October 20th

Foreigner
Tom Petty
Little Big Town
Jay Siegel and The Tokens
Ricky Byrd
Grandpa Jones
Jess Glynne
Hootie and The Blowfish
Jelly Roll Morton
Wanda Jackson

Musical Birthday Notes – October 20th

  • Louis Marshall “Grandpa” Jones – country musician/entertainer – best known from TV’s – Hee Haw – 1978 Country Music Hall of Fame – (10/20/1913 – 2/19/1998)
  • Wanda Jackson – multi-award winning country-rockabilly singer/songwriter/piano/guitar – known as the “Queen of Rockabilly”/ ”First Lady of Rockabilly” – hits include – I Gotta Know – Right Or Wrong – In The Middle Of A Heartache – Tears Will Be The Chaser For Your Wine – Rockabilly Hall of Fame – 2009 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1937
  • Jay Siegel – doo-wop singer – lead vocalist – The Tokens – group best known for 1961 hit – The Lion Sleeps Tonight – 1939
  • Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Morton – New Orleans ragtime-jazz pianist/composer/band leader – (10/20/1890 – 7/10/1941)
  • Ric Lee – drummer – The Jaybirds – Ten Years After – Chicken Shack – 1945
  • Tom Petty – singer/songwriter/musician/producer/actor – 2002 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Traveling Wilburys – solo artist – hits include – Free Fallin’ – American Girl – Runnin’ Down A Dream – Mary Jane’s Last Dance – Into The Great Wide Open  – (10/20/1950 – 10/2/2017)
  • Alan “Al” Greenwood – keyboardist – founding member of – Foreigner – affiliated acts include – Spys – Rainbow – Joe Lynn Turner – 1951
  • Mark King – pop funk jazz-fusion new wave – lead singer/bass – Level 42 – 1958
  • Ricky Byrd – guitar/vocals – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – 2015 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – solo artist – numerous act associations – 1958
  • Jim “Soni” Sonefeld – drums/percussion/backing vocals – founding member of – Hootie & The Blowfish – solo artist – 1964
  • Norman Blake – singer/instrumentalist/songwriter – Teenage Fanclub – 1965
  • Fred Coury – best known as the drummer for the glam rock band – Cinderella – 1967
  • Jimi Westbrook – multi-award winning country singer/songwriter – Little Big Town – hits include – Little White Church – Pontoon – Boondocks – Day Drinking – Girl Crush – Better Man – 1970
  • Dannii Minogue – pop singer – sister of pop singer – Kylie Minogue – 1971
  • Tom Wisniewski – guitar/vocals – MxPx – 1976
  • Mitch Lucker – metal singer – Suicide Silence – (10/20/1984 – 11/1/2012)
  • Jess Glynne – multi-award winning English pop singer/songwriter – 1989