Musical Birthday Notes – August 17th
Mark Dinning (aka Max Edward Dinning) โ traditional pop singer โ best known for 1960 #1 hit – Teen Angel โ (8/17/1933 – 3/22/1986) Luther
Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Mark Dinning (aka Max Edward Dinning) โ traditional pop singer โ best known for 1960 #1 hit – Teen Angel โ (8/17/1933 – 3/22/1986) Luther
Al Hibbler โ jazz /R&B singer โ best known for work with Duke Ellington โ Tyro, Mississippi native – (8/16/1915 – 4/24/2001) Eddie Kirkland –
Rose Maddox โ country singer/songwriter/fiddler โ fronted the Maddox Brothers & Rose band called โThe Most Colorful Hillbilly Band in America โ solo artist –
Buddy Greco – jazz singer/pianist – songs include – O Look A-There – Ain’t She Pretty – The Lady Is A Tramp – Up, Up
Don Ho – traditional pop singer/musician/entertainer – best known for his version of the song – Tiny Bubbles – (8/13/1930 – 4/14/2007) Dave “Baby” Cortez
Sid Bernstein – music producer/promoter – best known for bringing – The Beatles – The Rolling Stones – The Kinks – Herman’s Hermits – Moody
Sam Collins โ blues singer/guitarist โ best known for โ The Jailhouse Blues โ (8/11/1887 – 10/20/1949) Shel Talmy – producer/songwriter/author/arranger/book publisher – numerous artist
Leo Fender โ creator of the Fender guitars โ Music Man โ G&L โ 1992 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (8/10/1909 – 3/21/1991)