BIRTHDAYS
1917    Laurindo Almeida, guitar/composer, b. Sao Paulo, Brazil, d. July 26, 1995, Van Nuys, CA. Discovered by Stan Kenton when the band was touring Brazil, he returned and played in Kenton's band. Later recorded with Bud Shank, the Modern Jazz Quartet, Stan Getz. Worked and recorded with the LA Four which included Bud Shank, Ray Brown, and Shelly Manne or Jeff Hamilton.
1929     Charlene Arthur, C&W vocals, b. Henrietta, TX, USA. née: Charlene Highsmith.
1943     Rosalind Ashford, vocals. b. Detroit, MI, USA. Member groups: 'The Vandellas', 'Ashford & Simpson', 1985 single "Solid" charted UK No.3.
1958     Jerry Augustyniak, (soft Rock) vocals/drums, b. Lackawanna, NY, USA. Member group: 10,000 Maniacs, 1993 single "Candy Everybody Wants"' charted UK No.47 .
1935     Gene Chambers, guitar, b. Coffeyville, KS, USA
1923     Marge Champion, Dancer. b. Los Angeles, CA, USA. Happily, Marge is still with us (August 2000) and living in New York City. né: Marjorie Belcher. Now best recalled as the Marge in 'Marge and Gower Champion' dance team. Prior to her marriage to Gower Champion, she used the stage name of Marjorie Bell. In 1945, she and Gower formed a team called "Gower and Bell" and when they were married in 1947, became known as 'Marge and Gower Champion'. They were divorced in 1973. She then married Boris Segal, and they remained married till Boris died in 1981. Did you know that Marge served as a cartoonist's model in two of Walt Disney's animations - she modeled for the heroine in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937), and as the Blue Fairy in "Pinocchio". (1940). (Some film footage was shot showing her dancing around in her Snow White costume.)
1940     Jimmy Clanton, Rock singer/songwriter, b. Baton Rogue, LA, USA. 1962 single "A Part Of Me" charted US No.2.
1891     Doc Cooke, b. Louisville, KY, USA. d. Dec. 25, 1958
1911     Floyd "Dipper Boy" Council, Blues/Folk guitar, b. Chapel Hill, NC, USA. d. June 1976, Sanford, NC, USA. In the mid-1920s, he was playing the streets of Chapel Hill with his friends, the brothers Leo and Thomas Strowd. In January 1937, John Baxter Long, a talent scout for ACR Records brought him to New York where he was recorded playing with another Bluesman, -'Blind Boy' Fuller. In the 1940s and 1950s, Floyd was back in his home town of Chapel Hill, playing either alone or with his old friend Thomas Strowd, at the local radio station and in country clubs. In the late 1960s, he suffered a stroke partially paralysing his throat muscles and slowing his motor skills. He relocated to Sanford, NC, where he later died.
1932     Walter Davis Jr., piano/composer, b. Richmond, VA, USA. d. 1990 East Orange, NJ, USA.
1959     Paul Wylie Deakin, drums, b. Miami, FL, USA Member group: 'The Mavericks' (USA country rock group). Their 1998 single "Dance The Night Away" charted UK No.4.
1918     Jeff De Boeck, Drums, b. Brussels, Belgium
1913     Frank Galbreath, trumptet, vocals, b. Washington, North Carolina, USA.
1939     Sam Gooden, vocals, b. Chattanooga, TN, USA. Member group: 'The Impressions', 1965 single "Lilies Of The Field" charted US No.7.
1946     Marty Grebb, keyboards/sax/guitar, b. Chicago, IL, USA. Member group: The Buckinghams, 1967 single "Kind Of A Drag" charted US No.1.
1931     "Guitar Red" (né: Vincent Duling), guitar, b. Chicago, IL, USA.
1945     Cathy Jean, Blues vocals. b. Fort Meade, MD, USA. Best recalled release:; "Please Love Me Forever".
1931     Clifford Laconia Jordan, Tenor- alto-soprano Sax, flute, piano, arranger, b. Chicago, IL, USA. d. March 27, 1993, New York, NY, USA. (Cancer)
1951     Mik Kaminski, violin, b.Harrogate, England. Member group: Electric Light Orchestra, 1979 single "Don't Bring Me Down" charted UK No.3 and US No. 4 (26 other top 40 hits.)
1914     Booker T. Laury (né: Lawrence Laury), piano, b. Memphis, TN, USA.
1933     Richard Lewis, vocals, b. Philadelphia, PA, USA. Member: 'The Silouettes'
1963     Sherrie Maricle, drums, vibes, xylophone, arranger, leader, b. Buffalo, New York, USA.
1954     Steve Masakowski, Guitarist/educator, b. New Orleans, LA, USA. Steve is currently (2005) the Coca-Cola Endowed Chair of Jazz Studies at the University of New Orleans, and is a long time member of the renowned Jazz group Astral Project.
