BIRTHDAYS
1958   Tom Adams, (Bluegrass) vocals/banjo/mandolin, b. Gettysburg, PA, USA. Member: "Jimmy Martin & the Sunny Mountain Boys', and later 'The Johnson Mountain Boys'
1968   Jeff Allen, vocals, b. St. Paul, MN, USA. Member group: Mint Condition, a Black group of vocalists/songwriters, consisting of Stokley Williams (Lead Singer/Drummer), Ricky Kinchen (Bassist), O'Dell (Guitarist), Jeffrey Allen (Keyboards/Sax), Keri Lewis (Keyboards), and Larry Waddell (Keyboards).
CAUTION: The is another band called simply "Mint", that is homebased in Toronto, Canada, and is comprised of 4 young men named Jason Goldlist (drums),Josh Katz (guitar), Adam Jesin (lead vocals/guitar) and guitarist Jason Szames.
1966   Ben Allison, bass
1930   David Amram, Composer/French Horn, b. Philadelphia, PA, USA.
1931   Wayne Andre, Trombone, b. Manchester, CT, USA. d: Aug. 26, 2003. From a musical family, his father was a saxophonist, Wayne started private lessons at age 15 and later studied at the Manhattan School of Music in New York city. 1950-'51 with Chas. Spivak; then a stint in the U. S. Army. After his service discharge, he joined the Sauter-Finegan combo in 1955, and the from July '55-Dec 56 he was a part of the Woody Herman band. At times during July 56-May 58, he played with Kai Winding. After Winding, Wayne freelanced in New York City, working in studios and playing every kind of music from Jazz and Pop, to Funk. During the '60- and '70s, he often played with the great Benny Goodman. In addition to his fine playing, he also composed. With the Oslo Big Band Orchestra (Norway), Wayne premiered "The Rise and Fall of Love", his own composition for trombone and symphony orchestra. He also enjoyed performing, and writing for, his own big band. Before his demise, he had been performing with Mike Longo's 'New York State of the Art Jazz Ensemble'.
1928   Charles E. "Chuck" Andrus, Bass, b. Holyoke, MA, USA. d. June 12, 1997. Studied Manhattan School of Music.
1946   Lawrence 'Black' Ardoin, (Zydeco) Accordion/Drums, b. Duralde, Louisiana, USA He is the son of Zydeco accodionist Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin (b. Nov. 16, 1916). He is also related to (Creole accordionist) Amédé Ardoin, one of the first Creole musicians to ever record.
1946   Martin Lancelot Barre, guitar/flute, b. Birmingham, England. Member groups: 'Gethsemane', and Jethro Tull
1967   Tab Benoit, vocals/guitar, b. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
1966   Jeff Buckley, vocals/guitar, b. Anaheim, CA, USA, d. May 29, 1997, Memphis, TN, USA. (accident. Found floating in the Wolf River, one week after he was apparently dragged under by the wake of a passing speedboat.) Jeff studied at the Musician's Institute in LA then moved to New York, where he worked for a while with rap/reggae innovator 'Shinehead'. He also helped to popularise the Sufi music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Jeff was also an enthusiast of the Fluxus art movement, his role in one "performance" involved intimidating a plant by screaming at it, "You make me want to puke!" Jeff was the only child from a brief marriage between the then-unknown folk/Jazz singer Tim Buckley (b. Feb. 14, 1947, Washington, DC, USA, d. June 29, 1975, Santa Monica, CA USA.) and his teen-aged bride, the Panamanian Mary Guibert.. Soon after that, his mother remarried, and Jeff got the name Scott Moorehead. The second marriage lasted a couple of years, and after the divorce was settled Scott took the name on his birth sertificate, Jeffrey Scott Buckley. Tim left his wife before Jeff was born. Father and son met only once, spending a week together just two months before Tim Buckleys death. Jeff died at age 30, while his father Tim, died died of an accidental drug overdose, at age 28.
1941   Gene Clark, vocals, b. Tipton, MO, USA, d. May 23, 1991. Member: 'Dillard and Clark', 'The New Christy Minstrels', and 'The Bryds'.
