July 7          BIRTHDAYS 1947     Peter Banks, guitarist, Member groups: Yes (1968-70), and Flash. 1956     Bill Bickford, guitar, b. Norwalk, CT, USA 1954     Cherry Boone, Singer; daughter of singer Pat Boone, sister of singer Debby Boone 1917     Elton Britt, in Marshall, Arkansas, C&W vocals/guitar. Member of the 'Saturday Night Jamboree' show. 1955     John Campbell, piano 1899     Otto Cesana, arranger, composer, d. Dec. 9, 1980. Basically a "Classical Music" composer, but listed here because of his composition "Symphony in Jazz". (which - while very nice - has little to do with "Jazz". It was later heard in New York's Town Hall) In 1905, his family moved to San Francisco, CA, USA. In 1909, be began his piano study, and later also studied organ, harmony and orchestration with many different teachers. Cesana subsequently composed and arranged for Hollywood studios, and radio stations. Cesana was at one time the staff composer at Manhattan's 'Radio City Music Hall'. During this period, he composed two jazz-inspired symphonies that were broadcast by Radio Maestro Erno Rapee. Among his other works are the songs "Devotion" and "Extasy". "Devotion" had lyrics and became a pop song in the 1940s. His brother, Renato Cesana, was a well known Actor, composer, songwriter and author. (Please see our Oct. 30 Calendar for more informaton on Renato Cesana.) 1925     Alan Dale, Singer, b. Brooklyn, NY. USA 1944     Warren Entner, guitar/singer. Member group: The Grass Roots 1951     Sue Evans, percussion/drums, b. New York, NY, USA, USA 1928     Mary Ford, vocals, b. Pasadena, CA, USA, d. Sept. 30, 1977. (cancer, was in a diabetic coma for 54 days.) née;: Iris Colleen Summers. She is fondly remembered as part of the 'Les Paul and Mary Ford' duet, when they were turning out one million-seller record after another. 1952     Lynval Golding, guitar/vocals. Member: The Specials. Her 1981 single "Ghost Town" hit No.1 on the UK Charts. 1916     "Tiny" Grimes, Guitar, b. Newport News, VA, USA, d. 1989. 1951     Michael Henderson, bass, b. Yazoo City, MS, USA. Perhaps best recalled for his work with Miles Davis. 1950     David Hodo, vocals. Member: The Village People 1962     Clive 'Doctor' Jackson, rock guitar/vocals. Member: Dr and the Medics. Their 1986 single "Spirit In The Sky" hit No.1 in the UK. 1906     Anton Karas, zither player, b. Vienna, Austria, d. Jan. 9, 1985, Vienna, Austria. British film Director Carol Reed found him playing in a bar in post WW2 Vienna. He hired Anton to play background music for the Wells film 'The Third Man'. Karas played his own composition, that was subsequently named for the film. It became a world-wide hit. Anton used his salary to open his own cafe and for the remainder of his life, he was a cafe owner who would on occassion entertain his customers by playing his song "The Third Man Theme" on his Zither. 1952     Sue Keller, piano, vocals, b. Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA. At just age 4, this talented ragtime pianist and occasional vocalist started playing piano, and later also studied flute, took voice lessons, played guitar, and sang in some school operas. She has even played 'rock' and worked in a wide variety of musical jobs, but has basically concentrated on playing more vintage jazz and ragtime. In 1992, She founded both the 'Ragtime Press', -to publish rags by little-known composers, and the HVR label, -to document her own music. 1966     Ricky Kinchen, R&B vocals/guitar. Member: Mint Condition. 1927     Charlie Louvin, C&W vocals/Guitar, b. Rainesville, AL, USA. né: Charles Elzer Loudermilk. Most active during the '40s and '50s. Half of the Louvin Brothers, -their close harmony duet vocals defined 'Country' for several generations. Group disbanded 1963. Charlie then recorded solo for Capital Records until 1972. He has continued to perform and record into the '90s for several labels. 1922     Artie Malivn, Musical Director, b. New York, NY, USA. Remembered as the music director for singers Julie LaRosa, and Steve Lawrence. 1930     Henry "Hank" Mobley, Tenor Sax/composer, b. Eastman, GA, USA, d. May 30, 1986. né: Earl Henry Mobley. Probably best recalled as part of the 'Jazz Messengers', the famous jazz group that came together at Minton's Playhouse (in Harlem, NY, USA. Horace Silver -piano; Art Blakey -drums; Doug Watkins -bass; Donald Byrd, -trumpet, and Mobley on Tenor sax). Also played with Max Roach, and, from 1960-62, with Miles Davis. 