Musical Birthday Notes – May 26th
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 –
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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 –
Harold Lane “Hal” David – multi-award winning lyricist – best known for collaborations with Burt Bacharach – 1972 Songwriters Hall of Fame – 1984 Nashville
Prince Buster (Cecil Bustamente Campbell) – Jamaican singer/songwriter/producer – (5/24/1938 – 9/8/2016) Bob Dylan โ celebrated singer/songwriter/guitar/harmonica/keyboards โ hits include – Like A Rolling Stone
Robert Moog – engineer – pioneer of electronic music – inventor of the synthesizer – (5/23/1934 – 8/21/2005) General Norman Johnson – R&B singer/songwriter/producer –
Sun Ra – jazz bandleader/composer/synth/piano/organ/percussion/vocals – know for his experimental music – (5/22/1914 – 5/30/1993) Peter Nero (Bernard Nierow) – award winning pianist/pops conductor –
Fats Waller โ jazz singer/pianist/composer โ best known for standards โ Ainโt Misbehavin’ โ Honeysuckle Rose – (5/21/1904 โ 12/15/1943) Terry Lightfoot โ New Orleans
Paula (Jill Jackson) – pop singer – half of the duo – Paul & Paula – best known for the 1963 hit – Hey Paula
Mickey Newbury – country singer/songwriter – 1980 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame – (5/19/1940 – 9/29/2002) Pete Townshend โ multi-award winning English guitarist/songwriter/vocals โ co-founder