BIRTHDAYS
1922     A.D. "Zuzu" Bollin, (Texas Blues) guitar, b. Texas, USA. d. 1990, TX, USA. He got his nick-name while working in the E.X. Brooks Orch. He was fond of snacking on Ginger Snap cookies with the brand name of 'ZuZu's". In 1949, he formed his own group featuring David "Fathead" Newman, a young saxplayer. After briefly playing with Percy Mayfield's band, Bollin resumed playing around Dallas. In late 1951, he recorded with his own group for Bob Sutton's Torch label. At that time, Newman and saxist Leroy Cooper, both future members of Ray Charles' band, played on Bollin's "Why Don't You Eat Where You Slept Last Night" and "Headlight Blues". Bollin subsequently was backed by Jimmy McCracklin's combo on "Stavin' Chain"/"Cry, Cry, Cry," That was the end of Bollin's very brief recording career. He then toured with the Ernie Fields and Joe Morris bands before leaving the music business for the Dry Cleaning business in 1964. However, in 1987 he was "discovered" by the 'Dallas Blues Society", and was again recorded in a 1989 album "Texas Bluesman". He was age 68 when he died a year later.
1948     Karen Borca, bassoon, b. Green Bay, WI, USA.
1936     Cornelius (Boysaw) Boyson, bass, b. Tunica, MS, USA.
1931     Earl Brown, alto sax, b. Elrado, AR, USA.
1912     John Cage. composer/lecturer/performer (piano), b. Los Angeles, CA, USA. d. August 12, 1992, New York, NY, USA.
1949     Dave "Clem" Clempson, guitar, b. Tamworth, Staffordshire, UK. Member group: 'Humble Pie', 1969 UK single "Natural Born Bugie" ccharted No.4.
1958     Lars Danielsson, bass, b. Smalands Stenar, Sweden. Originally studied classical cello at the conservatoire in Göteborg, Sweden before changing over to the Bass, -and to Jazz.
1894     Lawrence Dixon, banjo/guitar, b. Chillicothe, OH, USA, d. Jan. 1970
1932     Otis "Candy" Finch Jr., drums, b. Detroit, MI, USA, d. July 13, 1982, Seattle WA, USA Otis "Candy" Finch, once said, 'Whether you're famous or infamous, it doesn't matter, as long as they write about you.' Note: blues-saxist Otis Finch Sr., was most probably the father of Otis Jr. (See Caution below)
CAUTION: Do not confuse with:
-- the rock quartet (Washington, D.C. area) called 'Otis Finch', comprised of : Patrick Garrity-Vocals, Guitars, J. Tom Hnatow-Guitars, Dave Mehring-Bass, and Seth Brown-Drums.
-- Otis Finch Sr., Detroit, Michigan based saxophonist, who played with John Lee Hooker and his "Boogie Ramblers", a group comprised of Bob Thurman (and sometimes Vernon "Boogie Woogie Red" Harrison) -pno; Tom Whitehead -dms; Jimmy Miller -tpt; and Johnny Hooks (and later Otis Finch) -sax.
-- 'Finch', -a pop punk/emo band from Temecula, California, USA. (They are signed to the Geffen label.)
1946     Dean Ford, vocals, b. Glasgow, Scotland, UK. né: Thomas MacAleese. Member group: Marmalade, 1969 single "Ob-Bla-Di Ob-Bla-Da" charted UK No.1. Originally part of group "The Gaylords", consisting of MacAleese (front man) and William "Junior" Campbell guitar b. May 31, 1947, Pat Fairlie guitar b. June 14, 1946, Billy Irving Graham Knight, bass guitar b. Dec. 8, 1946, Raymond Duffy, drums. (Campbell and Fairlie formed the group, and enlisted the others.)
1931     Walter Ford, vocals, b. Lexington, KY, USA. Member: 'The Rays'
1943     Joe "Speedo" Frazier, vocals, b. New York (Brooklyn), NY, USA. Member: 'The Impalas'
1926     Joki Freund, tenor sax/piano/soprano sax/clarinet/flute/tuba/arranger, b. Schwalbach, Germany.
1931     Virgil Gonsalves, bari sax/flute, b. Monterrey, CA, USA. Before forming his own group, he had played in the Alvino Rey, Jack Fina, and Tex Beneke orchestras.
1934     Carol Lawrence, vocals/actress, née: Carolina Laraia.
1908     Ford Leary, Trombone/Vocal, b. Lockport, NY, USA. d. June 4, 1949, New York, NY, USA. Leary enjoyed a short musical career which began in the mid- '30s in New York City and ended in the late 1940s at New York's Bellevue Hospital. He first freelanced in the New York studios before joining Bunny Berigan's orchestra. Following Berigan, Leary joined Larry Clinton in 1938, Charlie Barnet in 1940, Mike Riley in 1941, and trumpeter Muggsy Spanier's band in 1942.
