BIRTHDAYS
1943     Barbara Acklin, vocals, b. USA. Best release: "Love Makes A Woman".
1945     Carl Anderson, bandleader/singer, b. Lynchburg, VA, USA. d. Feb. 23, 2004, Los Angeles, DA, USA. (leukemia). Carl worked as a sideman in the "Fat Albert Barrelhouse Band", which performed weekly at Peoria’s historic 'Hotel Pere Marquette' before forming his own 'Carl Anderson & His New Orleans Jazz Band'. However, he is best known as a singer and actor for portrayal of Judas Iscariot in the rock opera by Andrew Lloyd-Webber, 'Jesus Christ Superstar'.
1897     Marian Anderson, gospel vocals, b. Philadelphia, PA, USA
1973     Peter Andre, vocals, b. Harrow, London, England, UK. (later relocated to Queensland, Australia, and currently (2004) living on Cyprus).
1962     David Arnold, composer, b. Luton, England, UK. In the film studios, this composer has contributed scores to a dozen films, and at least one TV show. He is a frequent collaborator of directors Roland Emmerich, Danny Cannon, and John Singleton. Among his film scores are the James Bond 007 films, "Diamonds Are Forever", "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", " and "Shaken And Stirred Club Sampler: The David Arnold James Bond Project" His score for Tomorrow Never Dies, the second Pierce Brosnan-starring James Bond film, was highly praised. In 1998, Arnold worked on his next major score project -- the Roland Emmerich remake of 'Godzilla'. Among the vocalists who have sung his songs are Shirley Bassey (b. Aug. 1, 1937, Cardiff (in the notorious "Tiger Bay" area), Wales, UK), Sheryl Crow (b. Feb. 11, 1962, Kennett, MO, USA), k.d. lang (b. Nov. 2, 1961, Alberta, Canada) among others.
1951     Lee Atwater, (blues) guitar/politican, b. Atlanta, GA, USA
1907     Mildred Bailey, Vocals, b. Tekoa, WA, USA. d. Dec. 12, 1951. née: Mildred Rinker (part Native American). Al Rinker's sister. Al Rinker, Bing Crosby and Harry Barris gained their first international fame as "The Rhythm Boys" with Paul Whiteman's Orchestra. Mildred later married vibist Red Norvo.
1906     Chester Boone, trumpet, b. Houston, TX, USA
1965     David Boulter, keyboard, b. Nottingham, England. Member group: 'Tindersticks'. Three men out of the Nottingham-based indie rock band 'Asphalt Ribbons', vocalist Stuart Staples, keyboardist David Boulter, and violinist Dickon Hinchcliffe, formed Tindersticks in 1992; the remaining members included guitarist Neil Fraser, bassist Mark Colwill, and drummer Al Macaulay.
1944     Joyce Breach, Vocalist, b. Alameda, California, USA
1962     Rob Brown, Alto Sax/flute, b. Hampton, VA, USA.
1943     Jimmy Burns, guitar/harmonica, b. Dublin, MS, USA
1965     Joey Calderazzo, Piano, b. New Rochelle, NY, USA.
1959     Clayton Cameron, drums, b. Los Angeles, CA, USA. Clayton got his degree in music from California State University at Northridge.
1927     Joe Carter, Joe and Janette Carter
1955     Gary Christian, vocals, b. Merseyside, England. né: Garrison Christian. Member group: 'The Christians'
1973     Roderick Clark, vocals. Member group: 'Hi-Five', - A Southwestern USA teen R&B ensemble. Tony Thompson, Roderick Clark, Russell Neal, Marcus Sanders, and Toriano Easley were the original members.
