BIRTHDAYS
1947     Laura "Laurie" Anderson, R&R vocals.
1895     William Boyd, (cowboy) actor/vocals, b. Cambridge, OH, USA. a.k.a. "Hopalong Cassidy"
1916     Hal 'Lone Pine' Breau, (Country) singer, b. Peacove, Maine, USA. d. 1977, USA. né: Harold John Breau. Hal was the husband of the yodeler Betty Cody (b Rita Coté, Auburn, Maine, USA), Their son was Lenny Breau (Leonard Harold). Guitarist, singer, composer, b. Aug. 5, 1941, Auburn, Maine, USA,, d. Aug. 12, 1984, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
1941     Floyd Butler, R&B vocals. Member group: 'Friends of Distinction'
1956     Richard "Butler Rep: Butler, (Rock)singer/songwriter. His brother Tim Butler is a bassist. both members of group: The Psychedelic Furs. (along with Duncan Kilburn, sax; Roger 'Dog' Morris, guitar)
1974     Dominic Chad, vocals. Member: Mansun.
1924     Dorothy Claire, vocalist. She sang with the Glenn Miller, Bob Crosby, Sonny Dunham and Bobby Byrne Orchestras. Little known fact: Claire sang in the 1965 Movie "Cat Ballou", and was listed in the movie's credits as "The Singing Tart".
1948     Gail Davies, {C&W} composer/vocals, b. June 5, 1948 Broken Bow, OK, USA. née: Patricia Gail Dickerson. Daughter of country singer Tex Dickerson.
1957     Angela Deniro, vocals. Angela's hubby is Ron Aprea, a veteran of such big bands as Woody Herman, Les Elgart, Tito Puente and Frank Foster. Aprea was performing with the Skitch Henderson Orchestra when he got a call to work with the band DeNiro was performing with, and soon an new duo was born.
1957     Elreta Dobbs, tenor sax, b. Greensboro, NC, USA.
1927     Jerry "Carrot Top" Dykes, C&W singer
1950     Ronnie Dyson, vocals, b. Washington, DC, USA
1920     Kurt Edelhagen, Piano/Leader, b. Herne, Germany, d. Feb. 8, 1982.
1954     Peter Erskine, Drums, b. Somers Point, NJ, USA. Member group: 'Weather Report'
1948     Frank Eslersmith, Keyboardist. Member: 'Air Supply'.
1947     Tom Evans, (rock) bassist/vocalist, b. Liverpool, England, UK. Member:'Badfinger'
1935     "Yodelin'" Tommy Floyd, C&W singer.
1957     John Fumo, trumpet/electric trumpet/flugelhorn, b. Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
1946     Fuzzy Fuscaldo, (rock) guitar, Member: 'Capt Beefheart'
1956     Kenny G, Sax. né: Kenny Gorelick. (Perhaps best recalled for his work with 'The Duotones')
1919     Al Gallico, music publisher, b. New York (Brooklyn), NY, USA.
1950     Bob Gillis, trumpet/flugelhorn, piano, arranger, composer, leader, educator,
1949     Jerry Gonzalez, Trumpet, b. New York, NY, USA
1926     Bill Hayes, vocals, b. USA
1889     Albert Green Hopkins, piano, b. Gap Creek, NC, USA. Member: "The Hill Billies"
1911     Vaughn Horton, songwriter, b. Broad Top, PA, USA. Biggest hit song: "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie"
1956     "Mick" Hutton, bass, b. Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
1876     Tony Jackson, Piano, b. New Orleans, LA, USA, d. April 20, 1921, Chicago, IL, USA.
1937     Waylon Jennings, C&W vocals, b. Littlefield TX, USA. Worked with the 'Dukes of Hazzard'
1932     Pete Jolly, pianist/accordion, b. New Haven, CT, USA, d. Nov 6, 2004, Pasadena, CA, USA.. age: 72. né: Peter Ceragioli, Jr. At age 3, he started accordion, and at age 8, started piano. Played his first 'gig' at age 12. In 1946, his family moved to Phoenix, AZ, in 1947, age 14, joined the musician's union and began working professionally in local venues. Iin 1954, during a visit to Los Angeles, CA, he sat in at the "Lighthouse", which led to his joining "Shorty Rogers' Giants" (19541956).. It was the beginning of a 40 year career in Los Angeles. As a leader., Jolly recorded for the V.S.O.P. label, and as a sideman recorded for the RCA,, Columbia,MGM, Metrojazz, Charlie Parker Records, Holt, AM, Ava, and Atlas,labels.
1961     Chris Kelsey, soprano sax/writer
1955     Erica Lindsay, tenor saxophonist, b. San Francisco, California, USA
1971     Marky Mark, guitar/rap vocals. né: Mark Wahlberg. Member: New Kids On The Block. His 1991 single "Good Vibrations" hit No. 1 on USA charts.
1956     Keith Marshall, vocals, b. USA
1954     Nicko McBrain, R&R vocals. Member: Iron Maiden. Their 1991 single "Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter" reached No. 1 in the UK.
