BIRTHDAYS
1941     James Banks, songwriter, b. Memphis, TN, USA.
1961     David Binney, alto, soprano, tenor sax, electronics, b. Miami, Florida, USA. Currently (2007) resides in New York cith and records for a German label.
1944     Jim Capaldi, rock drums/vocals, b. Evesham, Worcestershire, England, d. Jan. 28, 2005, London, England (stomach cancer). né: Nicola James Capaldi. Membr group: 'Traffic', the founding members were Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Dave Mason (guitar, vocals) and Chris Wood (flute, saxophone). In 1967, they made their recording dé:but for Chris Blackwell's 'Island Records'.
1935     "Hank" Cochran, C&W vocals/guitar, b. Greenville, MI, USA. né: Garland Perry Cochran
1932     John Cohen, banjo/documentary filmmaker, b. New York, NY, USA. member: 'New Lost City Ramblers'
1972     Brian Cole, bass player with The Association, from a heroin overdose.
1923     "Bixie" Crawford, vocals, b. Oklahoma City, OK, USA. Sang with the Count Basie band.
1929     Roy Crimmins, Trombone. London, England. Member of 'Alex Welsh And His Band'
1970     Zelma Davis, vocals, b. Liberia. Member group: C&C Music Factory, 1991 single "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..." charted UK No.4, and 1991 single "Gonna Make You Sweat" charted US No.1.
1961     Pete De Freitas, drums, b. Spain, d. June 14. 1989.( motorbike accident). Member: ' Echo And The Bunnymen' 1983 UK No.8 single "The Cutter."
1974     Guy-Manuel De Homem Christo, vocals, b. France. Member group: 'Daft Punk', a Parisian duo comprised of de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter (b. France). (Bangalter also started the Roulé: label, on which he released several 12"s by himself as well as other house producers.)
1948     Hank DeVito, Pedal steel guitar.
1894     Anatie "Natty" Dominique , trumpet, b. New Orleans, LA, USA. d. Aug. 30, 1982, USA. In the 1920s, he recorded with "Jelly Roll" Morton and Johnny Dodds, et al, and even in the 1940s, he was still active and recorded with Dodds and Jimmy Noone. Very early on, he worked in Emmanuel Perez's Imperial Band (Perez taught him to play the trumpet). When WW1 ended, he went to Chicago and worked (2 years) with Jimmy Noone, then Carroll Dickenson's band for 4 years, and along with such N.O. Jazzmen as George Filhe and the Dodds brothers played various Chicago clubs. He eventally retired, became a 'redcap' at the Chicago airport, - but would occasionally play with the Dodds' and others.
1957     Les Dudek, guitar, b. Rhode Island, USA.
1961     Graham Dye, guitar/vocals, b. Barking, Essex, England. Member group: Scarlet Party (Steven Dye was pm bass, keyboards, vocals with the group.)
1944     Blake Emmons, C&W guitar, b. Toronto, ON, Canada.
1951     Andrew Gold, singer-songwriter b. ,Burbank, California, USA. Member groups: 'Solo', '.Sugar Beats', and 'Bryndle'
1940     Dave Govan, vocals, b. Los Angeles, CA, USA. Member groups: 'The Jayhawks','Vibrations'
1924     Joe Harnell, piano/composer/arranger, b. New York (The Bronx), NY, USA, d. July 14, 2005, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Age: 80.(Cardiac Arrest). In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the pianist, conductor and composer worked with Peggy Lee in concerts and on several of her albums. During the 1960s bossa nova dance craze, Harnell arrangment of "Fly Me To The Moon Bossa Nova," (based on Bart Howard's song, "Fly Me To The Moon") earned him a Grammy for best performance by an orchestra for dancing. For films and television shows, he is best recalled for his scores for "Santa Barbara," "The Incredible Hulk," "The Bionic Woman," "Alien Nation" and "V." He received three Emmy nominations for best dramatic score.
