Musical Birthday Notes – February 29th
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 –
Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
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 –
Audrey Williams – country singer/musician – first wife of Hank Williams Sr. – mother of Hank Williams Jr. – songs include – Almost Persuaded –
Chuck Glaser โ award winning country singer โย best known with โ Tompall & The Glaser Brothers โ group hits include – Rings – Loving
Fats Domino โ New Orleans rock-R&B-boogie woogie pianist/singer/songwriter โ 1986 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – hits include โ Blueberry Hill โ I Want
Ralph Stanley – “Dr. Ralph Stanley” – ย bluegrass singer/banjo – a pioneering act in bluegrass – The Stanley Brothers – Clinch Mountain Boys – awards
Paul Jones โ singer/harmonica/actor/ TV & radio personality โ associated acts include โ Manfred Mann โ 1942 Nicky Hopkins โ rock piano/organ/backing vocals โ associated
Johnny Winter (John Dawson Winter III) โ award winning blues-rock singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer โ 63rd on the list of Rolling Stone Magazines โ100 Greatest Guitarists of All
Del Wood โ country-rag time pianist โ (2/22/1920 – 10/3/1989) Ernie K-Doe โ New Orleans R&B singer โ best known for the 1961 hit โ