winning singer/rapper/songwriter/actor/musician – hits include – Tic Tok – We R Who We R – Die Young – 1987
- Sammie Leigh Bush Jr. – R&B-soul singer/songwriter – best known for 1999 hit – I Like It – 1987
- Sonya Kitchell – indie-folk singer/songwriter/musician – albums include – The Storm – Convict Of Conviction – We Come Apart – 1989
- Justin Bieber – multi-award winning pop singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – 1994