1969     Brian McKnight, vocals.
1935     Misha Mengelberg, Piano, composer, arranger, b. Kiev, Ukraine
1946     Michael Monarch, guitar, b. Toronto, Ont. Canada. member group: Steppenwolf
1970     Claus Norreen, vocals. 1997 release "Barbie Girl" reached No. 1 in the UK.
1974     "P-Nut", R&R vocals.
1918     Teddy Phillips, bandleader, b. Oak Park, IL, USA. d. March 10, 2001, Canoga Park, CA. USA. (kidney failure) age 83.
1922     Gordon "Specs" Powell, Drums, b. New York, NY, USA
1945     Don Reid, C&W vocals, b. Staunton, VA, USA. Member of The Statler Brothers vocal group.
1930     Robbie Robinson, vocals, b. Greensboro, NC, USA. Member: 'The Flares'
1920     Jan Rubes, opera singer/actor, b. St. Volyne, Czechoslovakia
1946     Freddie Stone, R&R vocals, b. Vallejo, CA, USA. Member group: 'Sly and the Family Stone'.
1887     Gordon Stretton, Jazz drummer/leader, b. Liverpool, England, UK. d. 1982.
1898     Ira Stripling, guitar, b. (near Kennedy) Pickens County, AL, USA. Member: "Stripling Brothers" (with Charlie Melvin Stripling, violin, b. 1896-1966)
1900     "Washboard Slim" (né: Robert Young), washboard, b. Marshall, TX, USA.
1959     Michael Winans, (gospel) vocals, b. Detroit, MI, USA. Member of the very large gospel singing Winans family The Winans were composed of brothers Marvin, Carvin, Ronald, and Michael (all born in Detroit). Their parents later recorded together as 'Mom & Pop Winans'. Other family acts included "Daniel", "Vickie", and brothers and sisters "BeBe & CeCe", and "Angie & Debbie". Then, -their own sons went on to form the third-generation group 'Winans Phase 2'.
          Notable Events occuring this date include:
1942.    Sammy Kaye Orchestra recorded "I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen" (Victor Label)
1959.    Lawrence Marrero, banjo, died in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. (some sources say died June 6th. b. Oct. 24, 1900, New Orleans, LA, USA )
1968.    Bobby Pratt, trumpet, trombone, piano, vocal, died in Alperton, Middlesex, UK
1977.    "Sleepy" John Estes, guitar/songwriter, died in Brownsville, TN, USA. Age: 78
1979.    Legendary Blues singer "Muddy" Waters, at age 64, married Marva Jean Brooks, age 25.
1983.    Mort Herbert, bass, died in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Age: 57
1990.    Eddie "Big Blues" Carson, vocals, died in Toledo, OH, USA. Age: 66
1992.    Narciso Martinez, (tejano conjunto) accordion, died in San Benito, TX, USA. Age: 80
1993.    Conway Twitty, vocals/guitar, died in Springfield, MO, USA. Age: 59
1996.    Norma Teagarden, piano, died in San Francisco, CA, USA. ( b. April 28, 1911, Vernon, Texas, USA.)
1999.    Mel Torme, vocals, piano, drums died in Los Angeles, CA, USA. (b. Sept. 13, 1925, Chicago, IL, USA)
1999.    Ernie Wilkins, tenor sax, arranger, composer died. (b. July 20, 1922, St. Louis, Missouri, USA)
2000.    Arnold Ross, piano, died in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2002.    'Truck' Parham, bass, died in Chicago, IL, USA. Age: 91. (complications of kidney disease) b. Jan. 25, 1911,Chicago, IL, USA. né: Charles Valdez Parham
2004.    Carlo Bohlander, writer/trumpet, died in Frankfurt, Germany (alzheimer's). ( b. Sept. 25, 1919, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany)
          Songs Recorded/Released this date include:
      1909 "Jungle Town Medley", - Arthur Pryor's Band.
      1915 "If We Can't Be The Same Old Sweethearts", - Irving Kaufman voc.
      1925 "Don't Bring Lulu", - Jan Garber Orch
      1927 "Where The Wild Wild Flowers Grow", - Earl Gresh & his Orch.
      1928 "Tishomingo Blues" Duke Ellington Orch.
      1930 "Hawaii", - Stuart Hamblen
      1930 "Dark Night", - Roger Wolfe Kahn Orch
      1930 "Nobody Cares If I'm Blue", - Meyer Davis & his Hotel Astor Orch
      1930 "Puttin' On The Ritz", Paul Estabrook Orch.
      1930 "Ro Ro Rollin' Along", Harry Richmond voc.
      1931 "It Looks Like Love", - Abe Lyman's California Orch.
      1932 "Spring is Here Again", - Dell Lampe & his Orch.
      1933 "Reflections in the Water", - Arthur Tracey (The Streetsinger)
      1936 "Dream Time", - Guy Lombardo and the Royal Canadians
      1938 "Spring is Here", - Leo Reisman's Orch
      1939 "White Sails 'Neath a Yellow Moon", - Jack Teagarden and his Orch.
      1941 "Sugar Foot Strut", - Jan Savitt's Tophatters