Ronnie DeVoe
Merle Travus
Gene Clark
The Smithereens
Barns Courtney
Peter Cox
Augie March
Nazz
Dino, Desi and Billy
Aaron Lines
The Band Perry
Gordon Lightfoot
Musical Birthday Notes – November 17th
- Merle Travis – country singer/songwriter/guitarist – 1970 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame – 1977 The Country Music Hall of Fame – (11/17/1917 – 10/20/1983)
- Gerry McGee – guitarist/songwriter/session musician – best known with surf rock group – The Ventures – Rockabilly Hall of Fame – (11/17/1937 – 10/12/2019)
- Gordon Lightfoot – Canadian folk-rock singer/songwriter/guitar/piano/drums – 1986 Canadian Music Hall of Fame – 2001 Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame – hits include – Sundown – If You Could Read My Mind – Carefree Highway – The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald – (11/17/1940 – 1/30/1984)
- Luke Kelly – Irish folk singer/banjo – The Dubliners – (11/17/1940 – 1/30/1984)
- Bob Gaudio – singer/songwriter/pianist/producer – The Four Seasons – group hits include – Sherry – December, 1963 (Oh What A Night) – 1942
- Gene Clark – singer/songwriter/tambourine/harmonica/guitar – founding member of the folk-rock group – The Byrds – 1991 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – solo artist – (11/17/1944 – 5/24/1991)
- Martin Barre – English guitarist – best known with – Jethro Tull – 1946
- Rod Clements – guitarist/singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – associated acts include – Lindisfarne – Jack The Lad – 1947
- Robert “Stewkey” Antoni – singer/keyboards – psychedelic rock band – Nazz – (11/17/1947 – 10/9/2023)
- Ian Sutherland – singer/guitar/keyboards – Sutherland Brothers – Sutherland Brothers and Quiver – songs include – In The Arms Of Mary – (I Don’t Want To Love You But) You Got Me Anyway – (11/17/1948 – 11/25/2019)
- Dean Paul Martin Jr. – pop singer/actor – best known with – Dino, Desi and Billy – group is best known for the 1965 hit – I’m A Fool – (11/17/1951 – 3/21/1987)
- Johnny Fean – Irish guitarist/multi-instrumentalist – best known with Celtic rock band – Horslips – (11/17/1951 – 4/28/2023)
- Peter Cox – English singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – best known as part of the award winning duo – Go West – hits include – King Of Wishful Thinking – solo artist – 1955
- Jim Babjak – guitar/vocals/songwriter – The Smithereens – group hits include – Only A Memory – A Girl Like You – 1957
- Jeff Buckley – alt-rock/folk-rock singer/songwriter/musician – (11/17/1966 – 5/29/1997)
- Ronnie DeVoe – rapper-R&B-pop-hip hop artist-actor – associated acts include – New Edition – Bell Biv Devoe – 1967
- Ben Wilson – keyboards – Blues Traveler – group hits include – Run-Around – Hook – 1967
- Paul Allender – metal guitarist – best known with – Cradle Of Filth – 1970
- Glenn Richards – award winning Australian rock singer/songwriter/guitarist – best known with – Augie March – 1972
- Kimya Dawson – singer/songwriter/guitar – best known as part of – The Moldy Peaches – 1972
- Aaron Lines – Canadian country music singer/songwriter/guitar/piano – songs include – You Can’t Hide Beautiful – Love Changes Everything – Waitin’ On The Wonderful – 1977
- Isaac Hanson – vocals/acoustic guitar/piano/bass/synth – pop band – Hanson – group best known for 1997 hit – MMMBop – 1980
- Sarah Harding – English singer/songwriter/dancer/model/actress – best known with the pop girl group – Girls Aloud – (11/17/1981 – 9/5/2021)
- Kat DeLuna – pop/hip-hop/rap/R&B singer – hits include – Whine Up – Run The Show – 1984
- Reid Perry – bass/vocals – multi-award winning group – The Band Perry – band hits include – If I Die Young – Better Dig Two – Done – Don’t Let Me Be Lonely – 1988
- Barns Courtney – English indie-alt-rock singer/songwriter/guitar – associated acts include – SleeperCell – Dive Bella Dive – 1990