Margo Rey
Aqua
Tina Moore
Ziggy Marley
Jameson Rodgers
Alan Jackson
Seals & Crofts
Earl Thomas Conley
Gary Puckett
Eminem
Nikki Lane
Musical Birthday Notes – October 17th
- Barney Kessel – jazz guitarist – was a member of the noted session musician group known as – The Wrecking Crew – (10/17/1923 – 5/6/2004)
- James “Jim” Seals – folk-pop-soft rock singer/songwriter/musician – best known as half of the duo – Seals & Crofts – hits include – Summer Breeze – Diamond Girl – Get Closer – (10/17/1941 – 6/6/2022)
- Earl Thomas Conley – country singer/songwriter/guitar – hits include – Holding Her and Loving You – Fire and Smoke – Once In A Blue Moon – (10/17/1941 – 4/10/2019)
- Alan Howard – bass/vocals – English beat band – The Tremeloes – group hits include – Silence Is Golden – Here Comes My Baby – 1941
- Gary Puckett – singer/songwriter/guitar – Gary Puckett & The Union Gap – solo artist – hits include – Young Girl – Over You – Lady Willpower – 1942
- James Ray “Jim” Tucker – guitarist – best known with – The Turtles – group hits include – Happy Together – 1946
- Alan Jackson – multiple award winning country singer/songwriter/acoustic guitar – member of the Grand Ole Opry – 2001 Georgia Music Hall of Fame – 2017 Country Music Hall of Fame – 2018 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame – hits include – Don’t Rock The Jukebox – Chattahoochie – Remember When – (Where Were You) When The World Stopped Turning – 1958
- Johnny Jolin – country singer/songwriter/guitar – associated acts include – The Front Porch Country Band – The Johnny Jolin Band – hits include – Thank God – 1964
- Margo Rey – pop-Latin-jazz singer/songwriter – associated acts include – Debutante – John Oates – 1966
- Allen West – death metal guitarist – associated acts include – Obituary – Six Feet Under – Lowbrow – Southwicked – 1967
- David Nesta “Ziggy” Marley – reggae singer/songwriter/musician/producer – son of reggae great Bob Marley – 1968
- Wyclef Jean – rapper/musician/actor – Fugees – 1969
- Tina Moore – R&B singer/songwriter – songs include – Never Gonna Let You Go – Nobody Better – 1970
- Chris Kirkpatrick – singer/dancer/guitar/voice actor – best known with – NSYNC – 1971
- Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III) – rapper/songwriter/producer/record exec/actor – songs include – The Real Slim Shady – Lose Yourself – Not Afraid – 1972
- René Dif – singer/songwriter/DJ/actor – Norwegian pop band – Aqua – group best known for 1997 novelty hit – Barbie Girl – 1973
- Nikki Lane – country music singer/songwriter – songs include – Send The Sun – Highway Queen – Gone Gone Gone – 1983
- Brandon Wooten – guitar/vocals – best known with – Framing Hanley – 1984
- Chris “Motionless” Cerulli – metalcore singer/musician – best known with – Motionless In White – 1986
- Jameson Rodgers – country music singer/songwriter/guitar – hits include – Some Girls – Cold Beer Calling My Name – 1987