BIRTHDAYS
1939     Frankie Avalon, vocals, b.Philadelphia, PA, USA. né: Francis Thomas Avallone
1937     Dee Barton, drums/trombone/composer, b. Houston, Mississippi, USA, d. Dec. 3, 2001 Brandon, Mississippi, USA
1925     Pieternella "Pia" Beck, piano/vocals, b. The Hague, Holland
1961     Martin "Frosty" Beedle, drums, b. England. Member group: 'Cutting Crew,' 1987 single "I Just died In Your Arms" charted US No.1 and 1986 UK No.4.
1967     Ricky Bell, vocals. Member group: 'New Edition'
1965     Thomas Bramerie, Bass, b. Bergerac, France
1959     Manfred Brundl, Bass, b. Regensburg, Germany
1917     Nelson Carter, guitar, b. New Boston, TX, USA.
1962     Joanne Catherall, vocals, Member group: Human League. 1981 single "Don't You Want Me" charted US and UK No. 1.
1966     Nigel Clarke, vocals/bass, b. Birmingham, England. Member group: Dodgy, 1996 UK No.4 single Good Enough. An early version of Dodgy formed in the late 1980s, had Nigel Clarke (vocals/bass b. Birmingham) and Mathew Priest (drums, b. Birmingham) and were later joined by guitarist Andy Miller.
1952     Douglas Glenn Colvin (Dee Dee Ramone), bass, b. Los Angeles, CA, USA, d. June 5, 2002, (drug overdose). né: Jeffrey Hyman, Member group: The Ramones,
1934     Alex Dalgleish, trumpet/composer/arranger, b. Glasgow, Scotland
1941     Nelson Fardogno, Vocals, b. New York (Staten Island), NY, USA. Member: 'The Elegants'
1957     John Fedchock, Trombone/leader/arranger, b. Cleveland, OH, USA
1964     Eric Felten, Trombone, b. Phoenix, AZ, USA.
1958     Lita Ford, (heavy metal) vocals, b. London, England. Member group: 'The Runaways'. Lita was age 16 when she joined The Runaways, and in 1979, after the group folded began a solo career. (Her first two albums flop.)
1944     Michael Franks, singer/songwriter, b. La Jolla, CA, USA.
1909     Irvin Graham, composer, actor, author, writer and singer, b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. Dec.1, 2001, New York, New York, USA.
1918     William "Bill" Graham, bari/alto sax, b. Kansas City, MO, USA
1918     Hardrock Gunter, vocals, b. Birmingham, AL, USA.
1940     Jack Hammer, songwriter, b. New Orleans, LA, USA. Worked with Otis Blackwell
1953     Carl Jackson, C&W singer/songwriter/banjo/guitar, b. Louisville, MS, USA.
1946     Alan 'Bam' King, guitar/vocals, b. Kentish Town, London, England. Member group: 'Ace'. Formed in the UK, December 1972, and originally called 'Ace Flash And The Dynamos'. Ace comprised; Paul Carrack (b. 22 April 1951, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; keyboards, vocals), Alan "Bam" King (b. 18 September 1946, Kentish Town, London, England; guitar, vocals) Phil Harris (b. 18 July 1948, Muswell Hill, London, England; guitar, vocals), Terry "Tex" Comer (b. 23 February 1949, Burnley, Lancashire, England; bass), Steve Witherington (b. 26 December 1953, Enfield, Middlesex, England; drums). They eventually moved to America where they disbanded in July 1977, with most of the remaining members joining Frankie Miller's band.
1929     Teddi King, vocals, b. Boston, MA, USA, d. Nov. 8, 1977. New York, NY, USA. (lupus) Member of George Shearing Quintet in 1977.
1941     Gary Lane, bass, Member group: 'The Standells', -consisted of Dave Burke, Dick Dodd -bass/drums, John Fleck, Gary Lane -bass, Gary Leeds -drums, Larry Tamblyn -keyboard/vocals, and Tony Valentino -guitar.