1947   Rod Clements, Bass guitar/violin/composer, b. North Shields, England, Member group: 'Lindisfarne'. In the summer of 1966, Clements and Ray Laidlaw formed the Downtown Faction Blues Band in Newcastle (england), and in the summer of 1969 renamed it 'Brethren'. Besides Clement ;and Laidlaw, the group included Jeff Sadler, Simon Cowe and Ray Jackson. Jeff Sadler (lead Guitar) left in December 1969 and was replaced by Alan Hull in the spring of 1970. In August 1970, they changed their name to 'Lindisfarne'. ( Alan Hull: Rhythm guitar/vocals/piano,composer, (b. Newcastle, England. Feb. 20, 1945), Ray Jackson: Vocals/harmonica/mandolin (b. Wallsend, England, Dec. 12, 1948), Ray Laidlaw: Percussion (b, North Shields May 28, 1948), Simon Cowe: Lead guitar, mandolin, piano, vocals, songs.(b. Jesmond Dene, England, April 1, 1948).)
1955   Peter Cox, singer/composer, b.London, England. Member Duo group: 'Go West'. Peter and Richard Drummie (guitar/keyboard/vocals, b. March 20, 1959, London, Eng.) were a songwriting partnership before forming 'Go West' in 1982. They had been teamed, by publishers ATV Music, to write with artists such as Peter Frampton and David Grant. The team was then signed by Chrysalis resulting in a string of pop-rock hits in 1985 with "We close our eyes", "Call me", "Don't look down" and a successful debut album. Sylvester Stallone heard the latter and liked it, and they wrote "One way street" for the Rocky IV Soundtrack. They have since composed for other films, as well as recording several successful albums.
1895   Katie Crippen, vocals, d. 1929
1911   Jimmy DeBerry, guitar, b. Gumwood, AR, USA.
1967   Ronald DeVoe, dancer/vocals, b. Roxbury, MA, USA. Member groups: New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe
1927   Robert Jackson "Bob" Drasnin, Flute, b. Charleston, WV, USA . Educ. UCLA, later w/ T. Dorsey; A. Rey; L. Brown, later Associate Conductor UCLA Symphony
1897   Frank Fay, vocals, d. 1961
1921   Bernie Fenton, Pianist/organist/arranger, b. Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, UK, d. Nov, 17, 2001 (his 80th birthday)
1968   Peter Fuglsang, tenor-soprano saxes/clarinet/bass clarinet/flute
1942   Bob Gaudio, vocals, member: The Four Seasons and also the Royal Teens vocal groups
1980   Clarke Isaac Hanson Pop-rock Guitar/Piano/Mandolin/Bass/vocals, b. Tulsa, OK, USA. Member group: Hanson. This trio of brothers consists of Isaac (the eldest), Jordan Taylor Hanson (Keyboards/Harmonica/Tambourine/Bongos/Drums/Vocals B. March 14, 1983, Tulsa, OK, USA) and the youngest Zachary Walker Hanson ( Drums/Percussion/Vocals, B. Oct. 22, 1985 Arlington, VA, USA).
1885   Charles "Sunny" Henry, trombone, b. Magnolia Plantation, LA, USA. d: Jan. 7, 1960, New Orleans, LA, USA
1945   Louvette Jackson, vocals, b. Meridian, MS, USA.
1923   Joe Kennedy, Jr., violin/composer, b. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, d. April 17, 2004. Please visit this site to read the U. S. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 459, regarding this musician.
1935   Neil Frederick Levis, piano, b. Hobart-tas, Australia. Played with: Steve Martin; Alan Park; The Wildcats; Peter Webster's quintet; Jack Smith; Phil Stubbes
1938   Gordon Lightfoot, Folk Singer, b. Ontario, Canada
1952   Dean Martin Jr., vocals/guitar, Member: 'Dino, Desi & Billy', a group consisting of Desi Arnaz, Jr., (né: Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV b. Jan. 19, 1953, Los Angeles, CA, USA), Dean "Dino" Paul Martin Jr. (d. 1987, Air National Guard plane crash) and Billy Henshe. In 1974, Dino Martin was arrested for possession and attempted sale of two illegal machine guns.
