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Musical Birthday Notes – April 7th

On April 7, 2026April 2, 2026 By "The Dude"

Billie Holiday (Eleanora Fagan) – multiple award winning jazz singer/songwriter/musician – nickname “Lady Day” – 2000 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1987 Grammy

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Musical Birthday Notes – February 22nd

On February 22, 2026February 17, 2026 By "The Dude"

Del Wood – country-rag time pianist – (2/22/1920 – 10/3/1989) Ernie K-Doe – New Orleans R&B singer – best known for the 1961 hit –

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Musical Birthday Notes – January 9th

On January 9, 2026December 28, 2025 By "The Dude"

Kenny “Klook” Clarke – jazz drummer – associated acts include – Dizzy Gillespie – Miles Davis – Thelonious Monk – The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big

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Musical Birthday Notes – November 21st

On November 21, 2025November 15, 2025 By "The Dude"

Samuel “Buck” Ram – songwriter/producer/arranger – associated acts include – The Drifters – The Coasters – Ike & Tina Turner – Ella Fitzgerald – (11/21/1907

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Musical Birthday Notes – November 15th

On November 15, 2025November 2, 2025 By "The Dude"

C. W. McCall (William Dale Fries Jr.) – country singer/songwriter/activist/politician – best known for 1975 trucker hit – Convoy – (11/15/1928 – 4/1/2022) Clyde McPhatter

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Musical Birthday Notes – October 8th

On October 8, 2025October 6, 2025 By "The Dude"

Al Duncan – studio blues drummer – recorded with many of the early blues greats including – John Lee Hooker – Little Walter – Jimmy

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Musical Birthday Notes – August 23rd

On August 23, 2025August 10, 2025 By "The Dude"

Tex Williams – country singer – best know for 1947 hit – Smoke Smoke Smoke That Cigarette – (8/23/1917 – 10/11/1985) Jack Earls – country-rockabilly

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Musical Birthday Notes – August 15th

On August 15, 2025August 6, 2025 By "The Dude"

Rose Maddox – country singer/songwriter/fiddler – fronted the Maddox Brothers & Rose band called “The Most Colorful Hillbilly Band in America – solo artist –

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