BIRTHDAYS
1956     Matt Aitken, record producer. Member of 'Stock, Aitken, and Waterman' production team that produced over 10 UK No.1 singles.
1912     Zinn Arthur, leader/photographer/restaurateur, b. Crimea, Ukraine, d. March 11, 2003, West Hills (Los Angeles surburb), CA, USA. (natural causes).
1940     Sandor Benkó, Leader/alto sax/clarinet, b. Budapest, Hungary. "Benkó's Dixieland Band", -- President Ronald Reagan called them "...One Of The Best Bands Of The World..." Currently (2005) the members are: József Lebanov -tp, Zoltán Mátrai -cl, ts, Attila Korb -tb, Tamás Ittzés -p, vl, voc, ld, Miklós Lázár -vl, voc, György Mátrai -bj, g, József Török -b, tu, and Alfréd Falusi -dr.
1918     Leonard Bernstein, b. Lawrence, MA, USA, d. Oct. 14, 1990, New York, NY, USA. né: Louis Bernstein.
1966     Colleen Browne, vocals, b. Kelowna, Canada. Member group: 'Parachute Men'.
1901     Charlie Burse, ukulele/guitar/mandolin/vocal, b. Decatur, AL, USA, d. Dec. 20,1965, Memphis TN, USA. (NOT an original) Member: 'Memphis Jug Band'. Ca. 1928, "The Uke Kid" as he was first known. became associated with this group, -only a couple of years after the group had begun recording.
1960     Cath Caroll, vocals, b. Chipping Sodbury, England.
1955     Elvis Costello, songwriter, b. London, England, UK. né: Declan Patrick McManus
1913    George Robert "Bob" Crosby, leader, b. Spokane, WA, d. March 9,1993, La Jolla, CA. Bing Crosby's Brother.
1961     Billy Ray Cyrus, vocals. b. Flatwoods, KY, USA. 1992 single "Achy Breaky Heart" charted UK No.3, and the album "Some Gave All" charted US No.1 (17 week run).
1961Billy Ray Cyrus, C&W singer/actor/guitarist, b. Flatwoods, KY, USA.
1935     Bill Denny, C&W singer-songwriter/guitar, b. Nashville, TN, USA.
1950     Willy Deville, vocals, b. New York, NY, USA.
1942     Michel Donato, Bass, b. Montreal, Canada
1965     Nigel Durham, vocals. Member group: 'Saxon'
1953     Judd Erickson, C&W singer/songwriter, b. Richfield, MN, USA.
1950     Charles Fambrough, bass
1959     Mike Freeman, vibraphone/marimba
1905     "King" Garcia, Trumpet, b. Juncos, Puerto Rico, d. 1983
1920     Leonard Gaskin, Bass, b. New York (Brooklyn), NY, USA
1933     Rune Urban Gustafsson, Guitar, b. Goteborg, Sweden
1951     Rob Halford, rock guitar, b. Birmingham, England. Member group: 'Judas Priest'.
1954     Martin Jourard, keyboards/vocals.
1918     Freddie Kohlman, Drums, b. New Orleans, LA, USA, d. 1990 USA
1944     Pat Martino, Guitar, b. Philadelphia, PA, USA. né: Pat Azzara
1958     Damian McKee, guitar/vocals. Member group: 'Rosetta Stone.'
1959     Tim Mensy, C&W Acoustic Guitar/singer-songwriter, b. Mechanicsville, VA, USA.
1970     Jo Dee Messina, C&W Singer-Songwriter, Guitar b. Holliston, MA, USA.
1917     William "Billy" Moore, Jr., b. Parkersburg, W. VA, USA.
1949     Henry Paul, C&W singer-songwriter/guitar, b. Kingston, NY, USA. Member: "BlackHawk,"
1928     Jerry Rivers, C&W fiddler/vocals, b. Miami, FL, USA. Member: 'The Drifting Cowboys'
1912     Caughey Roberts, alto-soprano-baritone saxes/clarinet, b. Tuskegee, AL, USA. Played with Basie, and Roy Milton.
1946     Karl Sevareid, bass, b. Alexandria, VA, USA. Played with Robert Cray Band
1933     Wayne Shorter, Tenor and Soprano Sax/composer, b. Newark, NJ, USA. member: 'Jazz Messengers'; 'Weather Report', and Miles Davis
1949     Gene Simmons, bass/vocals, b. Haifa, Israel. né: Chaim Witz. Member group: Kiss, 1987 single "Crazy Crazy Nights" charted UK No.4. Gene is best known as the blood spitting, fire breathing bass player for the rock band 'Kiss'. In the early 1970s, he formed the rock band 'Wicked Lester' with Stanley Eisen (later became Paul Stanley in Kiss). In time, Peter Criscoula and Paul Frehley - who would become Peter Criss and Ace Frehley joined the band. In the early 1970s, the band changed its name to Kiss. In Feb. 1974, Kiss released their first self-titled debut album. Simmons is also a movie producer and actor who has appereared in a number of movies. He also created an animated TV series called My Dad The Rock Star, by the Canadian animation company Nelvana.
