BIRTHDAYS
1898   Constantin Bakaleinikoff, film composer/conductor/musical director, b. Moscow, Russia, d. Sept. 3, 1966, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Curiously, Bakaleinikoff is now mostly forgotten, yet, over his career, Constantin worked on over 261 films.
1933     Carol Burnett,, actress/singer, b. San Antonio, TX, USA. Primarily a comedian/actress who did sing ocassionally.
1942     Bill Byrne, Baritone Sax,b. Stamford, CT, USA
1944     Rudiger Carl, saxes/clarinet/accordion, b. Goldap, East Prussia, Germany
1968     Joe Caverlee, (C&W) fiddle, Dayton, OH, USA. Mmeber show: 'Grand Old Opry with Yankee Grey' (2001)
1941     Claudine Clark, singer, b. Macon, GA, USA. aka: Sherry Pye. Her 1962 smash, "Party Lights," was her only hit release. Clark later composed a Rock & Roll operetta (a flop), and she also recorded for the Swan label under as Joy Dawn, but nothing helped. "Party Lights" was her only 'hit'.
1962     Michael Damian, Actor/singer, b. San Diego, CA, USA.
1952     Neil Davies, Guitar/keyboard, b. UK. Member group: 'Selecter', a "Ska" group. CAUTION: Do NOT confuse with another Niels Davies, keyboards/vocals, who was born in Blackpool, England, and played with the group: 'The Breaks'
1946     Ronny Dayton, R&R vocals/guitar
1971     Jay DeMarcus, vocals/bass/guitar/keyboards/mandolin/arranger, b. Columbus, OH, USA. Member group: 'Rascal Flatts', with co-founders, Gary LeVox (lead vocals) and Jay DeMarcus, second cousins and close friends from Columbus, Ohio, and Joe Don Rooney (vocals, guitar, b. Picher, OK, USA.)
1964     Axel Dorner, Piano/Trumpet, b. Cologne, Germany
1928     Fred Dutton, bass/bassoon, b. San Jose, CA. USA
1938     Duane Eddy, guitar/leader, b. Corning, New York, USA. In the late 1950s and '60s, this noted guitarist and composer, best known for his "twangy" guitar riffs, churned out a slew of instrumental hits. In the early-1960s, he covered the song "Sugarfoot Rag" (one of the all-time great Country instrumentals), written by Hank Garland, and is mentioned in the song "Life Is a Rock But the Radio Rolled Me" by 'Reunion'. (Hank Garland, b. Nov. 11, 1930, Cowpens, South Carolina, USA, d. Dec. 27, 2004, Orange Park, Florida, USA, -staphylococcus infection). The 1950s were a much simpler time. With his star attraction seated next to him, a record label owner would load up the trunk of his office (almost always a Cadillac) with boxes of 45rpm disks, and hit the road. They scratched out a hard, uncomfortable living traveling from sock hop to sock hop, playing records and performing for the kids. In this very personal way, they tried to create a stir. No 'trade ads', no mass media hype, and usually a few dollars on the side for the local radio DJs. Jamie Records, named for owner Harry Finfer's daughter, was one such label. And, one of Finfer's signings was Arizona guitarist Duane Eddy. Eddy had created a unique sound by playing his red colored Grestch guitar through an echo box. So Finfer and Eddy hit the road to promote Eddy's first single "Movin' 'n' Groovin'." Many more recordings would follow including Eddy's smash hit (his second release) "Rebel Rouser." Having paid his dues, in 1962, Eddy eventually left Jamie Records for a better deal with the RCA label, and he married teen-aged Phoenix, Arizona singer-songwriter Jessi Colter. The marriage lasted until 1968. In 1969, Jessi married Waylon Jennings and later had a top ten song of her own in the 1970's with "I'm Not Lisa". Duane switched again from RCA to the Colpix label. Among his many hits was the "Peter Gunn Theme", written by Henry Mancini. Another of his hit 'theme' singles was "Because They're Young," the title theme from a movie starring James Darren and Tuesday Weld and featuring Bandstand host Dick Clark as a high school teacher. It was a worldwide hit. Duane has always been very popular in the U.K. In the 1970's, he had some top ten songs on the U.K. charts, and worked with artists such as Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, besides continuing his association with Lee Hazlewood. In 1973, he produced an album that was recorded by Phil Everley. He has charted with 34 singles and has worldwide record sales in excess of 100 million. While his phenomenal guitar playing and hard work are a large part of his success, Eddy also acknowledges the studio genius of Lee Hazlewood.
