John Entwistle John Entwistle was born on October 9th, 1944. Known as “The Ox”, John Entwistle was one of rock’s greatest bass players. Usually stationary and exhibiting little flash on

Mama” Cass Elliot The fat one in The Mamas and Papa’s , Mama Cass was known for her rich voice and outgoing personality. Rock legend has it that she could

Ian Dury Ian Dury was a punk-rocker from England with a distinctive cockney vocal style. Signed to “Stiff Records” as “Ian Dury and the Blockheads” they released “New Boots &

Willie Dixon Aside from Robert Johnson, Willie Dixon was perhaps the greatest blues songwriter ever known. Schooled in the Delta Blues, Willie Dixon wrote a bunch of blues standards that

John Denver Born Henry John Deutschendorf, John Denver took his name from the city that would eventually become his home; “Denver, Colorado”. In 1967 while Denver was part of “The

Rick Danko Rick Danko was a canadian-born musician who sang, played Bass and acoustic guitar for the band. He sang lead on such rock classics as “The Weight” and “Stagefright”‘.

Bobby Darin Bobby Darin was born as Walden Robert Cassotto on May 14th 1936 in The Bronx, New York. During his childhood he contracted rheumatic fever resulting in damage to

Jim Croce Jim Croce was a talented singer-songwriter folk guitar player. Jim hailed from Philadelphia PA and showed an interest in music at an early age. He married his high

Sam Cooke Sam Cooke started out as a gospel singer with “The Soul Stirrers”. He went solo after being kicked-out and turned to mainstream pop. Sam wrote and recorded classics

Brian Connolly Brian Connolly was lead singer for the British rock group “Sweet” who enjoyed moderate success during the mid to late seventies. Their first hit was the FM bubble-gumish