BIRTHDAYS
1950     Vesa Aaltonen, drummer, b. Finland. . Member Finnish rock quintet: "Tasavallan Presidentti" (President of the Republic), formed 1969 consisting of Juhani Aaltonen (sax and flute b. Dec 12, 1935), Mâns Groundstroem (Bassist, b. April 23, 1949) and Frank Robson (vocals, b. April 27, 1946) Jukka Tolonen (Guitar, b. April 16, 1952) and Vesa Aaltonen (drums, b. March 7, 1950)
1932     Lola Beltran, vocals, b. El Rosario, Sinaloa, Mexico. d. 1996 (Stroke). Over 4 decades, this star recorded over 70 songs, many going 'gold'. She was instrumental in bringing "anchera" or "mariachi" music from the 'barrios' of Mexico to the international stage. In 1982, she was awarded "La Medella del Artistica del Extranjero" for her efforts as Mexico's cultural ambassador.
1942     Hamilton Bohannon, drums/arranger, b. Newnan, GA, USA.
1939     Herb Bushler, Bass, b. New York, NY, USA.
1977     Paul Cattermole, vocals, b. England. Member group: 'S Club 7', a group formed by Simon Fuller, was comprised of Rachel Stevens, Paul Cattermole, Jo O'Meara, Tina Barrett, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh, and Hannah Spearritt.
1923     Mahlon Clark, Clarinet/bass clarinet/alto-soprano sax, b. Portsmouth, VA, USA. Member of Lawrence Welk's band.
1911     Louis Cottrell, Jr., Clarinet/tenor sax, b. New Orleans, LA, USA. d. March 21, 1978. Worked with singer Esther Bigeou (and others).
1912     James "Peck" Curtis, drums, b. Benoit, MS Worked with the 'King Biscuit Boys'
1966     Paul Davis, keyboards, member of group: 'Happy Mondays'
1963     Taylor Dayne, Pop vocals, b. New York (LI), NY, USA. né: Leslie Wonderman. Best recalled release: "Tell It To My Heart"
1946     Matthew Fisher, organ, b. Croydon, London. Member of group: Procol Harum: songs: "Whiter Shade of Pale"; He also operated his own recording studio
1954     Matthew Frenette, drums, b: Calgary, Canada. with group: "Loverboy"
1941     Danyel Girard, vocals, b. France.
1908     Nat Gonella, Leader/cornet/vocal, b. London (East End), UK, d. Aug. 6, 1998 age 90. During his career, he worked with such great English bands as Billy Cotton, Roy Fox, Lew Stone, Ray Noble. Later had his own popular band.
1967     Randy Guss, drums. Member group: 'Toad the Wet Sprocket'
1952     Ernie Isley, guitar, b. Cincinnati, OH, USA. Member group: 'The Isley Brothers'
1945     Arthur Lee, vocals, b. Memphis, TN, USA. Member group: 'Love'
1910     Mart Kenney, bandleader, b. Canada, d. Feb, 8, 2006, Mission, British Columbia, CA ("Mart Kenney and His Western Gentlemen")
1942     Adrian Macintosh, Drums, b. Tadcaster, England
1933     Frank Morelli, Baritone Sax, b. Detroit,MI Jazz musician.
1933     Jean-Claude Naude, Trumpet, b. Amiens, France
1888     Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageau, Bass, b. New Orleans, LA, USA. d. 1969.
1891     Zue Robertson, Trombone, b. New Orleans, LA, USA. d. 1943.
1953     Jules Shear, singer-songwriter, b. Pittsburgh, PA, USA. composed "All Through the Night" for Cyndi Lauper and "If She Knew What She Wants" for 'The Bangles'
1943     Leon Frank Sylvers III, singer-songwriter. Member group: 'The Sylvers'
1908     Harry Tobias, Composer, b. Los Angeles, CA, d. Aug. 7, 1998, St.Louis, MO.
1944     Townes Van Zandt, Country/Western Singer/composer, d. Jan. 1, 1997, age 52
1938     Alex Von Schlippenbach, piano, b. Berlin, Germany
1944     Townes Van Zandt, (Country-Folk) Singer-Songwriter/Guitar b. Fort Worth, Texas
1943     Christopher Taylor White, bass, b. Barnet, Herts, England. Member group: 'The Zombies'
1937     Roy Williams,Trombone, b. Salford, England
1946     Peter Wolf (Blankfield),, vocals. b. New York, USA. Member of group: 'J. Geils Band': sang "Centerfold"; "Lights Out", "Freeze-Frame"; he later married actress Faye Dunaway.
1917     Lee Young, Drums, b. New Orleans, LA, USA. d. né: Leonidas Raymond Young. Brother of Saxophonist Lester Young. Worked with Nat "King" Cole Trio, and later had his own Lee Young Band.

  Notable Events occuring this date include:
1939.    Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians recorded "Auld Lang Syne" (Decca Records)
1956.    Big Crawford, bass, died in Memphis, TN, USA. Age: 64
1963.    Jack Anglin, C&W Singer-Songwriter/Guitar, (b. May 13, 1916, Franklin, Tennessee, USA). Member: Johnnie & Jack, was killed in a traffic accident while en route to Patsy Cline's memorial service. Age: 46 During the prior 48 hours, Anglin was the fourth member of the Grand Ole Opry cast to die. (Johnnie Robert Wright, Singer-Songwriter/Guitar, b. May 13, 1914, Mount Juliet, Tennessee, USA)
1967.    Willie Smith, alto sax, died in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Age: 57
1991.    Al Klink, tenor sax, died in Bradenton, FL, USA. Age: 75
1991.    Sam McCrary, vocals, died in Nashville, TN, USA. Age: 77. Member: 'Fairfield Four'
2000.    "Pee Wee" King died (heart attack). Age: 86 (né: Julius Frank Kuczynski)

  Songs Recorded/Released this date include:
     1939   "Auld Lang Syne", Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians rec' Decca Records
     1941   "Dancing In The Dark", Artie Shaw orch.
     1941   "I Hear A Rhapsody", Shore, Dinah
     1946   "Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief", Les Brown Orch
     1947   "Managua, Nicaragua", Kay Kyser Orch
     1947   "Open The Door, Richard", Louis Jordan Orch.
     1947   "Guilty", Margaret Whiting
     1952   "Guy Is A Guy, A", Doris Day
     1952   "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania", Guy Mitchell
     1953   "Tell Me A Story", Frankie Laine voc.
     1959   "Puppy Love", Paul Anka voc.
     1960   "O Dio Mio", Annette
     1964   "Glad All Over", Dave Clark Five
     1964   "My Heart Belongs To Only You", Bobby Vinton
     1970   "Come And Get It", Badfinger
     1970   "Spirit In The Sky", Norman Greenbaum
     1970   "Instant Karma (We All Shine On)", John Lennon
     1981   "Angel Of The Morning", Juice Newton
     1981   "Just The Two Of Us", Grover Washington Jr.
     1987   "I Knew You Were Waiting For Me", Aretha Franklin
     1992   "Make It Happen", Mariah Carey
     1992   "Hazard", Richard Marx