1924     Teddy Edwards, Tenor Sax/leader, b. Jackson, MS. USA. d. April 20, 2003, Los Angeles, CA. USA. né: Theodore Marcus.
1969     Andy Farber, Leader/Tenor Saxophone/Clarinet/Composer/Arranger, b. Huntington (LI), NY, USA. At an early age attended Jazz workshops studying with Bud Johnson and Chris Woods. In high school, played in the 'McDonald's Tri-State Jazz Band' performing alongside Randy Brecker and Branford Marsalis. From 1987 to 1991, studied composition at the Manhattan School of Music under the tutelage of David Berger. In 1988, started the 'Hardbop Repertory Company', a Jazz quintet that performed in the New York Area. From 1990 - 1992, led 'The Andy Farber Jazz Orchestra', a 15-piece big band that performed original compositions and arrangements. Tenured as tenor saxophonist, arranger and musical director for legendary jazz vocalist, Jon Hendricks. In addition, he has worked extensively with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra as saxophonist and arranger, including tours, motion pictures, television programs, recordings, and a series for 'National Public Radio'. Commissioned by 'Jazz at Lincoln Center' to compose and arrange music for 'Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra's' 'For Dancers Only' tour in 2000. Performed and/or recorded with Marcus Roberts, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Count Basie Band, Illinois Jacquet, Bob Dorough, Artie Shaw Orchestra, Barrett Deems, to name a few. In addition to producing albums for New Jazz Renaissance Records and Blue Note Records of some young contemporary Jazz talents, Andy has arranged and conducted recordings for such artists as Frankie Laine, Billy Stritch and Ann Hampton Callaway, to name a few. He has arranged and conducted concerts for the 'Jazz at Lincoln Center' Program for Shirley Horn, Bobby Short and the 'Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra'.
1928     Herman Foster, Piano, b. Philadelphia, PA, USA.
1914     Lee Gaines, bass vocals, b. Houston, MS, USA. Member: 'Delta Rhythm Boys'
1966     Alessandro Galati, piano
1951     Nick Garvey, pianist/oboist/trumpe/vocals, b. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. Member group: 'The Motors', a group based on the partnership of Nick Garvey and Andy McMaster (b. July 27, 1947, Glasgow, Scotland, UK) who first met in the pub rock band 'Ducks Deluxe'. Richard Ogden, Garvey's friend and manager suggested that Garvey form his own band in order to record his own compositions. Garvey contacted McMaster and in January 1977 they recorded some demos together. The following month they recruited drummer Ricky Wernham (aka: Ricky Slaughter -from the 'Snakes'), guitarist Rob Hendry was quickly replaced by Bram Tchaikovsky (né: Peter Bramall, b. Nov. 10, 1950, Lincolnshire, England) and 'The Motors' were up and running. In March 1977, they made their live debut at the Marquee Club, London, and were signed to Virgin Records in May.
1913     Karl George, Trumpet, b. St.Louis, MO, USA.
1921     Jimmy Giuffre, Clarinet/Sax/composer, b. Dallas, TX, USA. né: James Peter Giuffre.
Jimmy recorded with such bands as:
   Red Norvo Septet
   Jesse Price and His Blues Band
   Shorty Rogers and His Giants
   Shelly Manne Sextet
   Howard Rumsey and The Lighthouse All-Stars
   Boots Brown and His Blockbusters, in band were:
           Shorty Rogers (tp), Milt Bernhart (tb), Bud Shank (as), Jimmy Giuffre (ts),
           Gerry Mulligan (bs), Marty Paich (p), Jimmy Wyble (g), Howard Rumsey (b),
           Roy Harte (d), J. J. Johnson (vcl). Recorded in Hollywood, CA, November 19, 1952.
