BIRTHDAYS
1922     Manny Albam, Alto sax/Arranger/Composer, b. While at sea (near Samana, Dominican Rep., d: Oct. 2, 2001. Croton, NY, USA. né: Emmanuel Albam. Upon graduating from high school, he first played briefly with Muggsy Spanier's (on alto sax) and with Bob Chester's bands. He next played baritone sax with Georgie Auld, before going on to play with the Sam Donahue, Charlie Barnet and Charlie Spivak bands. During his career Manny would go on to work with some of the 20th century's best Jazzmen, including Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, Sarah Vaughan, Count Basie, McCoy Tyner, Roland Hanna, Carmen McCrea and Bob Brookmeyer. In 1957, he began writing Jazz arrangements. including an arrangment of Leonard Bernstein's music from West Side Story. There followed longer works appearing in various albums including "The Blues Is Everybody's Business", "Soul Of The City" and "The Drum Suite". He founded the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop. In later years, Manny was a co-director of the (Rochester, NY, USA) Eastman School of Music's prestigious summer arranger's workshop, before becoming a professor of composition at New York City's Manhattan School of Music Manny spent the next 30 years teaching at Glassboro State College (in New Jersey, USA), and then again returned to the Manhattan School of Music, in the same post as professor of composition.
1900   Gene Austin, vocals, b. Gainesville, TX, USA, d. Jan. 24, 1972, Palm Springs, CA, USA. (Lung Cancer) né: Lemuel Eugene Lucas. In the mid-1920s, Gene started by working in Vaudeville, and and became one of RCA Victor's principal vocalists before the decade ended. He did some acting and composing in Radio and Hollywood.
1918     Johnnie Bailes, C&W vocals/guitar, d. Dec. 21, 1989. né: John Jacob Bailes -part of 'The Bailes Brothers'.
1922     Taswell J. Baird Jr., Trombone, b. St. Louis, MO, USA, d. 22, Nov. 2002, Oakland, CA, USA. Age 80. Baird who was also known as "Little Joe," after his middle name, received his first trombone at age 12. Both he and his brother Bill went on to travel the country, playing gigs and recording albums with jazz greats from Dizzy Gillespie to Lena Horne, On Nov. 5, 2002, Taswell was attacked by three men. He was thrown from his wheelchair, brutally beaten, then robbed of $80 outside his West Oakland retirement home. Baird died Nov. 22 from his injuries. He was 80.
1941     Jeff Beck, Guitar, b. Surrey, England, part of 'Jeff Beck Group' also 'The Yardbirds'
1945     Colin Blunstone, vocals, b. Hatfield, England. Member group: The Zombies
1942     Arthur Brown, vocals, b. Great Britian
1974     Mario Calire, drummer, b. Buffalo, New York, USA., Member: The Wallflowers,
1942     Joey Castle, (aka:. Cliff Rivers), Rockabilly singer, b. New York, NY, USA.
1927     Ian Christie, Clarinet, b. Blackpool, England
1956     Michael Coleman, guitar, b. Chicago, IL, USA.
1961     Dennis Danell, guitarist, b. Fullerton, California, USA, d. February 29, 2000, Newport Beach, CA, USA. (Stroke). Member: 'Social Distortion'
1932     Louise Duncan, C&W vocals, b. Waco, Texas.
1947     Mick Fleetwood, vocals/drums, b. Redruth, Cornwall, UK, né: Michael John Kells Fleetwood. Best known for 'Fleetwood Mac' group. On November 22, 2006, Mick Fleetwood became a US citizen in Los Angeles, CA.
1925     James "T-Model" Ford, guitar, b. Forrest, MS, USA.
1958     Brian Gephart, Saxes/flute/whistle/percussion, b. USA
1928     Bill Grah, Vibes, b. Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
1942     Garland Green, vocals, b. Dunleath, MS, USA.
1932     George Gruntz, Piano/Leader/composer/arranger, b. Basle, Switzerland
1929     Connie Hall, C&W singer-songwriter, b. Walden, KY.
1900     "Capt." John, Handy, Alto Sax, b. Pass Christian, MS, USA, d. Jan. 12, 1971, New York, NY, USA. "Cap'n" Handy had been playing his clarinet in New Orleans, LA, since the 1920s (often with his group the Louisiana Shakers), but remained virtually unknown to the outside of his homw town until the 1960s, when he started recording. In 1928, he switched from clarinet to alto sax. All during the 1960s, he played with Kid Sheik Cola's group, and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band; toured Europe; and recorded for GHB, RCA and the Jazz Crusade label. CAUTION: Do not confuse with the more modern altoist John Handy (b. February 3, 1933 in Dallas Texas)
