Born: June 18, 1913

Died: January 15, 1993

LA-based musician, songwriter and Tin Pan Alley-style lyricist for romantic films and Broadway shows, wrote or co-wrote dozens of popular songs, including the enduring and oft-covered "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (Vaughan Moore, #1, 1946), collaborated on multiple hits by Frank Sinatra, including "All The Way" (#1, 1957), died from congestive heart failure on 1/15/1993, age 79

Born: June 18, 1938

Died: November 30, 1999

Guitarist, pianist and half the 50s rock 'n' roll duo Don & Dewey, switched to electric violin and did session work for Little Richard, John Mayall, Frank Zappa and others, died from pulmonary disease on 11/30/1999, age 61

Born: June 18, 1942

Died: 0000-00-00

The most successful rock composer of all time, with John Lennon co-wrote 21 US #1 and has over 30 US #1 singles as a solo artist and frontman for his band Wings

Born: June 18, 1942

Died: December 24, 2024

Self-described “song doctor,” highly-successful and respected record producer with fifteen gold discs, four of them platinum, and a host of 70s top albums, including those by Carly Simon, Ringo Starr, Barbra Streisand, and Harry Nilsson, founded his own label, Planet Records starting in 1978 and had hits with The Pointer Sisters (“Slow Hand,” #2, R&B #7, 1981), among others, sold Planet to RCA in 1983 and became an independent producer for the ensuing four decades, working on music by top artists as well as four of the Great American Songbook album series by Rod Stewart and the Broadway cast recording of Baby It’s You (2011), died in a Los Angeles hospital from cardiac arrest on 10/24/2024, age 82.

Born: June 18, 1942

Died: May 30, 1980

Bass guitarist for Derek & The Dominos, Eric Clapton band, Delaney & Bonnie, sessions for George Harrison, died of kidney failure on 5/30/1980, age 37

Born: June 18, 1944

Died: July 20, 2024

Session vocalist for Elvis Presley, Percy Sledge (backing vocals on "When A Man Loves A Woman," #1, 1966) and others, then pop singer with "Single Girl" (#12, UK #15, 1966) and three more Top 40 hits in the 60s, turned to countrypolitan pop in the 70s and scored six Country Top 40 hits, continued with session work and to record and perform into the 00s, often with Christian-themed songs, battled dementia in her later years and succumbed to the disease on 7/20/2024, age 80.

Born: June 18, 1944

Died: August 18, 1991

Cartoonist, graphic artist and pioneering designer of psychedelic posters and album covers, including work for the Grateful Dead, the Fillmore West, Jimi Hendrix and others, frequent contributor to Zap Comix magazine, died in a motorcycle accident on 8/18/1991, age 47

Born: June 18, 1952

Died: 0000-00-00

Trumpets for New Jersey rock 'n roll bar band Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes ("Talk To Me," 1978) and later as a member of The Miami Horns, the touring and session recording horn section that backed Bruce Springsteen, Little Steven, Sheryl Crow and many others.

Born: June 18, 1953

Died: July 28, 2000

Rhythm guitar for R&B/soul-disco-funk kings KC & The Sunshine Band, "That's The Way (I Like It)" (#1, 1975) and five other #1 hits, died in a construction site accident on 7/28/2000, age 47

Born: June 18, 1961

Died: 0000-00-00

Bluesy-voiced Brit pop-rock singer in synth-pop duo Yazoo, "Nobody's Diary" (Dance/Club #1, 1983), solo, "Invisible" (#31, 1985)

Born: June 18, 1963

Died: 0000-00-00

Keyboards for hard rock Guns N' Roses, "Sweet Child O' Mine" (#1, 1988)

Born: June 18, 1969

Died: 0000-00-00

Guitarist and vocals for 90s Brit guitar-pop The Boo Radleys, "Barney (…And Me)" (Alt Rock #30, 1994)

Born: June 18, 1971

Died: 0000-00-00

Baritone for R&B/urban soul a cappella Boyz II Men, "End Of The Road" (#1, 1992)

Born: June 18, 1973

Died: 0000-00-00

Vocals for hard-edged Brit pop Reef, "Place Your Hands" (Mainstream Rock #29, 1997) from the UK #1 album Glow

Born: June 18, 1973

Died: 0000-00-00

Folk, folk-rock and folk-blues singer, songwriter and guitarist with five studio LPs, including Gossip In The Grain (#3, 2008), and multiple singles ("Beg, Steal Or Borrow," AAA #1, 2010)

Born: June 18, 1975

Died: 0000-00-00

Vocals for gangsta rap trio The Real Untouchables (TRU), "I Always Feel Like" (#71, Rap #11, 1997), solo, "It Ain't My Fault" (#18, R&B #5, Rap #1, 1998)

Born: June 18, 1976

Died: 0000-00-00

Country-pop crossover singer, songwriter and TV show star, "Austin" #18, Country #1, 2001) and 19 other Country #1 hits plus 13 other Pop Top 40 hits, judge of music competition shows Nashville Star, Clash Of The Choirs and The Voice

Born: June 18, 1952

Died: April 07, 2023

Swedish pop-rock guitarist best known for his 50-year career with the backing band for superstar vocal quartet ABBA (“Dancing Queen,” worldwide #1, 1976), and supporting the solo careers of the band’s principals after ABBA dissolved in the mid-80s, issued several solo albums and nearly 20 singles, the last three in 2022 before dying from an undisclosed cancer diagnosis on 4/07/2023, age 70.

Born: June 18, 1941

Died: May 22, 2023

English bass guitarist whose decision to return to university and not go to Germany in 1961 as a member of The Beatles likely lost him an opportunity at superstardom, joined the Fab Four in December 1960 to replace Stu Sutcliffe, who stayed behind to study art when the band returned to Liverpool after their first tour of Germany, appeared with them for four gigs during the school Christmas break but declined former Quarrymen bandmate John Lennon’s invitation to continue as a full-time Beatle, went on to a career as a high school math teacher, played in local charity bands and in a reformed Quarrymen, died from undisclosed causes on 5/22/2023, age 81.

Born: June 18, 1933

Died: February 12, 2025

Soul singer recruited to R&B/doo wop The Flamingos in 1956 and sang on their big hot “I Only Have Eyes For You” (#11, R&B #3, 1959) before leaving in 1960 for a solo career, issued several singles and toured extensively during the 60s, migrated to England in the 70s and found success on the Northern soul scene with three UK charting singles and a Male Vocalist of the year award in 1983, continued to tour, record and front his own soul revival band into the 10s, died from undisclosed causes on 2/12/2025, age 91.