BIRTHDAYS
1965     Bernard Allison, Vocals/Guitar. Like his father, famed guitarist Luther Allison, Bernard spends most of his time in France.
1936     Jerome Arnold, bass, b. Chicago, IL, USA. Worked with Harmonica player Paul Butterfield.(b. Dec 17, 1942, Chicago, IL, USA, d. May 4, 1987, Hollywood, CA, USA)
1908     Trump Davidson, Cornet, trumpet, vocal, leader, b. Sudbury, ONT, Canada, d. May 2, 1978, Sudbury-ONT, Canada Played with Murray Ginsberg; Harvey Silver, and Jack Wachter
1962     Linda Davis, (C&W) vocals, b. Carthage, TX, USA. née: Linda Kaye Davis Spouse: Lang Scott.
1952     Mark Dresser, Bass, b. Los Angeles, CA, USA.
1917     Neshui Ertegun, Producer, b. Istanbul, Turkey, d. July 15, 1989, New York, NY, USA. Founded Atlantic Records (Some sources show b. Nov. 27)
1941     Amos Garrett, (Blues) Electric Guitar, b. Detroit, MI, USA. The liner notes on his very first album said... "If Amos Garrett didn't exist, it would be necessary to invent him." He has helped such stars as Ian and Sylvia, Maria Muldaur, Stevie Wonder, and Sylvia Tyson.
1933     Robert Goulet, Vocals/actor. b. Nov. 26, 1933, Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA, d. Oct. 30, 2007. Los Angeles, California, USA. (pulmonary fibrosis). né: Robert Gerard Goulet
1965     Steve Grisaffe, singer/songwriter, b.New Iberia, LA, USA. Member group: 'River Road'
1909     Kenny Hollon, tenor sax, b. New York (Brooklyn), NY, USA. d. Sept. 30, 1974. Worked with Buddy Johnson, and Louis Jordan
1885     Rev. Andrew Jenkins, (gospel) singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, b. Jenkinsburg, GA, USA. Though blind, he wrote about 800 songs, and recorded over 100 records.
1905     Robert "B.J." Johnson, harmonica, b. Kansas City, MO, USA.
1927     Hosea Leavy, guitar, b. Altheimer, AR, USA.
1907     Henry "Hot Lips" Levine, Trumpet, b. London, England. d. May, 1989. Played with Sidney Bechet; Original Dixieland Jazz Band; Vincent Lopez; Jelly Roll Morton, and others. Introduced singer Dinah Shore on the American Radio show "The Philharmonic, Symphonic, Chamber Music and Jazz Society of Lower Basin Street"
1938     Curley Mays, guitar, b. Maxie, LA, USA.
1948     "Big" Clara McDaniel, vocals/piano/drums, b. Pontiac, MI, USA.
1906     McFarland Twins (Arthur & George), saxophones/leaders, (George, died 1997)
1932     Bernard Atwell "Bernie" McKinney, trombone, euphonium, baritone horn, b. Detroit, MI, USA. The 3 Brothers are Jazz musicians, other Brother is Classical Pianist. Bernard Atwell "Bernie" McKinney later used the Africanize name of Kiane Zawadi
1945     John Graham McVie, vocals, b. London, England, UK. Member: Fleetwood Mac group.
1907     Franklyn Taft "Frank" Melrose, piano, violin, Leader, composer, b. Sumner, IL, USA. d. Sept. 1, 1941, near Hammond, IN, USA. aka: "Kansas City Frank". Orig. studied violin, then self taught on piano. Among the men who played in "Kansas City Frank's" band were Jelly Roll Morton and Pete Daily (né: Thaman Pierce Daily. b. May 5, 1911, b. Portland, IN, USA. d. Aug. 23, 1986, Los Angeles, CA, USA. age:75 cornet/leader.)
1933     Garnet Mimms, vocals,b. Ashton, WV, USA. Member: 'The Enchanters'
1960     Jim Morris, trombone
1953     Steve Mugalian, drums, b. Chicago, IL, USA. Worked with Johnnie Dyer
1925     Jack T. Perciful, Piano, b. Moscow, ID, USA. B.S. in Music from Univ. of Idaho. with Harry James Orch. (1958)
1909     Jimmie Revard, bandleader, b. Pawhuska, OK, USA, d. April 12, 1991, Texas, USA. "The Oklahoma Playboys"
1895     Shell Smith, C&W guitar, b. Carroll County, MS, USA.
1912     Gunnar Sonstevold, Piano, b. Elversum, Norway
1925     Philip Charles "Phil" Sunkel, Jr., Cornet/trumpet/flugelhorn/composer/arranger, b. Zanesville, OH, USA. Grad. Cincinnati Cons. of Music 1950. w/bands incl. Tommy Tucker; Dan Terry; Sauter- Finegan; Les Elgart; Claude Thornhill; Ch. Barnet; Tony Pastor; Ray Anthony and Stan Getz combos.
