Kitty Kallen
The Scorpions
Tom T Hall
Kansas
Jessi Colter
The Fray
Fanny
Makayla Lynn
Cody Canada
The Tokens
Bowling For Soup
Musical Birthday Notes – May 25th
- Harold Lane “Hal” David – multi-award winning lyricist – best known for collaborations with Burt Bacharach – 1972 Songwriters Hall of Fame – 1984 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame – (5/25/1921 – 9/1/2012)
- Kitty Kallen – swing-jazz-pop singer/actor – best known for 1954’s – Little Things Mean A Lot – 2009 Hit Parade Hall of Fame – (5/25/1921 – 1/7/2016)
- Donnie Elbert – soul singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – hits include – Where Did Our Love Go? – I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) – (5/25/1936 – 1/26/1989)
- Tom T. Hall – country singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist– “The Storyteller” – 1971 became a member of the Grand Ole Opry – 2002 Kentucky Musical Hall of Fame – 2008 Country Music Hall of Fame – 2018 Hall and his wife Dixie inducted in the International Bluegrass Hall of Fame – songwriting credits and hits include – Harper Valley P.T.A. – I Love – 2008 Country Music Hall of Fame – (5/25/1936 – 8/20/2021)
- Jimmy Capps – country guitarist – Nashville session musician – long standing member of the Grand Ole Opry house band – (5/25/1939 – 6/2/2020)
- William D. “Billy” Young – soul singer – songs include – You Left The Water Running – Have Pity On Me – (5/25/1941 – 8/18/1999)
- Brian “Blinky” Davison – drummer – best known with – The Nice – (5/25/1942 – 4/15/2008)
- Jessi Colter – multi-award winning country singer/songwriter/musician – best known for her 1975 country-pop crossover hit – I’m Not Lisa – was married to country outlaw icon – Waylon Jennings – 1943
- Mitch Margo – singer with the vocal group – The Tokens – best known for the 1961 hit – The Lion Sleeps Tonight – (5/25/1947 – 11/24/2017)
- Klaus Meine – rock singer/rhythm guitar – Scorpions – group hits include – Rock You Like A Hurricane – Wind of Change – 1948
- Jean Millington – singer/bassist – best known as part of the all female rock group – Fanny – 1975 hit – Butter Boy – 1950
- Robby Steinhardt – violin/viola/singer – best known with progressive rock band – Kansas – group hits include – Dust In The Wind – Carry On Wayward Son – (5/25/1950 – 7/17/2021)
- Clifford Archer – bassist – Atlantic Starr – 1951
- Rich Alves – singer/songwriter/guitar/organ – Pirates of the Mississippi – group hits include – Feed Jake – Til I’m Holding You Again – 1953
- Sugar Minott – reggae singer/producer – (5/25/1956 – 7/10/2010)
- Paul Weller – singer/songwriter – The Jam – The Style Council – 1958
- Rick Smith – musician – found member of electronic music group – Underworld – 1959
- Anders Johansson – Swedish drummer/double bass/piano – associated acts include – HammerFall – Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force – Tungsten – 1962
- Chris Burney – guitarist/backing vocals – best known with alt-rock-punk band – Bowling For Soup – 1969
- Glen Drover – Canadian metal guitarist/songwriter/audio engineer – associated acts include – Megadeth – Queensrÿche – King Diamond – Walls Of Blood – 1969
- Cody Canada – country-rock singer/songwriter/musician – Cross Canadian Ragweed – The Departed – 1976
- Joe King – guitarist/singer/songwriting/bass – best known with – The Fray – group hits include – How To Save A Life – You Found Me – 1980
- Makayla Lynn – Canadian country music singer/songwriter/guitar – songs include – I’m Over You – Amen – Unbroken Homes – 2001