1928     Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone/leader, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, d. July 25, 2005, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Brother: Emil Mangelsdorff, Alto Sax, b. April 11,1925, Frankfort am Main, Germany)
1946     Freddie Mercury singer/songwriter, b. Zanzebar, Africa, d. Nov. 24, 1991. Member group: Queen. né: Farrokh Bulsara. 1975 single "Bohemian Rhapsody" charted UK No.1. (had over 40 other UK top 40 singles.) His 1980 single "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" charted US No.1.
1946     Buddy Miles, drums, b. Omaha, NE, USA. Played with Hendris.
1951     Jamie Oldaker, C&W vocals, b. Centerville, UT, USA. Member: "The Tractors"
1931     Richard "Richie" Powell, piano/composer, b. New York, NY, USA. d. June 26, 1956 (in auto wreck that also killed Clifford Brown). Both men had worked in the Max Roach Quintet (1954-56).
1928     Eddie Preston, Trumpet, b. Dallas, TX, USA
1917     Art Rupe, Label owner (Specialty Records), b. Greensburg, PA, USA.
1892     Bertin Salnave, Flute/saxophone, b. Port-au-Prince, Haiti, d. 197?
1964     Kevin Saunderson, ("Techno") vocals, b. New York (Brooklyn), NY, USA. Also backed Chicago born singer Paris Gray (b. Nov. 5, 1965)
1947     Charles "Bobo" Shaw, Drums/Leader, b.Pope, MS, USA
1954     Sal Solo, vocals. Member group: Classix Nouveaux, 1982 single "Is It A Dream" charted UK No.11. 'Classix Nouveaux' was formed in August 1979 in London, England where they appeared in various local pubs. Members were: Sal Solo vocals, keyboards and guitar , Mik Sweeney Bass, keyboards and backing voice, Gary Steadman Guitar, B.P. Hurding Drums, and later Jimi Sumen, Electric Guitar/Engineer/Performer (from Finland). According to Sal Solo's own comment in the liner notes to a 'Classix' album, the group achieved the number one single chart position in Bolivia, Portugal and Poland. After disbanding 'Classix', Sal Solo played in the French band "Roketz" (Rockets).
1911     Jimmy Springs, vocals, b. Mattoon, IL, USA. Member: 'The 5 Red Caps'
1928     Harold Jerome "Hal" Stein, reeds, b. Weehauken, NJ, USA
1945     Al Stewart, vocals/guitar. Member group: 'Time Passages'
1939     John Stewart, vocals/guitar, b. San Diego, CA, USA. Best recalled with 'The Kingston Trio'
1907     "Sunnyland Slim" piano, b. Sept. 5, 1907, Vance, MS, USA, d. March 17, 1995, Chicago, IL, USA. né: Albert Luandrew. The son of a preacher and the grandson of a slave, he first learned to play the pump-organ in his father's church. He was soon playing a Mississippi-Delta Blues type of piano style in local 'juke joints' and movie houses. During the late 1920s, he made Memphis, TN, his homebase, playing in the various Beale Street venues. But in 1939, he re-located to Chicago, IL, and for the next 50 years was an in-demand pianist in that city. Coming home from a winter gig, he slipped and fell on some ice which led to some complications. In 1995, his death was listed as due to kidney failure.
1946     Loudon Wainwright III, (Folk) singer/songwriter, b. Bedford (New York city suburb), NY, USA. Loudon was the son of Loudon S. Wainwright, Jr., a writer and editor at Life magazine, and a direct descendant of the New York city colonial governor Peter Stuyvesant. Wainwright became a folk singer/songwriter in the late 1960s. Among his other accomplishments, Wainwright has appeared in the off-Broadway show "Pump Boys and Dinettes" and played a featured role on the successful M*A*S*H television series. Since the late 1980s, Wainwright had been composing for National Public Radio's show, 'Social Studies'.
1969     Dweezil Zappa, guitarist. From a musical family: he is the son of Frank Zappa, and the brother of singer Moon Unit Zappa
         Notable Events on this date include:
