Billy Paul
Jim Nesbitt
Blue Öyster Cult
Attack Attack!
Lou Rawls
The Lennon Sisters
Gilbert O’ Sullivan
Vance Joy
John Densmore
twenty one pilots
Sandy Nelson
LINKIN PARK
Kim Richey
Janelle Monáe
Musical Birthday Notes – December 1st
- Ike Issacs – Burmese-English jazz guitarist – best known for work with violinist – Stéphane Grappelli – (12/1/1919 – 1/11/1996)
- Johnnie Johnston – singer/actor – popular in 1940’s – hits include – (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings – Laura – There Must Be A Way – (12/1/1915 – 1/6/1996)
- Matt Monro (Terence Edward Parsons) – pop-easy listening 60’s-70’s singer – known as “The Man With The Golden Voice” – hits include – Portrait Of My Love – My Kind Of Girl – Softly As I Leave You – (12/1/1930 – 2/7/1985)
- Jim Nesbitt – country singer/songwriter/guitar – hits include – Please Mr Kennedy – Lookin’ For More in ’64 – A Tiger In My Tank – (12/1/1931 – 11/29/2007)
- Jimmy Lyons – jazz alto saxophone – associated acts include – Cecil Taylor Unit – (12/1/1931 – 5/19/1986)
- Lou Rawls – multiple award winning singer/songwriter/producer/voice actor – hits include – You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine – Love Is A Hurtin’ Thing – Lady Love – (12/1/1933 – 6/6/2006)
- Billy Paul – Grammy winning soul singer – best known for 1972 hit – Me And Mrs. Jones – (12/1/1934 – 4/24/2016)
- Diane “DeeDee” Lennon – traditional pop singer – The Lennon Sisters – group hits include – Tonight You Belong To Me – Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) – 2001 Vocal Group Hall of Fame – 1939
- Sandy Nelson – drummer/session drummer – songs include – Teen Beat – Let There Be Drums – Drums Are My Beat – associated acts include – Sandy Nelson And The Sin City Termites – (12/1/1939 – 2/14/2022)
- John Densmore – drummer/songwriter/film-maker – The Doors – 1993 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – associated acts include – Rick & The Ravens – Butts Band – 1944
- Eric Bloom – singer/songwriter/guitar/keyboard/percussion – Blue Oyster Cult – group hits include – (Don’t Fear) The Reaper – Burnin’ For You – Godzilla – 1944
- Bette Midler – multiple award winning singer/songwriter/actress – hits include – Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy – The Rose – Wind Beneath My Wings – From A Distance – 1945
- Gilbert O’Sullivan – Irish singer/songwriter/pianist – best known for 1972 hits – Alone Again (Naturally) – Clair – 1946
- Richard Keith (Keith Thibodeaux) – drummer/actor – played Little Ricky on the I Love Lucy TV show – associated music acts include – Starbuck – group hits include – Moonlight Feels Right – David And The Giants – 1950
- Jaco Pastorius – jazz bassist – best known with – Weather Report – (12/1/1951 – 9/21/1987)
- Julee Cruise – dream pop singer/songwriter/actress – 1956
- Kim Richey – country – Americana singer/songwriter/guitar – songwriting credits for other artists include – Believe Me Baby (I Lied)/Trisha Yearwood – Nobody Wins/Radney Foster – Every River/Brooks & Dunn – 1956
- Stuart Kimball – guitarist – punk rock band – Face To Face – group hits include – 10-9-8 – 1956
- Billy Childish – guitarist/singer/author/poet/photographer/film maker/painter – associated acts include – Thee Milkshakes – The Pop Rivets – Thee Headcoats – Thee Mighty Caesars – 1959
- Brad Delson – guitar/backing vocals/bass/keyboards – founding member of – multi-award winning band – Linkin Park – group hits include – One Step Closer – In The End – Numb – Burn It Down – 1977
- Mat Kearney – singer/songwriter/musician – hits include – Nothing Left To Lose – Hey Mama – Breathe In, Breathe Out – 1978
- Janelle Monáe – multi-award winning R&B soul singer/rapper/actress – 1985
- Vance Joy – award winning Australian indie-pop-folk singer/songwriter/guitar/piano/ukulele – 1987
- Tyler Joseph – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/rapper/record producer – best known as frontman for duo – twenty one pilots – with Josh Dun – 1988
- Caleb Shomo – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer – associated acts include – Beartooth – Attack Attack! – 1992