BIRTHDAYS
1916     Ronnie Aldrich, Piano/Tenor Sax/Violin/Clarinet/Arranger/Composer, b. Erith, Kent, England, UK, d. Sept. 30, 1993.
1905     Harold Arlen, Composer, b. Feb. 15, 1905, Buffalo, NY, USA. d. April 23, 1986, New York, NY, UDA. né: Hyman Arluck.
1901     James "Kokomo" Arnold, Blues vocals/(left handed) bottleneck guitarist, b. Lovejoys Station, GA, USA, d. Nov. 8 1968, Chicago, IL, USA. (Coronary) Age: 67. His cousin, John Wiggs, taught him to play the guitar, but music was just his hobby. As a young man, Arnold earned his living working at various jobs including Farmhand (in Buffalo, NY) and Steelworker (in Pittsburgh, PA). In 1929, after the U. S. Congress had prohibited the sale and consumption of Alcoholic beverages, Arnold relocated to Chicago, IL, and became a "bootlegger", an activity he continued until 1933, when the 21st Amendment to the U. S. Constitution ended Prohibition. After that, he was "forced" to make his living as a musician. On Sept. 10, 1934, Arnold made his first recording, and received his nickname from his Decca release of "Old Original Kokomo Blues", a "cover" of the 'Scrapper' Blackwell blues song about the "Kokomo" brand of coffee. (One of his contemporaries, Delta bluesman Robert Johnson, turned "Old Original Kokomo Blues" into "Sweet Home Chicago".) During his releatively short career, Arnold would make 88 sides (7 of which are lost). A left-handed slide-guitarist, his intense playing and vocals combined to make him a major influence upon many of his contemporaries, including Peetie Wheatstraw and Amos Eaton. Later, even Elvis Pressley released one of Arnold's tunes "Milkcow Calf's Blues". In 1938 "Kokomo" Arnold found a steady "Day" job working in a Chicago factory, and left the music business. In 1962, he was "rediscovered" by researchers, but showed little interest in returning to the music business.
1944     Mick Avory, drums. b. Hampton Court, London, England. Member group: 'The Kinks'
1936     Bobby Barnett, C&W singer-songwriter, b. Cushing, OK, USA.
1920     Gunter Boas, Piano/Vocals, b. Dessau, Germany, d. 1993
1921     Eddie Bonnemere, Piano, b. New York, NY, USA. d. Mar. 19, 1996
1938     Bill Bradley, Drums, b. New York, NY, USA.
1947     David Brown, bass guitar. b. New York, NY, USA. Member group: 'Santana'
1959     Ali Campbell, guitar, b. Birmingham, England. né: Alastair Campbell. Member group: 'UB40'
1917     Anna Carter, Alto Vocals, b. Shannon, TX, USA. Member: "Chuck Wagon Gang". A group originally formed in 1935 as 'The Carter Quartet' and in 1936, became 'The Chuck Wagon Gang' Members included Dad Carter (né: David Parker Carter, Vocals, b. September 25, 1889, Milltown, Kentucky, USA. d: April 28, 1963), Jim Carter (né: Ernest Carter, Bass Vocals/Guitar, b. August 10, 1910, Tioga, Texas, USA. d. 1971), Rose Carter (née: Rosa Lola Carter, Soprano Vocals, b. December 31, 1915, Noel, Missouri, USA, d. May 13, 1997), Anna Carter (née: Effie Carter, Alto Vocals), Ruth Ellen Carter (née: Ruth Ellen Carter, b. January 3, 1924, Noel, Missouri, USA) and Roy Carter (né: Roy Carter, Bass Vocals, b. March 1, 1926, Calumet, Oklahoma, USA). Other significant members of the Chuck Wagon Gang at one time or another have included Eddie Carter (Tenor Vocals), Bettye Carter (Soprano Vocals), Alynn Billodeau, Ronnie Crittenden, William Howard Gordon (Guitar), Patrick McKeehan, Patricia Neighbors, Ronnie Page, Harold Timmons (Piano), Debby Trusty, Howard Welborn, and Greg Gordon (Guitar).
1931     Alan Swainston Cooper, clarinet/Bass clarinet/soprano sax, b. Leeds, England
1917     Anna Carter, C&W vocals, d. March 5 2004. She is better known as Effie Carter, a member of 'The Chuck Wagon Gang'
1960     Mikey Craig, bass, b. Hammersmith, London, England. Member group: 'Culture Club'
1937     Nathan Davis, Tenor Sax, b. Kansas City, KS, USA.
1966     Dena DeRose, Vocals/Piano/Organ, b. Binghamton, NY, USA.
1939     Csaba Deseo, Jazz violinist, b. Budapest, Hungary
1893     Walter Donaldson, Composer, b. Brooklyn, NY, d.July 15, 1947, Santa Monica, CA, USA
1917     John Wallace "Wally" Fowler, (gospel) vocals. b. Adairsville, GA, USA. He was the founder of the group that became "The Oak Ridge Boys", originally known, and recorded, as "Wally Fowler and the Georgia Clodhoppers". Then Wally Fowler decided to focus on gospel music, and in 1945 he formed "The Oak Ridge Quartet" with himself, Lon "Deacon" Freeman, Curly Kinsey, and Johnny New. Eventually, Fowler disbanded and, in 1957, sold the rights to the name "Oak Ridge Quartet' to Larry Gatlin. In 1961, Gatlin changed the name of his group to "The Oak Ridge Boys". In 1966, Gatlin left the group to become a minister.
