Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Sam Collins โ blues singer/guitarist โ best known for โ The Jailhouse Blues โ (8/11/1887 – 10/20/1949) Shel Talmy – producer/songwriter/author/arranger/book publisher – numerous artist
Paul Foster – gospel singer – associated acts include – The Soul Stirrers – Rising Stars – Golden Echoes – (7/12/1920 – 8/20/1995) Howie Casey
Lloyd “Tiny” Grimes – jazz-R&B guitarist – best known with – The Art Tatum Trio – (7/7/1916 – 3/4/1989) Carl “Doc” Severinsen – trumpeter/bandleader –
Dick Damron – multi-award winning Canadian country music singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist – International Country Music Hall of Fame – (3/22/1934 – 3/29/2025) Roger Whittaker – award winning
On December 23, numerous influential musicians were born, including Buddy Harman, Chet Baker, Esther Phillips, Johnny Kidd, Eugene Booker Record, Jorma Kaukonen, Ron Bushy, Tim Hardin, Robbie Dupree, Luther Grosvenor, Ray “Crazy Raymond” Tabano, Adrian Belew, Anthony Phillips, Johnny Contardo, Doug Stegmeyer, Dave Murray, Victoria Williams, Will Sinnott, Sonny Emory, Eddie Vedder, Katie Underwood, Chad Szeliga, and Harry Judd. Their impact spans various genres such as country, jazz, rock, and pop.
Gene Autry โ country-western singer/musician/actor โ known as โ โThe Singing Cowboyโ โ best known for โ Back In The Saddle Again โ several traditional