Musical Birthday Notes – March 13th
- Roy “Snap Crackle” Haynes – jazz drummer – 1999 Modern Drummer Hall of Fame – 1925
- Jan Howard (Lula Grace Johnson) – country singer/songwriter/actress – popular in the 60’s & early 70’s – hits include – Evil On Your Mind – Grand Ole Opry member – (3/13/1930 – 3/28/2020)
- Richard Allen “Blue” Mitchell – jazz/R&B/soul/rock/funk trumpeter – associated acts include – Cannonball Adderley – Ray Charles – John Mayall – (3/13/1930 – 5/21/1979)
- Mike Stoller – songwriter/record producer – penned numerous hits with writing partner Jerry Leiber – including – Hound Dog – Kansas City – Youngblood – Yakety Yak – Jailhouse Rock – associated acts include – Elvis Presley – The Monkees – Buddy Holly – Cliff Richard – The Coasters – 1985 Songwriters Hall of Fame – 1987 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1933
- Terry Cox – British folk-rock drummer – associated acts include – David Bowie – Bee Gees – Pentagle – Duffy’s Nucleaus – Humblebum – 1937
- Erma Franklin – R&B-gospel singer – best known for – Piece Of My Heart – older sister of Aretha Franklin – (3/13/1938 – 9/7/2002)
- Neil Sedaka – pop singer/songwriter/musician/multi-instrumentalist/producer – hits include – Breaking Up Is Hard To Do – Laughter In The Rain – 1939
- Candi Staton – gospel-soul-R&B singer/songwriter – Christian Music Hall of Fame – songs include – Young Hearts Run Free – 1970 cover of Tammy Wynette’s – Stand By Your Man – 1940
- Rustee Allen – funk bassist – best known with – Sly & The Family Stone – group hits include – Everyday People – Family Affair – Dance To The Music – associated acts include – George Clinton – The Temptations – Bobby Womack – Lenny Williams – 1953
- Greg Norton – bassist/songwriter – best known with the alt-rock group – Husker Du – 1959
- Ronnie Rogers – guitar/songwriter – T’Pau – English pop-rock group best known for the 1987 hit – Heart And Soul – 1959
- Adam Clayton – multi-award winning English-born Irish bassist/songwriter/singer/synthesizer/guitar – U2 – 2005 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – group hits include – Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – Pride – Beautiful Day – Where The Streets Have No Name – solo artist – 1960
- Terence Blanchard – jazz trumpet/composer/educator – associated acts include – Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers – Lionel Hampton Orchestra – 1962
- David Draiman – singer/songwriter/producer – Disturbed – 1973
- Brendan Buckley – drummer – associated acts include – Shakira – Pedestrian – 1974
- James Dewees – singer/multi-instrumentalist – associated acts include – Reggie and The Full Effect – The Get Up Kids – Coalesce – My Chemical Romance – 1976
- Ed Sloan – singer/guitarist – Crossfade – group songs include – Cold – So Far Away – Colors – 1977
- Allen Stone – R&B-soul singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – releases include – Radius – Building Balance – Apart – 1987
- Jake Goss – drummer – indie-alt synth-pop band – LANY – 1987
- Whistler Allen – drummer – best known with indie-alt-rock band – Hippo Campus – 1995
- Zella Day – indie-pop singer/songwriter/guitar – EP/album releases include – Where Does The Devil Hide – Sunday In Heaven – 1995