Musical Birthday Notes – April 8th
Peggy Lennon – traditional pop singer – The Lennon Sisters – 2001 Vocal Group Hall of Fame – 1941 Larry Norman – singer/songwriter/producer/label owner –
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Peggy Lennon – traditional pop singer – The Lennon Sisters – 2001 Vocal Group Hall of Fame – 1941 Larry Norman – singer/songwriter/producer/label owner –
Ralph Stanley – “Dr. Ralph Stanley” – bluegrass singer/banjo – a pioneering act in bluegrass – The Stanley Brothers – Clinch Mountain Boys – awards
Sammy Nestico (Samuel Louis Nistico) – Jazz composer/arranger – best known for work with – Count Basie Orchestra – (2/6/1924 – 1/17/2021) John London –
Claude King – country singer/songwriter – best known for 1962 hit – Wolverton Mountain – (2/5/1923 – 3/7/2013) Hal Blaine – drummer/session musician – best
Sam Cooke – soul-R&B singer/songwriter/musician – native of Clarksdale, MS – referred to as – The King of Soul – hits include – Chain Gang
Al Hirt – New Orleans jazz trumpet/bandleader – 2009 Louisiana Music Hall of Fame – (11/7/1922 – 4/27/1999) Dee Clark – soul-R&B-pop singer – hits
Mark Dinning (aka Max Edward Dinning) – traditional pop singer – best known for 1960 #1 hit – Teen Angel – (8/17/1933 – 3/22/1986) Luther
Danny Barcelona – Filipino-American jazz drummer – best known with Louis Armstrong’s All-Stars – (7/23/1929 – 4/1/2007) Ronny Cox – singer/songwriter/musician/storyteller/actor – 1938 Gary Stites