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
Albert โSunnyland Slimโ Luandrew โ Mississippi Delta blues pianist/singer/songwriter โ associated acts include – Howlin’ Wolf – Muddy Waters – Little Walter – (9/5/1906 –
Memphis Slim (John Len Chatman) – blues singer/pianist/composer โย best known for โ Everyday I Have The Blues – (9/3/1915 – 2/24/1988) Hank Thompson โ
Booker T. Laury โ blues-boogie woogie pianist/singer โ associated acts include – Mose Vinson – Memphis Slim – (9/2/1914 โ 9/23/1995) Tom Glazer โ folk
Art Pepper โ jazz saxophonist/clarinetist โ associated acts include – Stan Kenton – Buddy Rich – Chet Baker – Anita O’Day – (9/1/1925 – 6/15/1982)
Buddy Rich โ jazz-big band-swing drummer/band leader โ considered one of the most influential drummers of all time – The Buddy Rich Band โ (9/30/1917
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
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 –