November 10
95 years ago, Pianist Wilbert Thirkield Ellis was born in Birmingham, Alabama. (1914)
Big Chief Ellis died December 20, 1977 in Birmingham, Alabama. He was 63 years old.
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88 years ago, Country Performer Onie Wheeler was born in Senath, Missouri. (1921)
He died on stage at the Grand Ole Opry during May 1984. He was 62 years old.
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82 years ago,Composer Ennio Morricone was born in Rome, Italy. (1928)
Hauoli la Hanau to Ennio!
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80 years ago, Bluesman George Buford was born in Hernando, Mississippi. (1929)
Hauoli la Hanau to Mojo Buford!
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77 years ago, Jazz Pianist Paul Bley was born in Montreal, Quebec. (1932)
Hauoli la Hanau to Paul!
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75 years ago, Blues Singer Emmit Ellis, Jr. was born in Homer, Louisiana. (1934)
Hauoli la Hanau to Bobby Rush!
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Houston Person and Joey DeFrancesco
75 years ago, Saxophonist Houston Person was born in Florence, South Carolina. (1934)
Hauoli la Hanau to Houston!
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73 years ago, Bluesman Willie Richard was born in Jackson, Mississippi. (1936)
Hip Linkchain died of cancer February 13, 1989 in Chicago, Illinois. He was 52 years old.
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72 years ago, Bluesman Camile Bob was born in Leonville, Louisiana. (1937)
Hauoli la Hanau to Li'l Bob!
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71 years ago, Bluesman James Davis was born in Pritchard, Alabama. (1938)
James "Thunderbird" Davis died of a heart attack January 24, 1992 while performing in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was 53 years old.
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70 years ago, Drummer Andrew Charles Cyrille was born in New York, N.Y. (1939)
Hauoli la Hanau to Andrew Cyrille!
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70 years ago, Bluesman Art Griswold was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. (1939)
He died November 18, 2003 in Toledo, Ohio. He was 64 years old.
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70 years ago, Flautist Hubert Laws was born in Houston, Texas. (1939)
Hauoli la Hanau to Hubert!
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69 years ago, Singer Natalie Lamb was born in New York, N.Y. (1940)
Hauoli la Hanau to Natalie!
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Jeff Beck and "Screaming Lord" Sutch
69 years ago, David Sutch was born in Harrow, Middlesex, England. (1940)
"Screaming Lord" Sutch committed suicide June 16, 1999 in South Harrow, London, England. He was 58 years old.
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68 years ago, Country Star Yvonne Vaughn was born in Mount Airy, N.C. (1941)
Hauoli la Hanau to Donna Fargo!
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68 years ago, Country Singer Henry Whittier died of diabetes in Morganton, North Carolina. He was 49 years old. (1941)
He was born April 6, 1892 in Grayson County, Virginia.
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64 years ago, Trumpeter Stanton Davis was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. (1945)
Hauoli la Hanau to Stanton!
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Photo By: Don Clark
63 years ago, Bassist Bill Bryson was born in Evanston, Illinois. (1946)
Hauoli la Hanau to Bill!
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62 years ago, Guitarist Glen Buxton was born in Akron, Ohio. (1947)
Hauoli la Hanau to Glen!
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62 years ago, Bassist/Singer Greg Lake was born in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. (1947)
Hauoli la Hanau to Greg!
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62 years ago, Singer/Songwriter Dave Loggins was born in Mountain City, Tennessee. (1947)
Hauoli la Hanau to Dave!
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59 years ago, Singer Ronnie Hammond was born in Doraville, Georgia. (1950)
Hauoli la Hanau to Ronnie!
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Photo ©2004: Nashville About.com Jan Duke
57 years ago, Steel Guitarist Pat Severs was born in Camden, S.C. (1952)
Hauoli la Hanau to Pat!
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55 years ago, Bassist Mario Cipollina was born in San Rafael, California. (1954)
Hauoli la Hanau to Mario!
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54 years ago, Keyboardist Elisabeth Star was born in Munich, Germany. (1955)
Hauoli la Hanau to Elisabeth!
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53 years ago, Violinist Victor Young died in Desert Hot Springs, California. He was 56 years old. (1956)
He was born August 8, 1900 in Chicago, Illinois.
