BIRTHDAYS
1897     Dave Apollon, (Traditional Bluegrass) Mandolin, b. Kiev, Russia.
1952     Stanley Banks, bass, b. New York, NY, USA. Worked with Esther Phillips
1930     Richard Boone, Vocal/Trombone, b. Little Rock, AR, USA. d. Feb. 7, 1999, Copenhagen, Denmark.
1906     Sterling Bose, Cornet, b. Florance, AL, USA. d. 1958
1948     Thom Bresh, singer-songwriter/guitar, b. Los Angeles (Hollywood), CA, USA. Thom is the son of C&W singer Merle Travis.
1917     John Benson Brooks, Piano/Composer,b. Houlton, ME, USA. d. Nov. 13, 1999, USA.
1971     Jeff Beres, vocals/bass. Member group: 'Sister Hazel'
1922     Johnny Carisi, Composer/Trumpet/arranger, b. Hasbrouck Hts., NJ, USA. d. 1992
1911     Al Clausen, (Western Swing) bandleader/guitarist/songwriter, b. Manitoa, IL, USA.
1919     T. L. Clemmons, guitar, b. Kansas City, MO, USA.
1963     Rob Collins, keyboards, b. Manchester, England. Member group: 'The Charlatans'. He joined the Charlatans in 1996.
1949     Terry 'Tex' Comer, bass/guitar, b. Burnley, Lancashire, England. Member group: 'Ace'
1930     Les Condon, Trumpet, b. London, England
1919     Philip Neri Darois , Bass/Tuba, b. Lynn, MA, USA.
1930     Pete DeLuke, alto-tenor sax/clarinet/vocal
1949     Larry Demps, vocals, b. Detroit, MI, USA. Member: 'The Dramatics'
1904     Josiah "Cie" Frazier, Drums, b. New Orleans, LA, USA. d. 1985
1923     Buck Griffin, C&W vocals/guitar, b. Corsicana, TX, USA.
1973     Olaf-Lasse Johansson, keyboards. Member group: 'The Cardigans'
1903     Graham Jackson, piano/accordion, b. Portsmouth, VA, USA.
1918     Money Johnson, Trumpet, b. Tyler, TX, USA. d. 1978
1955     Howard Jones, vocals, b. Southampton, England.
1919     Harry Lim, label owner (Lenox/Famous Door)/Producer, b. Jakarta, d. 1990
1924     Walter J. Little harmonica, b. St. Louis, MO, USA.
1955     Zeke Manyika, drums, b. Zimbabwe. Member group: 'Orange Juice'
1941     Barry Martyn, Drums, b. London, England
1944     Mike Maxfield, guitar. Member group: 'Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas'
1920     Hall Overton, Piano, Composer,arranger, teacher, b. Bangor, MI, USA, d. Nov. 24, 1972. né: Hall Franklin Overton. From 1940 to 1942, Hall attended The Chicago Musical College, where he studied theory and compostition. In 1942, with World War II raging, he became a member of the U.S. armed services, From 1942 until 1945, he served in overseas combat duty with the U.S. 3rd Armored Division, during which time he formed a penchant for playing Jazz. With the ending of WWII, he was discharged from the army, and returned to his musical studies at The Juilliard School of Music, in New York, studying composition with Vincent Persichetti. In 1951, he graduated with an M.S. degree, and then became a member of the Juilliard faculty. In later years he also taught at The Yale School of Music and The New School of Social Research. Over the years, he received awards from both The Koussevitzky Foundation and The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. He was instrumental in teaching btoh Jazz and Classical compositions to a great many students, including billionairess, Doris Duke. Among the Jazz artists with whom he recorded were Jimmy Raney, Teddy Charles, Stan Getz, and Duke Jordan. On February 28, 1959, Thelonious Monk and his orchestra performed (and recorded) in New York's Town Hall, playing Monk's piano works that had been scored by Overton for a full orchestra. In 1963 Monk recorded a second live album with orchestra arrangements by Overton at the New York Philharmonic Hall. Overton's opera, "Huckleberry Finn", commissioned by the Barney Jaffin Foundation, was presented by The Juilliard Opera Company just months before he died on November 24, 1972
1950     Steve Priest, bass. Member group: 'The Sweet, Little Willy'
1958     David Sylvian, guitar/vocals, b. London, England. né: David Batt. Member group: 'Japan'
1962     Michael Wilton, bass guitar, b. San Francisco, CA, USA. Member group: 'Queensryche'
1952     Brad Whitford, guitar, b: Winchester, MA, USA. Member group: 'Aerosmith'
1944     Johnny Winter, guitar/vocals, b. Beaumont, TX, USA. né: John Dawson Winter, III. Began playing clarinet at age 5 and a few years later switched to Ukulele. His father loved to sing harmony - he was in a church choir, and a member of a barbershop quartet. Johnny Winter is well known as a rocking Texas Blues guitarist. He is a fine example of the Texas guitar tradition, -- a gutsy school of blues playing, marked by thick tones, aggressive attack and tons of technique, all delivered with Texas swagger, and flamboyancy.
