Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Hamilton Bohannon – drums/percussion/vocals/songwriter/arranger/producer – worked with many Motown artist in the 60’sย and a prominent figure in 70’s disco – (3/7/1942 – 4/24/2020) Christopher
Walter “Furry” Lewis – country-Delta blues guitarist/singer/songwriter – (3/6/1883 or 1889 – 9/14/1981) James Robert โBobโ Wills โ โKing of Western Swingโ โ western swing
J.B. Lenoir โ blues singer/songwriter/guitarist โ active in the 50โs/60โs โ (3/5/1929 – 4/29/1967) Hayden Thompson – singer/songwriter/rockabilly musician – Booneville, MS native – best
Willie Johnson โ blues guitarist โ 2017 Blues Hall of Fame – best known as the main guitarist for Howling Wolf from 1948-1953 โ (3/4/1923
Doc Watson – multi-award winning guitarist/singer/songwriter/banjo/harmonica – (3/3/1923 – 5/29/2012) Jimmy Garrison – double bassist – John Coltrane – (3/2/1934 – 4/7/1976) Mike Pender –
Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis – blues singer/songwriter/guitarist – (3/2/1925 – 12/28/1995) Lawrence Albert Payton – singer/songwriter/vocal arranger/record producer – The Four Tops – (3/2/1938 –
Glenn Miller – big band musician/arranger/composer/bandleader – best known for – In The Mood – The Glenn Miller Orchestra – (3/1/1904 – missing in action
James “Jimmy” “JD” Dorsey – jazz clarinet/saxophone/composer/band leader – Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame – American Jazz Hall of Fame – (2/29/1904 –