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44 years ago, Saxophonist Mark Turner was born in Fairborn, Ohio. (1965)
Hauoli la Hanau to Mark!
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42 years ago, Blues Singer Ida Cox died of cancer in Knoxville, Tennessee. She was 71 years old. (1967)
Ida Prather was born February 25, 1896 in Toccoa, Georgia.
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41 years ago, Country Singer Christian Cagle was born in DeRidder, Louisiana. (1968)
Hauoli la Hanau to Chris Cagle!
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36 year ago, Banjoist Stringbean died in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 58 years old. (1973)
David Akeman was born June 17, 1915 in Annville, Kentucky.
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26 years ago, Saxophonist Harlan Leonard died in Los Angeles, California. He was 78 years old. (1983)
He was born July 2, 1905 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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18 years ago, Da Crusher's Tag Team Partner Dick The Bruiser died in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was 62 years old. (1991)
William Richard Afflis was born June 27, 1929 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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15 years ago, Singer Carmen McRae died in Beverly Hills, California. She was 74 years old. (1994)
She was born April 8, 1920 in New York, N. Y.
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12 years ago, The "King of Studio Guitarists" Tommy Tedesco died of lung cancer in Northridge, California. He was 67 years old. (1997)
He was born July 3, 1930 in Niagara Falls, New York.
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8 years ago, "Merry Prankster" Ken Kesey died of cancer in Eugene, Oregon. He was 66 years old. (2001)
He was born September 17, 1935 in La Junta, Colorado.
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7 years ago, Keyboardist Johnny Griffith of the Legendary Motown "Funk Brothers" died of a heart attack in Detroit, Michigan. He was 66 years old. (2002)
He was born July 10, 1936 in Detroit, Michigan.
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3 years ago, Singer Gerald LeVert died in Cleveland, Ohio. He was 40 years old. (2006)
He was born July 13, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio.
November 9
114 years ago, The "Solemn Old Judge" of the Grand Ole Opry George D. Hay was born in Attica, Indiana. (1895)
George Hay died May 9, 1968 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He was 72 years old.
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103 years ago, Saxophonist James Ostend Brown was born in Baltimore, Maryland. (1906)
Pete Brown died September 20, 1963 in New York, N.Y. He was 56 years old.
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103 years ago, Cornetist Francis Joseph Spanier was born in Chicago, Illinois. (1906)
Muggsy Spanier died February 12, 1967 in Sausalito, California. He was 60 years old.
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101 years ago, Singer/Actress Katherine Fink was born in St. Louis, Missouri. (1908)
Kay Thompson died July 2, 1998 in New York, N.Y. She was 89 years old.
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Curley Fox and Texas Ruby
99 years ago, Fiddler Arnim LeRoy Fox was born in Graysville, Tennessee. (1910)
Hauoli la Hanau to Curley Fox!
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97 years ago, "The Thunderbolt of the Middle West" Brother Joe May was born in Macon, Mississippi. (1912)
He died July 14, 1972 in Thomasville, Georgia. He was 59 years old.
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84 years ago, Blues Singer Linda Hopkins was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. (1925)
Hauoli la Hanau to Linda!
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73 years ago, Singer Mary Allin Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary was born in Luoisville, Kentucky. (1936)
Mary Travers died September 16, 2009 in Danbury, Connecticut. She was 72 years old.
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Mike McGear and Roger McGough
72 years ago, Roger McGough was born in Liverpool, England. (1937)
Hauoli la Hanau to Roger!
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71 years ago, Bassist Alfredo Remus was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (1938)
Hauoli la Hanau to Alfredo!
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68 years ago, Singer/Guitarist Tom Fogerty was born in Berkeley, California. (1941)
He died September 6, 1990 in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 48 years old.
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68 years ago, Cajun Music Legend Amédé Ardoin died under mysterious circumstances in Alexandria, Louisiana. He was 44 years old. (1941)
He was born March 11, 1896 in L'Anse Rougeau, Louisiana.
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65 years ago, Pretty Things Singer Phil May was born in Dartford, Kent, England. (1944)
Hauoli la Hanau to Phil!
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65 years ago, Singer/Guitarist James Talley was born in Mehan, Oklahoma. (1944)
Hauoli la Hanau to James!