1940     Lonnie Lee, singer-songwriter/guitar, b. Rowena, Australia. After leaving school in 1955 he studied accountancy, worked as a jackaroo, truck offsider, bank clerk, clerk at radio 2GB and a few other various jobs. In 1956 following an appearance on radio 2UW's Alan Toohey's Amateur Hour, Lonnie began to get some jobs at parties and small inner city hotels. In February 1957, after winning MGM's contest for 'Australia's own Elvis Presley, he started a trio which was became popular with the rock crowds. In 1959, his tune "Ain't it so" (co-composed with Johnny O'Keefe), became his first hit when it was released by Leedon Records. It was also the start of many years of TV appearances, beginning with ABC's 'Six O'Clock Rock'. Many more hits would follow. Over all he had 8 national #1 hits and 5 Gold Records, with his last #1 record (in 1969) being his own song ' Sad Over Someone' (SOS). From his first New Zealand tour in 1962 he went on to perform in the UK, Europe and the Pacific in cabaret and then onto America in 1971 until 1984 when he returned to live in Australia. In the US, he toured with his own band, recorded and started his own record promotion company for independent labels and stars, and wrote songs. His songwriting included writing with and for the late Roy Orbison, Cher, Florence Henderson, Glen Campbell and others. He spent most of his time in Nashville Tennessee and in Las Vegas Nevada but also lived for shorter times in Los Angeles, Seattle and New Jersey. He was made an 'Honorary Member of the US House of Representatives' for his service to the Tennessee community and an 'Arkansas Traveller' for similar reasons. In both 1998 and 1999 he was the recipient of the publicly voted 'Australia Post Best Performer' Award, and in 2001 was presented with the 'Best Nostalgia Artist' award. He has also been inducted into the Rock'n'Roll hall of Fame. Currently (2006) Lonnie continues to perform with his band 'The Leemen' at venues across the Australia, and has released 9 CD's in as many years.
1938     Walter Popee Lastie, drums, b. New Orleans, LA, USA. Played with: Fats Domino
1949     Kerry Livgren, Guitar/keyboards. Member group: Kansas
1939     Steve Marcus, Tenor-soprano Sax, b. New York (Bronx), NY, USA, d. Sept. 25, 2005, New Hope, PA, USA. Age: 66 (died in his sleep). Marcus attended Boston's famed Berklee School of Music In the late 1960s, he was one of the pioneers of the Jazz fusion movement, -a musical movement that combined elements of rock 'n' roll and Jazz. Jazz guitarist Larry Coryell, who attended the funeral (which was held Tuesday (Sept. 27) in Valhalla, N.Y.) told an interviewer "He (Marcus) truly was able to unite Jazz with the popular music of the time." Fellow saxophonist Andy Fusco, said "He was one of the players that was able to play main stream Jazz and yet cross over into the rock idiom with a completely natural understanding of the music." At the time of his demise, Marcus was touring with the quintet "Steve Smith and Buddy's Buddies," a tribute band to the music of Buddy Rich. (Fusco was also a member of the group.)
1941     Priscilla Mitchell, rock-a-billy vocals, b. Marietta, GA, USA.
1942     Martin "Marty" Mooney, Reeds, b. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Has played with Nick Boston's band (1964), Galapagos Duck, Dick Hughes's Famous Five (1977), Roger Janes's band (1980), Dave Paquette, and with Freddie Wilson
1974     Keith Morris, vocals, b. Hermosa Beach, CA, USA. member group: 'The Circle Jerks'
1929     Louis Myers, guitar/harmonica, b. Byhalia, MS, USA.
1952     "Dee Dee" Ramone, Drums, b. Fort Lee, VA, USA. né Douglas Colvin. Member group: 'The Ramones'
1957     Emily Remler, Guitar, b. New York, NY, USA. d. May 4, 1990, Sydney, Australia (at just age 32). played her guitar with Charlie Byrd, Larry Coryell, Herb Ellis, John D'Earth, Astrud Gilberto, Eddie Gomez, Robert Goulet, Barney Kessel, Michel Legrand, Bob Moses and Nancy Wilson.
1894     Willard Robison, piano, composer, vocals, leader., b. Shellbina, MO, USA. d. June 24, 1968, New York, NY, USA. Among his songs are "A Cottage For Sale", "Old Folks", "Old Pidgeon Toed Joe", "Peaceful Valley", and "Taint So, Honey, Taint So".
1933     Jimmie Rodgers, C&W Vocals. né Jimmie F. Rodgers
1917     Ervin Rouse, C&W singer/songwriter/fiddler, b. Craven County, NC, USA. (some sources say b. Sept. 16). Member: "Rouse Brothers". Currently (2007) on staff of Manhattan College of Music.
1951    Steve Slagle, saxophonist/composer, b. Los Angeles, CA, USA. (raised in Philadelphia, PA.) In the 1970s, Steve began his professional career while still a student at Berklee School of Music, in Boston, MA. At Berklee, he played with colleagues John Scofield, Harvie Swartz, Joey Baron and Joe Lovano and with the band of Stevie Wonder. In 1977, he moved to New York city, and since then has played with Machito and His Afro-Cuban Orchestra (1977-8, lead alto), the Steve Kuhn Quartet (1978-9), Eddie Palmieri, Lionel Hampton, Woody Herman (1979-81), "Brother" Jack McDuff (1981), the Carla Bley Band (1981-5), the Charlie Haden Liberation Orchestra (1985), the Ray Barretto Band (1988-91) and the Charles Mingus Big Band (1991-9). Steve's publishing company Slagle Music (a BMI Affiliate) has a long list of original compositions recorded by himself and other artists. In the 1990s, he was lead altoist and chief arranger with the 'Mingus Big Band', - a group voted #1 in the Down Beat poll for two years in a row. and Grammy-nominated for their last three records. In addition to performing with his own quartet, and the Slagle-Stryker Band, Steve has performed worldwide with the Joe Lovano "52nd Street Themes" Nonet and the Joe Lovano Quartet Featuring Steve Slagle. Steve is currently on the faculties of the 'Manhattan School of Music', and 'The New School', both in New York City.
