Musical Birthday Notes – June 2nd
Del Simmons – saxophone/flute – best known with – Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band – (1923-2008) Otis Williams – doo-wop singer – Otis Williams
Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Del Simmons – saxophone/flute – best known with – Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band – (1923-2008) Otis Williams – doo-wop singer – Otis Williams
Johnny Bond – country music singer/songwriter – hits include – Hot Rod Lincoln – Divorce Me C.O.D. – 1999 Country Music Hall of Fame –
Johnny Paycheck (Donald Eugene Lytle) โ outlaw country singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist โ member of the Grand Ole Opry โ best known for recording the David Allan Coe
Armando Peraza – jazz percussionist/congas/bongos/timbales – Santana – (5/30/1924 – 4/14/2014) Johnny Gimble โ western swing/country/jazz fiddler โ 1999 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Roy Crewdson – guitar – Freddie and The Dreamers – group hits include 1963’s – I’m Telling You Now – 1941 Gary Brooker โ English
Aaron Thibeaux “T-Bone” Walker โ blues guitarist/singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist โ 1980 Blues Hall of Fame – 1987 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame โ (5/28/1910 – 3/16/1975)
Kenny Price – country singer/songwriter/actor – nicknamed “Round Mound of Sound” – hits include – Walking On New Grass – Happy Tracks – was a
George Formby – singer/songwriter/comedian/actor/banjolele/ukulele – songs include – Leaning On A Lamp Post – believed to have been a major influence on The Beatles –