Sugarcult
Frankie Valli
Dave Dudley
Gwen Sebastian
REO Speedwagon
Christopher Cross
Rea Garvey
Freddie Roulette
Anavae
James Brown
Bing Crosby
Shane Minor
Pete Seeger
Brad Martin
Junior Murvin
Paul Banks
John Driskell Hopkins
Highway 101
Eric Church
Zoë Badwi
Musical Birthday Notes – May 3rd
- Bing Crosby – singer/actor – best known for – White Christmas – (5/3/1903 – 10/14/1977)
- Peter “Pete” Seeger – celebrated folk singer/songwriter/musician/activist – best known for – Goodnight Irene – If I Had A Hammer – Turn Turn Turn – Where Have All The Flowers Gone – (5/3/1919 – 1/27/2014)
- Dave Dudley – country singer – best known for his truck driving anthems – Six Days On The Road – Truck Drivin’ Son-Of-A-Gun – (5/3/1928 – 12/22/2003)
- James Brown – “The Godfather of Soul” – singer/songwriter/producer/dancer/bandleader – best known songs include – Please, Please, Please – Try Me – Papas Got A Brand New Bag – Hot Pants – Living In America – I Got You (I Feel Good) – multiple honors including – 1983 Georgia Music Hall of Fame – 1986 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1992 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award – 2000 Songwriters Hall of Fame – 2013 R&B Music Hall of Fame – (5/3/1933 – 12/25/2006)
- Frankie Valli – pop singer – Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – hits include – Sherry – Big Girls Don’t Cry – Who Loves You – December 1963 (Oh What A Night) – 1990 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1999 Vocal Group Hall of Fame – 1934
- Jerrold Samuels – singer/songwriter/producer – 1966 novelty hit – They’re Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haa! – under the pseudonym Napoleon XIV – (5/3/1938 – 3/10/2023)
- Freddie Roulette – blues lap steel guitarist/singer – associated acts include – Earl Hooker – Charlie Musselwhite – Harvey Mandel – (5/3/1939 12/24/2022)
- Dick Allix – English drummer – pop-rock band – Vanity Fare – group best known for the 1970 hit – Hitchin’ A Ride – (5/3/1945 – 3/14/2024)
- Junior Murvin – Jamaica guitarist/session musician – best known for association with – Bob Marley – (5/3/1947 – 12/2/2013)
- Mary Hopkin – Welsh folk singer/ songwriter/musician – best known for her 1968 hit – Those Were The Days – 1950
- Christopher Cross – award winning pop singer/songwriter/musician – hits include – Sailing – Ride Like The Wind – 1951
- Bruce Hall – singer/songwriter/bass/guitar/piano/producer – REO Speedwagon – group hits include – Take It On The Run – Keep On Loving You – Can’t Fight This Feeling – 1953
- Gary “Plantman” Young – drummer – best known with – Pavement – associated acts include – Gary Young’s Hospital – (5/3/1953 – 8/17/2023)
- Van McLain – guitar/vocals – best known with – Shooting Star – group songs include – Hang On For Your Life – Do You Feel Alright – Straight Ahead – (5/3/1953 – 3/2/2018)
- Scott “Cactus” Moser – drummer – best known with country group – Highway 101 – group hits include – Cry, Cry, Cry – Somewhere Tonight – Who’s Lonely Now – 1957
- David Ball – keyboards/synths/guitar/bass/percussion/vocals – associated acts include – Soft Cell – The Grid – 1959
- Shane Minor – country singer/songwriter – songs include – Slave To The Habit – Ordinary Love – best known for writing songs – including number one hits for – Diamond Rio – Steve Holy – Kenny Chesney – 1968
- John Driskell Hopkins – multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter – best known as a founding member of country group – The Zac Brown Band – solo artist – associated acts include – Balsam Range – Brighter Shade – 1971
- Josey Scott – singer/musician – best known as the lead vocalist for – Saliva – 1972
- Marko DeSantis – guitarist – punk rock band – Sugarcult – group albums include – Start Static – Palm Trees and Power Lines – Lights Out – 1972
- Brad Martin – country singer/songwriter – best known for 2002 hit – Before I Knew Better – associated acts include the duo – Martin Ramey – (5/3/1973 – 3/11/2022)
- Rea Garvey – award winning Irish singer/songwriter/guitarist – associated acts include rock band – Reamonn – solo artist – 1973
- Gwen Sebastian – country singer/songwriter/piano – songs include – Met Him In A Motel Room – The Fox – Small Town Soul – Cadillac – 1974
- Eric Church – “The Chief” – country singer/songwriter/guitar/piano/banjo – hits include – Drink In My Hand – Springsteen – Give Me Back My Hometown – Talladega – Record Year – Some Of It – 1977
- Paul Banks – English singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – best known as frontman of indie-rock band – Interpol – solo artist – 1978
- Farrah Franklin – R&B singer/songwriter/producer/actor/dancer – best known for her time with – Destiny’s Child – 1981
- Zoë Badwi – award winning Australian dance-pop singer/songwriter/model actress – songs include – Release Me – Freefallin’ – 1986
- Noah Feldshuh – guitar/bass/keyboards/backing vocals – best known with alt-pop-rock band – X Ambassadors – 1988
- Mary Lambert – singer/songwriter/spoken word artist/activist/poet/piano/guitar/cello – hits include – She Keeps Me Warm – Secrets – 1989
- Jamie Finch – English guitarist/synthesizer – co-founder of rock duo – Anavae – which includes singer – Rebecca Need-Menear – group albums include – Into The Aether – Dimensions – Are You Dreaming? – 1991