ABBA
Clyde McPhatter
Chad Kroeger
C.W. McCall
Little Willie John
Thompson Twins
Jack Ingram
Petula Clark
Musical Birthday Notes – November 15th
- C. W. McCall (William Dale Fries Jr.) – country singer/songwriter/activist/politician – best known for 1975 trucker hit – Convoy – (11/15/1928 – 4/1/2022)
- Clyde McPhatter – R&B-soul-rock singer – first artist inducted twice in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – once with The Drifters – and later as a solo artist – (11/15/1932 – 6/13/1972)
- Petula Clark (Sally Olwen Clark) – British singer/actress/composer – best known for 1965 hit – Downtown – 1932
- William E. “Little Willie” John – R&B singer – hits include – Fever – Need Your Love So Bad – 1996 inductee in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (11/15/1937 – 5/26/1968)
- Jimmy Ellis – funk-soul singer – The Trammps – hits include – Disco Inferno – That’s Where The Happy People Go – Hold Back The Night – (11/15/1937 – 3/8/2012)
- Rick Kemp – singer/songwriter/bass/guitar/producer – Steeleye Span – group songs include – Gaudete – All Around My Hat – 1941
- Frida (Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad) – multi-award winning pop singer/piano – Swedish pop band – ABBA – group hits include – Dancing Queen – Waterloo – Fernando – Take A Chance On Me – 2010 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1945
- Steve Fossen – original bassist/backing vocals – Heart – group hits include – Magic Man – Crazy On You – Dreamboat Annie – 2013 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1949
- Michael Cooper – singer/rhythm guitar – Con Funk Shun – group hits include – Ffun – Shake And Dance With Me – Chase Me – Too Tight – 1952
- Alexander O’Neal – R&B-soul-funk singer/songwriter/arranger – songs include – Fake – Criticize – All True Man – 1953
- Tony Thompson – drummer – associated acts include – Power Station – Chic – Sister Sledge – Diana Ross – (11/15/1954 – 11/12/2003)
- Joe Leeway – instrumentalist/songwriter/backing vocals – Thompson Twins – group hits include – Hold Me Now – Doctor! Doctor! – 1955
- Michael “Kid Funkadelic” Hampton – funk-rock guitarist – Funkadelic – Parliament-Funkadelic – 1997 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1956
- Kevin Eubanks – musician/composer/former band leader The Tonight Show – 1957
- Jay Bennett – guitarist/multi-instrumentalist/producer/singer/songwriter – Wilco – (11/15/1963 – 5/24/2009)
- Jack Ingram – country singer/songwriter/radio imaging voice – hits include – Love You – Barefoot and Crazy – Measure Of A Man – 1970
- Chad Kroeger – Canadian singer/songwriter/guitar – Nickelback – group hits include – How You Remind Me – Someday – If Today Was Your Last Day – Photograph – 1974