July 9          BIRTHDAYS 1959   Marc (Peter) Almond, vocals. Member: 'Softcell' 1927   Ed Ames, vocals, b. Malden, MA, USA. né: Edmund Dantes Urick. Part of 'The Ames Brothers' vocal group. 1934   Colin Bailey, Drums, b. Swindon, England. 1953   David Ball, C&W vocals. 1965   Frank Bello, Rock bassist. member group: Anthrax 1930   Buddy Bregman, producer/director/writer/composer/conductor/arranger/musical director, b. USA. After graduating high school, Bregman attended UCLA. during his sophomore year, his first rock n' roll hit record, "I Need Your Lovin'", was released. (The tune was composed by the team of Lieber & Stoller.) At just age 19, he was already a record producer. In later years, he led orchestra on the Eddie Fisher Show and went on to arrange and conduct music for singer Ella Fitzgerald's Cole Porter, and her Rodgers & Hart Songbooks, among others. In addition to helping launch the Verve label, he also served as that label's head of A & R. Bregman later worked in Europe producing and directing TV and film shows for both the BBC, and the London Weekend ITV (as Head of Entertainment). In his first two years in Europe, he produced 28 shows. 1920   "Duke" Burrell, Piano, b. New Orleans, LA, USA. d. Aug. 5, 1993 1925   Alan Dale, vocals, b. New York (Brooklyn), NY, USA. d. April 20, 2002. His 1955 single "Cheery Pink and Apple Blossom White" hit No.7 on the USA charts. 1906   Joe Darensbourg, Clarinet, soprano and tenor sax, vocal, b. Baton Rouge, LA, USA. d. May 24, 1985, Van Nuys, California, USA. (heart attack). One of the original old New Orleans Jazzmen, - he played with Armstrong, Kid Ory, and many others. Darensbourg's clarinet can be heard on the 1964 Louis Armstrong release of "Hello Dolly", which reached No. 1 on the Pop charts.. 1953   Kate Garner, vocals, Member group: Haysi Fantasi. Her 1982 single "John Wayne Is Big Leggy" hit No. 11 on the UK charts. 1929   Hal Gaylor, bass 1950   Gwen Guthrie, soul singer, b. Newark, NJ, USA, d. Feb. 3, 1999. (uterine cancer). A popular recording session singer, she performed on albums by Kenny Loggins and Steely Dan, among others. She also did background vocals for Aretha Franklin, and later worked with Roberta Flack and Luther Vandross. Her 1986 single "Ain't Nothing Goin' On But The Rent" hit No.5 on the UK charts. 1919   Earle Hagan, composer d. 1929   Lee Hazlewood, Singer/Songwriter. Best known songs: "The Fool", "These Boots are Made for Walkin'"; Also sang with Nancy Sinatra. 1967   Dickon Hinchcliffe, guitar/violin. Member group: 'Tindersticks'. 1947   Jerney Kaagman, vocals, b. The Netherlands. 1959   Jim Kerrr, vocals. member group: Simple Minds 1921   Irv Kluger, Drums/Vibes, b. New York (Brooklyn), NY, USA, d. Feb. 28, 2006, Las Vegas, NV, USA. Age: 84 (complications of a stroke and heart attack). Kluger started learning the violin at 4 but soon switched to drums and became a professional musician at 13. He would go on to perform with Jimmy Dorsey, Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Artie Shaw, and singers including Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole and Peggy Lee, and dozens of others. His recording session work ranged from Dizzy Gillespie's "Salt Peanuts" to Sheb Wooley's novelty hit "Purple People Eater" and the TV theme to "Bonanza." He worked on Broadway in musicals such as "Guys and Dolls"; toured extensively, and was a sessions musician in both New York and Hollywood recording studios. (he spent 10 years in the 1950s and '60s in Los Angeles studios. His drums can be heard on the soundtrack of the 1962 film "The Longest Day" and other motion pictures.) In the late 1930s, Irv was a pre-law student at a Manhattan Christian school who earned his tuition by playing in a local band for $85 per week. He eventually chose music over law. Kluger's first major job was with Georgie Auld's Orchestra from 1942 to 1943. In 1945, he recorded with Dizzy Gillespie. From 1947 to 1948, he was with Stan Kenton's