BIRTHDAYS
1927     Eddie Blair, Trumpet/Flugelhorn, b. Johstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland,UK. né: Edward Dunning Blair.
1942     Joe Chambers, Drums, b. Stoneacre, VA, USA
1945     Robert Charlebois, singer/pianist, b. Montreal, Que, Canada.
1925     Clifton Chenier, (Zydeco) accordion/singer Among his hit recordings are "Bayou Blues", and "Laissez Le Bon Ton Roulet"
1944     David John "Dave" Cliff, guitar, b. Hexham, Northumberland, England, UK.
1941     Alby Cullaz, Bass, b. Boulogne, France, d. Feb.8, 1998
1921     Bud Davis, C&W vocals, b.
1935     Eddie Floyd, vocals, b. Montgomery, AL, USA
1929     Jerry Goodis, tenor vocals, b.Toronto, ONT, Canada. Member: 'Travellers'
1946     Ian McDonald, musician, b. Great Britain
1935     Eddie Floyd, vocals, b. Montgomery, AL, USA.
1952     Tim Finn, singer-songwriter, b. Te Awamutu, New Zealand , Member: Crowded House Both Tim and Neil Finn were made OBE for services to New Zealand music in the 1993 Queen's Birthday Honours List. (Neil Mullane Finn OBE, singer-songwriter, (b. May 27, 1958, Te Awamutu, New Zealand), is one of New Zealand's foremost musicians. He is the frontman for Crowded House, and previously the band Split Enz.
1946     Allen Lanier, keyboards, guitar, Member: 'Blue Öyster Cult'
1913     Adele Girard Marsala, harp, Holyoke, MA, USA, d. Sept. 7, 1993, Denver, CO, USA
1946     Ian McDonald, multi-instrumentalist, b. Osterley, Middlesex, England, UK , Member/producer: 'King Crimson' (rock band), and 'Foreigner'
1963     George Michael, , singer-songwriter, b. London, England, UK. né: Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou. George Michael is one of the world's most successful male artists, selling over 85 million records globally and encompassing 12 British No.1 singles, nine British No.1 albums,ten US No.1 singles and two US No.1 albums
1944     Bobby Naughton, Vibes/piano/composer, b. Boston, MA, USA
1954     David Paich,, keyboards, vocals, b. Los Angeles, California, USA, co- composer of "Toto", and also co-wrote ( with Toto's drummer Jeff Porcaro) the 1982 hit, "Africa", .In the 1980s. he wrote "Rosanna", "99", "Hold the Line", and ,Cheryl Lynn's hit, "Got To Be Real"
1908     Jean Robert, Tenor Sax, b. Brussels, Belgium. d. 1981.
1928     Bill Russo, Trombone, Composer, Arranger, b. Chicago, IL, USA. d. Jan. 11, 2003, Chicago, IL, USA. (pneumonia) His father (also named William) played clarinet in the orchestra led by another uncle, Danny Russo. His Uncle Frank was a trombonist in a Chicago theatre (Palace) band. Among the men with whom he played are such Jazz legends as Lee Konitz, Stan Kenton and Maynard Ferguson. He achieved renown as a wonderful Jazz arranger and composer (one of his compositions, "Titans", was performed by Leonard Bernstein at New York's famed Carnegie Hall). Russo also composed some "Rock" cantatas, one of which, "The Civil War," was based on poems by Abraham Lincoln, and drew links between that era and the American Civil Rights movement. His work also included leading the Contemporary American Music Program at Columbia College, where he also founded the Chicago Jazz Ensemble, which attempted to revive the work of Jazz legends such as Jelly Roll Morton. In 2000, the ensemble played several of Morton's works at the Chicago Humanities Festival, including some that had been thought lost. Sadly, Russo also had to battle cancer for the last two years of his life.
1945     Carly Simon, vocals, b. New York, N, USA. Among her hits "You're So Vain" and "Anticipation"
1922     Johnny Smith, Guitar, b. Birmingham, AL
1925     Ziggy Talent, vocals, Manchester NH, USA. Remembered for his work in the Vaughn Monroe Orch.
1952     Radka Toneff, singer-songwriter/piano/composer, b. Oslo, Norway, d. Oct. 20, 1982
1935     Glenn Tubb, C&W singer-songwriter, b. San Antonio, Texas, USA. né: Douglas Glenn Tubb.
1899     Arthur Tracy, vocals, b. Kamenetz-Podolsk, Moldavia. (now Moldova), d. Oct. 15, 1997, New York, NY, USA (cardiac arrest). Called "The Street Singer" (he once sang for pennies on the streets of Philadelphia, PA.USA), Tracy was a radio star who thrilled listeners with his romantic voice. His 'signature' song "Marta, Rambling Rose of the Wildwood", is still widely played today. Tracy appeared in the Charley Chaplin films 'Limelight' and in another film 'Crossing Delancey', among others. He also played in the Broadway musical 'Social Security'.
1926     Joe Vall, Singer/songwriter/Mandolin, d. June 11, 1985, (cancer). né: Joseph Valiante (leader) 'New England Bluegrass Boys', founded in 1970 with guitarist Herb Applin, banjo player Bob French and bass player Bob Tidwell.
         Notable Events occuring this date include:
1949.    Billboard magazine renamed its Hillbilly Music Chart "Country & Western".
1965.    Keg Purnell, drums, died in NY, USA. Age: 50
1971.    Elton "Za Zu Girl" Spivey, vocals, died in East Meadow, NY, USA. Age: 70
1976.    Johnny Mercer, lyricist and label co-founder (Capitol), died in Bel-Air, CA, USA. Age: 66
1985.    "Pee Wee" Crayton, guitar, died in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Age: 70
1987.    Boudleaux Bryant, songwriter, died in Knoxville, TN, USA. Age: 67
1988.    Jimmy Soul, vocals. Age: 45
1982.    Alex Welsh, (Trad. Jazz) trumpet, vocals, leader, died in London, England, UK. (b. July 9, 1929, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK)
1996.    Les Allen, alto and tenor sax, clarinet, vocals, died in Canada. (b. ca. 1903, England, UK)
         Songs Recorded/Released this date include:
1918   "Fidgety Feet", - The Original Dixieland Jazz Band
1918   "Sensation Rag", - The Original Dixieland Jazz Band
1925   "Collegiate", - Billy Jones and Ernie Hare ("The Happiness Boys") voc.
1926   "Lay My Head Beneath a Rose", - The Cavaliers (Ben Selvin Orch.)
1934   "I Found A Little Grass Skirt In My Little Grass Shack", - Sol Bright's Hollywaiians
1935   "Blue Skies", - Benny Goodman Orch.
1935   "Get Rhythm In Your Feet", - Benny Goodman Orch.
1937   "Mahogany Hall Stomp", - Bunny Berigan Orch.
1942   "Abraham", - Freddie Martin and his Orch.
1942   "I Never Knew", - Alvino Rey Orch.
1947   "My Future Just Passed", - Harry James Orch.
1948   "Blue Bird Of Happiness", - Mooney, Art
1966   "Along Comes Mary", - Association
1966   "Little Girl", - Syndicate Of Sound
1977   "You Made Me Believe In Magic", - Bay City Rollers
1977   "Easy", - Commodores
1988   "Just Got Paid", - Kemp, Johnny
1988   "1-2-3", - Miami Sound Machine