November 3           BIRTHDAYS 1954   Adam Ant, vocals, né: Stuart Leslie Goddard, 1981 single with Adam And The Ants "Stand And Deliver" charted UK No.1, (had 15 other UK top 40 hit singles). 1933   John Barry, leader/composer. b. York, England. Among the shows on which this Academy Award-winning composer worked are Born Free (1966); The Lion in Winter (1968), Out of Africa (1985), Dances with Wolves (1990), The Cotton Club, The Day of the Locust, Midnight Cowboy, Eleanor & Franklin, Indecent Proposal, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Shampoo, Somewhere in Time, and James Bond movies 1907   Bennie Benjamin, Lyricist, b. Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands. d. May 2, 1989, New York, NY, USA. Best recalled as the "lyric" half of the Benjamin and George Weiss composing team. Among their tunes "I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire" (huge 'Ink Spots' hit), "Wheel of Fortune" (Patti Page hit) and "Cross Over the Bridge" (many recordings). 1933   Ken Berry, actor/singer/dancer, b., Moline, II, USA. d. 1991, USA. né: Curtis Gates. Ken was a big band singer and an excellent Tap Dancer. (He was also a good Ukulele player.) 1918   Art Carney, Actor. d. Nov. 9th, 2003, Chester, CT, USA. Basically an actor, but included here because he did sing briefly with the Horace Heidt band. 1967   Martin A. Charters, guitar, b. Dayton, OH, USA.    Ray Edenton, C&W (sessions) guitarist, b. Mineral, VA, USA. 1911   Lulle Ellboj, Alto Sax/Leader, b. Stockholm, Sweden, d. March 12, 1960 1924   Joe "Papoose" Fritz, tenor sax, b. Houston, TX, USA. 1935   Henry Alonzo Grimes, Bass, b. Philadelphia, PA, USA. (NOTE: In 2002, we erroneously listed Grimes as being deceased as of 1971. However, Henry recently surfaced in Los Angeles where he was living as a street person, and has started playing again. He originally studied at Juilliard in New York City.) 1889   Gus Haenschen, leader/piano/composer/producer, d. March 26, 1980, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA. 1954   Melissa "Missy" Hasin, cello 1902   Milt Herth, organ/leader, b: Kenosha, WI, USA. d: June 18, 1969, Las Vegas, NV, USA. Sadly, the trio is not well remembered today, but they were a tight, excellent little music group comprised of Milt Herth, organ; Billy Kyle piano; and O'Neil Spencer, drums and vocal. It is interesting to note that on several of Herth's Decca releases, the pianist was teh wonderful Willie 'The Lion' Smith. Playing Jazz on the organ is not always an easy job (although Fats Waller made it look easy). Still, Herth was a find organist with a good feeling for Swing, and listening to the trio playing was always a real treat. Among the songs they recorded (for Decca mostly) are such titles as "Minuet In Jazz", "Home Cookin' Man With A Fryin' Pan", "Rockin' In Rhythm", "Lambeth Walk", "Jump Jump's Here", "Goblins In The Steeple", "Annabelle", "Honeymoonin' on a Dime", "Campbells Are Swinging", "Copenhagen", "Sissy", "Toy Trumpet", "Looney Little Tooney", and "Whistler And His Dog" 1919   Francis L. "Joe" Howard, trombone, b. Batesville, IN, USA. studied music as a child and later in L.A. City College. Played with such bands as Stan Kenton, Ben Pollack, Will Osborne, Woody Herman, Gene Krupa; Free-lanced Hollywood ('48- '55)'; In NBC Staff Orch '55 1912   Leon Huff, C&W singer/yodeler, b. Whitesboro, TX, USA. Member: "Light Crust Doughboys". CAUTON: Do not confuse with Afro-American Leon Huff, b. Camden, NJ, USA, pianist/songwriter/record producer. 1943   Bert Jansch, guitar/singer/songwriter, b. Glasgow, Scotland. During the 1960s and early 1970s, Bert was one of the leading figures in British folk music both as a solo artist and as a member of the folk rock group 'Pentangle'. 1930   Mable John, vocals, b. Bastrop, LA, USA. 1953   Azar Lawrence, Soprano-Alto-tenor sax, synthesizer, percussion, vocal, b. Los Angeles, CA, USA. 1930   "Little Cooper", harmonica/bass, b. Prattsville, AL, USA. 1948   "Lulu", vocals, b. Glasgow, Scotland, née: Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie, First fame at age 15 with her recording of "Shout" backed by "The Luvvers" group. Later, she became an actress. In 1969, she married Maurice Gibb of the 'Bee Gees', but they divorced in 1973 (childless). Her second marriage, with her hairdresser John Frieda, lasted for twenty years until another divorce (One child). In the 1990s, Lulu made a singing comeback with "Re-light My Fire", when she guested with the group 'Take That'. That single went to number one in the British charts. 