Musical Birthday Notes – November 8th
- Patti Page – traditional pop-country singer – hits include – Confess – With My Eyes Wide Open, I’m Dreaming – Tennessee Waltz – (11/8/1927 – 1/1/2013)
- Bert Berns – songwriter/producer/record exec – songwriting credits include – Hang On Sloopy – Twist and Shout – Piece Of My Heart – producer credits include – Brown Eyed Girl – (11/8/1929 – 12/30/1967)
- Bonnie Bramlett – R&B-blues singer/actress – associated acts include – Albert King – Ike & Tina Turner – Delaney & Bonnie – solo artist – 1944
- John Farrar – singer/songwriter/producer/arranger/guitarist – associated acts include – Olivia Newton-John – The Shadows – Marvin, Welch & Farrar – The Strangers – 1945
- Don Murray – drummer – best known with – The Turtles – group hits include – It Ain’t Me Babe – associated acts include – The Holy Mackerel – Surfaris – (11/8/1945 – 3/22/1996)
- Roy Wood – English singer/songwriter/musician/producer/composer/arranger – associated acts include – ELO – Wizzard – Roy Wood Wizzo Band – The Move – 1946
- Minnie Riperton – soul-R&B-Jazz singer/songwriter – hits include – Lovin’ You – (11/8/1947 – 7/12/1979)
- Bonnie Raitt – multi-award winning blues singer/songwriter/slide guitar – hits include – Something To Talk About – I Can’t Make You Love Me – 1949
- Gerald Alston – R&B-soul singer – The Manhattans – group hits include – Kiss and Say Goodbye – solo artist – hits include – Slow Motion – Getting Back Into Love – 1951
- Rickie Lee Jones – award winning rock-jazz-pop singer/songwriter/musician – best known for 1979 hit – Chuck E.’s In Love – 1954
- Porl Thompson – English singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/artist – best known with – The Cure – 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – additional act associations include – Page and Plant – Robert Plant – Babacar – 1957
- Leif Garrett – singer/actor/TV personality – best known for 1977 cover of – Runaround Sue – 1961
- Terry Lee Miall – drummer – best known with – Adam & The Ants – 1958
- Bucky Covington – country singer/guitar/bass/drums – hits include – A Different World – It’s Good To Be Us – I’ll Walk – 1977