BIRTHDAYS
1966    Christopher Acland, drums, b. Lancaster, England, d. Sept. 7, 1996. Member group: 'Lush', 1996 single "Single Girl" charted UK No.21.
1912    Alvin Elmore Alcorn, trumpet, b. New Orleans, LA, USA, d. July 17, 2003, New Orleans, LA, USA. Initially, he acquired an understanding fo music theory from his older brother. While his very earliest years as a musician are now cloaked in obscurity, it is known that he freelanced in New Orleans. During 1930-31 , he was playing with Armand J. Piron's Sunny South Syncopators and, during 1932-'37, toured with Don Albert's Texas-based Swing band, (making one recording date but probably not taking any solos). From 1937 on, Alcorn worked in New Orleans, playing with many groups including those led by Paul Barbarin, Sidney Desvignes, Oscar Celestin (1951) and Octave Crosby. In 1954, Alcorn moved to Los Angeles where he played with Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band 1956. ( Their four records are easily the best of his career.) In 1956, he returned to New Orleans, where he played steadily into the 1980s with local groups. He also toured Europe a few times (including a 1978 trip with Chris Barber). His work with Kid Ory, and others, have assured him a place in history as a New Orleans legend.
1946    Alfa Anderson, Rock vocals, b. New York (The Bronx), NY, USA. Member group: 'Chic', 1978 single "Le Freak" charted US No.1 and UK No.7.
1926    Nick Ayoub, Tenor Sax, b. Three Rivers, Que., Canada
1962    Rob Bargad, piano, composer, lyricist, vocals, organ, b. Boston, MA, USA. One of the songs he wrote was "Another World", which was recorded by singer/pianist Dena DeRose. Also worked with Nat Adderley, among many others.
1958    Bruce Barth, Piano, b. Pasadena, CA, USA
1914    Graeme (Emerson) Bell, Piano/Leader, b. Melbourne, Australia
1945    Craig Bickhardt, C&W songwriter/guitar session musician, b. Philadelphia, PA, USA.
1965    Ron Blake, tenor sax, b. St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
1900    Amidie Breaux, (Cajun) vocals, b. Rayne, LA, USA. (aka: Amedee Breaux)
1920    Al Caiola, guitar/vocals/composer/bandleader, b. Jersey City, NJ, USA.
1957    Margot Chapman, folk vocals, b. Hawaii, USA. Member group: Starland Vocal Band, 1976 single "Afternoon Delight" charted US No.1 and UK No.18.
1930    Francis Coppieters, Piano, b. Brussels, Belgium
1912    Sara Dean, vocals, b. Camden, NJ, USA. Sang with the Louis Armstrong Orch.
1951    Danny Doriz, vibes, b. Boissy-Saint Leger, France (some claim b. Sept. 6)
1940    Ronnie Dove, C&W/Pop vocals, b. Herndon, VA, USA.
1908    "Boots" Douglas, drums, b. Temple, TX, USA. Member: 'Boots & His Buddies'
1935    Ronnie Dove, C&W singer/songwriter/guitar, b. Herndon, VA, USA. 1965 single "One Kiss For Old Times' Sake", charted US No.14
1956    Michael Feinstein, Vocals/Piano/Musical Archivist, b. Columbus, OH, USA
1921    Arthur Ferrante, pianist. Best recalled as member of twin piano team of 'Ferrante and Teicher'
1949    Gloria Gaynor [Fowles], vocals, b. Newark, NJ, USA. 1979 single "I Will Survive" charted US and UK No.1.
1931    Helen Gray, soprano vocals, b. Toronto, ONT, Canada. Member: 'The Travellers'
1936    Buddy Holly, Vocals, b. Lubbock, TX, USA. d. Feb. 3, 1959 (Plane crash). né: Charles Hardin Holley. Member group: 'The Crickets'
1960    Brad Houser, Bassist, b. Dallas, TX, USA. Member group: Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians. (Besides bassist Brad Houser, the band included Edie Brickell composer/vocals, guitarists Wes Burt-Martin and Kenny Withrow and drummer Matt Chamberlain.) Did you know that Edie Brickell (b.1966 Dallas, TX, USA) is the wife of another singer/songwriter, - Paul Simon. They were married in 1992 and have two children.
