BIRTHDAYS
1960     Fred Baker, Bass/guitar, b. Tibshelf, England. né: Fred Thelonius Baker Has worked with: Shell Baker; Matt Rooke; Harry Beckett; Brian Abrahams, and Horace Perlon
1944     Roger Ball, sax. b. USA. Member: Average White Band
1940     Cliff Bennett, musician, b. Great Britian
1936     Alan Branscombe, Piano, b. Wallasey, England, d. Oct. 27, 1986, London, England.
1945     Anthony Braxton, Reeds, Composer, b. Chicago, IL, USA. Scored one film 'La Coupe de dix Francs", aka: (USA) 'The Two Dollar Haircut'. Has worked with such men as Gerry Hemmingway; Marlyn Crispell; Evan Parker; Mark Dressler, and Derek Bailey
1958     Selwyn Brown, vocals/keyboardist. Member group: 'Steel Pulse'.
1924     Joe Buckner, piano, b. St. Louis, MO, USA.
1907     Syd Dean, Syd, British Jazzman, d. August 1, 1993. Age: 86
1961     (Eldra) El Debarge, vocals.
1948     Paquito D'Rivera, Alto-soprano sax/clarinet, b. Havana, Cuba
1907     Syd Dean, bandleader, b. England, UK, d. August 1, 1993, England, UK.
1928     Edwin Duff, Vocals/composer, b. Dundee, Scotland, UK. (Family moved to Melbourne at age 10; Lived in Canada 1954 and in Sydney during mid 1960s) Worked with: Bernie Duggan; Ern Pettifer; Gren Gilmour; Billy Hyde; Tunetwisters; George Watson; 1947/8 with Jack Brokensha; Lucy Brown Quartet; Frank Marcy's band Daly-Wilson band, and as late as 1986 with Terry Rae's band.
1957     Tinsley Ellis, guitar, b. Atlanta, GA, USA
1937     Freddie Fender, C&W vocals, b. San Benito, Texas, USA. né: Baldemar G. Huerta. At just age 16, this child of immigrant Mexican migrant farm workers, quit school and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. After serving for three years, he returned to Texas and, using his birth name, played mostly at Latino bars and honky-tonks throughout the south. In 1959, Fender recorded his first big hit, "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights". Unfortunately, he and a band member were arrested for marijuana possession. He served two years (of a 5 year sentence) in Louisiana's notorious Angola State Prison (the same prison that once held 'Leadbelly'), before being pardoned by Louisiana governor Jimmie Davis. Fender spent the next five years in New Orleans, Louisiana. By the end of the 1960s, Fender was back in Texas working as a mechanic. He also returned to school to pursue a degree in sociology, and continued playing music on the weekends. In 1974, Fender recorded (for Huey P. Meaux's 'Crazy Cajun' label) "Before The Next Teardrop Falls", which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Country and Pop charts. In the 1990s, Fender, along with fellow 'Tejano' musicians Flaco Jimenez, Doug Sahm, and Augie Myers, formed 'The Texas Tornados'. Regretfully, Sahm died shortly afterwards and 'Tornadoes' production slowed. Subsequently, Fender signed a contract with Warner/Reprise Records, and (despite some health problems) continues to sing, play and tour from his base in Texas. Among his biggest hit records are "Wasted Days And Wasted Nights" (his own composition - 1959), "Before the Next Teardrop Falls", "Secret Love" (1975) and "You'll Lose a Good Thing" (1976).
1926     Sammy Gardner, reeds, b. St. Louis, Missouri, USA, d. June 23, 1995, Pensacola, Florida, USA
1927     Willy Hagara, singer, b. Austria
1962     Winard Harper, Drums, b. Baltimore, MD, USA. (Phil Harper's Brother). Has worked with: The Harper Bros; Betty Carter; James Clay; Ray Bryant and with Michael Bowie.
1945     Leroy Hutson, vocals, b. Newark, NJ, USA. Member: 'The Impressions'
1941     George Jinda, Jazz Percussion, b. Hungary, d. Jan. 11, 2001, (Stroke complications). (He did,"Between Dreams" and "Unpainted Picture") Among those with whom he worked are Mark Egan, Dave Grusin, Dave Weckl, McCoy Tyner, Omar Hakim and The Fantasy Band. He, and Chieli Minucci formed the duo, Special EFX, best recalled for their "Udu Voodoo" and "Dancing With A Ghost". He also led group 'World News'.
1964     Chris Kavanagh, drums. Member: Sigue Sigue Sputnik; Big Audio Dynamite,
1930     Morgana King, Vocals/actress, b. Pleasantville, NY, USA.
1928     Theodore John "Teddy" Kotick, Bass, b. Haverhill, MA, USA. d. April 17, 1986, Boston, MA, USA. worked alongside: Johnny Bothwell; Tony Pastor; Buddy De Franco; Buddy Rich; (1950) Artie Shaw; 1951/53 with Stan Getz, and Charlie "Yardbird" Parker
1929     Andor Kovacs, Guitar, b. Budapest, Hungary
1928     Lloyd Lambert, bassist, d. Oct. 31, 1995. This Bassist and bandleader -brother of pianist Phamous Lambert- worked with such stars as Ray Charles, "Guitar Slim", "Little Richard" and Lillian Boutt. NOTE: Some sources claim born July 4.
1946     James Leary, bass
1971     Stefan Lessard, bass. Member group: 'Dave Matthews Band'.
1929     Bill Mack, DJ/record promoter/singer-songwriter, b. Shamrock, TX, USA. Tag: "The Midnight Cowboy"
1941     Linda Martell, vocals, b. Lexington County, SC, USA. née: Thelma Bynem. Linda was the first Black female vocalist to perform at the 'Grand Ole Opry' show (she made twelve guest appearances).
