Musical Birthday Notes – April 11th
Richard Berry – R&B – doo-wop singer/songwriter/pianist – best known as the composer and original performer of the rock standard – Louie Louie – (4/11/1935
Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Richard Berry – R&B – doo-wop singer/songwriter/pianist – best known as the composer and original performer of the rock standard – Louie Louie – (4/11/1935
George Kooymans – Dutch guitarist/singer/songwriter – best known with – Golden Earring – group hits include – Radar Love – Twilight Zone – 1948 Mark Stein
Tennessee Ernie Ford – “The Pea Picker” – award winning country-gospel singer/guitar/harmonica/piano/TV Host – hits include – Sixteen Tons – Shotgun Boogie – 1990 Country
Stan Getz – award winning jazz saxophonist – best know for his part on the 1964 hit – The Girl From Ipanema – (2/2/1927 –
Ocie Lee “O.C.” Smith – R&B-soul-pop singer – best known for the 1968 hit – Little Green Apples – (6/21/1932 – 11/23/2001) Jon Hiseman –
George Harrison – “The Quiet Beatle” – (2/25/1943 – 11/29/2001) Singer/songwriter/guitarist/music & film producer – The Beatles – solo artist – The Traveling Wilburys –