1951    Chrissie Hynde, Guitar/singer/songwriter, b. Akron, OH, USA. Member group: 'The Pretenders'
1951    Mark Isham, trumpet/piano/violin/synthesizer, b. New York, NY, USA. A fascinating career. Today (2005), Isham is considered one of the top Hollywood film composers. His career spans two decades and over 50 film and TV credits including his debut with Disney's Never Cry Wolf (1983), The Hitcher (1986), Point Break (1991), Little Man Tate (1991), A River Runs Through It (1992), Of Mice and Men (1992), as well as television scores on "Chicago Hope" (1994) and "EZ Streets" (1996) for which he received an Emmy. Born into a musical family (his mother was a violinist and his father taught music and history), Mark first studied classical piano, trumpet and violin from a very early age. His first professional work was as a trumpet player in the Oakland and San Francisco Symphonies. Curiously, while still in his early 20s, he went from the symphony halls to playing in various rock and Jazz bands, and programming synthesizers. And, although playing classical trumpet remained his primary career, he also guested as a rock artist with such bands as the 'Rolling Stones'. He has also backed singer Joni Mitchell, and was on some Van Morrison records. His debut album as a solo artist," Vapour Drawings" was issued to critical acclaim. He has received Grammy nominations for the follow-up albums, "Castalia" and "Tibet", while his latest album, "Miles Remembered: The Silent Way Project" was awarded 'Best Jazz Album' in 1999 by the London Times
1908    Max Kaminsky, Trumpet/leader, b. Brockton, MA, USA. d. Sept. 6, 1994, Castle Point, NY, USA Over his career, Max worked with: Eddie Condon, Tommy Dorsey, Eddie Elkins, Bud Freeman, Benny Goodman, Art Karle, Joe Marsala, Jack Marshard, Mezz Mezzrow, Red Nichols, Ray Noble, Tony Pastor, Leo Reisman, Jacques Renard, Alvino Rey, Teddy Roy, "Pee Wee" Russell, Artie Shaw, Joe Venuti, George Wein, and George Wettling.
1953    Dave King, bass
1939    "Latimore" (né: Benjamin Lattimore), vocals/piano, b. Charleston, TN, USA.
1958    Hamilton Lee, drums, Member group: 'Furniture'
1934    "Little Milton", guitar/singer-songwriter, b. Inverness, MS, USA.
1952    Boyd Martin, drums, b. Wellington KS, USA. Worked with 'Robbie Laws', and the 'Urban All-Stars'
1977    Irving Mayfield, Trumpet, b. New Orleans, LA, USA. (some claim b. Sept. 6)
1931    Ken McIntyre, alto-tenor saxes/bass clarinet/oboe/bassoon/flute, b. Boston, MA, USA. d. June 13, 2001. né: Kenneth Arthur McIntyre aka: Makanda Ken McIntyre
1958    'Nadieh', singer/songwriter/guitar, b. The Netherlands . Best recalled songs: "Dance To The Rhythm", "Katoozazai", "Windforce Eleven"', and "Haifa Blue".
1922    Joe Newman, trumpet, b. New Orleans, LA, USA, d. July 4, 1992, New York, NY, USA né: Joseph Dwight Newman. (Worked with Count Basie Orch.)
1952    Allison Rayner, Bass, b. Bromley, England
1963    Marcus Roberts, piano, b. Jacksonville, FL, USA. (some sources say b. August 7.) Roberts is an outspoken proponent of Traditional Jazz who shows very little patience for bop or other Jazz styles. Roberts, who is blind, attended a school for the blind near his childhood home of Jacksonville, FL. As a young boy, he began playing piano, and in the mid-1980s studied the piano at Florida State University . In 1985, he replaced pianist Kenny Kirkland in trumpeter Wynton Marsalis's band, recording as a sideman with Marsalis for the rest of the decade and into the 1990s. During this time, he was also recording under his own name for Columbia Records. When Marsalis became resident at New York's 'Jazz at Lincoln Center', Roberts wrote and arranged extensively for the house big band, and participated in most of that cultural center's activities variously as a composer, performer, or teacher.
1930    Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins, tenor sax/composer, b. New York, NY, USA. (Sources showing Sept 9 birthday are apparently wrong -according to Rollins himself). In 1972, he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. Sonny first studied piano, then alto sax, before permanently switching to tenor in 1946. In 1949, he made his recording debut with Babs Gonzales, and in the same year worked on dates with J.J. Johnson and Bud Powell ( Fats Navarro was on the same session). In 1951, Rollins started recording with Miles Davis and in 1953 with Thelonious Monk. He was out of music briefly, but in late 1955, he became a member of the Max Roach-Clifford Brown Quintet remaining with them after Brownie's death, until 1957, after which he was always a leader. (Regretfully) in the 1950s, he embraced the hard 'Bop' style of playing, with what many musicologists felt was a decline in the quality of his work. Still, his fellow musicians acclaim his playing.