1950.    Al Killian, trumpet, died in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Age: 33
1956.    C&W singer Johnny Cash debuts with his first hit "I Walk The Line".
1969.    Josh White, guitar, died in Manhasset, NY, USA. Age: 55
1969.    Mitchell Ayres, leader, died in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. (b. Dec 24, 1910, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA )
1970.    Curley Williams, C&W singer/songwriter died. Age: 56
1973.    Milt Mabie, C&W vocals, died. Age: 73 Member: "Louise Massey the Westerners"
1977.    George Barnes, guitar, died in Concord, CA, USA. Age: 56
1978.    Joe Negroni, vocals, died in NY, USA. Age: 38. member: Teenagers
1980.    Don Banks, composer, piano, educator, died in Sydney, Australia. (b.. Oct. 25, 1923, S. Melbourne, Australia)
1983.    F. Jay Trompeter, (Doo Wop) DJ, died in Chicago, IL, USA. Age: 61
1988.    Lawrence Brown, trombone, died in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Age: 81. Best recalled for his work with Duke Ellington
1994.    Billy Usselton, tenor sax, died Age: 68. (b. July 2, 1926, New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA)
1995.    James "Pigmeat" Jarrett, piano, died in Cincinnati, OH, USA. Age: 95
2002.    Frank Hewitt, piano died in New York, NY, USA. Age: 66. (pancreatic cancer-untreated lymphoma. b. Oct. 23, 1935, New York (Queens), NY, USA)
         Songs Recorded/Released this date include:
1912    "Happy Go Lucky, -Pryor's Band. tune: lampe
1916    "There's a Bit of Bad in Every Good Girl, -Billy Murray voc. tune: fischer
1923    "Steal a Little Kiss While Dancing, - Green Arden Orch. tune: little-sutton
1924    "Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine, - Glen Oswald and his orch. tune: kerr-schonberg-briegel
1924    "Oh Peter, - Glen Oswald and his orch. tune:Stafford-Wiedoft-rose
1924    "Doo Wacka Doo (voc. b.m.), -Paul Whiteman and his orch.
1924    "Lazy Blues, -Art Landry call of north orch. tune: Landry-humphry-emerson
1924    "Gilda, - Art Kahn and his orch.
1924    "Dreamer of Dreams, - Carl Fenton and his orch. tune: Kahn; Fiorito
1925    "If You Hadn't Gone Away, - Nick Lucas voc. release tune: Brown; Rose; Henderson
1925    "I found Somebody to Love, -Nick Lucas voc. release
1925    "Neapolitan Nights, - Don Clark and his orch.
1928    "I'm Crazy Over Daisy, - Slim Lamar's Southerners.
1928    "Pig Ankle Strut, - Cannon Jug Stompers.
1929    "Little By Little, - Jesse Stafford Palace Hotel orch. tune: O'Keefe-Dolan
1929    "Love (your spell is everywhere), - Meyer Davis and his orch. tune: Goulding-Janis
1929    "He's so unusual, - Meyer Davis' Hotel Astor orch.
1929    "Then You've Never Been Blue, - Roger Wolfe Kahn and his orch. tune: lewis-young-fiorito
1929    "Through! (how can you say we're through?), - Roger Wolfe Kahn and his orch. tune: mcarthy-monaco
1929    "Time Will Tell" (voc. J.Carney), - Tom Clines and his music.
1929    "Perhaps", - Tom Clines and his music.
1929    "Last Night Honey (I only wish I had you with me)", - Jesse Stafford and his orch.
1930    "Sing (a happy little thing)", - Tom Gerun and his orch.
1930    "Moonlight on the Colorado", - Castlewood marimba band. tune: moll-king
1930    "When the Organ Played at Twilight", - Castlewood marimba band. tune: wallace-connelly-campbell
1930    "Memories of You", - Tom Gerun and his orch.
1930    "You're Lucky to Me", -Tom Gerun and his orch.
1930    "Drifting and Dreaming", - Castlewood Marimba Band.
1933    "Shoutin' in That Amen Corner", - Mildred Bailey (Dorsey Bros Orch.).
1935    "Begin the Beguine" (voc. D.R.), - Xavier Cugat and his orch.
1935    "Jalousie", - Xavier Cugat and his orch.
1937    "Judy", -Lionel Hampton and his orch.
1937    "The Object of My Affection", - Lionel Hampton and his orch.
1940    "Five O'Clock Whistle", - Duke Ellington and his Orch.
1940    "In A Mellotone", - Duke Ellington and his Orch.
1941    "You And I", - Bing Crosby
1941    "Chattanooga Choo Choo", - Glenn Miller Orch.
1945    "Your Father's Moustache", Woody Herman and his Orch. Composer: Bill Harris-Woody Herman
1946    "Gotta' Get Me Somebody To Love", Claude Thornhill Orch.
1952    "Because You're Mine", - Mario Lanza
1953    "Eh Cumpari", - Julius La Rosa
1956    "I Walk The Line", Johnny Cash vocal.
1960    ""A Million To One", - Jimmy Charles
1960    "Devil Or Angel", - Bobby Vee
1960    "Mr. Custer", - Larry Verne
1964    "We'll Sing In The Sunshine", - Gale Garnett
1964    "Save It For Me", - Four Seasons
1964    "Dancing In The Street", - Martha and The Vandellas
1964    "Oh, Pretty Woman", - Roy Orbison
1964    "Remember (Walkin' In The Sand)", - Shangri-Las
1970    "All Right Now", - Free
1981    "Night Owls, The", - Little River Band
1987    "Let Me Be The One", - Expose
1987    "Casanova", - Levert
1992   " When I Look Into Your Eyes", - Firehouse