Musical Birthday Notes – September 19th
- Billy Ward – R&B – doo-wop singer – Billy Ward and The Dominoes – group hits include – 60 Minute Man – Have Mercy Baby – The Bells – 2006 Vocal Group Hall of Fame – (9/19/1921 – 2/16/2002)
- Helen Carter – country singer/musician – member of the group – Mother Maybelle Carter and the Carter Sisters – also know as – The Carter Family – (9/19/1927 – 6/2/1998)
- Nick Massi – bass singer/bassist – The Four Seasons – group hits include – Dawn – Rag Doll (Go Away) – Sherry – 1990 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1999 Vocal Group Hall of Fame – (9/19/1927 – 12/24/2000)
- Brook Benton – R&B-pop-soul singer – hits include – It’s A Matter Of Time – Endlessly – The Boll Weevil Song – Rainy Night In Georgia – (9/19/1931 – 4/9/1988)
- Brian Epstein – personal manager – best known for managing – The Beatles – (9/19/1934 – 8/27/1967)
- Bill Medley – blue-eyed soul singer/piano – Righteous Brothers – solo artist – best known for – You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling – Unchained Melody – 1940
- Paul Williams – songwriter/singer/composer/actor – songwriting credits include – An Old Fashion Love Song – Out In The Country / Three Dog Night – We’ve Only Just Begun – Rainy Days And Mondays / The Carpenters – Evergreen / Barbra Streisand – 1940
- Sylvia Tyson – multi-award winning Canadian folk-country-rock singer/songwriter/guitar/piano/autoharp/broadcaster – songwriting credits include – Four Strong Winds – You Were On My Mind – associated acts include – Ian and Sylvia – Quartette – 1940
- “Mama” Cass Elliot – singer/actress – The Mamas and The Papas – hits include – California Dreamin’ – 1998 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 2000 Vocal Group Hall of Fame – solo artist – hits include – Dream A Little Dream Of Me – (9/19/1941 – 7/24/1974)
- Freda Payne – soul-R&B-jazz singer/actress – best known for 1970 hit – Band Of Gold – 1942
- Mike Hurst – musician/record producer – associated acts include – Cat Stevens – The Springfields – Manfred Mann – Spencer Davis Group – 1942
- David Bromberg – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – associated acts include – Bob Dylan – Jerry Jeff Walker – Willie Nelson – 1945
- John Coghlan – English drummer – best known with – Status Quo – 1946
- Laurence Neil “Lol” Creme – British singer/guitar/bass/keyboards/music video director – best known for work with – 10cc – associated acts include – Art Of Noise – The Producers – 1947
- Daniel Lanois – alt-rock singer/musician/songwriter/producer – 1951
- Nile Rodgers – multi-award winning guitarist/songwriter/composer/arranger/producer – 2005 Dance Music Hall of Fame – 2014 Grammy Hall of Fame -2016 Songwriters Hall of Fame – 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – associated acts include – Chic – The Honeydrippers – 1952
- Lita Ford – guitarist/singer/songwriter – The Runaways – solo artist – hits include – Close My Eyes Forever (with Ozzy Osbourne) – Kiss Me Deadly – 1958
- Jeff Bates – country singer/songwriter/musician – Mississippi gulf coast artist best known for – Long Slow Kisses – 1963
- Trisha Yearwood – country singer/author/actress/chef – hits include – She’s In Love With The Boy – Walkaway Joe – How Do I Live – 1964
- Ryan Dusick – drummer/vocals – best known with – Maroon 5 – 1977
- Chase Rice – country singer/songwriter – hits include – Ready Set Roll – Gonna Wanna Tonight – co-writer of FL GA Line hit – Cruise – 1986
- Pia Mia – pop singer – hits include – Bubblegum Boy – The Last Man On Earth – 1996