1923     Frank "Frankie" Socolow, tenor sax/alto sax, b. New York (Brooklyn), NY, USA. d. April 30, 1981, USA. Played with Manny Albam, Georgie Auld, Johnny Bothwell, "Big" Sid Catlett, Teddy Charles, Terry Gibbs, Chubby Jackson, Gene Krupa, Joe Morello, Charlie Parker, Cecil Payne, Johnny Richards, Boyd Raeburn, and Sal Salvador
1966     Spike (Ian Spice), vocals/guitar, Member group: Breathe, 1988 single "Hands To Heaven" charted UK No.4. Breathe members included David Glasper, Marcus Lillington, Ian Spice, Mick Delahunty.
1897     Sam M. Stept, piano/composer, b. Odessa, Russia, d. Dec. 1, 1964, Hollywood, CA, USA.
1896     Ray Stillwell, trombone/leader/vocals, b. East Liverpool, OH, USA, d. April of 1967, Las Vages, NV, USA. Working variously as a trombonist, vocalist and song writer, Ray was most popular in the 1920's and '30's. At times he had his own orchestra and at other times he was with the likes of Fred Rich, Paul Whiteman, Tommy Dorsey etc. In 1932, he was a member of the Nat Brusiloff CBS orchestra that accompanied famed singer Kate Smith and her 'Swanee River Review' at the Steel Pier, in Atlantic City, NJ.
1933     Enoch Hugh Sullivan, C&W, member: Sullivan Family
1902     John L. Thomas, Trombone, b. Louisville, KY, USA. d. Nob. 7, 1971
1962     Richard Walmsley, Jingle/Songwriter, b. England. Member group: Beatmasters, who consisted of "Jingle" and songwriters Richard Walmsley, Amanda Glanfield and Paul Carter, who wrote several Top-20 hits.
1945     Murray Lloyd Wilkins, Bass, b. Perth, Wa., Australia. Has played with Barry Bruce's Chicago Jazz Band, Collage, Jim Cook, Kaleidoscope, The Traditionalists and Will Upson.
          Notable Events on this date include:
1917.    The Honolulu Ad Club filed a patent for a musicial instrument they called the 'Ukulele.'
1927.    The Columbia Broadcasting System was born (its rival, NBC, had been on the air for some time). The Tiffany Network, as CBS was originally known, broadcast an opera, "The King's Henchman," as its first program. A 27-year-old William S. Paley had formed the network by purchasing a chain of 16 failing radio stations (for a cost somewhere between $250,000 and $450,000). Just one year later, he had a 2.35 million dollar profit as the network grew to over 70 stations.
1943.    In America, most recording companies agreed to pay royalties into a union fund for all records released, thus ending a two-year union-led ban on instrumental recordings. (The Victor and Columbia label held out against the agreement for another year.) The American Federation of Musicians union had protested the lack of a royalty system to compensate musicians for use of their recordings on radio programs and jukeboxes.
1947.    C&W Country singers Ernest Tubb and Roy Acuff performed at New York City's famed Classical venue Carnegie Hall.
1966.    Will Shade, harmonica/guitar, died in Memphis, TN, USA. Age: 72. Best recalled for his work with the 'Memphis Jug Band'
1966.    "Poppa Stoppa" (né Duke Thiele), DJ, died in New Orleans, LA, USA. Age: 45
