Vanessa Williams
Little Big Town
Irene Cara
Wilson Pickett
Adam Levine
The Doobie Brothers
The Outlaws
Jerry Cantrell
Charley Pride
Queen Latifah
Steeleye Span
Musical Birthday Notes – March 18th
- Charley Pride – country singer – born in Sledge, Mississippi – 1st African American to have major success as a country singer – over 50 hits including – Kiss An Angel Good Morning – Mississippi Cotton Pickin’ Delta Town – 2000 Country Music Hall of Fame – (3/18/1938 – 12/12/2020)
- Kenny Lynch – English singer/songwriter/entertainer/actor – (3/18/1938 – 12/18/2019)
- Wilson Pickett – R&B-soul-rock singer/songwriter – hits include – Mustang Sally – In The Midnight Hour – Land of 1000 Dances – 1991 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (3/18/1941 – 1/19/2006)
- Bob Johnson – British guitarist/singer/songwriter – best known with folk rock band – Steeleye Span – (3/18/1944 – 12/15/2023)
- Chuck E. Weiss – songwriter/vocalist – known for his eclectic mix of blues, beat poetry and rock – the subject of Rickie Lee Jones 1979 hit – Chuck E’s In Love – (3/18/1945 – 7/20/2021)
- Barrie James “B.J.” Wilson – drummer – best known with – Procol Harum – group best known for the 1967 hit – Whiter Shade Of Pale – which was placed in the 2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – Singles Category – (3/18/1947 – 10/8/1990)
- Frank O’Keefe – bassist/singer/songwriter – best known with the southern rock group – The Outlaws – songwriting credits include – Keep Prayin’ – (3/18/1950 – 2/26/1995)
- John Hartman – co-founder and original drummer for – The Doobie Brothers – 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (3/18/1950 – 9/22/2022)
- Bernie Torme’ (Bernard Joseph Tormey) – Irish rock guitarist/singer/label and recording studio owner – associated acts include – Ozzy Osbourne – Atomic Rooster – Gillan – (3/18/1952 – 3/17/2019)
- Irene Cara – singer/songwriter/actress – hits include – Flashdance… What A Feeling – Fame – (3/18/1959 – 11/25/2022)
- Grant Hart – singer/songwriter/musician – was best known as co-founder/drummer/singer with the punk group – Husker Du – (3/18/1961 – 9/14/2017)
- Jeff LaBar – guitarist – best known with – Cinderella – group hits include – Don’t Know What You’ve Got (Til It’s Gone) – Nobody’s Fool – Shelter Me – (3/18/1963 – 7/14/2021)
- Vanessa Williams – former Miss America/singer/actress – hits include – Dreamin’ – Running Back To You – Save The Best For Last – 1963
- Scott Saunders – keyboard player for country group – Sons of the Desert – group hits include – Whatever Comes First – Leaving October – 1964
- Jerry Cantrell – guitarist/songwriter/vocals – Alice In Chains – solo artist – 1966
- Queen Latifah – multi-award winning R&B singer/songwriter/rapper/TV personality/actress – 1970
- Phillip Sweet – member of the country quartet – Little Big Town – group hits include – Pontoon – Little White Church – Girl Crush – Better Man – 1974
- Devin Lima – LFO (Lyte Funkie Ones) – 1999 hit – Summer Girls – (3/18/1977 – 11/21/2018)
- Adam Levine – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/actor – frontman for pop group – Maroon 5 – group hits include – She Will Be Loved – Moves Like Jagger – Sugar – Maps – judge on NBC’s – The Voice – 1979