'Take That' was a boy band from Manchester, England. Their most successful period ran from approximately 1993 to the band's breakup in 1996. Members included front man Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, and Robbie Williams (who, in 1995, went off into a solo career). Lulu's 1967 single "To Sir With Love" charted US No.1. (20 more singles made it to the UK Top 10 charts.) 1915   John "Cal" Maddox, C&W Vocals/Guitar/Harmonica, b. Boaz, AL, USA. né: John Calvin Maddox. Member: "Maddox Brothers & Rose" During the Economic Depression days of 1933, Charlie and Lula Maddox, together with their five young children (Cal, Henry, Fred, Don and Rose, -ages ranging from 7 to 16), illegally boarded freight trains and headed for California. They eventually settled near Bakersfield and found work as migrant farm harvesters ("fruit tramps"). A very musical family, they were soon playing at local dances to enhance their income. In 1937, they first appeared on Modesto radio station KTRB, but disbanded in 1941 owing to Cal, Fred, and Don being drafted to serve in the U.S. Army during WWII. By then, they had become a very popular act, due initially to appearances on Sacramento's powerful radio station KFBK. In 1946, they reformed as "The Maddox Brothers & Rose", and became popular over a wide area. The mid-1940’s through the mid-1950’ were their prime years, during which they billed themselves as "the most colorful hillbilly band in America". In the 1950s, Rose began a very successful solo career which lasted until ended by several heart attacks. 1962   "Marilyn", vocals, b. Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. né: Peter Robinson. His biggest hit release was 1983s single "Calling Your Name" charting UK No.4. In the early 1980s, (wearing blonde hair and make-up, -ergo: his name) he enjoyed a brief period of fame as a cross-dresser, and party sidekick of 'Boy George'. On July 9, 1986, he, and Boy George's brother, Kevin O'Dowd, appeared in Marylebone Magistrates Court, charged with possessing an unspecified amount of heroin. Due mainly to declining sales, his record company sent him to Detroit, Michigan, USA, to work with Don Was of the group 'Was Not Was'. However, upon arrival he found no one had paid for a Hotel room. He then cut his hair and removed the make-up, abandoning the image that had made him famous. Unfortunately his career languished. On Sept. 2, 2001, he made a come-back when he appeared at the 'Sound on Sunday' nightclub in Leicester Square, London, with his first performance in 14 years. 1927   Andy McGhee, Tenor Sax, b. Wilmington, NC. Worked with Lionel Hampton,and with Woody Herman in the 1960s 1962   Ian McNabb, guitar/vocals, b. Liverpool, England. né: Robert Ian McNabb. Attended Mabel Fletcher College, Liverpool, Eng. Member: The Icicles. Besides Ian, the other two members of 'The Icicles' were Chris Layhe (bass & vocals), and Chris Sharrock (drums, later playing in Sheryl Crow's band). In 1989, Ian signed to the Epic label, and using session musicians went on to record one more album under the name 'The Icicle Works'. In March 1990, his "Permanent Damage" was released but fared badly. 1939   Joe McPhee, Tenor-soprano sax/trumpet b. Miami, FL, USA. 1969   Robert Miles, piano/DJ, b. Neuchatel, Switzerland. né: Roberto Concina. Since 1988, Miles has found a career as a professiol DJ, playing mostly 'Trance', 'Techno' and 'Progressive House' music genres. He still does his own remixing of his record releases. 1926   Billy Mitchell, Tenor Sax, b. Kansas City, MO. USA. d. April 18, 2001, Rockville Centre, NY, USA Best recalled for his work with the Count Basie Orchestra. (some sources say born March 11) 1977   Jane Monheit, vocals, b. New York (Long Island), NY, USA 1960   James Prime, keyboards/vocals/guitar, b. Scotland. Member group: Deacon Blue, (Over 15 UK top 40 singles.) Band, a 1980s pop and rock group, consisted of Ricky Ross -Vocals, Lorraine McIntosh -Vocals, James Prime -piano/bass/vocals, Ewan Vernal, -Bass, and Dougie (Douglas) Vipond, -Drums. McIntosh (now a cinema star) is married to Ricky Ross. 1940   Sonny Rhodes, guitar, b. Smithville, TX, USA. 1969   Mark Roberts, guitar, b. Wales, UK. Member group: Catatonia, consisting of Cerys Matthews , Mark Roberts, Owen Powell, Paul Jones and Aled Richards. Their 1998 single "Mulder And Scully" charted UK No.3. In Sept. 2001 Catatonia disbanded when their singer, Cerys Matthews (age: 32), was treated at a clinic for "anxiety and exhaustion" brought on by smoking and drinking. 