Musical Birthday Notes – April 28th
Charley Patton (aka – “Charlie” Patton)- blues guitarist/slide guitar – considered “The Father of the Delta Blues” – Blues Hall of Fame – 2021 Rock
Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Charley Patton (aka – “Charlie” Patton)- blues guitarist/slide guitar – considered “The Father of the Delta Blues” – Blues Hall of Fame – 2021 Rock
Walter “Furry” Lewis – country-Delta blues guitarist/singer/songwriter – (3/6/1883 or 1889 – 9/14/1981) James Robert โBobโ Wills โ โKing of Western Swingโ โ western swing
Johnny Winter (John Dawson Winter III) โ award winning blues-rock singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer โ 63rd on the list of Rolling Stone Magazines โ100 Greatest Guitarists of All
iris Sam Phillips – founder of Sun Records – producer – instrumental in the careers of – Elvis Presley – Johnny Cash – Carl Perkins
Koko Taylor (Cora Anna Walton) โ multi-award winning blues singer โ known as โThe Queen Of The Bluesโ โ 1997 Blues Hall of Fame –
Jimmie Davis โ singer/songwriter/former Louisiana governor โ best known for the 1940 hit โ You Are My Sunshine โ awards include – 1971 Nashville Songwriters
On This Day… 2012 โ An invitation-only memorial is held for Whitney Houston. Some who performed at the funeral include Stevie Wonder and Alicia Keys.ย