1937     Ted Harris, saxophone/piano
1951     Steve Hillage,Guitar/Vocals/Synths, b. London, England.
1937     Garth 'Eric' Hudson, Keyboards/organ/accordion/Horns, b. Windsor, ONT, Canada. Member group: 'The Band'
196?     Gregory Fernan Hutchinson, Gansta rapper, b. Pomona (east L.A. suburb), California, USA. . aka: Big Hutch; aka: Cold 187um. 'Big Hutch' is one of the many 'gangsta rappers' who came out of South Central Los Angeles in the late 1980s. Many of Hutch's lyrics are graphic, and violent. Like many other gangsta rappers, Hutch has been accused of glorifying and promoting black-on-black crime, but his counter is that he is merely drawing attention to the inner city's problems, not encouraging them. CAUTION: DO NOT CONFUSE WITH Gregory Hutchinson, Jazz drummer, b. June 16, 1970, New York (Brooklyn), NY, USA.
1941     Doris Corey Kenner Jackson, vocals, b. Passaic, NJ, USA. Member: 'The Shirelles'
1949     "Fat Larry" (né: Larry E. James), drums, b. Philadelphia, PA, USA.
1965     Rikard Jormin, vocals. Member group: Easy. b. Jonkoping, Sweden.
1941     Doris Coley Kenner, vocals, b. Passaic, NJ, USA. d. Feb. 5, 2000, USA. né: Doris Coley, Member group: The Shirelles. 1961 single "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" charted US No.1 and UK No.4.
1961     Patty Kotero, vocals. Member groups: Vanity 6, Apollonia 6. In 1984, the 'Prince' all-girl trio, Vanity 6, metamorphossed into 'Apollonia 6' when Patricia "Apollonia" Kotero replaced Denise "Vanity" Matthews, joining Brenda Bennett and Susie Moonsie
1943     Kathy Lennon, vocals
1949     "Fat" Larry James, drums. Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. d. Dec. 5, 1987. Member: 'Fat Larrys Band'. 1982 single "Zoom" charted UK No.2. Started as a back-up musician for the 'Delfonics' and 'Blue Magic'. He then formed his own group consisting of Art Capehart (trumpet, flute), Jimmy Lee (trombone, saxophone), Doug Jones (saxophone), Erskine Williams (keyboards), Ted Cohen (guitar), Larry LaBes (bass), and Darryl Grant (percussion).
1915     Johnny Long, Leader/Left Handed-Fiddle , b. Parkersburg, W. VA, d. Oct. 31, 1972, Parkersburg, W.VA.
1950     Andy Fairweather-Low, guitar / vocals, b. Ystrad, Mynach, Hengoed, Wales, UK.
1962     Lee Mavers, guitar/vocals. b. UK. Member group: The La's. 1990 single "There She Goes" charted UK No.13
1965     Alasdiar MaCaulay, drums, percussion, trumpet. Member: "Tindersticks".
1962     Lee Mavers, rhythm guitar, lead vocals, b. Liverpool, England, UK Member: La's.
1844     "Pork" Miller, banjo, b. Burkeville, VA, USA. Member: 'Old South Quartette'
1953     Donnie Monro, vocals, b. Scotland, UK. Member: 'Runrig '. né: Donaidh Rothach
1900     Helen Morgan, vocals, b. Danville, IL, USA. d. October 9, 1941, Chicago, IL, USA. (liver ailment) née: Helen Riggins. A very renowned singer and actress who, during the 1920's and '30's, worked on Broadway and in New York nightclubs. She also starred in ten Hollywood films of the early sound era, including the first Hollywood isssue of Jerome Kern's historic play "Showboat". Helen made her screen "debut" in the sound prologue to the 1929 part-talking film of "Show Boat", she sang the songs that she made famous in the original Broadway stage version, but didn't appear on the the screen (the role of Julie LaVerne was played silently by Alma Rubens) . But in 1936, Morgan finally got the chance to both act and sing the role of Julie in the first all-talking film version of "Show Boat". Unfortunately, it was her last film. She died (Alcoholism) just five years later. Her spouses were : Maurice Maschke, Jr. (1933 - 1935, divorced), and Lloyd Johnston (1941 - 1941, 'til her death)
1920     Werner Muller, Trombone-Leader, b. Berlin, Germany
1944     Mark Naftalin, composer/producer/keyboards/piano/organ/guitar/accordion/vibes, b. Minneapolis, MN, USA. From 1965 to 1968, with "Paul Butterfield Blues Band". Subsequently recorded with such blues players as John Lee Hooker, Otis Rush, Percy Mayfield, James Cotton, Michael Bloomfield, Lowell Fulson, "Big Joe" Turner, and dozens of others -- a sideman on over 100 albums.