Orchestra, and in 1949, with Tex Beneke's band. In the early 1950s, Kluger joined Shaw's touring orchestra, which also included a 12-week gig at the Sahara's Casbar Lounge, in Las Vegas, NV. In the spring of 1954, Kluger rejoined the Shaw's Gramercy Five to work on what would be Shaw's final recording session. (Shaw, retired that year, at age 44, claiming he had done all he could do with a clarinet.) A Las Vegan since 1964, Kluger's name was synonymous with Pogo's Tavern, a homey bar on Decatur Boulevard, where, on Friday nights, he would enliven jazz standards with his loose-limbed playing. Kluger's ashes were sent to Israel, where he always dreamed of visiting but never did. 1935   Phil Levitt, baritone singer. b. Toronto, Canada. member group: 'Diamonds' 1915   Joe Liggins, pianist, Leader, b. Guthrie, OK, USA, d.July 26, 1987, Lynwood, CA, USA. After attempting to learn various brass instruments, Joe settled down to study musical composition and piano arrangement. After moving to California, he began writing for, and playing with local bands, graduating in the 1940s to the respected units of Cee Pee Johnson and Sammy Franklin. He was working with the latter when, in 1945, he left to form his own group, the Honeydrippers. "Joe Liggins And His Honeydrippers" first recorded for Exclusive, with whom they had 10 hits between 1945 and 1949 - including the huge crossover hits "The Honeydripper", and "I've Got A Right To Cry". In 1950, he followed his brother Jimmy, to Specialty Records where the hits continued with "Rag Mop" and the hugely successful "Pink Champagne' ( Billboard"s number 1 blues record of the year). Leaving Specialty in 1954, Liggins went briefly to Mercury (1954). In 1956, he was with Aladdin Records, before returning to Mercury to record an album in 1962. Later singles appeared on tiny independents such as his own Honeydripper label and Jimmy Liggins' Duplex Records, and he was enjoying something of a renaissance at the time of his death in 1987. ( Jimmy Liggins, Vocals, Guitar, b: Oct 14, 1922, Newby, Oklahoma, USA, d: July 18, 1983, Durham, North Carolina, USA ) 1964   Courtney Love, R&R vocals/guitar/actress. (She married Kurt Cobain on Feb. 24, 1992.) 1952   John Lurie, alto-soprano sax/actor. b. Worcester, MA, USA. After moving to New York city, John and his brother Evan formed a combo they called the "Lounge Lizards". In addition to 'Lounge Lizards' albums, there is also 1986's "Big Heart: Live in Tokyo", and 1989's "Voice of Chunk". Lurie also formed his own record label, "Strange & Beautiful". In 1982, the two brothers collaborated with filmmaker Jim Jarmusch on the film 'Permanent Vacation'. However, it was 1984's 'Stranger than Paradise' that expanded both Jarmusch's and Lurie's fame. Lurie not only scored the film but also starred. Subsequently, Lurie further established his credentials as a character actor when he appeared in the films 'Down by Law', 'Desperately Seeking Susan', 'The Last Temptation of Christ', and 'Wild at Heart'. He has also scored such films as 'Blue in the Face', 'Manny & Lo' and' Clay Pigeons'. For his work on the 1985 hit 'Get Shorty', he received a Grammy nomination. Lurie has also hosted his own television series, the cult-classic 'Fishing with John'. 1948   Jose McLaughlin, piano, guitar, bass, flute, b. Liverpool, England, UK. McLaughlin currently (2006) lived in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia where he is in constant demand as a session guitarist and teacher. McLaughlin holds a Bachelor of Music degree majoring in jazz guitar and lecture in guitar and ensemble playing at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music. He has recorded over 100 albums both as leader and sideman, and has composed over 250 songs, most of which have been recorded either as singles/album tracks/TV themes etc. One of these songs, "Rise", was the Official Australian Team Song for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. It was recorded by Australian singing star Marcia Hines, who subsequently released the song on her anthology album 'Diva'. 