1911     Charles Redland, saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, vibes, xylophones, accordion, composer, arranger, leader, b. Södertälje, Stockholms län, Sweden, d. August 18, 1994. In 1930, Redland, the son of composer John Redland, played with Thore Ehrlings orchestra. In 1935, he cut his first recording and later contributed music to a TV series. As a composer, he contributed music to over 50 Swedish films. 1926     Frank Rehak, Trombone, b. New York, NY, USA, d. 1987. 1963     Perry Richardson, bassist, b. South Carolina, USA. 1927     "Doc" Severinsen, trumpet/leader, b. Arlington, OR, USA, né: Carl Hilding Severinsen. 1963     Vonda Shepard, singer/songwriter (also remembered as a feature of the Ally McBeal TV show.) 1940     Ringo Starr, drums/vocals. né: Richard Starkey. One of 'The Beatles' vocal group. 1947     Rob Townsend, drums. Member group: Family. 1930     Bill Trujillo, Tenor Sax, b. Los Angeles, CA, USA. 1924     Kitty White, vocal 1962     Mark White, R&R bass. Member group: The Spin Doctors 1947     Linda Williams, C&W vocals. 1932     Joe Zawinul, Piano, Keyboards, composer, b. Vienna, Austria. d. Sept. 11, 2007, Vienna, Austria. (Cancer). (He died only some weeks after his wife Maxine, who died on 26th of July 2007). né: Josef Erich Zawinul. Best recalled for playing with 'The Cannonball Adderley Quintet' and later with 'Weather Report'          Notable Events on this date include: 1927.    Christopher Stone played records at the BBC's Studio 3, thus becoming the very first British 'disc jockey'. 1949.    "Bunk" Johnson, trumpeter died in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. (b. Dec 27, 1889, New Orleans, Louisiana) 1950.    "Fats" Navarro, trumpeter died in New York NY, USA. (b. Sept. 24, 1923, Key West, Florida, USA) 1956.    Alex Hyde, violin, leader, composer, died in Santa Monica, California, USA. ( b. Feb. 17, 1898, Hamburg, Germany). 1970.    Charles Tobias, composer, died in Manhasset, Long Island, New York, USA. (liver disease) (b. August 15, 1898, New York, New York, USA ) 1990.    Irving Goodman, trumpet, died. (b. Feb. 6, 1914, Chicago, IL, USA ). Bandleader Benny Goodman's brother.. Little recalled today, but it was Irving who introduced his friend, pianist Joe Bushkin, into the world of Jazz musicians. Both youngsters were then attending DeWitt Clinton High School in New York city.          Songs Recorded/Released this date include: 1909   "A Friend of Mine Told A Friend of Mine", - Harry Tally voc. 1909   "Lily Of The Prairie", - Billy Murray vocal with the Haydn Quartet 1909   "Take Me Out For A Joy Ride", - Billy Murray vocal. 1913   "Hungarian Rag", - Conway's Band 1923   "Indiana Moon", - Carl Fenton Orch. 1925   "Footloose", - Paul Whiteman Orch. 1927   "Gonna Get A Girl", - The Six Jumping Jacks (Harry Reser Orch.) 1928   "Old Man River", - Bix Beiderbecke and his Gang 1937   "When It's Sleepy Time Down South", - Benny Goodman Orch. 1937   "The Moon Got In My Eyes", - Hal Kemp Orch. 1937   "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea", - Dickie Wells Orch. 1937   "One O'Clock Jump", - Count Basie Orch. (perhaps his biggest hit!) 1950   "Tzena, Tzena, Tzena", - Mitch Miller 1950   "La Vie En Rose", - Tony Martin 1954   "Hey There", - Rosemary Clooney 1954   "In The Chapel In The Moonlight", - Kitty Kallen 1954   "I'm A Fool To Care", - Les Paul 1954   "Little Shoemaker, The", - Hugo Winterhalter 1956   "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)", -Doris Day vocal 1956   "My Prayer", - The Platters 1958   "Rebel-'Rouser", - Duane Eddy 1958   "Poor Little Fool", - Ricky Nelson 1958   "My True Love", - Jack Scott 1962   "The Stripper", - David Rose Orch. Rose's previous musical success was 1944's "Holiday for Strings". 1962   "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do", - Neil Sedaka 1973   "Feelin' Stronger Everyday", - Chicago 1973   "Touch Me In The Morning", - Diana Ross 1979   "Good Times", - Chic 1979   "Lead Me On", - Maxine Nightingale 1979   "Main Event/Fight, The", - Barbra Streisand 1984   "Stuck On You", - Lionel Richie 1990   "If Wishes Came True", - Sweet Sensation