Buddy Alan Owens
Lexy Panterra
Catie Curtis
John Vanderslice
Of Mice and Men
Jesse Valenzuela
Doug Gray
Shirley Murdock
Diamond Rio
Calvin Simon
Sun Ra
Musical Birthday Notes – May 22nd
- Sun Ra – jazz bandleader/composer/synth/piano/organ/percussion/vocals – know for his experimental music – (5/22/1914 – 5/30/1993)
- Peter Nero (Bernard Nierow) – award winning pianist/pops conductor – 1934
- Calvin Simon – funk-gospel singer – Parliament – Funkadelic – 1997 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – solo artist – (5/22/1942 – 1/6/2022)
- Jimmy Riley – reggae singer/producer – associated acts include – The Uniques – The Sensations – (5/22/1947 – 3/23/2016)
- Buddy Alan (Alan Edgar Owens) – country singer – made appearances on TV’s Hee Haw – best known for the 1968 duet – Let The World Keep On A-Turnin’ – with his father – Buck Owens – 1948
- Doug Gray – singer/songwriter/keyboards/tambourine – best known as founding member and lead vocalist for southern rockers – The Marshall Tucker Band – group songs include – Fire On The Mountain – Heard It In A Love Song – Can’t You See – 1948
- Bernie Taupin – lyricist/poet/singer – best known for collaborations with Elton John – including – Rocket Man – Levon – Tiny Dancer – Candle In The Wind – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – 1950
- Chalmers “Spanky” Alford – multi-Grammy winning jazz guitarist – associated acts include – The Mighty Clouds of Joy – (5/23/1955 – 3/24/2008)
- Iva Davies – Australian singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/composer/producer – associated acts include – Ice House – David Bowie – 1955
- Jimmy Lyon – guitarist – best known with – Eddie Money – The Greg Kihn Band – 1955
- John Grimaldi – singer/songwriter/strings/keyboard – best known with – Argent – (5/22/1955 – 11/15/1983)
- Natasha Shneider – singer/songwriter/piano/keyboards/bass/actress – associated acts include – Queens of The Stone Age – Chris Cornell – (5/22/1956 – 7/2/2008)
- Shirley Murdock – R&B-soul-jazz singer/songwriter – best known for 1986 R&B hit – As We Lay – 1957
- Morrissey – singer/songwriter – The Smiths – 1959
- Nicky Wonder (Nicky Walusco) – guitarist/bassist – associated acts include – Brian Wilson – Wondermints – (5/22/1960 – 8/7/2019)
- Dana Williams – bass/vocals – multi-award winning country group – Diamond Rio – group hits include – Meet In The Middle – Beautiful Mess – One More Day – I Believe – 1961
- Michael Lockwood – guitarist/producer – associated acts include – Aimee Mann – Fiona Apple – Lisa Marie Presley – 1961
- Jesse Valenzuela – guitarist/vocals/producer – Gin Blossoms – group hits include – Hey Jealousy – Found Out About You – Til I Hear It From You – solo artist – 1962
- Catie Curtis – indie-rock singer/songwriter/guitar – 1965
- Johnny Gill – singer/songwriter/actor – singer/songwriter/actor – R&B/pop group – New Edition – 1966
- Kenny Hickey – metal guitarist/singer/songwriter – co-founder of – Type O Negative – associated acts include – Danzig – Silvertomb – Seventh Void – 1966
- Dan Roberts – bassist – Crash Test Dummies – 1967
- John Vanderslice – indie-rock singer/songwriter/guitar/keyboards/producer/recording engineer – 1967
- AverySunshine (Denise Nicole White) – R&B-soul singer/songwriter/pianist – 1975
- Lexy Panterra – R&B singer/dancer/entrepreneur – 1989
- Alan Ashby – rhythm guitarist/backing vocals/bassist – best known with metal group – Of Mice And Men – 1991
- Julia Pierce – singer/guitarist – all girl rock group – Cherri Bomb – solo artist – 1997