Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders
Ted Hawkins
Ben Harper
Charlie Daniels
Tony Orlando & Dawn
Brad Paisley
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Black Oak Arkansas
Curtis Lee
Musical Birthday Notes – October 28th
- Gershon Kingsley – composer/arranger/keyboardist/conductor – pioneer of electronic music and the Moog synthesizer – best known for the electronic instrumental – Popcorn – associated acts include – Perrey and Kingsley – First Moog Quartet – (10/28/1922 – 12/10/2019)
- Charlie Daniels – southern rock/country singer/songwriter/musician – inductions include – 1999 North Carolina Music Hall of Fame – 2002 Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame – 2008 The Grand Ole Opry – 2009 Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum – 2016 Country Music Hall of Fame – hits include – The South’s Gonna Do It Again – Long Haired Country Boy – The Devil Went Down To Georgia – (10/28/1936 – 7/6/2020)
- Ted Hawkins – Biloxi, MS soul-blues singer/songwriter/guitar – (10/28/1936 – 1/1/1995)
- Curtis Lee – doo-wop-pop singer/songwriter – 1961 hits include – Pretty Little Angel Eyes – Under The Moon Of Love – (10/28/1939 – 1/8/2015)
- Glen Moore – jazz bassist – other instruments include – piano/flute/violin – 1941
- Hank Marvin – multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter – best known as lead guitarist for – The Shadows – 1941
- Wayne Fontana – rock-pop singer – The Mindbenders – best known for 1965 hit – Game of Love – (10/28/1945 – 8/6/2020)
- Telma Hopkins – pop singer/actress – Tony Orlando & Dawn – group hits include – Candida – Knock Three Times – Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree – 1948
- Ricki Lee Reynolds – guitar/vocals – southern rock group – Black Oak Arkansas band hits include – Jim Dandy – (10/28/1948 – 9/7/2021)
- John Regan – bassist/songwriter/producer – numerous act associations including – Frehley’s Comet – Peter Frampton – John Waite – Robin Trower – Four By Fate – (10/28/1951 – 4/7/2023)
- Tommy Dobeck – drummer – The Michael Stanley Band – 1952
- Dave Wyndorf – rock singer/songwriter/guitarist – best known with – Monster Magnet – 1956
- Stephen Morris – drummer – New Order – Joy Division – The Other Two – Bad Lieutenant – 1957
- William Reid – Scottish guitarist/multi-instrumentalist/composer/singer – best known with – Jesus & Mary Chain – associated acts include – William – Lazycame – 1958
- Ben Harper – multi-award winning folk-blues-rock singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – numerous artist associations – 1969
- Brad Paisley – multi-award winning country singer/songwriter/guitarist – member of the Grand Ole Opry – hits include – We Danced – Mud On The Tires – Waitin’ On A Woman – Perfect Storm – 1972