Ashanti
Rhett Akins
Sammy Hagar
Pharoah Sanders
Anita Kerr
Marie Osmond
Lacy J. Dalton
Robert Lamm
Paul Simon
John Ford Coley
Musical Birthday Notes – October 13th
- Ray Brown – jazz double bassist – associated acts include – Ella Fitzgerald – Oscar Peterson – (10/13/1926 – 7/2/2002)
- Anita Kerr – country-pop singer/songwriter/pianist/arranger/composer/producer – The Anita Kerr Singers – (10/13/1927 – 10/10/2022)
- Chris Farlowe – rock-blues-soul singer – songs include – Out Of Time – 1940
- Pharoah Sanders – jazz saxophonist – best known with – John Coltrane – (10/13/1940 – 9/24/2022)
- Paul Simon – multi-award winning pop-folk singer/songwriter/musician – Simon & Garfunkel – solo artist – 2001 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – hits include – Mother and Child Reunion – Kodachrome – Loves Me Like A Rock – 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover – Slip Slidin’ Away – Late In The Evening – 1941
- Robert Lamm – singer/songwriter/keyboard/guitar/keytar – Chicago – Songwriters Hall of Fame – 2016 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – group hits include – 25 or 6 to 4 – Colour My World – Saturday In The Park – Just You N’ Me – If You Leave Me Now – 1944
- Lacy J. Dalton – country singer/songwriter – hits include – 16th Avenue – Black Coffee – Takin’ It Easy – 1946
- Sammy Hagar – “The Red Rocker” – singer/songwriter/guitarist – Van Halen – 2007 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – solo artist – hits include – There’s Only One Way To Rock – Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy – I Can’t Drive 55 – 1947
- John Ford Coley – singer/guitar/piano/actor/author – best known with duo – England Dan & John Ford Coley – hits include – I’d Really Love To See You Tonight – Nights Are Forever Without You – We’ll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again – 1948
- Simon Nicol – guitarist/singer/multi-instrumentalist – associated acts include – Fairport Convention – 1950
- Olympia Ann “Olan” Sylvers – R&B-soul singer – The Sylvers – hits include – Boogie Fever – 1951
- Cherrelle (Cheryl Anne Norton) – R&B singer – hits include – I Didn’t Mean To Turn You On – Where Do I Run To – Everything I Miss At Home – 1958
- Joseph Richard “Ricky” Sylvers – R&B-soul vocals/guitar – The Sylvers – hits include – Hot Line – 1958
- Marie Osmond – country singer/TV personality – hits include – Paper Roses – Meet Me In Montana (with Dan Seals) – You’re Still New To Me (with Paul Davis) – There’s No Stopping Your Heart – 1959
- Joey Belladonna – metal vocalist – best known with – Anthrax – 1960
- Rhett Akins – country singer/songwriter/musician – hits include – That Ain’t My Truck – Don’t Get Me Started – father of country artist Thomas Rhett – 1969
- John Micah Sumrall – singer/acoustic guitar/piano – associated acts include Christian rock group – Kutless – 1980
- Ashanti – R&B – soul – hip-hop singer/songwriter/producer/actress/dancer – hits include – Always On Time – What’s Luv? – 1980
- Kele Okereke – singer/songwriter/guitar/vocoder/piano – alt-indie rock group – Bloc Party – 1981