Musical Birthday Notes – August 9th
Merle Kilgore โ country singer/songwriter โ credits include – Ring Of Fire / co-written with June Carter – Wolverton Mountain / co-written with Claude King
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Merle Kilgore โ country singer/songwriter โ credits include – Ring Of Fire / co-written with June Carter – Wolverton Mountain / co-written with Claude King
Jimmy Witherspoon – jump blues singer – hits include – Ain’t Nobody’s Business – (8/8/1920 – 9/18/1997) Webb Pierce โ country-hillbilly singer/songwriter โ West Monroe,
George Van Eps – jazz-swing guitarist – associated acts include – Benny Goodman – Frank Sinatra – Doris Day – (8/7/1913 – 11/29/1998) Felice Bryant
Mike Elliott – Jamaican saxophonist – co-founding member of the British band – The Foundations – played on the group hits – Baby, Now That
Vern Gosdin – โThe Voiceโย โ country singer/songwriter/musician โ hits include – I Can Tell By The Way You Dance (You’re Gonna Love Me Tonight)
Louis Armstrongย – nicknames – Satchmo – Satch – Pops โ multi-award winning jazz/swing/Dixielandย trumpet/cornet/singer โ songs include – What A Wonderful World – St
Gordon Stoker – multi-award winning vocalist/first tenor/manager – The Jordanaires – associated acts include – Elvis Presley – Patsy Cline – Ricky Nelson – Johnny
Hank Cochran โ country singer/songwriter/musician โ hits include – Sally Was A Good Old Girl – 1974 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame – 2003 Mississippi