BIRTHDAYS
1964     Rob Amster, bass, b: Cleveland, OH, USA. plays with Kurt Elling
1921     Malcolm Arnold, b.Northampton, UK, 21 October 1921.
1940     Jimmy Beaumont, lead vocals, b. Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Member: 'The Skyliners'
1947     Jerry Bergonzi, tenor sax
1942     Elvin Bishop, Guitar/vocals. Member Group: 'Paul Butterfield Blues Band'
1915     Owen Bradley, C&W producer/guitar, b. Westmoreland, TN, USA.
1933     Georgia Brown, Actress/VOcals
1912     Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas, tenor sax, b: Muskogee, OK, USA. d. Aug. 24, 1972, Amsterdam, Netherlands.. Played with Andy Kirk, Count Basie, Nat Jaffe Later led own small groups. Silver Award for tenor sax in 1946
1953     Charlotte Caffey, Guitar/vocals. Member Group: 'The Go-Gos'
1913     Gus Clark, Piano, b. Antwerp, Belgium, d. April 10, 1979 , Antwerp, Belgium
1957     Julian Cope, Bass/guitar/vocals , b. Deri, Wales, England.
1941     Steve Cropper. Guitar, b. Missouri. USA. Member Groups: 'Blues Brothers'; 'Booker T and The MG's'
1913     Cosimo DiCeglie, Guitar, b. Andria, Italy, d. 1980. As a child he studied guitarand later performed with various groups in his home town of Andria. He also recorded with American Herb Flemming's orchestra, then touring Italy and elsewhere in Europe. In 1936, he recorded with the Orchestra del Circolo Jazz Hot di Milano; during 1936-'37, he recorded with the clarinetist Piero Rizza; and from 1938 on, with his own groups. (Di Ceglie's playing may be heard to advantage on his 1938 recording of the Hoagy Carmichael - Mitchell Parrish song Star Dust - Odeon 19427). Perhaps his best recordings are those he made with the pianist Enzo Ceragioli and with Kramer Gorni (1938-41). During World War II he was heard on Italian radio with a sextet, and post-WW2, he made some excellent recordings in 1949, 1956, and 1959 as a leader.
1926     Don Elliott, Mellophone, vibes, trumpet, vocal; b. Somerville, NJ, USA. d.July 5, 1984, -né: Don Elliot Helfman . Also piano and accordion.
1955     Eric Faulkner, Guitarist, b. Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Scotland. Member Group: 'Bay City Rollers'
1935     Bobby Few, piano, b. Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
1953     Mark Ford, harmonica, b. Ukiah, CA, USA. (Also owns own record label: "Blue Rock'it Records")
1917     John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, Trumpet, leader, vocals, composer, b. Cheraw, SC, USA. d. Jan. 6, 1993
1945     John Michael Healy, Bass, b: Melbourne-VIC, Australia. John has worked with: Jericho JB; To England 1970 he joined 'Max Collie's Rhythm Aces'; Ret. Melbourne 1972; 'Yarra Yarra JB'; 'Lazy River JB'; 'Pam and Llew Hird's Perth City Stompers'.
1955     Fred Hersch, piano, b. Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
1953     Marc Johnson, Bass, b. Omaha, NE, USA.
1927     Fran Landesman, lyricist, b. New York (Manhattan), NY, USA, (née: Frances Deitsch. In 1949, Fran met Jay Landesman, founder and editor of Neurotica magazine and the couple married the following year. Relocating to St. Louis, Jay’s hometown, and together with Jay’s brother, Fred, they opened a successful nightclub, the Crystal Palace,. Fran now began writing songs with the Palace’s piano player, Tommy Wolf, many of which were recorded by musicians such as Sarah Vaughn, Miles Davis, and Ella Fitzgerald. Fran has published several poetry collections, and cointinued writting songs with Tommy Wolf until his death in 1978. She also collaborated with musicians Bob Dorough, Alec Wilder, and, later in the 1980s, Simon Wallace. She continues writing, recording, performing, and publishing.
1946     Lee Loughnane, Brass. Member Group: Chicago
1957     Steve Lukather, Guitar. Member Group: Toto
1916     Tommy Magness, C&W fiddler, b. Mineral Bluff, GA, USA.
1940     Manfred Mann, vocals. b. Johannesburg, South Africa. né: Michael Lubowitz. Member Group: 'Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers'.