1929   Jesse McReynolds, Bluegrass vocals/Mandolin, b. Coeburn, VA, USA. né: Jesse Lester McReynolds. Member: Jim and Jesse (McReynolds). Usually worked as a quartet: Banjo, Guitar, Violin and Mandolin. Worked With: Jim McReynolds (bro.); Vassar Clements Glen Duncan Roy Huskey, Jr.; Bill Monroe; Jim Buchanan; Allen Shelton; Roy M. "Junior" Husky; Josh Graves; Billy Troy; Mac Wiseman; Martha Adcock; Eddie Adcock; Bil VornDick; Kenny Baker; Carl Jackson; Jimmy Campbell, and Missy Raines. 1946   Mitch Mitchell, drums. Member group: Jimi Hendrix Experience. 1950   Tony Nolasco, drums, b. Sudbury, Ont. Canada . Member of the short lived group: "McKenna Mendelson Mainline". 1923   Molly O'Day, "Honky Tonk"; C&W; Gospel vocals/Guitar, b. Pike County, KY, d. Dec. 5, 1987. née: Lois LaVerne. Williamson. aka Dixie Lee Williamson and LaVerne Williamson, as well as Molly O'Day. Born to a Coal Mining family in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Kentucky, she grew up listenting to popular "cowgirl" singers of the day such as Lulu Belle Wiseman, Patsy Montana, Lily May Ledford and Texas Ruby Owens. She began singing with her brothers Cecil "Skeets" on fiddle and Joe "Duke" Williamson on banjo. In 1939, using the name of "Mounain Fern, she joined "Skeets" when he began playing on a Charlestown W.VA., radio station. In 1940, she joined guitarist Lynn Davis' 'Forty Niners' band using the name of "Dixie Lee Williamson". She and Lynn were married a year later. They toured the South for the next 5 years before settling in Nashville, TN in 1946, -now fairly well known as Molly O'Day. In 1986, she cut 8 sides for Columbia Records, including a number written by Hank Williams (whom she had met early on their days doing the 'radio' circuit), including her best loved song "Tramp On The Street". On this session she was backed by brother Skeets, George "Speedy" Krise (Dobro), and Mac Wiseman (bass). Soon though, she would have trouble coping with success. She and hubby Davis began touring again now with Molly performing religious material almost exclusively. In mid 1949, she recorded another session with cuts like "On The Evening Train"; Teardrops Falling in the Snow" and "Poor Ellen Smith", but later in that year, she was hospitalized with a nervous breakdown. Though she did record again in 1950-1, she basically eschewed 'show business', began performing in churches, and became an ordained minister in 1954. Over the next decades, she and Davis preached in the coal mining towns of West Virginia. The pair hosted a daily gospel program on a W.VA radio station before Molly died in 1987 - Cancer. 1967   Owen Paul, guitar. Member: Catatonia. 1915   June Richmond, Vocal, b. Chicago, IL, USA. d. 1962. 1950   Peter Saberton, piano, keyboards, arranger, composer. Member: 'The Fairclough Group' 1946   Ron (Ronald) Scott, Vocals. Member group: AC/DC 1954   Debbie Sledge, R&B vocals. member: 'Sister Sledge' 1917   Ted Steele, Bandleader/lyricist, b. Hartford CT, USA. d. Oct. 15, 1985 USA. 1952   John Tesh, composer/pianist. Emmy Award-winner. 1929   Alex Welsh, Trumpet, b. Edinburgh, Scotland, d. 1982. 1926   John Wilson, trumpet 1935   Frank Wright, Tenor Sax, b. Grenada, MS, d. May 17, 1990, Germany. His early career was as an R&B electric bassist but with Albert Ayler's advice (and help) he switched to Tenor sax. In the early 1960s, he went to New York City, where he played with such musicians as: Sunny Murray, Larry Young, and briefly with Cecil Taylor and John Coltrane. Wright recorded as a leader with his own ' Frank Wright Quartet ' (for ESP in 1967 and 1969). Subsequently, most of his career involved living and playing in Europe, and touring with Cecil Taylor in the mid-'80s. Unfortunately, his proclivity towards "free jazz" was never accepted by the general public.          Notable Events on this date include: 1955.    