1897    Al Sherman, Lyricist, b. Kiev, Russia, d. Sept. 15, 1973, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
1929    Henry P. "Harry" South, piano/arranger/composer, b. London, UK. Worked with Basil Kirchin, Annie Ross, and Johnny Dankwort.
1954    Benmont Tench, keyboards, b. Gainesville, FL, USA. Member group: 'Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers'.
1962    Paul Tobey, piano, b. Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. One of Canada's most successful jazz pianists. Early on, he studied Classical music, but switched to Jazz after see Oscar Peterson performing. In 1981, Paul matriculated at Mohawk College in Hamilton, ON, Canada, and in 1984 got his BFA from Montreal's Concordia University (with a minor in computer studies). It was while he was living in Montreal that Tobey made a few trips to New York City where he studied with pianist Kenny Barron, In 1995, Paul moved to Toronto where his music has flourished.
         Notable Events on this date include:
1967.    Rex Stewart, trumpet, died in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Age: 60
1967.    Floyd Casey, drums, died in New York, NY, USA. Age: 67
1975.    A 'guitar picking' record was set by 22 year old Steve Anderson when he 'picked' a guitar for 114 hours, 7 minutes, breaking the old record by over four hours.
1976.    Bernard Peiffer, piano, died.in Philadelphia, PA, USA.. (b. Oct. 23, 1922 , Epinal, France )
1978.    Keith Moon, drums, died in UK, Age: 31
1980.    "Blind" Arvella Gray, guitar, died in Chicago, IL, USA. Age: 74. [Walter Dixon]
1993.    "Lefty" Dizz, (né: Walter Williams) guitar/songwriter/bandleader, died in Chicago, IL, USA. Age: 56 (Complications due to cancer of the esophagus) His band was called 'Shock Treatment'
1993.    Syd Valentine,trumpet, died in Indianapolis, IN, USA. Age: 85
1993.    Adele Girard Marsala, harp, died in Denver, Colorado, USA. née: "Adele Girard". She married jazz clarinetist Joe Marsala.
1997.    Bobby "Lips" Levine, clarinet, died.
2004.    L. E. White, age 74, singer-songwriter, died in Hendersonville, TN, USA.
         Songs Recorded/Released this date include:
1925    Aloha Means I Love You, - Louis Keaumoku.
1925    Don't Play Aloha When I Go, - Louis Keaumoku.
1928    South, - Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orch.
1932    I stumbled over you and fell in love (voc. F.L.), -Victor Arden and Phil Ohman.
1932    Puleeze Mister Hemingway, - Guy Lombardo Royal Canadians. tune: Drake-Kent-Silver
1933    Night Owl, - Hal Kemp and his orch.
1934    Drunkard Song - There's a Tavern In The Town, - Rudy vallee and his CT. Yankees.
1935    Why Shouldn't I?, - Paul Whiteman and his orch.
1935    Picture me without you, - Paul Whiteman and his orch.
1937    She's tall, she's tan, she's terrific, - Fats Waller and his Rhythm. Tune: DAVIS-COOTS
1937    I'm always In the mood for love, - Fats Waller and his Rhythm.
1940    Temptation, - Artie Shaw and his orch.
1944    Is You Is Or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby), - Crosby, Bing
1944    And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine, - Kenton, Stan
1951    Sin, - Four Aces
1959    Mack The Knife, - Darin, Bobby
1959    Poison Ivy, - Coasters
1959    Primrose Lane, - Wallace, Jerry
1963    Sally, Go 'Round The Roses, - Jaynetts
1963    Cry Baby, - Mimms, Garnet
1968    I've Gotta Get A Message To You, - Bee Gees
1968    Girl Watcher, - O'Kaysions
1974    Never My Love, - Blue Swede
1974    Steppin' Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight), - Dawn
1974    Stop and Smell The Roses, - Davis, Mac
1985    Dancing In The Street, - Jagger, Mick
1985    Fortress Around Your Heart, - Sting
1991    One And Only, The, - Hawkes, Chesney
1991    Love...Thy Will Be Done, - Martika