1904     Phil Harris, Leader/vocalist, d. August 11, 1995 né: Wanga Philip Harris.
1919     Johnny Hathcock, C&W songwriter, b. Texas
1926     Carl Hayes, C&W vocals/guitar. CAUTION: Do not confuse with: Hayes Carll, vocals/guitar, b. Conroe, Texas,
1946     Clint Houston, Bass, b. New Orleans, LA, USA. d. June 7, 2000, Age: 54
1949     John Illsley, bassist, b. Leicester, England, UK. Member: , Dire Straits
1912     Ransom Knowling, bass, b. New Orleans, LA, USA.
1943     Frank Lowe, Tenor Sax, b. Memphis, TN, USA, d. Sept 19, 2003
1903     Charlie Margulis, Trumpet, b. Minneapolis, MN, USA. d. 1967, USA.
1959     Andy McCluskey, , singer-songwriter, b. Heswall, Cheshire, England, UK. Member: 'Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark' (OMD)
1970     Glenn Medeiros, , singer-songwriter, b. Kauai, Hawaii, USA. ( Portuguese ancestry). Medeiros is best known for his rendition of George Benson's "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You" (#1 in the UK Singles Chart as well as in France and Germany (one of his three worldwide #1 hit singles, and #12 on the USA Billboard Hot 100 in 1987). In 1990 he also scored a #1 in the USA with his hit duet with Bobby Brown entitled "She Ain't Worth It", Today (2007), Medeiros is the host and performs at the Hale Koa Hotel's luau in Waikiki. His "day job" is a second grade teacher. He has taught music at St. Joseph's School in Waipahu, and 5th grade at Island Pacific Academy in Kapolei.
1927     Chuck Niles, Jazz disc jockey, d. Mar. 15, 2004
1928     John Parker, vocals/leader, b. New York (Flushing), USA
1924     Jacques Pelzer, Alto-Soprano Sax, Flute, b. Liege, Belgium
1918     "Daddy Dick" Richards, C&W fiddler, d. Sept 10, 2000. né: Clarence Jackson Richards. In the 1960s, "Smokey" Greene (of Smokey Green and His Green Mountain Boys) started calling him "Daddy Dick", and that name stuck for the remainder of his life. Richards came from a musical family; his father played the fiddle and his mother sang, both in vaudeville. Richards was proud of his Mohawk Indian blood. His grandmother was a full-blooded Mohawk and Dick maintained a strong connection with the St. Regis Mohawk community in northern New York.
1935     Terry Riley, (avant-garde minimalist) composer
1956     Tad Robinson, harmonica/piano/songwriter, b. New York, NY, USA.
1917     Ramblin' Tommy Scott, C&W vocals, b. Stephens County, GA, USA né: Tommy Lee Scott.
1961     Curt Smith, bassist, b. Bath, Somerset, England, UK. Member: Tears for Fears
1961     Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Drums, b. Waukegan, IL, USA
1952     Steuart Smith, C&W guitarist/songwriter/producer, b. Baltimore, MD, USA.
1909     Emett Babe Wallace, songwriter, b. New York, NY, USA.
1920     Lester Williams, guitar, b. Groveton, TX, USA.
1957     Terence Wilson (aka: Astro), (ska and reggae) vocals, b. Birmingham, England, UK. Member: UB40
         Notable Events occuring this date include:
1928     Jimmy O'Bryant clarinet died in Chicago, Illinois, USA. (b. 1896 in Arkansas, USA)
1968     Willard Robison, composer,vocal, leader, died in Peekskill, NY, USA. (b. Sept. 18, 1894, Shellbina, MO, USA )
1975.    Charles Walker, guitar, died in New York, NY, USA. Age: 52
1978.    Foy Willing, leader of "Riders of the Purple Sage" died. né: Foy Willingham
1981.    Joe Dean ("from Bowling Green"), piano, died in St. Louis, MO, USA. Age: 73
1985.    Kenneth Sheiry, piano, died in Kensington, MD, USA. Age: 44
1989.    Albennie Jones, vocals, died in New York (Bronx), NY, USA. Age: 74
1990.    Wallace ("The Cat") Mercer, Sr. sax/DJ, died in Pensacola, FL, USA. Age: 82
1992.    Tony Lemans, vocals, died in Malibu, CA, USA. Age: 29
2001     Lisa Morrow, vocalist died
         Songs Recorded/Released this date include:
1930    "Heart and Soul", The Victor Orch.
1931    "How Long How Long Blues", - Red Nichols Orch.
1935    "My Very Good Friend The Milkman", - Fats Waller and his Rhythm
1935    "Sweet Sue Just You", - Fats Waller and his Rhythm
1943    "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", - Duke Ellington
1943    "It Can't Be Wrong", - Dick Haymes
1957    "Jenny, Jenny", - Little Richard
1957    "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear", - Elvis Presley
1967    "Light My Fire", - The Doors
1967    "I Was Made To Love Her", - Stevie Wonder
1972    "School's Out", - Alice Cooper
1972    "Where Is The Love", - Roberta Flack
1972    "If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right", - Ingram, Luther
1989    "I Like It", - Dino