Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Memphis Minnie (Lizzie Douglas) – blues singer/songwriter/guitarist/bass/banjo/drums – songs include – Bumble Bee – Nothing In Rambling – Me and My Chauffeur Blues – (6/3/1897
John “Ace” Cannon – saxophonist – best known for songs – Tuff – Blues (Stay Away From Me) – (5/5/1934 – 12/6/2018) Johnnie Taylor –
Frederick “Fred” Neil – singer/songwriter – best known for writing songs for others – including – Everybody’s Talking – a hit for Harry Nilsson –
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
Pee Wee King โ country singer/songwriter/accordion/fiddle โ best known for co-writing โ Tennessee Waltz โ 1970 Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame – 1974 Country Music
Percy Humphrey – New Orlean jazz trumpet player/bandleader – associated acts include – Preservation Hall Jazz Band – Eureka Brass Band – (1/13/1905 – 7/22/1995)
Sammy Davis Jr. โ multi-award winning singer/musician/dancer/actor/comedian โ hits include โ The Candy Man โ (12/8/1925 – 5/16/1990) Jerry Butler Jr. – R&B-soul singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer/politician –
R.L. Burnside – blues guitarist/singer/songwriter – 2014 Blues Hall of Fame in Memphis – (11/23/1926 – 9/1/2005) Betty Everett – R&B-soul singer/pianist – best known