Bob Lind
Steven Lee Olsen
Mark Lanegan
Jimmy Johnson
Victoria Hart
Lovey James
Thea Gilmore
Steve Rothery
Percy Sledge
Etta Jones
Amy Grant
Jocelyn Brown
Musical Birthday Notes – November 25th
- Paul Desmond – jazz saxophonist – best known with – Dave Brubeck Quartet – and for composing the groups biggest hit – Take Five – (11/25/1924 – 5/30/1977)
- Willie Smith – saxophonist – associated acts include – Nat King Cole – (11/25/1910 – 3/7/1967)
- Etta Jones – jazz singer – songs include – Save Your Love For Me – Don’t Go To Strangers – (11/25/1928 – 10/16/2001)
- Jimmy Johnson (James Earl Thompson) – blues guitarist/singer – 2016 Blues Hall of Fame – (11/25/1929 – 1/31/2022)
- Percy Sledge – R&B/soul singer – hits include – When A Man Loves A Woman – Take Time To Know Her – winner of multiple awards including – the Rhythm & Blues Career Achievement Award – 2005 inductee in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 2007 Louisiana Music Hall of Fame – (11/25/1940 – 4/15/2015)
- Bob Lind – folk singer/songwriter/guitar – songs include – Elusive Butterfly – 1942
- Val Fuentes – drummer – progressive rock-psychedelic-folk group – It’s A Beautiful Day – 1947
- Jocelyn Brown – R&B singer/songwriter/piano/producer – 1950
- Bill Morrissey – folk singer/songwriter – (11/25/1951 – 7/23/2011)
- Gary Coveyou – flute/saxophone/backing vocals – Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods – 1958
- Steve Rothery – English guitarist/songwriter – best known with neo-progressive rock band – Marillion – associated acts include – The Wishing Tree – 1959
- Kasey Smith – keyboardist – best known with – Danger Danger – 1960
- Amy Grant – multi-award winning Christian/pop singer-songwriter – known as – The Queen of Christian Pop – hits include – Find A Way – The Next Time I Fall (with Peter Cetera) – Baby Baby – Every Heartbeat – 1960
- Holly Cole – jazz singer – songs include – Onion Girl – I’ve Just Seen A Face – 1963
- Mark Lanegan – alt-rock singer/songwriter/guitarist/poet – associated acts include – Queens of the Stone Age – Screaming Trees – The Gutter Twins – solo artist – (11/25/1964 – 2/22/2022)
- Tim “Lint” Armstrong – punk-ska – guitarist/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer – associated acts include – Rancid – Transplants – Operation Ivy – 1965
- Stacy Lattisaw – R&B-dance-gospel singer – hits include – Dynamite! – Don’t Throw It All Away – Nail It To The Wall – 1966
- Rodney Sheppard – guitarist – Sugar Ray – group hits include – Fly – Every Morning – Someday – 1967
- Mark Morton – metal guitarist – associated acts include – Lamb of God – Burn The Priest – 1972
- Travis Stever – guitar/lap steel/banjo/mandolin/dobro/vocals – best known with progressive rock group – Coheed and Cambria – 1978
- Thea Gilmore – singer/songwriter/guitar – songs include – Juliet (Keep That In Mind) – Mainstream – 1979
- Steven Lee Olson – country singer/songwriter – songs include – Now – Make Hay While The Sun Shines – 1985
- Victoria Hart – jazz-pop singer – albums include – Whatever Happened To Romance – The Lost Gershwin – 1988
- Lovey James – pop singer/songwriter/dancer/actress – songs include – Who You Are – I Can Do Anything – Bittersweet – 1997