John Mellencamp
Dale Watson
Kevin Godley
Toni Braxton
The Honeycombs
Taylor Hicks
Bon Jovi
Michael W. Smith
The O’Kanes
Climax Blues Band
Musical Birthday Notes – October 7th
- Jo Jones – jazz drummer – associated acts include – Art Blakely – Sonny Stitt – 1974 Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame – (10/7/1911 – 9/3/1985)
- Al Martino (Jasper Cini) – traditional pop singer-crooner/actor – played part of – Johnny Fontane in The Godfather – songs include – Here In My Heart – Spanish Eyes – Take My Heart – I Love You Because – (10/7/1922 – 10/13/2009)
- Chet Powers (Dino Valenti) – singer/guitarist – Quicksilver Messenger Service – (10/7/1937 – 11/16/1994)
- Tony “Little Sun” Glover – blues harmonica/guitarist/singer – associated acts include – Dave “Snaker” Ray – “Spider” John Koerner – Koerner, Ray & Glover – (10/7/1939 – 5/29/2019)
- Colin Cooper – singer/saxophone/harmonica/guitar – The Climax Blues Band – group hits include – Couldn’t Get It Right – I Love You – (10/7/1939 – 7/3/2008)
- Martin Murry – English rhythm guitarist – pop band – The Honeycombs – group best known for the 1964 hit – Have I The Right? – 1941
- Tony “Panama” Silvester – soul-pop-R&B singer – The Main Ingredient – group best known for the 1972 hit – Everybody Plays The Fool – solo artist – (10/7/1941 – 11/27/2006)
- Kevin Godley – English singer/musician/music video director – 10cc – group hits include – I’m Not In Love – The Things We Do For Love – Godley & Creme – 1945
- Dave Hope – bassist – best known for his time with progressive rock band – Kansas – associated acts include – AD – Ad Astra – 1949
- Kieran Kane – country singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – partnered with Jamie O’Hara as part of – The O’Kanes – duo hits include – Can’t Stop My Heart From Loving You – Just Lovin’ You – One True Love – 1949
- David Taylor – bassist – formerly with English pop band – Edison Lighthouse – group best known for 1970 hit – Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) – 1950
- John Mellencamp – multi-award winning singer/songwriter/guitar/harmonica – hits include – Small Town – Pink Houses – Jack and Diane – 2008 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 2018 Songwriters Hall of Fame – 1951
- Marc Storace – singer/songwriter/percussion – best known as the frontman for – Krokus – 1951
- Ricky Phillips – bass/vocals/guitar – associated acts include – Styx – The Babys – Bad English – Coverdale/Page – Ted Nugent – Nasty Habit – 1952
- Tico Torres – drummer – Bon Jovi – group hits include – You Give Love A Bad Name – Bad Medicine – Livin’ On A Prayer – 2006 UK Music Hall of Fame – 2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1953
- Michael W. Smith – multiple Grammy and Dove Award winning Christian singer/songwriter – 1957
- Dale Watson – alt-country singer/songwriter/guitarist/author – songs include – One Tear At A Time – You Pour It On And I Pour It Down – 1962
- Toni Braxton – pop-soul-R&B singer/songwriter/musician/actress/TV personality – hits include – Breathe Again – Un-Break My Heart – You’re Makin’ Me High – He Wasn’t Man Enough – 1968
- Thom Yorke – singer/musician – Radiohead – Atoms For Peace – 1968
- Leeroy Thornhill – British electronic/rave keyboardist/dancer/DJ – The Prodigy – 1969
- Damian Kulash – singer/guitarist/music video director – best known with rock group – OK Go – 1975
- Taylor Hicks – blue-eyed soul singer – winner of season 5 of American Idol – 1976
- Rob Ackroyd – guitarist – best known with English indie-rock band – Florence and The Machine – 1982
- JP Kennedy – singer/guitarist – best known with the reggae group – The Green – 1985