Barry Manilow
Gregg Rolie
Sad Café
Red Foley
The Swinging Blue Jeans
Mickey Guyton
Hanoi Rocks
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
Russell Smith
NIGHT RIOTS
Musical Birthday Notes – June 17th
- Red Foley – country singer/songwriter/guitar/banjo – veteran of The Grand Ole Opry – 1967 Country Music Hall of Fame – (6/17/1910 – 9/19/1968)
- David “Stringbean” Akeman – banjoist/comedian – best known from – Hee Haw – Grand Ole Opry – (6/17/1915 – 11/10/1973)
- Cliff Gallup – guitarist – best known in the 50’s with – Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps – group hits include – Be-Bop-A-Lula – Rockabilly Hall of Fame – Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (6/17/1930 – 10/9/1988)
- Norman Kuhlke – drummer – best known with 60’s Mersey-beat band – The Swinging Blue Jeans – group his include – Hippy Hippy Shake – 1942
- Barry Manilow – multi-award winning pop singer/songwriter/musician/producer – hits include – Mandy – Can’t Smile Without You – Copacabana – 1943
- Chris Spedding – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/composer – associated acts include – Donovan – David Essex – Dusty Springfield – The Sharks – 1944
- George S. Clinton – composer/songwriter/arranger/session musician – 1947
- Gregg Rolie – singer/songwriter/keyboardist – associated acts include – The Storm – Gregg Rolie Band – two-time inductee in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1998 with Santana – 2017 with Journey – 1947
- Paul Young – British pop-soft rock singer/songwriter/guitar – Mike + The Mechanics – Sad Café – hits include – All I Need Is A Miracle – Word Of Mouth – Taken In – (6/17/1947 – 7/15/2000)
- Russell Smith – country singer/songwriter/guitarist – The Amazing Rhythm Aces – group hits include – 3rd Rate Romance – The End Is Not In Sight – solo artist – (6/17/1949 – 7/12/2019)
- Mike Buck – drummer – associated acts include – The Fabulous Thunderbirds –The LeRoi Brothers – 1952
- Philip Chevron – singer/songwriter/guitarist – best known with – The Pogues – The Radiators – (6/17/1957 – 10/8/2013)
- Jello Biafra – punk rock singer – best known with – Dead Kennedys – solo artist – 1958
- Michael Monroe – Finnish rock singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – associated acts include – Hanoi Rocks – Demolition 23 – Jerusalem Slim – 1962
- Kevin Thornton – R&B singer – Color Me Badd – 1969
- Rikrok – reggae singer – best known for the song – It Wasn’t Me – 1972
- Lee Ryan – singer/songwriter/actor – best known with British boy band – Blue – 1983
- Mickey Guyton – country singer/songwriter – songs include – Better Than You Left Me – Black Like Me – What Are You Going To Tell Her – Boys (with Dean Brody) – 1983
- Kendrick Lamar – multi-award winning rapper/singer/songwriter/producer – 1987
- Nick Fotinakes – guitarist – associated acts include alt-rock band – NIGHT RIOTS – 1988