1936     Ronnie Free, Drums, b. Charleston, SC, USA.
1910     Walter 'Rosetta' Fuller, Trumpet/vocals, b. Dyersburg, TN, USA. d. April 27, 2003
1963     Andy Ginn, Drums, b. Memphis, TN, USA. Member: 'Perfect Stranger', a group consisting of Andy Ginn, Steve Murray (Vocals, Guitar, b. July 6, 1964 Crockett, Texas, USA), Shayne Morrison (Bass, Backup Vocals, b. January 13, 1966 Athens, Texas, USA), Richard Raines (Guitar, Backup Vocals b. April 29, 1975 Bryan, Texas, USA), Eric Campbell ( b. August 8, 1970), and Larry J. Weber (b. July 8, 1970)
1945     John Helliwell, sax, b. Todmorden, Yorkshire, England. Member group: 'Supertramp'
1941     Brian Holland, composer. b. Detroit, MI, USA. Member: 'Holland, Dozier, and Holland'
1924     Frank Horrox, Piano, Composer, Arranger, Organ, b. Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK, d. Feb. 21, 1972.
1915     Taft Jordan, Trumpet/vocals, b. Florence, SC, USA. d. 1981, New York, NY, USA.
1937     Kirk Lightsey, Piano, b. Detroit, MI, USA. Best recalled for his work with the Chet Baker Quintet.
1918     "Hank" Locklin, C&W vocals, McClellan, FL, USA. né: Lawrence Hankins Locklin. One of his big hit recordings was "Help Me, I'm Falling, Falling For You"
1923     Henry MacKenzie, (all) reeds/Flute, b. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK.
1952     Melissa Manchester, singer-songwriter, b. New York [The Bronx], NY, USA. Best known release: "Midnight Blue". Her father was a bassoonist for the New York Metropolitan Opera Company.
1962     Michael Miliner, vocals. b. Pasadena, CA, USA. Member group: 'The Pasadenas', vocal group consisting of Michael Miliner, Jeff Aaron Brown (born 12th Dec. 1964), David Milliner (b. Feb. 16, 1962) Hamish Seelochan (b. August 11, 1964), and Andrew Banfield (b. Dec. 4, 1964)
1944     Marty Morell, Drums, b. New York, NY, USA.
1947     Wencke Myhre, vocals, b. Norway. Best known release: "Beiss' nicht gleich in jeden Apfel"
1953     Ralph Penland, drums, b. Cincinnati, OH, USA.
1957     Herlin Riley, drums, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
1945     Pekka Sarmanto, Bass, b. Helsinki, Finland
1944     Henry Threadgill, All Reeds/leader, b. Chicago, IL, USA.
1945     Edward Vesala, Drums, percussion, b. Mantyharju, Finland, d. Dec. 4, 1999
1944     Denny Zager, vocals, b. Wymore, NB, USA. Member group: 'Zager and Evans'
         Notable Events occuring this date include:
1941.    Duke Ellington and his orchestra recorded "Take the "A" Train" (RCA VIctor)
1946.    Putney Dandridge, piano, died in NJ, USA. Age: 44
1965.    Nat "King Cole, vocals/piano, died in Santa Monica, CA, USA. Age: 48
1967.    G. L. Crockett, guitar, died in Chicago, IL, USA. Age: 38
1968.    "Little Walter", harmonica/songwriter, died in Chicago, IL, USA. Age: 37
1969.    Pee Wee Russell, clarinet, died in Alexandria, VA, USA. Age: 62
1975.    Joel Hopkins, guitar, died in Galveston, TX, USA. Age: 71
1978.    "Professor" Alex Bradford, (gospel) singer-songwriter, died in Newark, NJ, USA. Age: 51
1979.    Myra Menville, publisher (2nd Line Jazz), died in New Orleans, LA, USA. Age: 66
1986.    "John R."Richbourg, label owner ('Sound Stage'), died in Nashville, TN, USA. Age: 75
1987.    Jimmy Holiday, singer-songwriter, died in Iowa City, IA, USA. Age: 52
1990.    Morgan J. Burton, organ, died in Providence, RI, USA. Age: 54
1994.    George "Tiger" Haynes, guitar, died in New York, NY, USA. Age: 79. Member: 'Three Flames'
1994.    Aaron Robert, guitar, died in Waterloo, IA, USA. Age: 54

         Songs Recorded/Released this date include:
1941    "Take the A Train", Duke Ellington
1950    "Dear Hearts and Gentle People", - Bing Crosby
1952    "Perfidia", Four Aces
1958    "Get a Job", - The Silhouettes
1960    "Sweet Nothin's", Lee, Brenda
1960    "Harbor Lights", Platters
1964    "See The Funny Little Clown", Bobby Goldsboro
1964    "I Love You More And More Every Day", Al Martino
1964    "Navy Blue", - Diane Renay
1966    "My Love", - Petula Clark
1969    "Dizzy", Roe, Tommy
1975    "You Are So Beautiful", Cocker, Joe
1975    "Lovin' You", Riperton, Minnie
1986    "R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60's", Cougar, John
1986    "What You Need", INXS
1986    "This Could Be The Night", Loverboy
1986    "Let's Go All The Way", Sly Fox
1992    "Tears In Heaven", Eric Clapton
1992    "I Can't Dance", Genesis
1992    "Save The Best For Last", Vanessa Williams