Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater (Edward Harrington) – blues guitarist/singer/songwriter – raised by his part-Cherokee grandmother in Mississippi – often performed wearing a Native American headdress
Roy Acuff โ country/gospel singer/songwriter/fiddler โ known as โThe King of Country Musicโ โ was synonymous with the Grand Ole Opry โ regular appearances on
Woody Guthrie โ folk-protest singer/songwriter/guitar/harmonica/mandolin/fiddle – nicknamed “Dust Bowl Troubadour” – songs include – This Land Is Your Land – (7/14/1912 – 10/3/1967) Lowman “Pete”
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 –