Musical Birthday Notes – October 4th
Leroy Van Dyke – country singer/guitarist – best known for hits – Auctioneer – If A Woman Answers (Hang Up The Phone) – Walk On
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Leroy Van Dyke – country singer/guitarist – best known for hits – Auctioneer – If A Woman Answers (Hang Up The Phone) – Walk On
Bill Monroe – multi-award winner country singer/songwriter/mandolin – often referred to as “The Father Of Bluegrass” – best known for – Blue Moon of Kentucky
Mathis James “Jimmy” Reed – Mississippi blues musician/singer/songwriter – major influence on electric blues and up and coming rock and rollers – hits include –
Charlie “Bird” Parker – multi-award winning jazz saxophonist/band leader/composer – (8/29/1920 – 3/12/1955) Dinah Washington – R&B/blues singer/pianist – 1986 Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
Mickey Newbury – country singer/songwriter – 1980 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame – (5/19/1940 – 9/29/2002) Pete Townshend – guitarist/songwriter/vocals – The Who – group