1958     Fritz Mcintyre, keyboard, b. Birmingham, England. Member group: 'Simply Red', 1986 single "Holding Back The Years" charted.US No.1 and UK No.2. 'Simply Red', a British 'Soul-Pop' band was formed in 1984 by singer Mick "Red" Hucknall (né: Michael James Hucknall, June 8, 1960, Manchester, England) with three ex-members of 'Durutti Column', - Tony Bowers (b. Oct. 31, 1952 bass), Chris Joyce (b. Oct. 11, 1957, Manchester, England, drums), and Tim Kellett (b. July 23, 1964, Knaresborough, England, brass and keyboards), plus Sylvan Richardson (guitar) as well as Fritz McIntyre.
1915     Grachan Moncur II, Bass, b. Miami, FL, USA. d. 1996, USA.
1901    Phil Napoleon, trumpet/leader, b. Boston, MA, USA. d. Oct. 1, 1990, Boston, MA, USA. né: Filippo Napoli (some sources claim d. Sept. 13, other sources say died Sept 30 )
1925     Gunnar Nilson, Clarinet, vocals, b. Lulea, Sweden
1957     Steve Porcaro, keyboards, b. Hartford, CT, USA. Member group: Toto, 1983 single "Africa" charted US No.1 and UK No.3. youngest of the Porcaro brothers (Steve, Jeff April 1, 1954 Hartford, CT, USA. d. August 5, 1992, and Mike b.May 29 1955 Hartford, CT USA.) started playing the piano when he was five years old. He left high school just two month before graduation to go on tour with Gary Wright. In 1981, he met, and had an affair with actress Rosanna Arquette. One of the original Toto members, in 1988 he left the band. During his career, Steve has played with Janne Schaffer, Chicago, Don Henley, Rod Stewarty and Yes,among others. Steve, together with brothers Jeff and Mike Porcaro, David Paich, and Steve Lukather played with the Swedish heavy metal band 'Radioactive', featuring guitarist Tommy Denander and singer Andreas Eklundh, on their 1996 album "Ceremony Of Innocence". In 1998 he joined 'Toto' for European promotion tour for the album "Toto XX". That same year he joined 'Toto' as a guest musician for Totos album "Mindfields".
1939     Bobby Purify, vocals, b. Tallahassee, FL, USA. Member: 'James and Bobby Purify'
1940     Michael John "Mick" Pyne, Piano, b. Thornton-le-Dale, Yorkshire, England, d. May 24, 1995, Wimbledon, Surrey, UK
1932     Emilio Joseph Radocchia "Emil" Richards, vibes, percussion, drums, tympani, b. Hartford, CT, USA.
1896     Amanda Randolph, actress/bandleader, b. Louisville, Kentucky, USA d. August 24, 1967, Duarte, California, USA. (stroke) Both Amanda and her sister Lillian Randolph b. 14 December 1898 Louisville, Kentucky, USA d. 12 September 1980 Los Angeles, California, USA. -cancer) were Hollywood actresses Amanda also recorded as 'Amanda Randolph and her Orchestra'. (for example: 'Amanda Randolph and her Orchestra': "I've Got Something in My Eye" (Bluebird B-6619-B 1936)
1928     Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver, Piano, Composer leader, b. Norwalk, CT, USA. . Horace studied the Sax while in High School, and the Piano privately with a church organist. Stan Getz heard him playing at a club called the 'Sundown' in Hartford, CT, and invited him to tour with his group. He spent a year with Getz ('50-1) and then settled in New York City. The small combos with which he then played included Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers; Terry Gibbs, Coleman Hawkins, Bill Harris, Oscar Pettiford, and Lester "Prez" Young, and still others. In 1954, he won the 'Downbeat Critic's New Star Award' for Piano. In Sept. 1956, he formed his own quintet, with which he recorded many of his own tunes.
1943     Joe Simon, vocals, b. Simmesport, LA, USA. Best recalled release: "Drowning In The Sea Of Love". During the late 1960s, he successfully adapted Nashville (C&W) material to the "soul" sound. He had quite a few successful releases but eventually retired from active performing to devote his life to the church
1975     Tony Thompson, vocals, b.Waco, TX, USA (raised in Oklahoma City. OK) Member group: Hi-Five, 1991 single "I Like The Way", "The Kissing" charted US No.1 but only UK No.43. (Not be confused with disco drummer Tony Thompson who played with 'Chic' & 'Power Station'. b. Nov. 15, 1954, New York, NY, USA, d. Nov. 12, 2003, Encino, CA, USA. Age: 48 -renal cell failure.)
1917     Armando Trovajoli, Piano, b. Rome, Italy
1912     Johnnie Lee Wills, C&W vocals/guitar, d. Oct. 25, 1984, USA. Member group: 'The Texas Playboys' Johnny was the second of four Wills brothers (and younger brother of Bob Wills.
1896     Edith Wilson, vocals, d. March 30, 1981
1953     John Zorn, Alto Sax, composer, b. New York, NY, USA.
         Notable Events on this date include:
1911.    Robert Allen Cole, Afro-American composer, died in Catskill, NY, USA. Age: 48
1924.    The Operetta "Rose Marie", opened in New York City, and theatregoers heard the song "Indian Love Call" for the first time.
