BIRTHDAYS
1963     Paula Abdul, singer/dancer, b. San Fernando, CA USA.
1964     Brian Vander Ark, Rock Vocals. b. New York, NY, USA. Member group: 'The Verve Pipe'
1957     Tom Bailey, vocals/keyboardist. Member: 'The Thompson Twins'
1967     Darren Barrett, (Jazz) trumpet, guitar, b. England, UK. .
1931     Phillip Bates, (Jazz) bassist, b. Brixton, London, England, UK.
1919     D. C. Bender, guitar, b. Arbana, TX, USA
1937     Chuck Berghofer, Bass, b. Denver, CO, USA
1944     Robin Box, guitar, b. White Plains, Middlesex, England. UK.
1932     Norman Bullock, C&W vocals.
1924     Jimmy Buxton, trombone, b. Philadelphia, PA, USA, d. June 28, 1989 Played with Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson.
1932     Mel Collins, producer, b. Wilkinson City, MS, USA
1959     Mark DeBarge, Trumpet/sax, b. Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
1936     Tommy DeVito, vocals, b. Belleville, NJ, USA. Member group 'The Four Seasons'
1903     Howard Dixon, C&W vocals, b. Darlington, SC, USA, d. March 24, 1961. né: Howard Briten Dixon. Member: 'The Dixon Brothers'
1948     Nick Drake, singer/songwriter, b. Rangoon, Burma. d. Nov. 25, 1974, Age: 26 (suicide).
1959     Billy Drummond, (Jazz) drummer, b. Newport News, Virginia, USA
1953     Larry Dunn, keyboards. Member: Earth, WInd and Fire.
1914     Lester Flatt, Bluegrass style Mandolin/guitar/vocal, b. Overton County, TN, USA. d. May 11, 1996, USA. né: Lester Raymond Flatt. Best recalled for team of 'Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs' Member of groups: 'Blue Grass Boys', 'The Nashville Grass'.
1960 - Dennis Fuller, guitar/vocals, b. UK, d. Jan. 21, 1996. ( in a car crash with London Boy partner Edem Ephraim ) Member: 'London Boys' (1996)
1936     Shirley Goodman, vocals, b. New Orleans, LA, USA Member: 'Shirley and Lee'.
1912     Jerry Jerome, tenor sax, leader, arranger, b. New York, NY, USA, d. Nov. 17, 2001, Sarasota, FL, USA
1940     Paul Kelly, vocals, b. Miami, FL, USA.
1912     Albert "Bertie" King, Alto-tenor sax, clarinet, flute, b. Colon, Panama. d. Sept. 2, 1981.
1907     Bruno Laako, Alto Sax,
1917     Dave Lambert, lyricist, vocalese, b. Boston, MA, USA. d. Oct.. 3, 1966, USA.. né: David Alden Lambert. Member: 'Lambert, Hendricks & Ross'
1902     Guy Lombardo, Leader, b. London, Ontario, Canada, d. Nov. 5, 1977, USA. né: Gaetano Lombardo. Besides music, Speedboat racing was his consuming hobby. He formed a restaurant on Long Island (New York), and would race his world class "Hydro" on the Long Island Sound.
1942     Elaine "Spanky" MacFarlane, vocals, b. USA. Member: 'Spanky and Our Gang'.
1930     Jerry "Boogie" McCain, harmonica, b. Gadsden, AL, USA
1928     Lloyd Morales, drums, percussion, vibes, b. Norwell, Massachusettes, USA
1961     Alison Moyet, vocals. Member group: Yazoo
1950     Paul Nieman, Trombone, b. London, England, UK
1950     Derek O'Brien, guitar, b. Los Angeles, CA, USA
1945     Robert Palmer, Writer/Critic/Reeds, b. Little Rock, AR, USA. d. November 20, 1997.
1932     Ernest Ranglin, guitar, b. Manchester, Jamaica.
1956     Doug Stone, C&W vocals, b. Marietta, GA, USA. Doug learned guitar from his mother -- also a country singer -- starting at age five.
