BIRTHDAYS
1931     Louis J., Aldebert, Vocal/Piano, b. Ismailya, Egypt
1932     Clyde Beavers, C&W singer/disc jockey, b. Teenega, GA, USA.
1959     Emmanuel Bex, Piano, b., Caen, France
1901     Lou Black, Banjo, b. Rock Island, IL, USA. d. Nov. 18, 1965, USA.
1947     Mick Box, Rock Guitar. Member: "Uriah Heep"
1956     Uri Caine, pianist, b. Philadelphia, PA, USA. Uri first studied piano privately with Bernard Peiffer, and later attended the University of Pennsylvania where he studied music composition with George Rochberg and George Crumb. Among the men with whom he has played are Philly Joe Jones, 'Bootsie' Barnes, Hank Mobley, Odean Pope, Johnny Coles, Grover Washington, Jymmie Merritt, and Mickey Roker. Caine has since become a mainstay in both the Jazz and Classical music scenes. He has received commissions from The Beaux Arts Trio, the Vienna Volksoper, The Seattle Chamber Players, Relache, and the Basel Chamber Orchestra. In September 2003, Caine was the Director of the Venice Biennale for Music where he also premiered his new work "The Othello Syndrome". Recent performances have included playing the Diabelli Variations with the Cleveland Orchestra (Feb/ 2004). He has performed at many classical festivals including The Salzburg Festival, Munich Opera, Holland Festival, Israel Festival, IRCAM, and Great Performers at Lincoln Center. Caine has also worked in Jazz groups led by Clark Terry, Sam Rivers and Barry Altschul, Don Byron, Terry Gibbs and Buddy DeFranco, Dave Douglas, Rashid Ali, Arto Lindsay, the Woody Herman Band, the Enja Band, Annie Ross, Global Theory and the Master Musicians of Jajouka. He has performed at many jazz festivals including The North Sea Jazz Festival, San Sebastian Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival. Vittoria Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, JVC Festival, and the Newport Jazz Festival.
1927     Bucky Calabrese, Bass, b., Hicksville (L.I.), NY, USA
1949     Geoff Castle, Piano, b. London, England
1929     Kenny Clare, Drums, b. London, England. d. . Jan. 11, 1985
1956     Russell Christian, vocals.
1939     Laurence Cook, drums
1947     Julie Driscoll, vocals, b. Great Britain. AKA: Julie Tippetts. Member: "33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee"
1930     Horst Fischer, trumpet, b. Chemnitz, Germany;
1959     Curtis Foster, guitar, b. Cincinnati, OH, USA. Member: 'The Blind Boys Of Alabama'
1940     Sherman Garnes, vocals. Member group: "Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers".
1960     Terje Gewelt, Bass, b. Oslo, Norway
1970     Nicci Gilbert, R&B vocals. Member USA Female group: 'Brownstone'
1921     Monte Hale, (Cowboy) vocals/actor, b. San Angelo, TX, USA.
1946     James Harman, harmonica, b. Anniston, AL, USA.
1937     Toni Rocquelle Harper, vocals, b. Los Angeles, CA, USA.
1937     Beverly Harris, vocals, b. CA, USA. Member: 'The Flares'
1941     Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins, vocals, b. Elkhorn, W. VA, USA. Member: 'Funkadelic'
1916     Adolf Hofner, (Western Swing) guitar/vocals/leader, b. Moulton, TX, USA.
1960     Mick Hucknall, singer-songwriter, b. Manchester, England, UK. Member group: "Simply Red".
1932     Kurt Jaernberg, valve and slide trombone, b. Gävle, Sweden.
1968     Willie Jones, III, Drums, b. Los Angeles, CA, USA
1919     Erwin Lehn, Vibes/leader/arranger, b. Grunstadt, Germany
1931     Rob Madna, Jazz piano, b. Den Haag, Netherlands, d: April 5, 2003, Berkel en Rodenrijs, Netherlands. Also worked with a good many visiting American Jazzmen.
1922     Dante Martucci, bass
1967     Neil Mitchell, keyboards. Member: "Wet Wet Wet".
1906     Willie Morris, guitar, b. Bolton, MS, USA.
1942     "Chuck" Negron, vocals. Member group: "Three Dog Night".
1914     Henry Nemo, actor/songwriter, b. ; d. Nov. 26, 1999. Among his better known lyrics are "Tis Autumn", "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" and "Don't Take Your Love From Me"
1941     Vernon Oxford, C&W singer-songwriter, b. Rogers, AR, USA.
1966     Doris Pearson, R&B vocals.
1907     Billie Pierce, Piano/Vocal, b. Marianna, FL. d. 1974.
1965     Robert Pilatus, vocals. d. April 2, 1998. Member group: "Milli Vanilli"
1918     Robert Preston, Actor/Singer, d. March 21, 1987. Nee: Robert Preston Meservey. Basically an motion picture actor, yet he did some vocalizing: ex: "Seventy Six Trombones" in the show 'Music Man'.
