BIRTHDAYS
1917     Howard "Duke" Anderson, piano, b. East Orange, NJ, USA. Played with 'Tiny' Bradshaw Orch.
1946     Ken Andrews, Member group: Middle Of The Road. 1971 single "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" charted UK No.1.
1961     Kim Appleby, vocals. Member group: Mel and Kim, 1987 single "Respectable" charted UK No.1.
1945     Victor Assis Brasil, alto sax, d. 1981
1970     Sherrie Austin, C&W singer/songwriter, b. Ownsville, Queensland, Australia.
1891    Thomas "Mutt or Papa Mutt" Carey, b. Hahnville (suburb New Orleans), LA, USA, d. Sept 3, 1948, Elsinore (near San Francisco), California, USA. While still a child, his family moved to New Orleans, LA. In his early days, he played drums, guitar, and alto, before switching permanently to cornet (and later trumpet) in 1912. Jack Carey, his older brother, was a trombone player and already leading a band. By circa 1912, Mutt played cornet in his brother's band, then played in the 'Crescent Orchestra' before joining trombonist Kid Ory's band in 1914. In 1917, Carey visited Chicago for the first time, -with Lawrence Duhe's band. During the remainder of the 19teens, he worked on and off with trombonist Kid Ory. In late 1919, Ory and Carey toured to California, where, ca. 1921, they recorded two numbers as "Spikes' Seven Pods of Pepper Orchestra", and also accompanied some vocalists. In 1925, when Ory decided to relocate to Chicago, Carey became the band's leader, and remained in Los Angeles, California through the 1930s. During the 1920s, the group, provided background music for a few Hollywood studios and also appeared in some silent films. During the great world wide economic Depression of the 1930s, Carey often had a "day job". In 1944, Ory returned to California, and resumed leadership of the band, and, with "Papa Mutt", helped greatly to revive interest in traditional Jazz on the West Coast. In 1947, "Papa Mutt" left Ory's band and again led a group under his own name. Among the other early New Orleans jazz musicians with whom "Papa Mutt" had worked are such others as: Frankie Duson (aka Dusen), Joe "King" Oliver, and Jimmy Brown.
1939     Clem Cattini, drums. Member group: The Tornados, 1962 UK and US No.1 single Telstar.
1911     George F. Clarke, Tenor Sax/flute, b. Memphis, TN, USA. PLayed with the Jimmy Lunceford Orch.
1949     Hugh Cornwell, guitar/vocals. Member group: 'The Stranglers', 1982 single "Golden Brown" charted UK No.2, (over 20 other top 40 hits.)
1895    Benny Davis, lyricist, b. New York, NY, d. Dec. 20, 1979, Miami, FL. He was in Vaudeville at age 14. Wrote his first Hit tune in 1917, and continued active in music until the 1960s.
1928     Kenny Drew, piano, b. New York, NY, USA. d. Aug. 4, 1993, Copenhagen, Denmark
1963     Jerry Fehily, drums. Member group: Hothouse Flowers, 1988 single "Don't Go" charted UK No.11.
1904      Ernie Fields, bandleader/trombone/saxes b. Nacogdoches, Texas, USA, d May 11, 1997, Tulsa, OK, USA. Age: 92. His son, alto-bari saxist Ernie Fields Jr., also became a bandleader, producer, and talent scout.
1968     Larry Goldings, organ, b: Boston, MA, USA
1925     Billy Grammer, C&W guitar/vocals, b. Benton, IL, USA. First big hit was his 1959 single "Gotta Travel On".
1920     Rowland Greenberg, Trumpet, b. Oslo, Norway
1925     Billy Grammer, vocals.
1953     Michael Gregory Jackson, Guitar, b. New Haven, CT, USA
1949     Martin Lamble, violin/drums, b. London, England. d. May 14, 1969 (band's van crashed following a gig.) Member group: Fairport Convention.
1901     Paul Henry Lang, critic/musicologist. b. Budapest, Hungary. (For the New York Herald Tribune newspaper).
1943     Ann Lantree, drums. Member group: The Honeycombes, 1964 single "Have I The Right" charted UK No.1.
1941     John Marshall, Drums, b. Isleworth, England
1917     Kenneth Morris, gospel songwriter, b. New York (Queens -Jamaica), NY, USA.
1948     John Nitzinger, Blues/Rock guitarist/singer, b. El Paso, Texas, USA. After battling cancer for most of 2003, Nitzinger then suffered a mild stroke during the last week of July 2005. He had to return to a hospital unable to walk, and with his whole right side paralyzed.
