Bernie Marsden
A Rocket To The Moon
Christy Moore
J Balvin
Eagle-Eye Cherry
Cold
Jimmy Ruffin
The Church
The Tremeloes
Russel Dickerson
Teresa Brewer
Starland Vocal Band
Logan Mize
Thelma Houston
Stefan Elmgren
Musical Birthday Notes – May 7th
- Teresa Brewer (Theresa Veronica Breuer)- Traditional pop-jazz-country-R&B singer – Hollywood Walk of Fame – Hit Parade Hall of Fame – (5/7/1931 – 10/17/2007)
- Derek Taylor – English journalist/writer/publicist – best known for his work with – The Beatles – The Beach Boys – (5/7/1932 – 9/8/1997)
- Jimmy Ruffin – R&B-pop-soul singer – hits include – What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted – Hold On (To My Love) – Gonna Give Her All The Love I’ve Got – (5/7/1936 – 11/17/2014)
- Johnny Maestro – doo-wop/R&B/pop singer – Johnny Maestro and The Brooklyn Bridge – group best known for the 1968 hit – Worst That Could Happen – (5/7/1939 – 3/24/2010)
- Rick West (Richard Westwood) – guitar/vocals – English pop-rock band – The Tremeloes – group hits include – Silence Is Golden – 1943
- Christy Moore – Irish folk singer/songwriter/guitar/bodhrán – associated acts include – Planxty – Moving Hearts – 1945
- Cornelius Bumpus – saxophone/violin/singer – best known with – Doobie Brothers – Steely Dan – (5/7/1945 – 2/3/2004)
- Bill Danoff – singer/songwriter – best known with – Starland Vocal Band – group best known for the 1976 hit – Afternoon Delight – associated acts include – John Denver – Bill & Taffy – 1946
- Bill Kreutzmann – drummer – The Grateful Dead – associated acts include – Warlocks – BK3 – 7 Walkers – Billy & the Kids – Dead & Company – 1946
- Gerald “Jerry” Nolan – punk-rock drummer – best known with – New York Dolls – (5/7/1946 1/14/1992)
- Thelma Houston – award winning R&B-soul-disco singer/songwriter/actress – hits include 1977’s – Don’t Leave Me This Way – 1946
- Charles Lempriere “Prairie” Prince – drummer/session musician – best known with – The Tubes – associated acts include – Jefferson Starship – Journey – Todd Rundgren – John Fogerty – Chris Isaak – and many other major acts – 1950
- Bernie Marsden – English guitarist/singer/songwriter/producer – best known for his time with – Whitesnake – additional act associations include – U.F.O. – Paice Ashton Lord – (5/7/1951 – 8/24/2023)
- Mic Gillette – trumpet/trombone/flugelhorn – best known with – Tower of Power – (5/7/1951 – 1/17/2016)
- Steve Diggle – English punk rock guitarist/vocals – Buzzcocks – 1955
- Anne Dudley – English pianist/composer/conductor – Art Of Noise – 1956
- Marty Willson-Piper – English singer/songwriter/guitarist/bass – best known with – The Church – hits include – Under The Milkyway – solo artist – associated acts include – All About Eve – Noctorum – Anekdoten – 1958
- Phil Campbell – Welsh guitarist/songwriter – Motorhead – Persian Risk – 1961
- Johnny Lee Middleton – bassist/songwriter/backing vocals – associated acts include – Savantage – Trans-Siberian Orchestra – 1963
- Eagle-Eye Cherry – Swedish singer/guitar/piano/keyboards – best known for 1997 hit – Save Tonight – 1969
- Scooter Ward (Ronald Ward Jr) – singer/songwriter – founding member and lead vocalist of rock band – Cold – 1970
- Stefan Elmgren – Swedish metal guitarist – best known for his time with – HammerFall – additional act associations include – Highlander – Full Strike – CANS – Fullforce – 1974
- Andrew Cook – drummer- best known with alt-rock group – A Rocket To The Moon – 1984
- J Balvin – multi-award winning Colombian singer/rapper/songwriter – “The Prince of Reggaeton” – 1985
- Logan Mize – country music singer/songwriter – songs include – Can’t Get Away From A Good Time – Ain’t Always Pretty – Better Off Gone – 1985
- Matt Helders – English drummer /singer/songwriter – founding member of indie rock band – Arctic Monkeys – 1986
- Mike Ferri – bassist – pop-rock-punk band – We Are The In Crowd – 1987
- Russel Dickerson – country-pop singer/songwriter – songs include – Yours – Blue Tacoma – Every Little Thing – Love You Like I Used To – 1987
- Devin Sola – bassist – best known with metal band – Motionless In White – 1990