1944     Jean Terrell, vocals, b. Belzoni, MI, USA. Member group: 'The Supremes'. In the 1960s, Los Angeles-based singer Jean Terrell sang with her brother Ernie (who later became a championship boxer) in the group Ernie Terrell & the Knockouts Today, Jean is best recalled as the singer who, in 1970, replaced Diana Ross in the Supremes. Th Supremes, with Jean as the lead singer, enjoyed several top hits, including "Stoned Love" and "Up The Ladder To The Roof" (both 1970), "Nathan Jones" (1971), and "Floy Joy" (1972). "Stoned Love" was the Number 1 song (in the USA). In 1978, she landed a solo deal with A&M Records, but her association with A&M was brief due to A&M's plans conflicted with her devout religion (Jehovah's Witnesses).
CAUTION: Jean is no relation to Tammi Terrell (b. April 29, 1945, Philadelphia, PA, USA). The two are very often confused by most people.
1939     Art Themen, Tenor Sax, b. Manchester, England
1938     Tina Turner, vocals, b. Nutbush (near Brownsville), TN, USA. née: Annie Mae Bullock. Best known as part of the 'Ike and Tina Turner' Duo, as well as solo artist In the late 1950s, Tina joined Ike Turner's band, and they eventually married. They were a very successful act in both the U.K. and the U.S. In 1976, Tina left Ike and went solo. In 1984, her release "Private Dancer", featured a number one hit "What's Love Got to Do With It?", and won Grammies for 'Record of the Year', 'Female Pop Performance' and 'Female Rock Vocal of the Year'. One of the most successful stage acts in the world., she is sometimes referred to as the "leggy legend of Rock".
1904     Charles "Gabe" Ward, Clarinet/Saxophone/Fife/Leader, b. Knightstown, IN, USA, d. Jan. 14, 1992. né: Charles Otto "Gabe" Ward. Member/Leader: "Hoosier Hot Shots". The other 'Hotshots' were "Hezzie" Triesch (Whistle, Washboard, Drums, Alto Sax, né: Paul Trietsch, b. Arcadia, Indiana, d. April 27, 1980), "Rudy" Triesch (Banjo, Tenor Guitar, Bass Sax né: Kenneth Trietsch, b. Arcadia, Indiana, d. Sept. 17, 1987), Frank Kettering (Banjo, Guitar, Flute, Piccolo, Bass Fiddle, Piano, né: Frank Delaney Kettering, b. Monmouth, Illinois, d. June 1973), and other members included Nathan Harrison, and Keith Milheim.
         Notable Events on this date include:
1956.    Tommy Dorsey died at age 51. His records sold more than 110,000,000 copies.
1958.    Myron "Tiny" Bradshaw, vocals, died in Cincinnati, OH, USA. Age: 53
1959.    Richard MacMunn, label owner (Essex), died in Boston, MA, USA. Age: 61
1968.    Floyd O'Brien, trombone, died (b. May 7, 1904, Chicago, IL, USA)
1978.    Bev Hill, vocals, died in Detroit, MI, USA. Age: 40
1978.    Frank Rosolino, trombone, died in Los Angeles, CA, USA. (suicide after shooting his two sons) (b. Aug 20, 1926, Detroit, MI, USA)
1986.    Scatman Crothers, piano/guitar/drums, died in Van Nuys, CA, USA. Age: 76
1999.    Clifford Jarvis, drums, died in England, UK. (b. Aug 26, 1941 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
2000.    Lance Harrison, clarinet, tenor sax, leader, died (complications of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases). Age: 85, (b. 1920, Vancouver, BC, Canada) One of Canada's most famous Dixieland jazz bandleaders. As a child, he learned the saxophone, banjo, oboe and clarinet. He left high school early to pursue a musical career. During the 1930s, he played with Trevor Page's big band. During World War II, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and led military jazz bands in B.C. and Europe. After the war, he formed his own Vancouver-based big band, backing many of the era's top artists.
         Songs Recorded/Released this date include:
     1942 "I Had The Craziest Dream", Harry James Orch.
     1966 "Place In The Sun, A", Stevie Wonder
     1977 "Hey Deanie", Shaun Cassidy
     1977 "We Are The Champions", Queen
     1977 "You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim)", Rod Stewart
     1983 "Break My Stride", Matthew Wilde
     1988 "Two Hearts", Collins, Phil
     1988 "Don't Rush Me", Taylor Dayne
     1988 "Smooth Criminal", Michael Jackson
     1988 "Way You Love Me, The", Karyn White