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64 years ago, "America's Most Innovative Fiddler" Richard Greene was born in Beverly Hills, California. (1945)
Hauoli la Hanau to Richard!
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64 years ago, "The First Recorded White Bluesman", Frank Hutchison died of cancer in Dayton, Ohio. He was 54 years old. (1945)
He was born March 20, 1891 in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
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61 years ago, Drummer Alan Gratzer was born in Syracuse, N.Y. (1948)
Hauoli la Hanau to Alan!
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58 years ago, Drummer Gerry Brown was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (1951)
Hauoli la Hanau to Gerry!
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44 years ago, Saxophonist Jesse Davis was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. (1965)
Hauoli la Hanau to Jesse!
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41 years ago, Pianist Jan Johansson died in a Jönköping, Sweden car crash. He was 37 years old. (1968)
He was born September 16, 1931 in Söderhamn, Sweden.
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39 years ago, Singer/Guitarist Susan Tedeschi was born in Boston, Massachusetts. (1970)
Hauoli la Hanau to Susan!
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17 years ago, Guitarist Troyce Key died in Oakland, California. (1992)
He was born during 1937 in Louisiana.
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6 years ago, Saxophonist Buddy Arnold died in Los Angeles, California. He was 77 years old. (2003)
Arnold Buddy Grishaver was born April 30, 1926 in the Bronx, N.Y.
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1 year ago, Vocalist Miriam Makeba died in Caserta, Italy. She was 76 years old. (2008)
She was born March 4, 1932 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
November 8
Lulu Belle and Scott Wiseman
100 years ago, Country Singer Scott Greene Wiseman was born in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. (1909)
Scott Wiseman died January 31, 1981 in North Carolina. He was 71 years old.
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96 years ago, Bluesman Arnold Dwight Moore was born in Topeka, Kansas. (1913)
Reverend Gatemouth Moore died May 19, 2004 in Yazoo City, Mississippi. He was 90 years old.
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88 years ago, Singer Jerome Albert Link Heinz was born in Hollywood, California. (1921)
Jerome Hines died February 4, 2003 in New York, N.Y. He was 81 years old.
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82 years ago, Singer Chris Connor was born in Kansas City, Missouri. (1927)
She died August 29, 2009 in in Tom's River, N.J. She was 82 years old.
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82 years ago, “The Singing Rage” Patti Page was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. (1927)
Hauoli la Hanau to Patti!
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80 years ago, Musician Bert Berns was born in New York, N.Y. (1929)
He died of heart failure December 31, 1967 in New York, N.Y. He was 38 years old.
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75 years ago, Guitarist Dale Bruning was born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania. (1934)
Hauoli la Hanau to Dale!
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73 years ago, Pianist Bertha Hope was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. (1936)
Hauoli la Hanau to Bertha!
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Viv Stanshall and Rodney Slater
68 years ago, Multi-Instrumentalist Rodney Slater was born in Lincolnshire, England. (1941)
Hauoli la Hanau to Rodney!
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67 years ago, Keyboardist Stephen Alan Miller was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (1942)
Steve Miller died August 17, 2003 in Cocoa Beach, Florida. He was 60 years old.
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65 years ago, Country Singer/Guitarist Roy Lee Centers was born in Jackson, Kentucky. (1944)
He died May 2, 1974 in Jackson, Kentucky. He was 29 years old.
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65 years ago, Singer Bonnie Lynn O'Farrell was born in Alton, Illinois. (1944)
Hauoli la Hanau to Bonnie Bramlett!
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65 years ago, Trumpeter Charles Henry Sullivan was born in New York, N.Y. (1944)
Hauoli la Hanau to Charles Sullivan!
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62 years ago, Vocalist Extraordinaire Minnie Riperton was born in Chicago, Illinois. (1947)
She died of breast cancer July 12, 1979 in Los Angeles, California. She was 31 years old.
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62 years ago, Rocker Ulysses Adrian Wood was born in Birmingham, England. (1947)
Hauoli la Hanau to Roy Wood!
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60 years ago, Singer/Slide Guitarist Bonnie Raitt was born in Los Angeles, California. (1949)
Hauoli la Hanau to Bonnie!
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58 years ago, Singer Gerald Alston was born in North Carolina. (1951)
Hauoli la Hanau to Gerald!