1919     Robert Merrill, vocals. né: Morris Miller.
1932     Oliver Nelson, Alto-soprano-tenor Sax/Composer/arranger, b. St. Louis, MO, USA. d. Oct. 28, 1975, Los Angeles, CA, USA. (Heart Attact). (some sources say d. Oct. 27). With Wild Bill Davis; Jimmy Smith; Quincy Jones, Buddy Rich; Billy Taylor; Erskine Hawkins. With Louis Jordan in 1951.
1944     Michelle Phillips, vocals, b. Long Beach, CA, USA. né: Holly Michelle Gilliam. Member group: 'The Mamas and The Papas'.
1940     Dorothy Rudd-Moore, piano/songwriter, b. New Castle, DE, USA.
1927     Shirley Rushlau, piano, b. Nebraska. Schooled in Omaha, Central High School, attended U of NE Lincoln, fall of 1945. Played piano and traveled with bands throughout the midwest in the mid 1940's.
1909     Johnny Russell, Tenor Sax, b. Charlotte, NC, USA. d.
1910     "Texas Ruby", Country and Western vocals, d. March 29, 1963. née: Ruby Owens. part of Team: Curly Fox and Texas Ruby
1964     Ralph Salmins, Drums, b. Farmborough, Kent, U.K.. This percussionist has worked with such men as Jim Mullen; John Etheridge; "Loose Tubes"; Tim Whitehead and the Dankworth Generation Band.
1944     Ricky Shayne, vocals, b. Lebanon
1915     Alan Shulman, composer, cellist and arranger, b. Baltimore, MD, USA. d. July 10, 2002 , ( nursing home in) Hudson, New York, USA. Basically, Shulman was a Classical musician (some of his compositions were recorded by Jascha Heifetz). However, in addition to his classical works, Shulman also wrote arrangements for such Pop singers as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Maxene Sullivan, Shirley Bassey, and Nat " King" Cole, and for such bandleaders as Skitch Henderson, Leo Reisman, Benny Goodman, and also worked (and recorded) with Artie Shaw's orchestra.
1910   "Texas Ruby", C&W singer, b. Wise County, Texas, USA, d. March 29, 1963, Nashville, TN, USA (apparently fell asleep with a cigarette in her hand and perished in the blaze). née: Ruby Agnes Owens
1926     Charles "Chuck" Thompson, Drums, b. New York, NY, USA.
1945     Gordon Waller, vocals, member of team: 'Peter and Gordon'
1944     Charlie Whitney, guitar
1920    Britt Woodman, Trombone, b. Los Angeles, CA. USA. d. Oct. 13, 2000, age 80. Worked with: Phil Moore; Boyd Raeburn, and Duke Ellington (1951-'58). The late trombonist Milt Bernhart once wrote (in an Internet Newsgroup) about Woodman:
"... a contemporary of Buddy Collette and Charlie Mingus. They were good friends as kids, and inspired one another to learn about music and to be really good musicians: that they were each successful, each in a different way, is a matter of history. Buddy stayed here and literally opened the territory to native sons - Mingus created a language of jazz all his own - Britt had to move to the east coast to find his place in the picture. His playing with Boyd Raeburn and then Ellington is highly respected all over the world. Britt Woodman is the nicest person I ever met. We did some record dates in Los Angeles in the 1950's and I was honored to sit in the same section with him. Happy 77 to him today."
Britt has also worked with the Lionel Hampton and Les Hite bands.
1927     Bob Zieff, arranger
         Notable Events occuring this date include:
1934.    The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra recorded "Annie's Aunt Fanny". A young trombonist, Glenn Miller, did the vocalizing.
1939.    Tommy Ladnier, trumpeter, died in New York, N.Y., USA
1949.    Ford Leary, trombonist and vocalist,, died in New York, NY, USA. (b. Sept. 5, 1908, Lockport, NY, USA.)
1965.    Todd Rhodes, piano, died in Detroit, MI, USA. Age: 64
1980.    "Hot Shot" Love, harmonica, died in West Memphis, AR, USA. Age: 65
1987.    Albert Hadley, vocals, died in New Orleans, LA, USA. Age: 37. Member: 'Gospel Soul Children'
1992.    Geezil Minerve, alto sax, died in New York, NY, USA. Age: 70
1994.    Earle Warren, vocals/alto sax, died in Springfield, OH, USA. Age: 79
1994.    Zeke Clement, C&W singer/guitar, died in Nashville, TN, USA. Age: 82 (Perhaps best recalled for his work with "Texas Ruby")
1995.    Charles Burbank, tenor sax, died in New Orleans, LA, USA. Age: 67
1997.    Johnny Hammond (Smith), organ, died in Chicago, IL, USA. (b. Dec 16, 1933 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA )
2001.    Banjoist/Composer John Hartford died. Age: 63. During his career, he won three Grammies for his music. One of his songs was singer Glen Campbell's hit single "Gentle On My Mind".
2001.    Lew Houston-Childrea, steel guitar (with Conway Twitty), died in Missouri, USA.
2004.    Steve Lacy, soprano sax, died in Boston, MA, USA. (cancer) Age: 69, (né: Steven Norman Lackritz, b: July 23, 1934, New York, NY, USA.)
      Songs Recorded/Released this date include:
1930   "A Peach Of A Pair", Ben Bernie Orch.
1948   "William Tell Overture", - Spike Jones
1955   "Hard To Get", - Gisele MacKenzie
1955   "Something's Gotta Give", - McGuire Sisters
1966   "Red Rubber Ball", - Cyrkle
1966   "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me", - Dusty Springfield
1977   "Da Doo Ron Ron", - Shaun Cassidy
1983   "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", - Michael Jackson
1983   "Every Breath You Take", - Police