1941     Carrie Smith, Vocals, b. Ft.Gaines, GA, USA
1931     Henry Southall, trombone
1931     Robert Stolz, composer/conductor, b. August 25, 1880, Graz, Styria, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Austria), d. June 27, 1975, Berlin, Germany. aka: Professor Robert Stolz. His music has heard in over 75 films
1947     Keith Tippett, Piano, keyboards, b. Bristol, England
1971     Troy Turner, Blues guitar/vocals, b. Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
1967     Jeff Tweedy, bass/guitar/singer-songwriter, b. Belleville, IL, USA. Member: "Uncle Tupelo", A Country/Rock trio originally consisting of Jay Farrar (guitar, vocals, songwriting), Mike Heidorn (drums and percussion, -first three records) and Jeff Tweedy (bass, guitar, vocals, songwriting). For their final Anodyne album and the subsequent tour, the band also included Ken Coomer (drums), Max Johnston (banjo, dobro, fiddle and mandolin) and John Stirratt (second guitar)
1951     James Warren, Member group: Korgis. 1980 single "Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime" charted UK No.5.
1942     Walter Williams, vocals, b. Canton, OH, USA. Member group: 'The O'Jays'. 1973 single "Love Train" charted US No.1 and UK No.9.
         Notable Events on this date include:
1879.     A real ship floating in a gigantic water tank was displayed in New York's 'Madison Square Garden' as Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta, "H.M.S. Pinafore", was performed.1959
1929.     Wayne "Buzzin'" Burton, vocals, died in Chicago, IL, USA. Age: 36
1944.     Anton Lada, songwriter, died in Santa Monica, CA, USA. Age: 53
1955.     Alex Kramer, songwriter, died in New York, NY, USA. Age: 61
1971.     Ted Lewis, clarinet, vocal, leader, died in New York, NY, USA. (b. June 6, 1891,Circleville, Ohio, USA )
1974.     Gus Viseur, musette, accordionist, died in Paris France. Age: 59
1979.     Stan Kenton, piano/bandleader, died in Los Angeles CA, USA. Age: 67
1980.     Edith Pinder Spence, vocals, died in Nassau, Bahamas. Age: 70
1985.     Rudi Blesh, author/critic, died in Gilmanton, NH, USA. Age: 86
1988.     Ralph Dollimore, piano, arranger, composer, died in England, UK.
1995.     R. B. Hudmon, vocals, died in West Point, GA, USA. Age: 41
2000.     Cliff Bruner, Western Swing fiddler/band leader, died. Age: 85
2003.     Eddie Gladden, drummer, died in Newark, NJ, USA. Age: 65: (Coronary. -- References to his demise on Sept. 30, 2003 seem to be fallacious.)
         Songs Recorded/Released this date include:
1922    "I Wish I Knew", - Clyde Doerr Orch.
1925    "Keep Your Skirts Down Mary Ann", -Aileen Stanley and Billy Murray vocal duet.
1925    "You're The Only One", - Art Hickman's Orch.
1925    "Little Devil", - Art Hickman's Orch.
1925     "Lonesome", - Ted Weems Orch.
1925     "Loudspeakin' Papa", - Ethel Waters and her Ebony 4.
1925     "Brown Eyes Why Are You Blue", - Franklyn Baur vocal.
1927     "Shaking The Blues Away", - Ben Selvin Orch.
1927     "Maybe It's You", - Ben Selvin Orch.
1927     "Roam On Little Gypsy Sweetheart", - Harry Archer Orch.
1927     "Just A Memory", - Harold Leonard Waldorf Orch.
1932     "Three's A Crowd", - Wayne King Orch.
1932     "Forbidden Love", - Wayne King Orch.
1933     "In The Cool Of The Night", - Clyde McCoy's Hotel Drake Orch.
1938     "F.D.R. Jones ", - Hal Kemp Orch.
1938     "My Heart Is Unemployed", - Hal Kemp Orch.
1939     "It's A Hundred To One I'm In Love", - Jack Teagarden Orch.
1941     "Jim", - Claude Thornhill Orch.
1941     "Orange Blossom Lane", - Claude Thornhill Orch.
1941     "Don't Let Julia Fool Ya", - Will Bradley Orch.
1941     "I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire", - Skinnay Ennis Orch.
1947     "After You", - Les Brown and his Band of Renown.
1947     "Dardanella", - Les Brown and his Band of Renown.
1947     "Sopohisticated Swing", - Les Brown and His Band of Renown.
1947     "I'm Telling You Sam", - Les Brown and His Band of Renown.
1950     "All My Love", - Patti Page
1954     "I Need You Now", - Eddie Fisher
1954     "Skokiaan", - The Four Lads
1956     "Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)", - Bill Doggett
1956     "After The Lights Go Down Low", - Al Hibbler
1956     "Tonight You Belong To Me", - Patience & Prudence
1958     "Summertime Blues", - Eddie Cochran
1958     "It's All In The Game", - Tommy Edwards
1962     "You Belong To Me", - Duprees
1962     "Alley Cat", - Bent Fabric
1962     "Teen Age Idol", - Ricky Nelson
1962     "You Beat Me To The Punch", - Mary Wells
1973     "My Maria", - B. W. Stevenson
1979     "Rise", - Herb Alpert
1979     "Pop Muzik", - M
1984     "Hard Habit To Break", - Chicago
1990    "Can't Stop", - After 7