Bill Haley & His Comets Hit No. 1 on the USA Charts with their "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock", heralding the start of the Rock 'n' Roll era. 1982.    Wingy Manone, trumpet, died in Las Vegas, NV, USA. Age: 82 1986.    The Marquis Theatre (seating 1,600 theatre-goers), opened at the corner of 46th Street and Broadway. It was the first new theatre on Broadway in 13 years. 1992.    Bernard Gottlieb, manager(The Ink Spots) died in Del Rey Beach, FL, USA. Age: 77 1994.    Sabby Lewis (né: William Sebastian Lewis), piano/arranger, died in Marstons Mills, MA, USA. Age: 79 (b. Nov. 1, 1914, Middleburgh, NC, USA - raised in Philadelphia , PA.) 1996.    Sergey Kuryokhin, piano/keyboards/percussion/reeds died in Russia. (b. June 16, 1954, Murmansk, Russia) 1999.    Talib Dawud, trumpet, died. (né: Al Barrymore . b. Jan 26, 1923,Antigua, BWI . Husband ( Divorced.). of singer Dakota Staton (b. June 3, 1931, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, d. April 10, 2007, New York (Manharttan), NY, USA). 2002.    Bob McKinney (Charles R. McKinney), trombone, bass, piano, died in Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. (Complications from a Stroke) (b. Oct. 25, 1924, Philadelphia ( Roxborough) , PA, U.S.A. ) 2004.    Freddie Gambrell (Frederico Cervantes), piano/violin/guitar/bass/trumpet/tuba, died. ( b. 1936, Ca. 1965, he changed his name to Federico Cervantes.. At age 17, Federico lost his sight and became completely blind.)          Songs Recorded/Released this date include: 1908   "Minstrel Show #14", - Victor Minstrels 1909   "Sweetmeats Rag", - Arthur Pryor's Band. 1923   "Shimmee Sha Wabble", - The Oriole Orch. (Russo-Fiorito Band) 1924   "Barb Wire Blues", - Mound City Blue Blowers 1924   "A New Kind Of Man", - Abe Lyman's California Orch. 1924   "I Must Have An Italian Gal", - Gus Van and Joe Schenck vocal. 1924   "Superstitious Blues", - The Virginians Orch. 1925   "Deep Elm", - Buzzy's Buzzards (Paul Whiteman Orch.) 1926   "Baby Face", - Ben Selvin Orch 1926   "When You Dunk A Donut (Don't It Make It Nice)", - Six Jumping Jacks (Harry Reser Orch.) 1926   "How Could Little Red Riding Hood (Have Been So Good)", - Six Jumping Jacks (Harry Reser Orch.) 1926   "Looking At The World Through Rose Colored Glasses", - Paul Ash Orch. 1929   "Liza", - The Ipana Troubadors (Sam Lanin Orch.) 1929   "Peepers Burnin' The Iceberg" (Weary Blues), - Jelly Roll Morton Red Hot Peppers 1930   "All Through The Night", - The Cavaliers (Ben Selvin Orch.) 1930   "Never Leave Your Gal Too Long", - Bud Billings and Carson Robison vocal. 1935   "Congo Caravan", - Mills Blue Rhythm Orch. 1935   "The Gentleman Obviously Doesn't Believe In Love", - Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees 1935   "Dodging a Divorce", - Paul Whiteman and His Orch. 1938   "A Tisket A Tasket", - Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven 1940   "Whatcha Know Joe", - Jimmy Lunceford Orch. 1942   "Where The Mountains Meet The Sky", - Sammy Kaye Orch. 1948   "Woody Woodpecker", - Mel Blanc 1948   "It's Magic", - Doris Day 1948   "Tree In The Meadow, A", - Margaret Whiting 1955   "Rock Around the Clock", -Bill Haley & The Comets' (hit #1 on Top 100 chart) 1955   "Seventeen", - Boyd Bennett & His Rockets 1955   "Ain't That A Shame", - Pat Boone 1955   "Hummingbird", - Les Paul 1965   "Respect", -recorded by Otis Redding 1966   "Somewhere, My Love", - Ray Conniff 1966   "I Saw Her Again", - The Mamas & The Papas 1966   "Pied Piper, The", - Crispian St. Peters 1966   "Hungry", - Paul Revere & The Raiders 1966   "Wild Thing", - Troggs 1967   "All You Need is Love", - The Beatles 1967   "Light My Fire", -Doors' (hit #1) 1977   "Undercover Angel", - songwriter/singer) Alan O'Day, reached the top spot on the Billboard chart. 1977   "Telephone Line", - E.L.O. 1977   "Handy Man", - James Taylor 1983   "China Girl", - David Bowied 1983   "It's A Mistake", - Men At Work 1988   "Love Will Save The Day", - Whitney Houston