Musical Birthday Notes – March 12th
- Lew DeWitt – singer/songwriter/guitarist – founder and original tenor of – The Statler Brothers – writer of one of the groups biggest hits – Flowers On The Wall – 2008 Country Music Hall of Fame – solo artist – (3/12/1938 – 8/15/1990)
- Ron Tutt – session and touring drummer – associated acts include – Elvis – Neil Diamond – Roy Orbison – The Carpenters – Jerry Garcia – (3/12/1938 – 10/16/2021)
- Al Jarreau – multi-award winning jazz/R&B singer – known as “The Acrobat of Scat” – hits include – We’re In This Love Together – Mornin’ – Breakin’ Away – (3/12/1940 – 2/12/2017)
- Liza Minnelli – multi-award winning singer/actress/dancer/choreographer – daughter of singer-dancer-actress Judy Garland – 1946
- James Taylor – multi-award winning folk/pop/singer/songwriter/musician – hits include – Fire And Rain – You’ve Got A Friend – Up On The Roof – Shower The People – Handy Man – 2000 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1948
- Bill Payne – keyboards/songwriter/producer – co-founder of – Little Feat – group hits include – Texas Twister – Let It Roll – Hate To Lose Your Lovin’ – toured and recorded with many artists including – The Doobie Brothers – 1949
- Michael George “Mike” Gibbins – Welsh drummer/singer/songwriter – best known with – Badfinger – group hits include – Come And Get It – Day After Day – No Matter What – (3/12/1949 – 10/4/2005)
- Jack Green – Scottish singer/songwriter/guitar/bass – associated acts include – T. Rex – Rainbow – The Pretty Things – 1951
- Marlon Jackson – R&B-pop-soul singer/dancer/entertainer – The Jackson 5 – solo artist – 1957
- Steve Harris – English bassist/keyboards/songwriter/vocals – founding member of the multi-award winning metal group – Iron Maiden – solo artist – 1957
- Graham Coxon – guitar/singer/songwriter – Blur – 1969
- Peter Doherty – English indie-alt-rock singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/poet/artist – associated acts include – The Libertines – Peter Doherty and the Puta Madres – Babyshambles – 1979
- Holly Williams – country singer/songwriter/guitar/keyboards – hits include – Keep The Change – Mama – grand-daughter of Hank Williams Sr. – daughter of Hank Williams Jr. – 1981
- Danny Jones – pop-rock guitarist/vocals – English pop-rock group – McFly – 1986
- Ria Mae – (Ria MacNutt) – Canadian pop singer/songwriter/musician – 1991
- Anna Clendening – singer/songwriter/guitarist/actress/internet personality – competitor on Season 9 of America’s Got Talent – 1993
- MOTHICA – (McKenzie Ashton Ellis) – pop singer/musician – albums include – Blue Hour – Nocturnal – 1995