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55 years ago, Singer Rickie Lee Jones was born in Chicago, Illinois. (1954)
Hauoli la Hanau to Rickie Lee!
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55 years ago, Singer James Paul Koncek was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (1954)
Top Jimmy died May 17, 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was 46 years old.
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54 years ago, Guitarist Eddie "Vaan" Shaw, Jr. was born in Greenville, Mississippi. (1955)
Hauoli la Hanau to Eddie "Vaan" Shaw!
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51 years ago, Clarinetist Don Byron was born in New York, N.Y. (1958)
Hauoli la Hanau to Don!
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48 years ago, Teen Idol Leif Per Nervik was born in Hollywood, California. (1961)
Hauoli la Hanau to Leif Garrett!
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46 years ago, Guitarist Russell Malone was born in Albany, Georgia. (1963)
Hauoli la Hanau to Russell!
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43 years ago, Trumpeter Shorty Baker died in New York, N.Y. He was 52 years old. (1966)
Harold J. Baker was born May 26, 1914 in St. Louis, Missouri.
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41 years ago, Bluesman Kokomo Arnold died of a heart attack in Chicago, Illinois. He was 67 years old. (1968)
James Arnold was born February 15, 1901 in Lovejoys Station, Georgia.
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35 years ago, Rhythm and Blues Singer/Pianist Ivory Joe Hunter died of lung cancer. He was 60 years old. (1974)
He was born October 10, 1914 in Kirbyville, Texas.
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Teddi King and Dave McKennaPhoto by: Al Stewart
32 years ago, Singer Teddi King died in New York, N.Y. She was 48 years old. (1977)
She was born September 18, 1929 in Boston, Massachussetts.
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26 years ago, Pianist James Booker died of heart and lung failure in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was 43 years old. (1983)
James Carroll Booker III was born December 17, 1939 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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25 years ago, Percussionist Collin Walcott died in a Madgeburg, Germany traffic accident. He was 41 years old. (1984)
He was born April 24, 1945 in New York, N.Y.
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17 years ago, Bassist Red Mitchell died in Salem, Oregon. He was 65 years old. (1992)
Keith Mitchell was born September 20, 1927 in New York, N.Y.
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16 years ago, Dixieland Trumpeter Dick Cathcart died in Los Angeles, California. He was 69 years old. (1993)
He was born November 6, 1924 in Michigan City, Indiana.
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11 years ago, Bluesman Lonnie Pitchford died of HIV complications in Lexington, Mississippi. He was 43 years old. (1998)
He was born October 8, 1955 in Lexington, Mississippi.
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10 years ago, Trumpeter Lester Bowie died of cancer in New York, N.Y. He was 58 years old. (1999)
He was born October 11, 1941 in Frederick, Maryland.
November 7
103 years ago, Musician/Comedian Ernest Jansen Ingle was born in Toledo, Ohio. (1906)
Red Ingle died September 7, 1965 in Santa Barbara, California. He was 60 years old.
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95 years ago, "The Grand Old Opry's Good Humor Man" Archie Campbell was born in Bulls Gap, Tennessee. (1914)
He died August 29, 1987 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was 72 years old.
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92 years ago, Pianist Joseph Bushkin was born in New York, N.Y. (1917)
Hauoli la Hanau to Joe Bushkin!
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92 years ago, Bassist and "Lighthouse Keeper" Howard Rumsey was born in Brawley, California. (1917)
Hauoli la Hanau to Howard!
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87 years ago, Trumpeter Alois Maxwell Hirt was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. (1922)
Al Hirt died April 27, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was 76 years old.
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77 years ago, Clarinetist Alvin Batiste was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. (1932)
He died May 6, 2007 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was 74 years old.
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75 years ago, Trumpeter Jan Allan was born in Falun, Sweden. (1934)
Hauoli la Hanau to Jan!
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Roswell Rudd, John Tchicai, Lewis Worrell and Milford Graves
75 years ago, Bassist Lewis James Worrell was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. (1934)
Hauoli la Hanau to Lewis Worrell!
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72 years ago, Bassist Vishnu Wood was born in Detroit, Michigan. (1937)
Hauoli la Hanau to Vishnu!
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71 years ago, Soul Singer Delecta Clark was born in Blytheville, Arkansas. (1938)
Dee Clark died December 7, 1990 in Smyrna, Georgia. He was 52 years old.