   John Graas Octet
   Teddy Charles Quintet
   Leith Stevens All Stars, in the band (for their recording) were:
           Shorty Rogers (tp), Maynard Ferguson (tp only on tracks 17, 18, 19, & 20),
           Milt Bernhart (tb except on tracks 17, 18, 19, & 20), Bud Shank (fl, as, bs),
           Bob Cooper (ts), Jimmy Giouffre (cl, ts, bs), Russ Freeman (p), Carson Smith (b),
           Shelly Manne (d). Leith Stevens (arr). Recorded in Hollywood, CA, October 2, 1953.
1908     Shirley Griffith, guitar, b. Brandon, MS, USA.
1949     Jimmy Hall, vocalist/harmonica, b. Mobile, AL, USA. Member group: 'Wet Willie'
1966     Jeff Huskins, C&W vocals/guitar
1926     Joseph Benjamin "JB" Hutto, elec. guitar, b. Elko, SC, USA. "JB's" raunchy, electric slide guitar blues found great favor with young 'White' Blues enthusiasts. His 1954 Chance label recordings are considered to be classics of post-WW2 blues. During his career, he recorded for many other labels including Vanguard, Testament, Delmark, JSP, Amigo, Wolf, Baron, Black and Blue, and Varrick.
1952     Ralph Kinsey, drums, b. Gary, IN, USA.
1932     Francis Lai, composer, b. Nice, France.
1982     Jonathan Lee, piano, b. Devon, England, UK. Member group: 'S Club 7'
1921     Preston Love, Alto Sax, b. Apr. 26, 1921, Omaha, NE, USA. d. Feb. 12, 2004, USA. Preston's autobiography, "A Thousand Honey Creeks Later," is not only the story of his life, but is virtually a history of Jazz, Rhythm and Blues, and a history of music in the American Mid-West for the 1930 - 2000 period. In recent years (2001/2), he has worked with Ken Burns Jazz series for PBS TV. His career may have started when he was playing in a Honey Creek, Iowa ballroom, and soon toured to such other ballroom as the Val Air, the Surf, and many other Midwest ballrooms. In time, he joined Count Basie's orchestra and even appeared in New York's famed Carnegie Hall with the Basie band. His career has spanned 6 decades, during which time, Preston Love has played his saxophone with such stars as Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye and Aretha Franklin.
1961     Chris Mars, drums, b. Minneapolis, MN, USA. Member group: 'The Replacement'
1933     Johnny Mosby, Singer-Songwriter/Bandleader, b. Fort Smith, AR, USA. Member: "Johnny & Joni Mosby" (Joni née: Janice Irene Shields. Singer-Songwriter, b. August 10, 1940, Van Nuys, California, USA)
1951     Billy Newton-Davis, vocals, b. Cleveland, OH, USA. Member: 'The Nylons'
1927     Cecil Null, C&W songwriter, b. East War, WV, USA.
1976     Jose Pasillas, R&R drums, b. Calabasas, CA, USA. Member group: 'Incubus'
1935     Roy Perkins, (cajun) vocals, b. Lafayette, LA, USA.
1956     Dave Pomeroy, bass
1886     "Ma" Rainey, vocals, b. Columbus, GA, USA. d. Dec. 22, 1939, Columbus, GA, USA. née: Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett. Among the songs for which she is remembered are "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom", "Bo Weavil Blues", and "C.C. Rider".
1897     "Fiddlin' Doc" Roberts, C&W fiddle, b. (Madison County), KY, USA.
1962     "Rockin' Dopsie Jr", (zydeco) accordion, b. LA, USA. né: David Rubin. Member: 'Rockin' Dopsie (pronounced Doop-see), Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters'