1970.    At age 27, Rock music legend, Jimi Hendrix died of an overdose of sleeping pills.
1970.    Maxwell Davis, tenor sax/arranger/producer, died in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Age: 54
1970.    Jimi Hendrix, guitar/songwriter, died in London, England, UK. Age: 27
1980.    Ed Stabile, alto and tenor sax, clarinet, leader, died
1983.    George Leaner, co-owner: One-Derful Records, died in Chicago, IL, USA. Age: 66
1983.    Roy Milton, drums, died in Canoga Park, CA, USA. Age: 75
1985.    "Big" Ed Lewis, trumpet, died (b. Jan. 22, 1909 )
1988.    Glen E. Covington, piano, died in Indianapolis, IN, USA. Age: 61
1992.    John Handcox, vocals/songwriter, died in Washington, DC, USA. Age: 88
1992.    Earl Vandyke, organ/piano, died in Detroit, MI, USA. Age: 62
1995.    Lonnie Mitchell, accordion (zydeco), died in Houston, TX, USA. Age: 69
1997.    Jimmy Witherspoon, Blues/R&B/Jazz vocalist, died in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Age: 74 (died in his sleep of natural causes). His 1949 R&B hit "Ain't Nobody's Business" hit No.1, and stayed on the Billboard charts 34 weeks that year. It was one of the biggest records of the era. 'Spoon went on to make at least 200 more albums, and was one of the few remaining true giants of the post-war Blues boom. His collaborators ranged from Count Basie to Eric Burdon, Gerry Mulligan to Van Morrison, and T-Bone Walker to Robben Ford.
2001.    Hank Levy composer, arranger, baritone sax died in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. (b. Sept. 27, 1927 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA )
2003.    Tim Colwell, alto sax,leader, composer, radio producer, died in England (Murdered)
          Songs Recorded/Released this date include:
      1908 "Yuki Two Step", -Arthur Pryor's band. Song: Kreyer
      1908 "Monastery Bells", -Arthur Pryor's band. Song: wely-lefebre-wendling
      1923 "Mama Goes Where Papa Goes", -The Cotton Pickers. Song: yellen; ager
      1923 "Walk, Jenny, Walk", -Cotton Pickers. Song: creamer; wooding; schafer
      1924 "Rose Marie", -Paul Whiteman and his orch.
      1925 "Chicago Wiggle", -Julie Moody and Dixie Wobblers. Song: edgar dowell
      1926 "We Don't Need Each Other Any More", -Ethel Waters voc. Song: j.c.johnson
      1926 "My Special Friend is Back in Town", - Ethel Waters vocal. Song: razaf;johnson
      1928 "Sweet Sue, Just You", -Paul Whiteman orch.
      1928 "Blue Shadows", -Vincent Lopez and his orch. Song: louis alter-raymond klages
      1929 "Searching", -Blue Steele and his orch.
      1929 "Coronado Brings Memories of You", -Blue Steele and his orch.
      1929 "Tennessee Memories", -Blue Steele and his orch.
      1932 "My Darling", -Ray Kavanaugh Vanities orch. (voc. Frank Munn)
      1932 "Along Came Love", -Ray Kavanaugh Vanities orch.
      1934 "Three Little Words", -Red Nichols 5 pennies.
      1934 "Dardanella", -Red Nichols and his 5 pennies.
      1935 "Red Sails In The Sunset", - Ray Noble and his orch. Song: jimmy kennedy-hugh williams
      1935 "Roll Along, Prairie Moon", -Ray Noble and his orch. Song: fiorito-mcpherson-von tilzer
      1936 "Indian Love Call", - recorded by Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald (RCA Victor Records)
      1936 "Sweetheart, Let's Grow Old Together", -Guy Lombardo royal canadians.
      1940 "Blue September", -Will Bradley and his orch.
      1940 "Scrub Me Mama, with a Boogie Beat", -Will Bradley and his orch.
      1941 "A Sinner Kissed an Angel", -Tommy Dorsey and his orch.
      1941 "Bells of San Raquel", -Art Jarrett and his orch.
      1941 "Ma Ma Maria", -Art Jarrett and his orch.
      1941 "That Solid Old Man", -Tommy Dorsey and his orch.
      1941 "Fifty Million Sweethearts Can't Be Wrong", -Tommy Dorsey and his orch.
      1941 "Rose O'Day", -Art Jarrett and his orch.
      1941 "Magic of Magnolias", -Art Jarrett and his orch.
      1941 "Who can I turn to?", -Tommy Dorsey and his orch.
      1941 "I think of you", -Tommy Dorsey and his orch.
      1941 "How do you do without me?", -Tommy Dorsey and his orch.
      1942 "Take Me", - Tommy Dorsey Orch.
      1942 "Strip Polka", - Alvino Rey Orch.
      1945 "Ain't Misbehavin'", -Benny Goodman sextet. Song: a.razaf-t.waller-h.brooks
      1945 "I Got Rhythm", - Benny Goodman sextet. Song: gershwin
      1946 "If It's Love You Want", -Woody Herman and his Herd.
      1946 "Stars Fell on Alabama", -Woody Herman and his Herd.
      1961 "Hit The Road Jack", - Ray Charles
      1961 "Bristol Stomp", - Dovells
      1961 "Let's Get Together", - Hayley Mills
      1965 "Treat Her Right", - Roy Head
      1965 "Do You Believe In Magic", - Lovin' Spoonful
      1971 "I've Found Someone On My Own", - Free Movement
      1971 "Yo-Yo", - Osmonds