1926   George Masso, Trombone, b. Cranston, RI, USA. Member group: The World's Greatest Jazz Band
1911   Max Miller, piano/vibes, New Philadelphia, OH, USA. Originally played banjo later switched to guitar; local bands 28-35; with Vincent Lopez orch. 1937; MDir. Station WIND (Gary, IN); own combo in 1940 with many club dates.
1934   Marian Montgomery, Vocal, b. Natchez, MS, USA. d. July 22, 2002, London, England.
1933   Elmore Nixon, piano, b. Crowley, LA, USA.LMORE piano, b. Crowley, LA, USA.
1904   Jack Owens, guitar, b. Bentonia, MS, USA.ACK guitar, b. Bentonia, MS, USA.
1935   Roswell Rudd, Trombone, b. Sharon, CT, USA.
1928   John Sangster, Drums/Composer, b. Melbourne, Australia. d. Oct. 26, 1995, Brisbane, Australia. Played With: Graeme Bell (Bell band 1950); Don Burrows; Ron Carson; Ross Fusedale; Bob Gebert; The Jazz Six; Graeme Lyall; Dave MacRae; Ade Monsbourgh's Late Hour Boys; Col Nolan; Nutwood Rug Band; Freddie Payne; Ray Price; Kelly Smith's trio; Keith Stirling; George Thompson; Tully; Alan Turnbull
1915   "Shorty" Sherock, Trumpet, b. Minneapolis, MN, USA. d. Feb. 19, 1980, Los Angeles, CA, USA. né: Clarence Francis Cherock. Played with Bob Crosby; Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey; Gene Krupa, and Ben Pollack-1936
1948   Iain Sutherland, composer/leader, b. Ellon, England. Member groups: Sutherland Brothers & Quiver also the Iian Sutherland Orch.
1951   Paul Tomasello, bass, b. Boston, MA, USA. Member: 'Roomful Of Blues'
1911   Wiley Walker, C&W vocals, b. Laurel Hill, FL, USA. Member: "Wiley & Gene"
1962   Joey Williams, guitar, b. New York, NY, USA. Member: Blind Boys Of Alabama' .
         Notable Events on this date include:
1932.    Evelyn T. Preer, vocals, died in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Age: 37. Sang with the Clarence Williams Orch.
1941.    Henry Whitter, rural folk music recording pioneer, died Morganton, NC, USA.
1955.    James P. Johnson, piano, died in New York, NY, USA. Age: 61. Worked with Bessie Smith, and so many other musicians.
1958.    Walter S. "One-Leg Shadow" Gould, piano, died in Albany, NY, USA. Age: 83
1962.    Richard W. Fulbright, bass, died in New York, NY, USA. Age: 61
1978.    Evans Bradshaw, piano, died in Memphis, TN, USA. Age: 45
1981.    Singer Bob Eberly died
1984.    Jules Bihari, Label co-owner (Modern/RPM/Flair), died in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Age: 72
1988.    Mike "Mr. Jelly Belly" Gordon, vocals, died in Boston, MA, USA. Age: 65
1992.    Stewart-Baxter, Derrick, author, died in Brighton, UK. Age: 81
1995.    Peter Welding, producer (Testament Records), died in Altaloma, CA, USA. Age: 60
2001.    Tenor saxman Jerry Jerome died of leukemia. He was 89. He had been a featured soloist with the Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman bands.
2003.    Don Gibson, C&W singer-songwriter/guitar/bass, died in Nashville, TN, USA. Age: 75 (b. April 3, 1928, Shelby, NC, USA)

         >Songs Recorded/Released this date include:
     1950 "Thing, The", Harris, Phil
     1954 "Mr. Sandman", Four Aces
     1956 "Rose And A Baby Ruth, A", Hamilton IV, George
     1962 "Release Me", Phillips, Little Esther
     1962 "Telestar", Tornadoes
     1973 "Joker, The", Miller, Steve
     1973 "Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)", Reddy, Helen
     1973 "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up", White, Barry
     1979 "We Don't Talk Anymore", Richard, Cliff
     1979 "Cruisin'", Robinson, Smokey
     1990 "Sensitivity", Tresvant, Ralph