1925     Donald O'Connor dacner/actor/vocals, b. Chicago, IL, USA., d. Sept. 27, 2003, Calabasas, CA, USA. Age: 78. ~ H né: David Dixon Donald O'Connor,
1951     Wayne Osmond, vocals, b. Ogden, Utah, USA. The Osmonds, 1971 single "One Bad Apple" charted US No.1; 1971 single "Love Me For A Reason" charted US and (1974) UK No.1. (9 other UK top 40 singles.)
1914    Glenn Osser, bandleader, b. Munising, MI, USA.
1931     John Perkins, Folk Singer, b. Toronto, ONT, Canada. Member: Crew Cuts
1982     LeAnn Rimes, C&W vocals, b. Jackson, MS, USA. Her 1998 single "How Do I Live" charted UK No.7 (and "lived" for 30 weeks on the UK top 40 singles chart).
1962     Jim Rotondi, trumpet, flugelhorn, b. Butte, Montana, USA. At age eight, his mother started him on the piano. From age 12 on, the trumpet that became his main instrument. In 1980, Rotondi enrolled in the Jazz studies program at North Texas State University. In 1984, he earned first place in the International Trumpet Guild's Jazz trumpet competition. Subsequently, Rotondi toured with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, the Charles Earland's quintet, and other ensembles. Eventually, Rotondi made New York City his home. 1997 saw two notable events; Rotondi saxophonist Eric Alexander and drummer Joe Farnsworth formed their group 'One For All', and Rotondi released his debut album, 'Introducing Jim Rotondi' on the Dutch 'Criss Cross' label. Since then, 6 more of his albums have been released (until 2006).
1926     Hal Russell, soprano and tenor sax, vibes, trumpet, cornet, zither, drums, conga, b. Detroit, Michigan, USA, d. Sept. 1992, Chicago, IL, USA. At age four, Russell began playing drums, but majored in trumpet at college; he subsequently drummed in several big bands, including those of Woody Herman and Boyd Raeburn. During the 1950s, Russell freelanced around Chicago. In 1959, he joined the Joe Daley Trio, that appeared at the 1963 Newport Jazz Festival. In the late '60s, Russell began leading his own groups and also began playing trumpet and tenor sax. In 1979, Russell formed the 'NRG Ensemble', which very often included Mars Williams on sax, multi-instrumentalist Brian Sandstrom, and percussionist Steve Hunt, among others. 1981 saw Russell's first album, on the Nessa label, which featured the 'NRG Ensemble'; several more releases followed during the early '80s. In the late '80s, the group was frequently playing in Europe, and, in 1990, began recording for ECM with 'The Finnish/Swiss Tour'. In 1991, he gigged in Berlin with pianist Joel Futterman. In 1992, heart problems caused his demise, shortly after his semi-autobiographical album 'The Hal Russell Story' had been released.
1926     Phil Seamen, Drums, b. Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, d. Oct. 13, 1972, London, England. UK. (complications of Alcoholism and drug addiction). He first gained fame working with the post-World War II big bands of Nat Gonella, Joe Loss and Jack Parnell, In the mid-1950s, he worked with Vic Ash (1955-6), Victor Feldman (1955), Kenny Baker (1955-7), Ronnie Scott (1954-7), and Joe Harriott (1959). As resident drummer at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz club, he played with such stars as Stan Getz, Roland Kirk, Johnny Griffin, Eddie Gomez, Freddie Hubbard and Joe Harriet.. Later in his career he played with "Ginger Baker and his Air Force". (Baker had been taught by Seaman. )
1948     Daniel "Danny" Seraphine, drums. Member group: 'Chicago', 1976 single "If You Leave Me Now" charted UK and US No. 1.
1941     Joseph Shabalala, singer-songwriter/guitarist, b. Ladysmith, South Africa. Founder of 'Ladysmith Black Mambazo'. The group achieved fame in the United States on Paul Simon's Grammy-winning album 'Graceland'.
1934     Don Shelton, vocals/clarinet/alto-tenor-baritone-soprano saxes/flute/piccolo, b. Tyler, TX, USA
1872    Baldwin Sloan, Composer, b. Baltimore, MD, USA, d. Feb. 21, 1926, Red Bank, NJ, USA
1943     David Soul, vocals/actor, b. Chicago, IL, USA. né: David Solberg. 1977 single "Don't Give Up On Us" charted UK and US No.1. 1977 single "Silver Lady" charted UK No.1. 1977 single "Going in with My Eyes Open" charted UK No.2.
1928     "Texas" Bill Strength, C&W vocals/DJ, b. Bessemer, AL, USA.
1922      Phil Tate, bandleader, b. Bramley (near Rotherham), Yorkshire, England, UK, d. Dec. 9, 2005, UK. né: John Philip Tate.
1965     Shania Twain, C&W vocals, b. Windsor ONT, Canada. née: Eilleen Regina Edwards.
1937     James O. Wheeler, guitar/bass, b. Albany, GA, USA. 'Mississippi Heat'
          Notable Events on this date include:
1912.     W.C. Handy's "Memphis Blues" published this day.
1931.     The Luis Russell Band, with Henry "Red" Allen on cornet, recorded "You Rascal You" for RCA Victor.
1944.     Anton Lada, composer, drums, died in Santa Monica, CA, USA., ( b. 1890, Chicago, IL, USA.)
1955.     Bob Gordon, baritone sax, died in California, USA. ( b. June 11, 1928, St. Louis, Missouri,, USA)
1957.     Erik Olaf Tuxen, leader, died in Denmark. (b. July 4, 1902, Mannheim, Germany)
1971.     Lou McGarity died in Alexandria, VA, USA. Age: 54.
1975.     Warren Doyle Smith, trombone, died in Santa Barbara, California, USA (b. May 17, 1908, Middlebourne, West Virginia, USA )
CAUTION: Do Not Confuse with:
--- Warren Smith, rockabilly singer, guitarist b. February 7, 1932, (Humphreys County), Mississippi, USA, d. January 31, 1980
--- Warren Smith, drummer, b. 1934
1981.     Ronnie Self, guitar/songwriter, died in Springfield, MO, USA. Age: 43
1984.     The Jackson's Victory Tour broke the record for concert ticket sales, surpassing the 1.1 million mark in only two months.
1993.     Bernie Baum, A&R/songwriter, died in Yonkers, NY, USA. Age: 63. Worked with both 'The Crystals' and 'The Chantels'
2001.     Bobby Martin, trumpet, died (b. June 3, 1941, New York (Manhattan), NY, USA )
          Songs Recorded/Released this date include:
1924     "Hard Hearted Hannah", - Belle Baker vocal.
1926     "I Wonder What's Become Of Joe", - Ernie Golden and His Hotel McAlpin Orch.
1928     "I Can't Give You Anything But Love", - Harry Richman vocal.
1928     "I'm A Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas)", - J. C. Flippen and his Gang.
1928     "There Ain't No Sweet Man Worth The Salt Of My Tears", - Paul Whiteman Orch.
1928     "Ace In The Hole", - J. C. Flippen and his Gang.
1931     "I'm All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart", - Connee Boswell vocal.
1928     "Doing The Raccoon", - The Knickerbockers (Ben Selvin Orch.)
1928     "Hokum Blues", - Dallas String Band.
1931     "You Rascal You" , - recorded by Henry Allen, with the Luis Russell Band, for the Victor label.
1933     "Ain'tcha Glad", - Isham Jones Orch.
1933     "Gather Lip Rouge While Ye May", - Don Bestor Orch.
1938     "Lonesome Road", - Fats Waller on Organ.
1938     "Deep River", - Fats Waller on Organ.
1938     "Swing Low Sweet Chariot", - Fats Waller on Organ.
1938     "Go Down Moses", - Fats Waller on Organ.
1939     "Vol Vistu Gaily Star", - Tommy Dorsey and His Clambake 7.
1939     "Shoot The Sherbert To Me Herbert", - Tommy Dorsey and His Clambake 7.
1942     "Amen", - Woody Herman Orch.
1942     "Amen", - Abe Lyman Orch.
1942     "I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Cantee", - Sammy Kaye Orch.
1942     "My Devotion", - Vaughn Monroe Orch.
1942     "Strip Polka", - Johnny Mercer
1961     "When We Get Married", - Dreamlovers
1961     "Mountains High, The", - Dick & Deedee
1961     "Crying", - Roy Orbison
1961     "Little Sister", - Elvis Presley
1961     "Without You", - Johnny Tillotson
1965     "Eve Of Destruction", - Barry McGuire
1971     "Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,The", - Joan Baez
1971     "Maggie May", - Rod Stewart
1982     "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Nea", - Michael McDonald