1922     "Big Nick" Nicholas, tenor sax, b. Lansing, MI, USA. d. Oct. 29, 1997. New York, NY, USA (né: George Walker). Worked with "Lucky: Millinder, and "Tiny" Bradshaw orchestras.
1957     "Mojo" Nixon, rockabilly vocals/guitar/actor, b. Chapel Hill, NC, USA. né: Neill Kirby McMillan, Jr. Nixon initially recorded with guitarist Skid Roper, who provided the instrumental backup. "Mojo" also composed the song "Bring Me The Head Of David Geffen."
1939     Edward Patten, vocals. b. Atlanta, GA, USA. Member group: 'The Pips'. Their 1973 single "Midnight Train To Georgia" charted US No.1, and their 1975 single with Gladys Knight "The Way We Were" charted UK No.4.
1917     "Big Walter" Price, piano, b. Gonzales, Texas, USA.
1943     Carl Saunders, trumpet leader, b. Indianapolis, Indiana USA. His uncle was trumpeter-bandleader Bobby Sherwood (Saunders’ mother, Gail, was Bobby Sherwood’s sister.) Gail's. husband was tenor-saxophonist Dave Pell. (Dave Pell Octet). During 1961-62, on the road with Stan Kenton (in .the mellophonium section). He spent part of 1962-63 (playing drums) while touring with his uncle, Bobby Sherwood's group , Saunders then settled in Las Vegas, where during the next 20 years he played with a great many 'show bands', including lead with Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, and Frank Sinatra. Saunders also traveled as a lead player with Paul Anka and Robert Goulet and with such bandleaders as Si Zentner, Harry James, Maynard Ferguson, Benny Goodman and Charlie Barnet. In 1984, Carl Saunders moved to Los Angeles where he found work (lead trumpet) with Bill Holman’s Orchestra. Other groups with whom he has worked include Supersax, the big bands of Bob Florence and Gerald Wilson, and the Phil Norman Tentet. In 1994, he became a member of the Dave Pell Octet (in Don Fagerquist’s old chair.) Saunders also often leads his own groups including the 'Carl Saunders Big Band', and his sextet and a quartet.
1919     Carlo Savina, Composer, conductor, b. Turin, Piedmont, Italy, d. June 23, 2002 During his career, he contributed to over 150 films. (He was the conductor for the first "The Godfather" film.
1907     Andy Secrest, Trumpet-Cornet, b. Muncie, IN, USA d. 1977
1939     "Little Bo" Savich, (rock) drums, b. MI, USA, d. Jan. 4, 2002 (Cancer) né: William R. Savich. member of group: 'Johnny And The Hurricanes' ("Down Yonder" and "Rocking Goose")
1941     Andrew Roy Malcolm Steele, drums, b. Hendon (North West London), d. April18, 2005, Alaska, USA Member: 'The Herd', a group comprised of Steele, Peter Frampton (vocals, guitar - né: Peter Kenneth Frampton, on April 22, 1950, at Stone Park Hospital, Beckenham, Kent, England, UK), . Andy Bown (keyboards - born Andrew Steven Bown, on March 27, 1946, in The City, London, England, UK). Gary Taylor (bass - born Graham Taylor, on November 28, 1947, in Walton-on-Thames, England, UK). and Henry Spinetti (drums - born Henry Anthony George Spinetti, on March 31, 1951, in Cwm, South Wales, UK.)
