Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
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
Rufus Thomas Jr. โ R&B-blues-funk-soul singer/songwriter/dancer/entertainer โ hits include โ Walking The Dog โ Do The Funky Chicken โ (Do The) Push And Pull โ
Nina Simone โ award winning singer/songwriter/musician/arranger/composer/activist โ (2/21/1933 – 4/21/2003) Jerry Harrison โ keyboards/guitar/songwriter/producer โ The Talking Heads โ 2002 Rock & Roll Hall of
Leon Theremin โ Russian inventor of one of the first electronic music instruments โ The Theremin โ and the first to be mass produced โ
Jimmy Rushing โ blues-jazz singer โ 1935-48 sang with Count Basie โ (8/26/1901 – 6/8/1972) Jet Black โ English drummer โ founding member of punk-new
Johnny Bond – country music singer/songwriter – hits include – Hot Rod Lincoln – Divorce Me C.O.D. – 1999 Country Music Hall of Fame –