1904     Bill Rank, Trombone, b. Lafayette, IN, USA. d. 1979, USA.
1962     Nick Rhodes, keyboards. né: Nicholas James Bates. Member group: "Duran Duran" (which be formed with his Art school friend John Taylor (b. June 20, 1960).
1951     Tony Rice, C&W (Bluegrass) musician, b. Danville, VA, USA. né: David Anthony Rice
1953     Jeff Rich, drums. Member group: 'Status Quo'.
1944     Boz Scaggs, singer/songwriter, b. OH, USA.
1985     James Shaw, vocals. Member: "One True Voice".
1940     Nancy Sinatra, vocals, (Daughter of Frank Sinatra)
1904     Charles Edward Smith, Writer, b. Thomaston, CT, USA. d. Dec. 16, 1970.
1971     Jef Streatfield, guitar. Member: "The Wildhearts"
1947     Julie Tippetts, singer, b. London, England, UK. né: Julie Driscoll. Julie is the wife of Pianist, composer, and bandleader Keith Tippetts.
1953     Bonnie Tyler, vocals, b. Skewen (nr. Swansea) Wales, U. K. né: Gaynor Hopkins. Has many songs in the top 10 on UK Charts. Member groups: "Shaky and Bonnie", and "Bonnie and Meatloaf"
1950     Alex Van Halen, drums.
1938     Mack Vickery, C&W singer-songwriter, b. Town Creek, AL, USA.
1939     Bill Watrous, Trombone, b. Middletown, CT, USA
1916     Freddie Webster, Trumpet, b. Cleveland, OH, USA. d. April 1, 1947, Chicago, IL, USA. (some sources say b. 1917)
1904     Ernie Williams, vocals/drums, b. Winston, NC, USA. Played with Harlen Leonard
1906     Frank "Sweet" Williams, piano, b. New Orleans, LA, USA.
         Notable Events occuring this date include:
1955.    Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the Internet (World Wide Web - WWW), was born this date.
1963.    Arthur Jones, piano, died in Northwood, England, UK. Age: 46
1964.    Alton Delmore, C&W singer-songwriter/guitar, died Huntsville, AL, USA. age 55 Member of the Delmore Brothers (Alton, b. Dec. 25, 1908, Elkmont, AL, USA, and his younger brother Rabon, singer-songwriter and guitar, b. Dec. 3, 1916, Elkmont, AL, USA)
1969.    Lillyn Brown, vocals, died in New York, NY, USA. Age: 84 (née: Lillian Thomas)
1972.    Jimmy Rushing, ("Mr. 5X5") vocals, died in New York, NY, USA. Age: 68 (Best recalled for his work with the Count Basie Orch.)
1973.    Edward Brian "Tubby" Hayes, tenor sax, flute, vibes died in London, England, UK (Heart trouble). Age: 38. (Born: Jan. 30, 1935, London, England, UK)
1986.    Roba Stanley, (Country) singer, died in Gainesville, FL, USA. Age: 76. Perhaps the first female country music recording artist (Okeh Records) 1924-1926), she became known as "The First Country Sweetheart".
1987.    Yogi Horton, drums, died in New York, NY, USA. Age: 33
1991.    Bertice Reading, vocals, died in London, England, UK. Age: 58
1993.    "Root Boy Slim", vocals, died in Orlando, FL, USA. Age: 48. (né: Foster Mackenzie III, b. July 9, 1945, Asheville, NC, USA)
2003.    Tommy Perkins, drummer for Bob Wills, died in an automobile accident. Age: 69
2004.    Bill Lowery, (Country) music publisher, died.
         Songs Recorded/Released this date include:
1937   "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm", Duke Ellington Orch.
1944   "Straighten Up And Fly Right", - Nat King Cole
1944   "Swinging On A Star", - Bing Crosby
1959   "Lonely Boy", - Paul Anka
1959   "Waterloo", - Jackson, Stonewall
1963   "One Fine Day", - Chiffons
1968   "Horse, The", - Cliff Nobles
1974   "Sideshow", - Blue Magic
1974   "Air That I Breathe, The", - Hollies
1974   "Rikki Don't Lose That Number", - Steely Dan
1985   "Sentimental Street", - Night Ranger
1985   "Glory Days", - Springsteen, Bruce
1991   "Piece Of My Heart", - Tara Kemp
1991   "Place In This World", - Michael W. Smith