September 1st

Art Pepper
Archie Bell and The Drells
Boxcar Willie
Exile
Fall Out Boy
Bianca Ryan
Conway Twitty
Charlie Worsham
Marshall Lytle
Pistol Annies
Gloria Estefan
Barry Gibb

Musical Birthday Notes – September 1st

  • Art Pepper – jazz saxophonist/clarinetist – associated acts include – Stan Kenton – Buddy Rich – Chet Baker – Anita O’Day – (9/1/1925 – 6/15/1982)
  • Tommy Evans – R&B singer – The Drifters – group hits include – This Magic Moment – Save The Last Dance For Me – (9/1/1927 – 1981 or 1984)
  • Boxcar Willie (Lecil Travis Martin) – hobo-country singer/songwriter – dubbed “America’s Favorite Hobo” – songs include – Train Medley – Bad News – The Man I Used To Be – (9/1/1931 – 4/12/1999)
  • Marshall Lytle – rockabilly-rock bassist/songwriter – member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – Bill Haley & His Comets – The Jodimars – (9/1/1933 – 5/25/2013)
  • Conway Twitty (Harold Jenkins)– early pop turned country singer/songwriter/musician – 1999 Country Music Hall of Fame – multiple hits including – Hello Darlin’ – Don’t Take It Away – Slow Hand – (9/1/1933 – 6/5/1993)
  • Archie Bell – singer/songwriter – Archie Bell & The Drells – hits include – Tighten Up – I Can’t Stop Dancing – 1944
  • Sir Barry Gibb – British-American pop-disco singer/songwriter/musician/producer – The Bee Gees – hits include – I Started A Joke – To Love Somebody – How Can You Mend A Broken Heart -Jive Talkin’ – Stayin’ Alive – How Deep Is Your Love – solo artist – Songwriters Hall of Fame – Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1946
  • Greg Errico – drummer/producer – Sly & The Family Stone – 1993 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – associated acts include – Weather Report – David Bowie – Grateful Dead – Santana – Jerry Garcia Band – 1946
  • Steve Goetzman – drummer – rock-pop/country group – Exile – group hits include – Kiss You All Over – Woke Up In Love – 1950
  • Bruce Foxton – English bassist/guitarist/singer/songwriter – best known for work with punk rock group – The Jam – 1955
  • Gloria Estefan – Cuban-American singer/songwriter/actress – Miami Sound Machine – hits include – Conga – Bad Boy – Anything For You – Don’t Wanna Lose You – Coming Out Of The Dark – 1957
  • J.D. Fortune (Jason Bennison) – Canadian rock singer/songwriter/guitar – associated acts include – INXS – 1973
  • Omar Rodriguez-Lopez – multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/producer/writer/filmmaker/actor – associated acts include –The Mars Volta – Antemasque – Bosnian Rainbows – 1975
  • Angaleena Presley – country singer/songwriter – founding member of –The Pistol Annies – group songs include – Hell On Heels – Hush Hush – I Feel A Sin Comin’ On – 1976
  • Babydaddy (Scott Hoffman) – glam-rocker multi-instrumentalist/lyricist/backing vocals – Scissor Sisters – 1976
  • Joe Trohman – pop-alt rock singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/composer/producer – Fall Out Boy – The Damned Things – With Knives – 1984
  • Charlie Worsham – country singer/songwriter/musician – native of Jackson, MS – songs include – Could It Be – Want Me Too – associated acts include – Old Crow Medicine Show – 1985
  • Dann Hume – New Zealand alt-rock/pop singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer/mix engineer – Evermore – numerous songwriter and production credits – 1987
  • Ricky “Horror” Olson – metal rhythm guitarist – Motionless In White – 1988
  • Bianca Ryan – pop singer/songwriter/guitar/piano/actress – 1st winner of NBC’s America’s Got Talent – songs include – Why Couldn’t It Be Christmas Every Day? – All Of Me – Alice – Remember – Stay – 1994