Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
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
Anita O’Day (Anita Belle Colton) – aka “The Jezebel of Jazz” – jazz singer – well known for her sense of rhythm and dynamics –
George โThe Possumโ Jones โ multi-award winning country singer/songwriter โ hits include – She Thinks I Still Care – He Stopped Loving Her Today –
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
Smiley Lewis (Overton Amos Lemons) – New Orleans R&B singer/songwriter/guitarist – best known for – The Bells Are Ringing – I Hear You Knocking –
Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) – blues guitarist/singer/harmonica – born in Clarksdale, MS – often cited as being the “Father of Modern Chicago Blues” – best