Musical Birthday Notes – March 29th
James “Jimmy” Dorsey – jazz clarinet/saxophone/composer/big band leader – (3/29/1904 – 6/12/1957) Donny Conn – drummer – The Playmates – 1950’s hits include – Jo-Ann
Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
James “Jimmy” Dorsey – jazz clarinet/saxophone/composer/big band leader – (3/29/1904 – 6/12/1957) Donny Conn – drummer – The Playmates – 1950’s hits include – Jo-Ann
Harold Bradley – multi-award winning Nashville guitarist – 2006 Country Music Hall of Fame – 2007 Musician’s Hall of Fame – (1/2/1926 – 1/31/2019) Frank
C. W. McCall (William Dale Fries Jr.) – country singer/songwriter/activist/politician – best known for 1975 trucker hit – Convoy – (11/15/1928 – 4/1/2022) Clyde McPhatter
Mahalia Jackson – New Orleans gospel singer – referred to as “The Queen of Gospel” – (10/26/1911 – 1/27/1972) Neal Matthews, Jr. – country singer
Emile Ford – rock-pop singer/guitarist/keyboards/drums/sound engineer – Emile Ford & The Checkmates – group best known for the number one UK hit – What Do
Barbara Jean Love – singer – The Friends of Distinction – group hits include – Grazing In The Grass – Love Or Let Me Be
Keter Betts – jazz bassist – associated acts include – Dinah Washington – Charlie Byrd – (7/22/1928 – 8/6/2005) Chuck Jackson – R&B singer –
Nancy Sinatra – pop singer – hits include – These Boots Are Made For Walking – Sugar Town – 1940 Sherman Garnes – doo-wop singer