Phil Lesh
Dee Snider
Ry Cooder
Mike Love
Mark McGrath
DeBarge
Carl Smith
blink-182
Bret Michaels
Lexxi Saal
Sly Stone
Terence Trent D’Arby
Musical Birthday Notes – March 15th
- Sam John “Lightnin’” Hopkins – blues singer/songwriter/guitarist/pianist – 1980 Blues Hall of Fame – (3/15/1912 – 1/30/1982)
- Carl Smith – country-rockabilly singer/songwriter – known as “Mister Country” – member of The Grand Ole Opry – Country Music Hall of Fame – (3/15/1927 – 1/16/2010)
- D.J. Fontana – drummer – best known as the long time drummer for Elvis in the early years – played on the hits – Hound Dog – Jailhouse Rock – Blue Suede Shoes – All Shook Up – and more – (3/15/1931 – 6/13/2018)
- James Mitchell – saxophone/session musician – best known with – The Memphis Horns – associated acts include – Wilson Pickett – The Doobie Brothers – Otis Redding – Elvis Presley – Al Green – (3/15/1931 – 12/18/2000)
- Hughie Flint – drummer – associated acts include – John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers – McGuinness Flint – 1940
- Phil Lesh – bass player and founding member of –The Grateful Dead – 1994 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – group songs include – Truckin’ – Uncle John’s Band – Touch Of Grey – (3/15/1940 – 10/15/2024)
- Mike Love – singer/songwriter/musician – frontman for – The Beach Boys – group hits include – Surfin’ U.S.A. – I Get Around – Help Me Rhonda – Good Vibrations – Kokomo – 1988 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 2014 Society of Singers Lifetime Achievement Award – 1941
- Ry Cooder – award winning multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/producer/film score composer – best known for exceptional slide guitar – 1947
- Sly Stone – frontman for soul/funk/psychedelic group – Sly and The Family Stone – group hits include – Dance To The Music – Everyday People – Hot Fun In The Summertime – Family Affair – 1993 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1943
- David Costell – guitarist – Gary Lewis and The Playboys – group hits include – This Diamond Ring – Count Me In – Save Your Heart For Me – 1945
- Howard Scott – funk/rock guitarist/songwriter – War – group hits include – Spill The Wine – Low Rider – Cisco Kid – Why Can’t We Be Friends? – The World Is A Ghetto – associated acts include – Lowrider Band – 1946
- Frank Lugo – bassist – ? and The Mysterians – group best known for 1966 hit – 96 Tears – 1947
- Howard Devoto – singer/songwriter/guitar/keyboard – best known with punk-rock band – The Buzzcocks – associated acts include – Magazine – 1952
- Preston Hubbard – bassist – best known with Texas blues-rock band – The Fabulous Thunderbirds – group hits include – Tuff Enuff – Wrap It Up – (3/15/1953 – 8/17/2016)
- Dee Snider – frontman/singer/songwriter/TV & radio personality/actor – best known with metal group – Twisted Sister – songs include – We’re Not Gonna Take It – I Wanna Rock – 1955
- Etterlene “Bunn” DeBarge – soul singer/songwriter – best known with Motown family group – DeBarge – 1955
- Terence Trent D’Arby – pop-rock singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – hits include – Wishing Well – Sign Your Name – 1962
- Bret Michaels – singer/songwriter/musician – best known with pop/rock band – Poison – solo artist – group hits include – Every Rose Has It’s Thorn – Nothin’ But A Good Time – Unskinny Bop – Talk Dirty To Me – Something To Believe In – 1963
- Rockwell – pop/synth-pop singer/songwriter/musician – best known for the 1984 hit – Somebody’s Watching Me – 1964
- John Tardy – vocalist – best known with death metal band – Obituary – 1968
- Mark McGrath – singer/frontman for pop band – Sugar Ray – group hits include – Fly – Someday – Every Morning – When It’s Over – 1968
- Mark Hoppus – lead singer/bass – pop/punk band – Blink-182 – group songs include – What’s My Age Again – Man Overboard – The Rock Show – I Miss You – Bored To Death – 1972
- will.i.am – rapper/hip hop – The Black Eyed Peas – group hits include – Boom Boom Pow – I Gotta Feeling – Imma Be – 1975
- Jordan Feliz – folk-rock Christian pop singer/songwriter – songs include – The River – Beloved – Faith – 1989
- Georgi Kay – multi-award winning English born-Australian indie-pop singer/songwriter/guitar/keyboards – songs include – Medicine – Goodbye Again – 1993
- Lynn Gunn – (Lyndsey Gunnulfsen) – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – best known with electronic alt-rock band – PVRIS – associated acts include – Tonight Alive – A Loss For Words – 1995
- Lexxi Saal – pop-soul singer/songwriter – songs include – One Of These Days – New Horizons – 1997