Violinist, composer and arranger, wrote and performed "Moonglow" (#1, 1956), the love theme from the film Picnic (1956), arranged film ...
1999
Skip Spence
Alexander Lee Spence
Early guitarist for psych-folk Quicksilver Messenger Service, left to become original drummer for psych-rock
2015
Johnny Kemp
Bahamian R&B/dance-pop singer, songwriter and session vocalist whose biggest hit, "Just Got Paid" (#10, R&B #1, 1988) was nominated for...
2021
Mike Mitchell
Founding member and guitarist for legendary one hit wonder garage rockers The Kingsmen, played the jangly solo on the ...
2021
Barry Mason
John Barry Mason
Five-time Novello Award-winning English musician and songwriter, wrote or co-wrote thousands of songs, including over 60 charting, most...
2025
Mac Gayden
McGavock Dickinson Gayden
Nashville-based rock and country songwriter, session guitarist, solo artist and record producer, co-wrote the enduring country-pop “E...
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Morris Stoloff(Morris Stoloff)
Born: August 01, 1898
Died: April 16, 1980
Violinist, composer and arranger, wrote and performed "Moonglow" (#1, 1956), the love theme from the film Picnic (1956), arranged film scores for several other movies, including Lawrence Of Arabia (1962), died 4/16/1980, age 81
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Skip Spence(Alexander Lee Spence)
Born: April 18, 1946
Died: April 16, 1999
Early guitarist for psych-folk Quicksilver Messenger Service, left to become original drummer for psych-rock Jefferson Airplane, "Somebody To Love" (#5, 1967), left to form eclectic psych-rock Moby Grape, "Omaha" (#88, 1967), went solo in 1969, died from lung cancer on 4/16/1999, age 52
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Johnny Kemp(Johnny Kemp)
Born: August 02, 1959
Died: April 16, 2015
Bahamian R&B/dance-pop singer, songwriter and session vocalist whose biggest hit, "Just Got Paid" (#10, R&B #1, 1988) was nominated for a Grammy Award, found floating off a beach and presumed drowned in an accident on 4/16/2015, age 55
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Mike Mitchell()
Born: April 16, 1944
Died: April 16, 2021
Founding member and guitarist for legendary one hit wonder garage rockers The Kingsmen, played the jangly solo on the enduring hit "Louie Louie" (#2, 1963) and lead guitar in various incarnations of the band over nearly 60 years before dying from unspecified causes on his birthday, 4/16/2021, age 77.
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Barry Mason(John Barry Mason)
Born: July 12, 1935
Died: April 16, 2021
Five-time Novello Award-winning English musician and songwriter, wrote or co-wrote thousands of songs, including over 60 charting, mostly MOR pop hits, many in collaboration with songwriter Les Reed, their best known include "The Last Waltz" for Engelbert Humperdinck (#25, AC #6, UK #1, 1967) and "Kiss Me Goodbye" for Petula Clark (#15, UK #50, 1968), also co-wrote "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" for Edison Lighthouse (#5, UK #1, 1971) with Tony Macaulay, another Reed/Mason composition became "Marching On Together," the anthem for English football club Leeds United, since sung by LUFC fans at every match for nearly 50 years, died from undisclosed causes on 4/16/2021, age 85.
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Mac Gayden(McGavock Dickinson Gayden)
Born: June 05, 1941
Died: April 16, 2025
Nashville-based rock and country songwriter, session guitarist, solo artist and record producer, co-wrote the enduring country-pop “Everlasting Love,” the song has been recorded by multiple non-country artists over the years, including UK boy band Love Affair (UK #1, 1968) and Carl Carlton’s R&B/disco version (#6, R&B #11, 1974), played guitar on Bob Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde album (#9, 1966) and did session work with Linda Ronstadt, The Pointer Sisters and J.J. Cale, among others, during the rise of Nashville as a recording hub, after the mid-90s retreated to a life of spirituality and occasional recording, issuing a final album in 2020, died from complications of Parkinson’s disease on 4/16/2025, age 83.