1965     Mike Cross, guitar, b. Maryville, TN, USA. Member group: 'Sponge'
1939     Louie Cruz, Piano, Arranger, Leader, b. Santurce (Barrio Obrero), Puerto Rico. Pehaps best recalled as arranger for the famed "Fania" label. Among the Latin stars for whom he wrote arrangements are Ray Barretto (during 1967 to 1974), Johnny Pacheco, Ismael Miranda, Rubén Blades, Tito Puente, Adalberto Santiago, Willie Rosario (1963 to 1967), Angel Canales, Willie Colón, Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez, Héctor Lavoe, Ismael Quintana, Larry Harlow, and La Lupe, as well for the groups Tipica 73, Libre (circa 1980), Conjunto Clásico, and La Sonora Matancera (1987 to the present), among others. He has also led four bands accompanying stars such as Ismael Miranda, Raúl Marrero, Vitin Avilés and Ismael Quintana. ( Other famous Panamanian Jazzmen include Luis Russell (whose orchestra Louis Armstrong took over on several occasions), trumpeter Victor "Vitin" Paz, saxist Mauricio Smith, Rubén Blades (b. July 16, 1948), Danilo Perez, pianist and composer Victor Boa, bassist Clarence Martin, singer Barbara Wilson and french horn player John "Rubberlegs" McKindo.)
1923     Lucille Dixon, bassist, b. New York (Harlem), NY, USA. Member: "International Sweethearts Of Rhythm"
1911     Clarence "Bon Ton" Garlow, guitar, b. Welsh, LA, USA.
1897     Will Bryant Gilmer, C&W Fiddle, b. Leake County, MS, USA. d. December 28, 1960. Member: "Leake County Revelers", a group formed 1926 with members: Will Gilmer, R. Oscar Mosley (Mandolin, b. Sebastopol, Mississippi, USA, d. Early 1930's, USA), Jim Wolverton (Banjo, b. Leake County, Mississippi, USA, d. December 1969, USA ), and Dallas Jones (Guitar, b. Sebastopol, Mississippi, USA, d. January 1985). The Columbia catalog described them as "the finest interpreters of old waltz melodies in the Southland."
1936     Chuck Glaser, C&W Baritone Vocals/Guitar, b. Spalding, Nebraska, USA. né: Charles Glaser. Member: 'Tompall and The Glaser Brothers' group consisting of "Tompall" (Thomas Paul Glaser, Lead Vocals, Songwriter, Guitar, b. Spalding, Nebraska, USA), Chuck (Charles Glaser), and Jim (James William Glaser, Tenor Vocals, Songwriter, Guitar, b. Spalding, Nebraska, USA) Their father, Louis, an accomplished guitarist, taught his sons to play the guitar. While still teenagers, they formed 'Tompall & the Glaser Brothers'. and appeared in a 13-weeks series on KHAS-TV, Hastings, Nebraska, as well as having a show on KHOL-TV Holdredge, Nebraska, all in addition to playing local gigs. In 1957, they met Marty Robbins at one of Marty’s concerts. He was so impressed with their tight harmonies, that he signed them to his own Robbins label. From the mid-1960’s through the mid-'70’s and during the early 1980’s, the brothers could always be found on the C&W charts.
1936     Chuck Glaser, vocals, b. Spalding, NB, USA. Member group: 'The Glaser Brothers', a group conisting of Tompall Glaser (né: Thomas Paul Glaser; Lead Vocals/Songwriter/Guitar* b. Sept. 3, 1933, Spalding, NB, USA), Charles "Chuck" Glaser (Baritone Vocals/Songwriter/Guitar, b. Feb. 27, 1936, Spalding, NB, USA), and Jim Glaser (James William Glaser) - Tenor Vocals/Songwriter/Guitar, b. Dec. 16, 1937, Spalding, NB, USA),
1953     Roy Gomez, guitar/drums/piano, b. Casablanca, Morocco
1923     Dexter Keith Gordon, soprano-Tenor Sax, b. Los Angeles, CA, USA. d. April 25, 1990
1948     Eddie Gray, vocals. Member group: 'Tommy James & the Shondells'
1925     "Hardrock" Gunter, (Rockabilly/Country) Singer-Songwriter/Guitar, b. Birmingham, AL, USA. né: Sidney Louis Gunter Jr.,
1951     Steve Harley, vocals, b. Great Britain. né: Steven Nice
1940     Les Hooper, Composer, piano, arranger, b. Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
1955     Glenn Horiuchi, piano, d. June 3, 2000
1960     Paul Humphreys, Keyboards, b. London, England. Member group: 'Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark' (aka: OMD)
