Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
William โSabbyโ Lewis โ jazz pianist/band leader/arranger โ (11/1/1914 – 7/9/1994) Bill Anderson โ multi-award winning country singer/songwriter/TV personality โ โWhisperin’ Billโ โ member of
Clifford Brown – jazz trumpeter – songs include – Sandu – Joy Spring – Daahoud – (10/30/1930 – 6/26/1956) Grace Slick โ multi-award winning singer/songwriter/musician
Zoot Sims โ jazz saxophonist โ (10/29/1925 – 3/23/1985) Sonny Osborne – bluegrass banjo player – best known as part of the duo – The
Gershon Kingsley – composer/arranger/keyboardist/conductor – pioneer of electronic music and the Moog synthesizer – best known for the electronic instrumental – Popcorn – associated acts
Floyd Cramer โ American Hall of Fame pianist โ best known for his โslip noteโ piano style โ hits include โ Last Date โ On
Mahalia Jackson โ New Orleans gospel singer โ referred to as โThe Queen of Gospelโ โ (10/26/1911 – 1/27/1972) Neal Matthews, Jr. โ country singer
Eddie Lang (aka โ Blind Willie Dunn) โ jazz guitarist โ often referred to as โThe Father of Jazz Guitarโ โ (10/25/1902 โ 3/26/1933) Minnie
Sonny Terry (Saunders Terrell)โ blues singer/harmonica โ 1986 Blues Hall of Fame – (10/24/1911 – 3/11/1986) J.P. Richardson โThe Big Bopperโ โ rock-rockabilly-country singer/musician โ