Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Vera Lynn (Dame Vera Margaret Lynn) – British traditional pop singer/songwriter/entertainer – popular during the second world war – known as “The Forces” Sweetheart –
Sam John โLightnin’โ Hopkins โ blues singer/songwriter/guitarist/pianist โ 1980 Blues Hall of Fame โ (3/15/1912 – 1/30/1982) Carl Smith โ country-rockabilly singer/songwriter โ known as
Earl Scruggs – winner of multiple awards – popularized the 3 finger banjo picking style – Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys – Flatt & Scruggs
Dale Evans (Lucille Wood Smith) โ singer/songwriter/actress โ known as “Queen of the Cowgirls” – 1947 married western singer/actor Roy Rogers โ best known for
Red Foley โ country singer/songwriter/guitar/banjo โ veteran of The Grand Ole Opry – 1967 Country Music Hall of Fame โ (6/17/1910 – 9/19/1968) David “Stringbean”