Vera Lynn
Marcia Ball
Riders In The Sky
Shenandoah
Lindsay Ell
Chester Bennington
Don Edwards
Carl Palmer
Jerry Reed
Jimmie Vaughan
Madison Watkins
Musical Birthday Notes – March 20th
- Vera Lynn (Dame Vera Margaret Lynn) – British traditional pop singer/songwriter/entertainer – popular during the second world war – known as “The Forces” Sweetheart – songs include – We’ll Meet Again – Cliffs Of Dover – (3/20/2017 – 6/18/2020)
- Lee “Scratch” Perry – Jamaican singer/songwriter/record producer – numerous associated acts including – Bob Marley – Beastie Boys – Paul McCartney – Lee Perry & The Upsetters – (3/20/1936 – 8/29/2021)
- Jerry Reed – multi-award winning country singer/songwriter/guitarist/actor – hits include – Amos Moses – Guitar Man – She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft) – Eastbound and Down – When You’re Hot You’re Hot – 2017 Country Music Hall of Fame – (3/20/1937 – 9/1/2008)
- Don Edwards – western-cowboy singer/songwriter/guitar – 2005 Western Music Association Hall of Fame – (3/20/1939 – 10/23/2022)
- Glenn Schwartz – guitarist/singer/songwriter – associated acts – James Gang – Pacific Gas & Electric – (3/20/1940 – 11/2/2018)
- Robin Luke – rockabilly singer – best known for the 1958 hit – Susie Darlin’ – Rock-a-billy Hall of Fame – 1942
- Doug Green – singer/songwriter/composer/author – best known as Ranger Doug of the western group – Riders In The Sky – associated acts include – The Time Jumpers – 1946
- John Blunt – drummer – best known with English Merseybeat group – The Searchers – (3/20/1947 – 3/13/2024)
- Marcia Ball – multi-award winning Louisiana swamp rock-Texas blues singer/pianist/storyteller – 1949
- Carl Palmer – English drummer/songwriter – best known with – Asia – Atomic Rooster – Emerson Lake & Palmer – Crazy World of Arthur Brown – 1989 Modern Drummer Hall of Fame – 1950
- Guy Perry – guitar/vocals – best known with – The Motels – group hits include – Only The Lonely – Suddenly Last Summer – 1951
- Jimmie Vaughan –multi-award winning blues-rock guitarist/singer/songwriter – The Fabulous Thunderbirds – solo artist – older brother of guitar legend – Stevie Ray Vaughan – 1951
- Phil Judd – New Zealand singer/songwriter/musician – best known with – Split Enz – The Swingers – 1953
- Jim Seales – guitarist – best known with country group – Shenandoah – group hits include – Two Dozen Roses – The Church on Cumberland Road – Next To You-Next To Me – Janie Bakers Love Slave – 1954
- Paul Mirkovich – vocals/keyboards/musical director – associated acts include – Cher – Whitesnake – Nelson – Paul Stanley – Peter Gabriel – Shawn Colvin – TV’s “The Voice” – 1963
- Chester Bennington – musician/singer/songwriter/actor – Linkin Park – (3/20/1976 – 7/20/2017)
- Lindsay Ell – multi-award winning Canadian-American country-pop singer/guitarist/multi-instrumentalist – songs include – Trippin’ On Us – By The Way – Criminal – What Happens In A Small Town (w/Brantley Gilbert) – 1989
- Matt Barnes – bassist – You Me At 6 – 1989
- Madison Watkins – pop singer/songwriter/influencer – participant on America’s Got Talent in 2016 and Season 19 of American Idol – releases include – Rooted – Electric – 1995