1942     Bobby Rydell, vocals, b. Philadelphia, PA, USA. né: Robert Ridarelli.
1950     Lakshminarayana Shankar, Violin/Composer, b. Madras, India
1896     Jules C. Stein, label co-founder (MCA), b. South Bend, IN, USA.
1960     Roger Taylor, drums, b. Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, West Midlands, England. Member group: 'Duran Duran'. CAUTION: Do not confuse with another Roger Taylor drummer, (b. July 26, 1949, Kingslynn, Norfolk, England), who worked with the group 'Queen'. "Duran Duran" was a group formed by Rhodes and John Taylor in 1978, with early line-ups of the band including Simon Colley (bass/clarinet), Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy (b. May 30, 1960, Birmingham, Worcestershire, England; vocals), Andy Wickett (vocals), Alan Curtis (guitar), and Jeff Thompson. They established a residency at the "Rum Runner" club in Birmingham, and the club's owners Michael and Paul Berrow became the band's first managers. However, the band's 'classic; lineup featured vocalist Simon Le Bon (b. Oct. 27, 1958, Bushey, Hertfordshire, England), keyboard player Nick Rhodes (né: Nicholas James Bates, b. June 8, 1962, Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands, England), guitarist Andy Taylor (b. Feb. 16, 1961, Wolverhampton, England), bass player John Taylor (né: Nigel John Taylor, b. June 20, 1960, Birmingham, West Midlands, England) and drummer Roger Taylor (b. April 26, 1960, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, West Midlands, England).
1907     Dave Tough, Drums, b. Oak Park, IL, USA, d. Dec. 6, 1948, Newark, NJ, USA. (some sources say b. 1908 and d. Dec 9)
1920     Dave "Fat Man" Williams, piano, b. New Orleans, LA, USA.
1938     Maurice Williams, singer/songwriter, b. Lancaster, SC, USA. Member group: Zodiacs
1943     Gary Wright, keyboards/vocals, b. Creskill, NJ, USA. Biggest hit: "Dream Weaver"
         Notable Events occuring this date include:
1952.    Zinky Cohn, piano, died in Chicago, IL, USA. Age: 43
1974.    Vernon Tim Spencer, Tenor Vocals with the "Sons of the Pioneers," died. Age: 65 (b. July 7, 1908, Webb City, Missouri, USA)
1976.    Mable Hillery, vocals, died in New York, NY, USA. Age: 46 Member: Georgia Sea Island Singers
1977.    Walter Johnson, drums, died in New York, NY, USA. Age: 73 Worked with Tab Smith.
1984.    Count Basie, piano/leader, died in Hollywood, FL, USA. Age: 79
1989.    Eric "Big Daddy" Nord, San Francisco cafe owner ("Hungary i"), died in Los Gatos, CA, USA. Age: 69
1997.    Under the banner of "What Price Success", we report that on this date, ABC's broadcast of "U2 - A Year In Pop" set a record for being the lowest-rated, non-political, prime-time program ever shown by any of the big three US television networks.
         Songs Recorded/Released this date include:
     1945 "I'm Beginning To See The Light", Ella Fitzgerald
     1945 "Caldonia", Woody Herman Orch.
     1945 "Chloe", Spike Jones Orch.
     1945 "Laura", Freddy Martin Orch.
     1948 "Now is the Hour" - Bing Crosby
     1948 "Manana" - Peggy Lee
     1948 "Anytime" - Eddy Arnold
     1956 "Ivory Tower" - Cathy Carr
     1956 "Heartbreak Hotel" - Elvis Presley
     1956 "Blue Suede Shoes" - Carl Perkins
     1956 "The Poor People of Paris" - Les Baxter Orch.
     1964 "Can't Buy Me Love" - The Beatles
     1964 "Twist and Shout" - The Beatles
     1964 "Do You Want to Know a Secret" - The Beatles
     1964 "Understand Your Man" - Johnny Cash
     1969 "Atlantis", Donovan
     1969 "Grazing In The Grass", Friends Of Distinction
     1969 "These Eyes", Guess Who
     1969 "Gitarzan", Stevens, Ray
     1972 "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - Roberta Flack
     1972 "Chantilly Lace" - Jerry Lee Lewis
     1972 "Rockin' Robin" - Michael Jackson
     1975 "Sister Golden Hair", America
     1975 "Cut The Cake", Average White Band
     1975 "I'm Not Lisa", Jessi Colter
     1975 "When Will I Be Loved", Linda Ronstadt
     1980 "Rose, The", - Bette Midler
     1988 "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" - Whitney Houston