1931     Roy Nichols, C&W guitar. (Guitarist in Merle Haggard's band for over 20 years.)
1935     Don Rader, Trumpet/ Educator, b. Rochester, PA, USA.
1925     "Doctor" Ross, guitar/harmonica/drums, b. Tunica, MS, USA.
1952     Ali Ryerson, (bop-oriented) flute, b. New York, NY, USA. Ali is the daughter of guitarist Art Ryerson. By just age 8, Ali was already playing the flute. Even though she was subsequently classically trained at Hartt College of the University of Hartford, she has also maintained a feeling for Jazz performance. During her career, she has performed in both Classical and Jazz venues. She spent 3 years freelancing in Belgium before returning to New York where she remains a top sessions flutist. Ali has recorded as a leader for both the Red Baron and Concord labels. Among the stars with whom she has worked are Stephane Grappelli, Maxine Sullivan, Art Farmer, and Lou Donaldson, among others
1933     Mel Street, C&W vocals, b. (near) Grundy, VA, USA, d. Oct. 21, 1978 (committed suicide on his birthday - probably due to his battling of depression and alcohol problems). né: King Malachi.
1919     Crown Prince Waterford, vocals, b. Jonesboro, AR, USA.
1959     Cleveland Watkiss, vocals, b. Hackney, East London, England, UK.
1964     David Weiss, trumpeter/composer/arranger, b. New York, NY, USA. Began to seriously study music when attending North Texas State University (graduated 1986) and then returned to New York, where he has been very active in Jazz circles, including leading his own groups.
1921     Chauncey Leon "Lord" Westbrook, guitar, b. Jacksonville, FL, USA.
1937     Norman Wright,lead vocals, b. Philadelphia, PA, USA. Member: 'The Del Vikings'
1947     Tetsu Yamauchi, bass guitar, b. Fukuoka, Japan. Member group: Free/Faces
   Notable Events on this date include:
1908.    "The Saturday Evening Post' magazine carried an advertisement for a brand new product, - a TWO SIDED record. (Columbia)
1924.    In New York's Cinderella Ballroom, the crowd loved the Wolverine Orchestra from Chicago. The 'kid' on the cornet was a youngster by the name of Bix Beiderbecke.
1931.    Barbecue Bob (né: Robert Hicks), guitar, died in Lithonia, GA, USA. Age: 29
1962.    Monette Moore, piano, died in Garden Grove, CA, USA. Age: 60
1962.    J. D. Short, guitar, died in St. Louis, MO, USA. Age: 59
1965.    Bill Black, bass, died in Memphis, TN, USA. Age: 39 (brain tumor). Elvis Presley's bassist; also led 'Bill Black Combo'.
1955.    Dick Twardzik, piano, died in Paris, France.
1969.    "TV Slim", guitar/harmonica, died in Kingman, AZ, USA. Age: 53
1969.    Jack Kerouac, author/and music lover, died in St. Petersburg, FL, USA. Age: 47
1990.    Jo-ann Kelly, guitar, died in London, UK. Age: 46
1995.    Maxene Andrews, vocals, died in New York, NY, USA (Complications of a Heart Attack-- her 2nd)
1999.    Lamont Johnson, piano, died. (b. Oct. 1, 1941 in New York, NY, USA ) Perhaps best-known for his work with altoist Jackie McLean in the mid- to late 1960s,
CAUTION: Do not confuse with:
--- Lamont Johnson, actor. (role of "Tarzan" ) and director, ("Twilight Zone" and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents".) (b. Sept. 30, 1922 in Stockton, CA, USA.)
--- Lamont Johnson, b. Detroit, MI, USA, a self-taught musician, singer, songwriter, producer, arranger and electric bass instructor
   Songs Recorded/Released this date include:
1936   ."Wabash Cannon Ball", - recorded by Roy Acuff
1936   "Easy To Love", Billie Holiday and her Orch.
1936   "The Way You Look Tonight", Teddy Wilson Orch. (Billie Holiday voc)
1938   "Quaker City Jazz", recorded : Bluebird label by Jan Savitt and his Top Hatters Orchestra. The tune became the band's theme.
1943   "Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey ", - Dick Haymes voc.
1949   "I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts ", - Freddie Martin Orch.
1957   "Silhouettes ", - Rays
1967   "Rain, The Park & Other Things ", - Cowsills
1972   "Summer Breeze ", - Seals & Crofts
1978   "Time Passages ", - Al Stewart
1989   "We Didn't Start The Fire ", - Billy Joel
1989   "Blame It On The Rain ", - Milli Vanilli
1989   "Angelina ", - Richard Marx voc.