1944     Albert Stinson, Bass, b. Cleveland, OH, USA d. June 2, 1969 Age: 24. (died under mysterious circumstances)
1950     Ted Turner, guitar/vocals, b. Yardley, Birmingham, England. Member group: 'Wishbone Ash', a group formed in 1966 in Devon, England. . né: David Alan Turner
1944     Nana Vasconcelos, Percussion-Vocal, b. Recife, Brazil
1933     Hank Walters, C&W vocals, b. Liverpool, England. Member group: Dusty Road Ramblers. né: William Ralph Walters.
1953     Clive Wright, Composer. Member group: Cock Robin
         Notable Events on this date include:
1911.    Robert Allen Cole, songwriter, died in Catskill, NY, USA. Age: 48
1937.    RCA Victor recorded Benny Goodman and his quartet playing "Smiles". Benny Goodman on clarinet, Lionel Hampton on vibes, Teddy Wilson on piano, and Gene Krupa on drums.
1966.    Boyd Raeburn, bandleader diedin Lafayette, Louisiana, USA. (b. Oct 27, 1913, Faith, South Dakota, USA).His short-lived mid-1940s big bands featured some great arrangements, especially those of George Handy (né: George Joseph Hendleman, b. Jan. 17, 1920, New York, NY, USA, d: Jan 8, 1997, Harris, New York, USA).
1977.    Clyde "Porkchop" Lasley, vocalist, (b. 1915, TN, USA) died in Chicago, IL, USA. Age: 61. Recorded for: "Bea & Baby
1980.    Leo Soileau, (Cajun) violin, died in Ville Platte, LA, USA. Age: 76
1980.    Ray Durant, piano/arranger, died in New York, NY, USA. Age: 70. Worked with: 'Deep River Boys'
1983.    James Jamerson, bass , died in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Age: 47
1995.    Johnny Bothwell, alto sax, died in Lakeland, Florida, USA. (b. May 23, 1919 in Gary, Indiana, USA )
1996.    Vera Auer, vibraphone, accordion, died in the USA. (b. April 20, 1919, Vienna, Austria. )
1997.    Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, singer/songwriter/trumpet/sax/keyboard/leader, died in Lagos, Nigeria. (Coronary Arrest due to AIDS). (née: Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, b. Oct. 15, 1938, Abeokuta, Nigeria)
2002.    Jack Holley, drums, died in Cleveland (Euclid), OH, USA.
         Songs Recorded/Released this date include:
1923   "Queen of Egypt", - Abe Lyman's Ambassador (Grofe/DeRose tune)
1929   "Somebody's Been Using That Thing", - Al Miller Orch.
1929   "Gladyse", - Fats Waller Orch.
1929   "Valentine Stomp", - Fats Waller Orch.
1932   "Linger Longer In My Arms", - Elliott Everette Orch. (Prince's Orch.)
1932   "He's A Curbstone Cutie", - Joe Haymes and his Orch.
1933   "Watching The Knife and Fork Spoon", - Don Redman Orch.
1935   "Sing Me A Song Of Hawaii", - Lani McIntyre Hawaiians
1935   "Georgia Rockin' Chair" - Fats Waller and his Rhythm
1935   "Brother Seek and Ye Shall Find", - Fats Waller and his Rhythm
1937   "Liza", - Benny Goodman Orch.
1940   "I'm Nobody's Baby", - Judy Garland
1940   "My Mother Was A Lady", - Beatrice Kay voc. with Elm City 4
1940   "Don't Go In The Lion's Cage Tonight", - Beatrice Kay voc. with Elm City 4
1940   "Blueberry Hill", - Glenn Miller
1941   "Darling How You Lied", - Wayne King and his Orch.
1945   "On The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe", - Tommy Dorsey
1945   "Pins and Needles", - Roy Acuff and the Smoky Mountain Boys
1945   "Good, Good, Good", - Sammy Kaye
1969   "A Boy Named Sue", - Johnny Cash
1969   "Lay Lady Lay", - Bob Dylan
1969   "Get Together", - The Youngbloods
1975   "Fame", - David Bowie
1975   "Get Down Tonight", - KC & The Sunshine Band
1975   "Ballroom Blitz", - Sweet
1980   "Give Me The Night", - George Benson
1980   "Lookin' For Love", - Johnny Lee
1986   "Friends & Lovers", - Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson