BIRTHDAYS
1933     Lou Adler, Label co-founder (Dunhill Records) A&R/producer/songwriter, b. Chicago, IL, USA.
1954     John Anderson, C&W singer-songwriter, b. Orlando, FL, USA. Anderson played in a rock band as a teen, but ultimately pursued country music when he moved to Nashville in 1971 where he played in clubs and the 'Grand Ole Op'ry'.
1952     Berton Averre, guitar, b. Van Nuys, CA, USA. Member group: 'The Knack'
1948     Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter, singer/songwriter/guitar, b. Washington, DC, USA. Member groups: 'Doobie Brothers', 'Steely Dan'
1958     Lurrie Bell, guitar, b. Chicago, IL, USA. née: Lurrie Bell Harrington
1933     Wayne Bennett, Guitar, b. Sulpher, OK, USA. d. Nov. 28, 1992
1933     Borah Bergman, piano
1916     Betty Bradley, Vocal, b. New York, NY, USA. d. 1988
1941     Robert Covington, drums, b. Yazoo City, MS, USA
1941     John Davidson, vocals.
1920     Jackson "Jackie" Davis, Organ, b. Jacksonville, FL, USA. d. Nov. 2, 1999, Jacksonville, FL, USA. Studied Florida A&M, and Temple Univ.
1949     Mark Elf, guitar
1954     Steve Forbert, singer/songwriter, b. Meridian, MS, USA.
1902     Jack M. Gardner, piano, b. (possibly Colorado, USA), d. Feb. 13, 1977, Houston, Texas, USA. né: Francis Henry Gardner. (aka: Jumbo Jack Gardner). Curiously, though he is best recalled as a pianist (recorded with Baby Dodds, and other Jazzmen, he was also an actor who appeared in well over 200 films
1948     Ron Getman, C&W electric and acoustic guitars-slide and steel/dobro/mandolin/harmony vocals, b. Bristow, OK, USA. Member group: 'The Tractors'
1940     Tony Gomez, keyboards, b. Sri Lanka. Member group: 'The 'Foundations', consisted of Trinidad born former boxer turned vocalist Clem Curtis, Londoner's Alan Warner (guitars), Peter Macbeth (bass) and Tim Harris (drums). Sri Lankan keyboardist Tony Gomez as well as a brass section which included Mike Elliot, Pat Burke and Eric Allendale (all from the West Indies)
1929     Vestel Goodman, Gospel music pioneer.
1895     Sonny Greer, Drums, b. Long Branch, NJ, USA. d. March 23, 1982, USA. Drummer with Duke Ellington for over a quarter of a century.
1914     George "Tiger" Haynes, guitar/vocals, b. St. Croix, Virgin Islands, d. Feb 15, 1994, New York. NY, USA. No formal musical training. Father and brother taught him. First fame in 1945 when he joined 'The Three Flames' playing at NY's Bon Soir for 3 years. Had his own NBC series for 39 weeks.
1938     "Heino" (Heinz-Georg Kramm), vocals, b: Germany
1924     Bill Hood, Baritone Sax, b. Portland, OR, USA, d. Dec. 1, 1992. He is the brother of guitarist Ernie Hood
1940     Reggie Johnson, Bass, b. Owensboro, KY, USA.
1958     Raymond Jones, ("soul jazz" or "sensual jazz", R&B ) keyboards, b. New York (Queens), NY, USA
CAUTION: Do not confuse with:
--- Raymond Jones, (rocker) Keyboards, b. Oct 22, 1939 in Oldham, Manchester, England, UK.
1941     Russ Little, trombone/arranger, b. Toronto, Ont, Canada.
1865     Gustav Luders, b. Bremen, Germany d. January 1913, New York, NY, USA.
1909     Lou Mucci, Trumpet, b. Syracuse, NY, USA
1948     Ted Nugent, guitar, b. Detroit, MI, USA. Member groups: 'The Amboy Dukes', 'Damn Yankees'
1901     Eli Oberstein, record company executive, b. New York, NY, USA.
1948     David O'List, guitar/vocals, b: Great Britain
1949     Randy Owen, vocals, b. Fort Payne, AL, USA. Member group: 'Alabama'
1950     Larry Peduzzi, bass
1964     "Lucky" Peterson, guitar/keyboards, b. Buffalo, NY, USA
1883     Ethel Park Richardson, C&W vocals/autoharp, b. Decherd, TN, USA.
1910     Lillian Roth, actress/vocals, d.
1864     Emil Seidel, composer/pianist/publisher, b. Ashland, PA, USA. In 1920, he cust a piano roll of "Home Again Blues", by Irving Berlin and Harry Akst. In 1927, Seidel's orchestra was the first to record Hoagy Carmichael's song "Stardust", in a ragged, up-tempo instrumental rendition with Hoagy playing piano. Emil Seidel and his Orchestra also recorded "Beautiful" on Jan. 9, 1928. Seidel also published a good many "Rags".
1927     Mickey Sheen, drums, b. Brooklyn, NY, USA. nee: Milton Scheinblum.
1942     Andy Summers, Guitar, b. Lancashire, England. 'Member group: The Police'
1959     Dana Strum, Vocals/Bass Guitar, b. Wash DC, USA. Member group: 'Slaughter'
1954     Minor "T-Bone" Terrell Jr., guitar.
1930     Ben Tucker, Bass, b. Nashville, TN, USA.
1917     Wesley Tuttle, C&W bandleader/Singer-Songwriter/Guitar, b. Lamar, Colorado, USA. Wesley, a left-handed guitarist, played with a slight handicap, -he had only two fingers. However, he could keep us a good rhythm and did quite a bit of sessions work. At one time, Wesley led the house band at the Painted Post, a nightclub owned by old-time cowboy star Hoot Gibson. He also played with Merle Travis (then with the 'Drifting Pioneers'), and subsequently played with the 'Sons of the Pioneers'. During the 1940’s, he appeared in several "B" musical Westerns, and recorded many songs for the Capitol until leaving the label in 1957. That's when he left his music career, and entered the ministry. He and his wife Marilyn did turn out some duet albums on the Sacred label. (Marilyn had been a member of the the 'Sunshine Girls', a Western back-up group with, at various times, June Weidner, Vivian Earls and Colleen Summers (Mary Ford). The ladies had appeared in Shirley Temple movies as well as some Western films.)
1949     Tom Verlaine, vocals/guitar, b. Wilmington, DE, USA. né: Thomas Miller (Verlaine "borrowed" his name from the French symbolist poet). Member group: 'Television'
1944     Joe Walker, (zydeco) guitar/accordion, b. Lafayette, LA, USA
1925     Wayne Walker, C&W songwriter, b. Quapaw, OK, USA.
1925     Sherman Washington, vocals, b. New Orleans, LA, USA. Member: 'Zion Harmonizers'
1930     "Buck" White, (C&W/Bluegrass/Gospel/Country) Banjo, Fiddle, Guitar, Harmonica, Mandolin, Piano, Vocals, b. Oklahoma, USA. Founder of 'The Whites', a group comprised of Buck (né: H.S. White, b. OK, USA, Vocals/Piano/Mandolin/Guitar/Harmonica/Fiddle/Banjo), Sharon White (Vocals/Guitar, b. Dec. 17, 1953, Abilene, Texas, USA), and Cheryl White (Vocals/Bass Guitar, b. Jan. 27, 1955, Abilene, Texas, USA). The three were backed by Jerry Douglas (Dobro), Ricky Skaggs (Fiddle, Guitar), Tim Crouch (Fiddle), and Neil Worf (Drums).
1943     Tommy Scott Young, (gospel) vocals, b. Blair, SC, USA
         Notable Events occuring this date include:
1948.    After an 11-1/2-month strike, musisians belonging to the American Federation of Musicians went back to work
1962.    Harry Barris, piano, vocal, songwriter, died in in Burbank, CA, USA. Barris will always be remembered as a member of the Rhythm Boys, along with Bing Crosby and Al Rinker (brother of singer Mildred Bailey).
1974.    Koko "Queen Bee" Taylor, Blues vocals, died in Chicago, IL, USA
1981.    "Pigmeat" Markham, comedy, died in New York (Bronx), NY, USA. Age: 77 (b. 1904, Dewey, NC, USA, Basically, recalled as a fine comedian. His catch phrase, 'Here Comes The Judge', became a 'standard' and was used by many other comedians, including on the 'Rowan and Martin Laugh-In' shsow. Markham began his career in 1917, working in touring Minstrel Shows. Also worked the southern 'race' circuit with Blues singer Bessie Smith and subsequently appeared on Burlesque bills with future comedy stars Eddie Cantor, Milton Berle, and Red Buttons. In the 1960s, he was signed by the Chess label who issued several of his "in concert" albums. His comedic song, "Here Comes The Judge" was also covered by Shorty Long, but Pigmeat's version did enjoy a Top 20 place in both the USA and in England.)
1983.    Marshall Brown, trombone, died in New York, NY, USA. Age: 62
1984.    Bill Pemberton, bass, died in New York, NY, USA, Age: 66
2001.    Herbie Spanier, trumpet, flugelhorn, died in Toronto, ON, Canada.
2002.    Stella Brooks, vocalist, died om San Francisco, CA, USA. Age: 92.
2003.    Webster Young, cornet, trumpet, died in New York, NY, USA. (brain tumor). Age: 71
2006.    Oscar Klein, trumpet, guitar, clarinet, harmonica, flute, taragato, died in Baden-Württemberg, Federal Republic of Germany
         Songs Recorded/Released this date include:
1940     Down The Road A Piece , - Will Bradley Orch.
1940     Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square, A , - Glenn Miller Orch.
1945     Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! , - Vaughn Monroe Orch and vocal.
1946     White Christmas , - Bing Crosby
1952     Tell Me You're Mine , - Gaylords
1952     I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus , - Spike Jones Orch.
1969     Don't Cry Daddy , - Elvis Presley
1975     Evil Woman , - E.L.O.
1975     Sing A Song , - Earth, Wind and Fire
1975     Love Machine (Part 1) , - Miracles
1975     Convoy , - C.W. McCall
1980     Hey Nineteen , - Steely Dan
1986     Open Your Heart , - Madonna
1986     Change Of Heart , - Cyndi Lauper