1927.    Sophie Tucker recorded her signature song, "Some of These Days", for Columbia Records.
1931.    Bing Crosby debuted on a 15 minute CBS radio show.
1964.    Moe Gale, owner: Gale Agency/Savoy BallroomNew York, NY, USA. Age: 65
1966.    Darnell Howard, clarinet, died in San Francisco, CA, USA. Age: 71
1968.    Shell Smith, C&W guitarist, died. Age: 72.
1971.    Jack Marshall, guitar, producer, leader, died in Newport Beach, California USA (b. Nov 23, 1921, Eldorado, Kansas, USA)
1974.    Earl Mason, piano, died in Chicago, IL, USA. Played with Billy Eckstine
1980.    Leo Soileau, (cajun) violin, died in Ville Platte, LA, USA. Age: 76
1980.    Ray Durant, piano/arranger, died in New York, NY, USA. Age: 70. ( Member: 'Deep River Boys')
1981.    Betty King, alto and tenor sax, clarinet flute died. (Caution: Do not confuse with pianist/educator Betty Jackson King, b. 1928 - 1994)
1986.    Bennie Payne, piano, died in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Age: 79. Played with Cab Calloway
1986.    Billy Taylor Sr., bass, died in Fairfax, VA, USA. Age: 81
1983.    James Jamerson, bass, died in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Age: 47
2001.    Jazz saxophonist Jay Migliori, a founding member of the Grammy-winning jazz group Supersax, who worked with musicians and singers ranging from Frank Zappa to Frank Sinatra, died of colon cancer, at age 70. Over his long career, he had played on some 4,000 recordings. Migliori once described his own style as "modern acoustic jazz with roots in bebop". Still, he was equally comfortable working with pop stars as varied as Dean Martin and Celine Dion, rock musicians including Zappa and the Four Seasons, and even country stars like Glen Campbell. Over the years, he had performed with more than two dozen bands including Stan Kenton, Miles Davis, Terry Gibbs and Maynard Ferguson.
2006.    Walter Dewey Redman, tenor sax, musette, died in New York (in Brooklyn), NY, USA. (b. May 17, 1931, Fort Worth, Texas, USA )
2006.    Ian Hamer, trumpet, died in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK ( Coronary Arrest. 9 days short of his 74th birthday)
         Songs Recorded/Released this date include:
1908    Oh You Coon, -Billy Murray and Ada Jones. Tune: Cohan
1908    I'm Glad I'm Married, -Billy Murray voc. Tune: Von Tilzer
1924    Kiss Me Goodnight, -The Cavaliers (B. Selvin orch.)
1924    Hard Hearted Hannah, -Paul Whiteman and his Orch. tune: Bigelow-Bates
1925    If I Had a Girl Like You, -Seattle Harmony Kings. tune: B.Rose-M.Dixon-R.Henderson
1925    Darktown Shuffle, -Seattle Harmony Kings. tune: Joe Thomas-Earl Baker
1925    Hay Foot Straw Foot,- Waring's Pennsylvanians.
1926    That Night in Araby (voc.t.s.), -The Clevelanders Orch. tune: Rose-Snyder
1927    All By My Ownsome (voc.sl+bh), -Ernie Golden Hotel McAlpin Orch.
1927    Ory's Creole Trombone, - Louis Armstrong's Hot Five. Edward Ory tune.
1927    Broadway (voc. F.B.), - Cass Hagan's Manhattan Orch.
1927    Dancing Tambourine, - The Radiolites (B. Selvin Orch.)
1931    I've Found a New Baby, - Clyde McCoy and his Orch. tune: J.Palmer-S.Williams
1932    All American Girl (voc. Fran Frey), - George Olsen and his Music
1932    And So to Bed (voc. P.S.), - George Olsen and his music
1932    I'll Never Have to Dream Again, - Isham Jones and his Orch.
1936    Tiger Rag, -Original Dixieland Jazz Band tune: Nick Larocca
1936    Clarinet Marmalade, -Original Dixieland Jazz Band tune: Larry Shields-Henry Ragas
1936    I've Got You Under My Skin, -Hal Kemp and his Orch.
1936    Easy to Love, - Hal Kemp and his Orch.
1938    Mighty Like the Blues, - Duke Ellington's Famous Orch.
1941    This Time the Dream's On Me, - Artie Shaw and his Orch.
1941    Blues in the Night, -Artie Shaw and his Orch.
1949    You're Breaking My Heart, - Clark, Buddy
1949    Some Enchanted Evening, - Pinza, Ezio
1949    I Never See Maggie Alone, - Roberts, Kenney
1967    I Dig Rock And Roll Music, - Peter, Paul and Mary
1967    Higher And Higher, (Your Love Keeps Lift, - Wilson, Jackie
1972    Everybody Plays The Fool, - Main Ingredient
1972    Nights In White Satin, - Moody Blues
1989    When I Looked At Him, - Expose