Musical Birthday Notes – May 29th
Roy Crewdson – guitar – Freddie and The Dreamers – group hits include 1963’s – I’m Telling You Now – 1941 Gary Brooker – English
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Roy Crewdson – guitar – Freddie and The Dreamers – group hits include 1963’s – I’m Telling You Now – 1941 Gary Brooker – English
Aaron Thibeaux “T-Bone” Walker – blues guitarist/singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – 1980 Blues Hall of Fame – 1987 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (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 –
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 – celebrated singer/songwriter/guitar/harmonica/keyboards – 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 –