1909     Joe Thomas, Tenor sax, b. Uniontown, PA, USA. d. August 3, 1986. né: Joseph Vankert Thomas. (some sources say b, 1908). Sideman in The Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra
1891     Charles Hubbard Thompson, ragtime pianist, composer, b. St. Louis, MO, USA, d. June 13, 1964. In 1911, he left St. Louis and toured in Ohio and Indiana. ( Interestingly, in 1912, he met and became friends with another pianist, James P. Johnson (in either Washington D.C or Coney Island, NY. ) Thompson continued touring and in time played in Buffalo, NY, Detroit, MI. Cleveland, OH, Toledo, OH, Erie, PA, and Atlantic City, NJ. In 1916, his composition "The Lily Rag", made him the winner of the great ragtime contest held at the Booker T. Washington Theatre in St. Louis, Among the others that he "defeated" was Tom Turpin, the owner of that theatre, as well as the owner of the "Rosebud Club", where, from ca 1900 on, nearly all the great ragtimers of America would meet.
1922     Dave Van Kriedt, tenor sax
1881     James J. Walker, lyricist/Mayor of New York), d. 1946
1970     Brian Welch, Guitar. b. Torrance, California, USA. (Nickname: "Head") Member: 'Korn'.
1939     Al Wilson, drums/R&B vocals, b. Meridian, MS, USA
1951     Anne Wilson, flutist, vocals. b. San Diego, CA, USA. Member: 'Heart'. Her 1987 single "Alone" reached No. 1 in the USA and No. 3 in the UK.
1963     Simon Wright, drums. Member groups: 'AC/DC'; 'Dio'; 'A to Z'.
              Notable Events occuring this date include:
1885.    'The Statue of Liberty', a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, arrived in New York City.
1955.    J. D. Suggs, guitar, died in Jefferson, MI, USA, Age: 69
1956.    Freddie Spruell, guitar, died in MS, USA.
1970.    Herman "Baby Seals" Seale, drums, died in New Orleans, LA, USA. Worked with Smiley Lewis
1982.    Joe Butler, bass died in New Orleans, LA, USA. (b. Dec. 25, 1907, New Orleans, LA, USA. )
CAUTION: Do not confuse with
** Joe Butler, drums/vocals, b. January 19 1943 . Member group: 'The Lovin' Spoonful',
** Joe Butler, who d. May 5, 2007.(Pancreatic cancer), member of band 'The Hillsiders', and famous British country music presenter (LIverpool)
1983.    Walter Jackson, vocals, died in Chicago, IL, USA, Age: 45
1993.    Sid Bass, piano/arranger, died in Putney, VT, USA, Age: 80
2003.    Michael Andrew "Peanuts" Hucko clarinet died in Fort Worth, TX, USA. (b. April 7, 1918, Syracuse, New York, USA )
              Songs Recorded/Released this date include:
1916   "Pussyfoot March", - The Six Brown Brothers (Saxophone Sextet)
1923   "Where The Ganges Flows", - The Great White Way Orch.
1925   "Are You Sorry", - Paul Specht's Georgians
1928   "Alice Blue Gown", - George McMurphy Orch.
1930   "Give It To Me Right Away", - Boyd Senter and his Senterpeders
1931   "At Your Command", - Abe Lyman's Californians
1935   "I Never Saw A Better Night", - Richard Himber Orch.
1940   "I Ain't Gonna Study War No More", - Jimmy Lunceford Orch.
1940   "Summertime", - Jane Pickens voc.
1941   "Time Was", - Kate Smith voc.
1946   "The Gypsy", - The Ink Spots
1948   " Twelfth Street Rag", - Pee Wee Hunt Orch.
1948   "You Call Everybody Darlin'", - Al Trace
1954   "Three Coins in the Fountain", - The Four Aces vocal group
1954   "Hernando's Hideaway", - Archie Bleyer Orch.
1955   "House Of Blue Lights, The", - Chuck Miller
1962   "I Can't Stop Loving You", - Ray Charles
1966   "Hanky Panky", - Tommy James
1983   "Is There Something I Should Know", - Duran Duran
1983   "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)", - Eurythmics
1983   "Stand Back", - Stevie Nicks
1983   "She Works Hard For The Money", - Donna Summer
1988   "Make Me Lose Control", - Eric Carmen
1988   "Sign Your Name", - D'Arby, Terence Trent
1988   "Roll With It", - Steve Winwood