1891     Margaret Young, singer, actress, comedian, b, Detroit, Michigan, USA, d. May 3, 1969, Inglewood, California, USA.. Age: 78. née: Margaret Youngblood It is interesting to note that during her very short recording career (1920 to 1925), 58 of her sides on the Victor and Brunswick labels were released. Among them were such major hits of the day as "Oh! By Jingo Oh! By Gee! ", "Hard Hearted Hannah", "Lovin' Sam The Sheik Of Alabam'", and "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans". In the 1920's Margaret Young's sister Eleanore married songwriter Richard Whiting. And so, Margaret Young later became the aunt of the great vocalist Margaret Whiting and was affectionately known as "Aunt Maggie". Richard Whiting supplied Margaret Young with several of her hits: Upon her demise, Margaret was buried along side her sister Eleanore Whiting (widow of Richard Whiting and mother of Margaret Whiting) at Holy Cross Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
1946     "Rusty" Young, steel guitar, b. Long Beach, CA, USA. Member group: 'Poco'
         Notable Events occuring this date include:
1937.    Lani McIntyre Orchestra, with Bing Crosby vocal, recorded "Sweet Leilani". Featured in the film "Waikiki, it won an Academy Award.
1952.    Herb Morand, trumpet, died in New Orleans, LA, USA, Age: 47. Worked with 'The Harlem Hamfats'
1963.   The Chiffons recording of "Hes So Fine" was released this date. Subsequently 'Beatle' George Harrison released his own composition entitled "My Sweet Lord". This set the stage for a widely publicized law suit brought against Harrison for plagiarism. The estate of songwriter Ronnie Marks won the suit showing that Harrison's tune was a note-for-note copy of "He's So Fine".
1963.    June Clark, trumpet, died in New York, NY, USA, Age: 62
1966.    Billy Kyle, piano, died in Youngstown, OH, USA, Age: 51. Worked with both Tiny Bradshaw and Lionel Hampton.
1981.    Roy Newman, Western Swing bandleader/multi-instrumentalist, died.
1987.    Sonny Dae, vocals, died in Philadelphia, PA, USA, Age: 58. Member: 'The Knights'
1988.    Leroy Leblanc, aka "Happy Fats," died. Age: 73. Member: 'The Rayne-Bo Ramblers'    In the world of hate-core and racist 'White power' music, he was a living legend.
1993.    Wes Landers, drums, died in New York, NY, USA, Age: 67. Worked in Paul Gayten's orchestra.
1995.    Melvin Franklin, bass vocalist, died in Los Angeles, CA, USA, Age: 52. Member: 'The Temptations'
1996.    Alan Dawson, drums, died in Lexington, MA, USA, Age: 66
         Songs Recorded/Released this date include:
1950    "Dear Hearts and Gentle People", - Bing Crosby
1951    "I Apologize", Billy Eckstine
1951    "Sparrow In The Tree Top", Guy Mitchell
1957    "Butterfly",Charlie Gracie
1957    "Teen-Age Crush", Tommy Sands
1959    "Venus", Avalon, Frankie
1959    "Alvin's Harmonica", Chipmunks
1963    "In Dreams", Orbison, Roy
1963    "Our Day Will Come", Ruby & The Romantics
1966    "These Boots are Made for Walkin", - Nancy Sinatra
1974    "The Way We Were", - Barbra Streisand
1974    "Jet", Paul McCartney
1980    "Off The Wall", Michael Jackson
1982    "Centerfold - The J. Geils Band
1985    "One More Night", Phil Collins
1990    "On Second Thought", - Eddie Rabbitt
1990    "Escapade", - Janet Jackson
1991    "You're In Love", Wilson Phillips