Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Mathis James โJimmyโ Reed โ Mississippi blues musician/singer/songwriter โ major influence on electric blues and up and coming rock and rollers โ hits include โ
Leon Theremin โ Russian inventor of one of the first electronic music instruments โ The Theremin โ and the first to be mass produced โ
Ruby Smith โ blues singer โsongs include – Send Me To The ‘Lectric Chair Blues – Backwater Blues – (8/24/1903 – 3/24/1977) Arthur “Big Boy”
Red Sovine โ country singer/songwriter/guitar โ best known for his truck driving songs – hits include – Why Baby Why with Webb Pierce – Giddyup
Fats Waller โ jazz singer/pianist/composer โ best known for standards โ Ainโt Misbehavin’ โ Honeysuckle Rose – (5/21/1904 โ 12/15/1943) Terry Lightfoot โ New Orleans
Joe Maphis – country music guitarist – known as one of the flashiest guitarists of the 50’s & 60’s – (5/12/1921 – 6/27/1986) Burt Bacharach
Lester Chambers – vocals/harmonica/percussion – lead vocalist for – The Chambers Brothers – 1940 John Lowe – English pianist – best known with – The
Del Wood โ country-rag time pianist โ (2/22/1920 – 10/3/1989) Ernie K-Doe โ New Orleans R&B singer โ best known for the 1961 hit โ