Musical Birthday Notes – March 7th
- Hamilton Bohannon – drums/percussion/vocals/songwriter/arranger/producer – worked with many Motown artist in the 60’s and a prominent figure in 70’s disco – (3/7/1942 – 4/24/2020)
- Christopher Taylor “Chris” White – bass/singer/songwriter/producer – best known with – The Zombies – group hits include – Tell Her No – Time Of The Season – She’s Not There – 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – associated acts include – Argent – John Verity – 1943
- Townes Van Zandt – singer/songwriter – best known for penning hits for others including – Pancho and Lefty/Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson – If I Needed You – Emmylou Harris & Don Williams – (3/7/1944 – 1/1/1997)
- Arthur Lee – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – psychedelic rock band – Love – (3/7/1945 – 8/3/2006)
- Matthew Fisher – English keyboardist/songwriter/producer – best known for the Hammond organ on – Whiter Shade of Pale – with Procol Harum – 1946
- Peter Wolf – singer/songwriter/piano/guitar/harmonica/percussion – J Geils Band – group hits include – Centerfold – Freeze Frame – Must Of Got Lost – Love Stinks – solo artist – Lights Out – Come As You Are – 1946
- Donna Loren – pop singer/songwriter/actress – featured female vocalist on 1960’s music variety show – Shindig – 1947
- Rocco Prestia – bassist – best known with – Tower Of Power – (3/7/1951 – 9/29/2020)
- Ernie Isley – singer/songwriter/guitar/drums/bass – The Isley Brothers – hits include – Fight The Power – It’s Your Thing – 1992 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1952
- Jules Shear – singer/songwriter/guitar – best known for writing hits – All Through The Night/Cyndi Lauper – If She Knew What She Wants/The Bangles – 1952
- Matt Frenette – drummer – best known with multi-award winning Canadian rock band – Loverboy – 2009 Canadian Music Hall of Fame – group hits include – Turn Me Loose – Hot Girls In Love – Working For The Weekend – associated acts include – Sweetheart – 1954
- Taylor Dayne – pop singer /songwriter – hits include – Tell It To My Heart – Love Will Lead You Back – 1962
- Jennifer McCarter – country singer – part of the sister trio – The McCarters – hits include – The Gift – 1964
- Randy Guss – drummer – Toad The Wet Sprocket – group hits include – Walk On The Ocean – All I Want – Something’s Always Wrong – 1967
- Paul Cattermole – English singer/actor – best known with – S Club 7 – (3/7/1977 – 4/6/2023)
- Felipe Andreoli – Brazilian metal bassist – act associations include – Andra – Almah – 1980
- Mindy Gledhill – indie folk-pop-rock singer/songwriter – songs include – I Do Adore – Anchor – Bring Me Close – 1981
- Natalie Stovall – country singer/fiddle – associated acts include – Runaway June – Natalie Stovall and The Drive – 1982
- Thomas Erak – multi-instrumentalist – best known as guitarist with – The Fall of Troy – Chiodos – 1985
- Garrett Russell – metal singer/guitar – Silent Planet – group albums include – Everything Was Sound – When The End Began – Iridescent – 1990
- Tay Jardine – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – best known for fronting – We Are The In Crowd – 1990
- Carvena Jones – R&B-soul singer/guitarist – songs include – Cuckoo – I Don’t Know If I – Hype – contestant on Season 2 of Fox music competition The Four: Battle For Stardom – 1995
- Josh Dewhurst – guitarist/percussion – English indie-pop band – Blossoms – group albums include – Blossoms – Cool Like You – Foolish Loving Spaces – 1997
- Maddie Zahm – pop singer/songwriter/guitar – contestant Season 16 on American Idol – songs include – Fat Funny Friend – Step On Me – 1998