1940     Harold Jones, Drums, b. Richmond, IN, USA.
1945     Bruce Kaplan, label founder ("Flying Fish"), b. Chicago, IL, USA.
1890     Freddie Keppard, trumpet/Leader, b. New Orleans, LA, USA. d. July 15, 1933, Chicago, IL, USA.
1913     Johnnie Masters, C&W, d. Jan. 21, 1980. né: John Pace Purdom. member: Masters Family group.
1964     Derek McKenzie, drums, b. Aberdeen, Scotland. Member group: 'The Shamen'
1927     Guy Mitchell, vocals, b. Detroit, Michigan, USA, d. July 1, 1999, Las Vegas. NV, USA. (complications following surgery) Age: 72. né: Al Cernick. Among his many hit releases are "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania", "My Truly Truly Fair", "Singing the Blues", "Heartaches by the Number", and " My Heart Cries for You".
1928     Roy Montrell, guitar, b. New Orleans, LA, USA
1920     Abe Most, Clarinet, b. New York, NY,, USA. d. October 10, 2002 Age: 82. (died at home while sleeping)
1912     Hugues Panassie, Writer/Jazz Promoter, b. Paris, France, d. Dec. 8, 1974. Discographer: "Le Jazz Hot"
1924     Jesse Powell, tenor sax, b. Fort Worth, TX, USA, d. Oct. 19, 1982
1909     "Texas Jim" Robertson, (Western) vocals/actor, b. Batesville, TX, USA.
1928     Maxim Saury, Clarinet, b. Enghien-les-Bains, France
1954     Neal Schon, guitar, b. San Mateo, CA, USA. Member groups: 'Journey', 'Santana'
1928     Jun Shimizo, Drums, b. Kobe, Japan
1957     Adrian Smith, guitar, b. London, England. Member group: 'Iron Maiden'
1971     Rozonda Thomas, vocals, b. Atlanta, GA, USA. Member group: 'TLC' aka: "Chilli".
1959     Johnny Van Zant, vocals. Member group: 'Lynyrd Skynyrd'
1964     Ewan Venal, bass, b. Glasgow, Scotland. Member group: 'Deacon Blue'
1909     Harrison Verrett, guitar, b. Napoleonville, LA, USA
1898     Leo Watson, Vocals/drums, b. Kansas City, MO, USA. d. 1950, USA.
1923     Charles "Chuck" Wayne, Guitar, b. New York, NY, USA. d. 1997, USA.
1941     John B. Williams Jr., Bass, b. New York, NY, USA.
         Notable Events occuring this date include:
1955.    A "Billboard" article mentioned that seven-inch, 45-rpm, singles were outselling 78-rpm singles.
1962.    Freddy Radcliffe, drums, died in Washington, DC, USA. Age: 44
1967.    Pink Floyd recorded their first single "Arnold Layne" which was released on March 11, 1967.
1981.    Ike Isaacs, bass, died in Atlanta, GA, USA. Age: 57
1981.    J. C. Johnson, piano/songwriter, died in New York, NY, USA. Age: 84
1983.    Winifred Attwell, piano, died in Sydney, Australia. Age: 69
1988.    Gene Depaul, songwriter, died in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Age: 68
1988.    "Dr." Jo Jo Adams, vocals, died in Chicago, IL, USA.
1988.    Sara Dean, vocals, died in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Age: 76
1993.    Marlena Davis-Easley, vocals, died in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Age: 48. Member: 'The Orlons'
2000.    Walter Bailes, a member of the Grand Ole Opry's "The Bailes Brothers", died Sevierville, TN, USA. Age: 80.
         Songs Recorded/Released this date include:
1942    "Deep In The Heart Of Texas", Crosby, Bing
1948    "Beg Your Pardon", Green, Larry
1965    "Goldfinger", Bassey, Shirley
1965    "Eight Days A Week", Beatles
1971    "Love Story, (Where Do I Begin)", Williams, Andy
1982    "Make A Move On Me", Newton-John, Olivia
1988    "Angel", Aerosmith
1988    "Wishing Well", D'Arby, Terence Trent
1988    "Devil Inside", INXS
1988    "Girlfriend", Pebbles
1988    "Some Kind Of Lover", Watley, Jody
1993    "Freak Me", Silk