Musical Birthday Notes – May 23rd
Robert Moog – engineer – pioneer of electronic music – inventor of the synthesizer – (5/23/1934 – 8/21/2005) General Norman Johnson – R&B singer/songwriter/producer –
Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Robert Moog – engineer – pioneer of electronic music – inventor of the synthesizer – (5/23/1934 – 8/21/2005) General Norman Johnson – R&B singer/songwriter/producer –
Sun Ra – jazz bandleader/composer/synth/piano/organ/percussion/vocals – know for his experimental music – (5/22/1914 – 5/30/1993) Peter Nero (Bernard Nierow) – award winning pianist/pops conductor –
Alexis Korner – blues singer/songwriter/guitar/dobro/piano/broadcaster – associated acts include – Blues Incorporated – CCS – (4/19/1928 – 1/1/1984) Don Barbour – vocalist – original member
Nate Nelson โ doo-wop singer โ The Flamingos โ hits include โ I Only Have Eyes For You โ 2000 Vocal Group Hall of Fame
James “Jimmy” Dorsey – jazz clarinet/saxophone/composer/big band leader – (3/29/1904 – 6/12/1957) Donny Conn โ drummer โ The Playmates โ 1950โs hits include โ Jo-Ann
Harold Bradley โ multi-award winning Nashville guitarist – 2006 Country Music Hall of Fame โ 2007 Musicianโs Hall of Fame – (1/2/1926 – 1/31/2019) Frank
C. W. McCall (William Dale Fries Jr.) โ country singer/songwriter/activist/politician โ best known for 1975 trucker hit โ Convoy โ (11/15/1928 – 4/1/2022) Clyde McPhatter
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