Dwight Yoakam
Inez and Charlie Foxx
Weird Al Yankovic
Embrace
Jimmy Wayne
Humble Pie
Musical Birthday Notes – October 23rd
- Milford Dolliole – considered a pioneer jazz drummer – (10/23/1903 – 5/3/1994)
- Yvonne Staples – R&B-soul-gospel singer – The Staple Singers – 1999 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 2018 Gospel Music Hall of Fame – (10/23/1937 – 4/10/2018)
- Charlie Foxx – R&B-soul singer/guitarist – performed as a duo with his sister Inez Foxx – best known for – Mockingbird – (10/23/1939 – 9/18/1998)
- Freddie Marsden – drummer – Gerry & The Pacemakers – group hits include – How Do You Do It – Ferry Cross The Mersey – 1940
- Ellie Greenwich – pop-rock songwriter/singer/record producer – (10/23/1940 – 8/26/2009)
- Greg Ridley – rock bassist/guitar/vocals – founding member of – Humble Pie – Spooky Tooth – (10/23/1947 – 11/19/2003)
- Wurzel (Michael Burston) – rock guitarist – Motorhead – (10/23/1949 – 7/9/2011)
- Dwight Yoakam – multiple award winning singer/songwriter/musician/actor/film director – known for his edgy honky-tonk roots country sound – hits include – Fast As You – Guitars, Cadillacs – Ain’t That Lonely Yet – 1956
- Dianne Reeves – award winning jazz singer – 1956
- Kelly Marie – Scottish disco singer – songs include – Feels Like I’m In Love – 1957
- Alfred Matthew “Weird Al” Yankovic – singer/songwriter/musician/parodist – songs include – Eat It – Like A Surgeon – 1959
- Jimmy Wayne – country singer/songwriter/guitar – hits include – Stay Gone – I Love You This Much – Do You Believe Me Now – 1972
- Richard McNamara – guitarist/keyboards/percussion/vocals/producer – English alt-rock band – Embrace – group songs include – Nature’s Law – World At Your Feet – Target – 1972