Musical Birthday Notes – July 20th
Cindy Walker – singer/songwriter/dancer – 1997 Country Music Hall of Fame – 2011 Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame – (7/20/1918 – 3/23/2006) Buddy Knox
Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Cindy Walker – singer/songwriter/dancer – 1997 Country Music Hall of Fame – 2011 Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame – (7/20/1918 – 3/23/2006) Buddy Knox
Pervis Jackson – R&B singer – best known as the bass singer for – The Spinners – (5/17/1938 – 8/18/2008) Taj Mahal – multi-award winning
Tony Williams – best known as the lead singer for – The Platters – solo artist – hits include – Only You – My Prayer
Dean Torrence – multi-award winning singer/songwriter – surf music – Jan & Dean – pioneers of the California sound and vocal surf music – 2008
On December 23, numerous influential musicians were born, including Buddy Harman, Chet Baker, Esther Phillips, Johnny Kidd, Eugene Booker Record, Jorma Kaukonen, Ron Bushy, Tim Hardin, Robbie Dupree, Luther Grosvenor, Ray “Crazy Raymond” Tabano, Adrian Belew, Anthony Phillips, Johnny Contardo, Doug Stegmeyer, Dave Murray, Victoria Williams, Will Sinnott, Sonny Emory, Eddie Vedder, Katie Underwood, Chad Szeliga, and Harry Judd. Their impact spans various genres such as country, jazz, rock, and pop.