Musical Birthday Notes – May 18th
Big Joe Turner – blues shouter – “Boss of the Blues” – best known for – Shake, Rattle & Roll – Corrine Corrina – Honey
Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Big Joe Turner – blues shouter – “Boss of the Blues” – best known for – Shake, Rattle & Roll – Corrine Corrina – Honey
Pervis Jackson – R&B singer – best known as the bass singer for – The Spinners – (5/17/1938 – 8/18/2008) Taj Mahal – multi-award winning
Liberace – aka The Glitter Man/Mr. Showmanship – flamboyant pianist/singer/entertainer/actor – (5/16/1919 – 2/4/1987) Isaac “Redd” Holt – jazz drummer – Young-Holt Unlimited – 1932
Eddy Arnold – country singer/songwriter/guitar/banjo/actor – hits include – What’s He Doing In My World – Cattle Call – Make The World Go Away –
Will “Dub” Jones – singer – The Coasters – The Cadets – hits include – Yakety Yak – Charlie Brown – 1987 Rock & Roll
Johnnie Wright – country singer/songwriter – part of the duo – Johnnie & Jack – best known for the 1965 hit – Hello Vietnam –
Joe Maphis – country music guitarist – known as one of the flashiest guitarists of the 50’s & 60’s – (5/12/1921 – 6/27/1986) Burt Bacharach
“Kansas” Joe McCoy – Delta blues guitarist/singer/songwriter – associated acts include – Memphis Minnie – Harlem Hamfats – (5/11/1905 – 1/28/1950) Tony Barrow – English