1913   Marika Rökk, Singer, Dancer, Actress, b. Cairo, Egypt (raised in Hungary), d. May 16, 2004, Baden bei Wien (Vienna suburb), Austria. Age: 91. (cardiac arrest). aka: Marika Roekk. She started her career as a dancer at the Moulin Rouge nightclub in Paris, before moving on to Broadway. In the 1930s, she started acting in films in England, and later became one of the biggest movie stars of Nazi Germany, singing and dancing her way through many German musical films. "In einer Nacht im Mai." 1946   Nick Simper, bass, b. Norwood Green, Southall, Middlesex, Great Britain. Member group: 'Johnny Kidd & The Pirates', and was a founder member of 'Deep Purple' (left in 1969). 'Deep Purple' was formed in 1968 when Chris Curtis (an ex-'Searcher'), first formed a group along with Dave Curtiss (no relation) on bass, Bobby Woodman-Clarke on drums, ex-'Artwoods' organist Jon Lord (b. June 9, 1941, Leicester, England), and ex-'Johnny Kidd and The Pirates' bassist, Nick Simper (b. Nov. 3, 1946, Southall, Middlesex.. Nick had survived the car crash that had killed Johnny Kidd in 1966). Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (b. April 14, 1945, Weston-super-Mare, England) joined in rehearsals for this new act initially dubbed 'Roundabout'. Within days, Curtis dropped out and when Dave and Bobby also proved incompatible, two members of 'Maze', Rod Evans (b. Jan. 19 1945, Edinburgh, Scotland; vocals) and Ian Paice (b. June 29, 1948, Nottinghamshire; England; drums), replaced them. 1907    Joe "Stride" Turner, Piano/Vocal, b. Baltimore, MD, USA. d. July 21, 1990, Paris, France. Worked with singer Adelaide Hall. Not related to blues singer "Big Joe" Turner. 1952    "Rocky" White, Drums, b. 1952, San Mares, TX, USA.           Notable Events on this date include: 1954.    Frankie Newton, trumpet, died in New York, NY, USA. Age: 48. Worked with Bessie Smith. (some sources say d. March 11, 1954) 1958.    Harry Revel, lyricist, died in New York, NY, USA. Age: 52 1964.    John Henry Barbee, guitar, died in Chicago, IL, USA. Age: 58 1971.    Gary McFarland, vibes, arranger, composer, died in New York 1980.    Chauncey Morehouse, drums, percussion, died. (b. March 11, 1902, Chambersburg, PA, USA) 1980.    Marty Kugell, producer (5 Satins), died in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Age: 42 1986.    Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, tenor sax, died in Culver City, CA, USA. Age: 65 1987.    Albert McCarthy, author, died in London, UK, Age: 67 1989.    William Morris Jr, agency owner, died in Malibu, CA, USA. Age: 90 1990.    Singer/actress Mary Martin died of cancer. age: 76 1991.    Mort Shuman, songwriter, died in London, UK, Age: 52. Worked with songwriters 'Pomus & Shuman' 1992.    Freddie Moore, drums, died. (b. Aug 20, 1900 ) 1996.    Grachan Moncur II, bass, died ( half-brother of bandleader Al Cooper.) 2001.    "Champ" Hood, C&W singer-songwriter, died in Texas, USA. Age: 43 2004.    Ray Brown, flugelhorn, died ( diagnosed with Bell's Palsy in 2004 and retired ) CAUTION: Do not confuse with Bassist Ray Brown (b. Oct. 13, 1926, d. July 2, 2002)           Songs Recorded/Released this date include:      1941 "String of Pearls", recorded by Glenn Miller Orch. (Bluebird 78). classic Jerry Gray arrangement      had Bobby Hackett on trumpet..      1950 "Harbor Lights", Crosby, Bing      1950 "Nevertheless", Mills Brothers      1954 "Mambo Italiano", Clooney, Rosemary      1956 "Singing The Blues", Mitchell, Guy      1956 "Hey! Jealous Lover", Sinatra, Frank      1962 "Don't Hang Up", Orlons      1973 "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", John, Elton      1979 "Take The Long Way Home", Supertramp      1984 "We Belong", Benatar, Pat      1984 "Wild Boys, The", Duran Duran      1990 "Tom's Diner", DNA      1990 "High Enough", Damn Yankees      1990 "Freedom", Michael, George