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67 years ago, Rocker John Ramistella was born in New York, N.Y. (1942)
Hauoli la Hanau to Johnny Rivers!
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66 years ago, Singer/Songwriter Roberta Joan Anderson was born in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada. (1943)
Hauoli la Hanau to Joni Mitchell!
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61 years ago, Musician Turner Stephen Bruton was born in Wilmington, Delaware. (1948)
Stephen Bruton died May 9, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. He was 60 years old.
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60 years ago, Saxophonist David Spencer Ware was born in Plainfield, New Jersey. (1949)
Hauoli la Hanau to David S. Ware!
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57 years ago, Trumpeter Johannes Faber was born in Munich, Germany. (1952)
Hauoli la Hanau to Johannes!
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56 years ago, Country Singer Robin Lee was born in Nashville, Tennessee. (1953)
Hauoli la Hanau to Robin!
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54 years ago, Kitty Margolis was born in San Mateo, California. (1955)
Hauoli la Hanau to Kitty!
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54 years ago, Singer Rene Marie was born in Warrenton, Virginia. (1955)
Hauoli la Hanau to Rene!
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53 years ago, Pianist/Singer Una Mae Carlisle died in New York, N.Y. She was 40 years old. (1956)
She was born December 26, 1915 in Xenia, Ohio.
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Sara Dougherty, Maybelle Addington Carter and A.P. Carter
49 years ago, Country Music Patriarch A.P.Carter died in Maces Springs, Virginia. He was 71 years old. (1960)
Alvin Pleasant Delaney Carter was born December 15, 1891 in Maces Springs, Virginia.
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37 years ago, Bluesman Black Ace died in Fort Worth, Texas. He was 64 years old. (1972)
Babe Kyro Lemon Turner was born December 21, 1907 in Hughes Springs, Texas.
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19 years ago, Guitarist Ricky Paquette was born in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. (1990)
Hauoli la Hanau to Ricky!
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16 years ago, Singer/Dancer Adelaide Hall died in London, England. She was 92 years old. (1993)
She was born October 20, 1904 in New York, N.Y.
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15 years ago, Trumpeter Shorty Rogers died in Van Nuys, California. He was 70 years old. (1994)
Milton M. Rajonsky was born April 14, 1924 in Great Barrington, Massachussetts.
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13 years ago, Trumpeter Carmell Jones died in Kansas City, Kansas. He was 60 years old. (1996)
Carmell William Jones was born July 19, 1936 in Kansas City, Kansas.
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9 years ago, Drummer Vernel Fournier died in Jackson, Mississippi. He was 72 years old. (2000)
He was born July 30, 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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8 years ago, Dobro Virtuoso Gene Wooten died in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 49 years old. (2001)
He was born during 1952 in Franklinton, N.C.
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7 years ago, Trombonist Butch Watanabe died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was 78 years old. (2002)
Jiro Watanabe was born June 7, 1924 in New Westminster, B.C.
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1 year ago, Rockabilly Star Jody Reynolds died in Palm Desert, California. He was 75 years old. (2008)
Ralph Joseph Reynolds was born December 3, 1932 in Denver, Colorado.
November 6
195 years ago, Saxophone Inventor Adolphe Antoine Sax was born in Dinant, Belgium. (1814)
He died February 7, 1894 in Paris, France. He was 79 years old.
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155 years ago, Composer John Philip Sousa was born in Washington, D.C. (1854)
He died March 6, 1932 in Reading, Pennsylvania. He was 77 years old.
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116 years ago, Composer Piotr Tchaikovsky died of cholera in St. Petersburg, Russia. He was 53 years old. (1893)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born May 7, 1840 in Votkinsk, Vyatka, Russia.
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97 years ago, Trumpeter William Little was born in Kansas City, Missouri. (1912)
King Kolax died December 18, 1991 in Chicago, Illinois. He was 79 years old.
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97 years ago, Bluesman Arthur Spires was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi. (1912)
Hauoli la Hanau to Big Boy Spires!
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93 years ago, Trombonist Ray Conniff was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts. (1916)
He died October 12, 2002 in Escondido, California. He was 85 years old.
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86 years ago, Trombonist Gordon Douglas Lusher was born in Peterborough, England. (1923)
Don Lusher died July 5, 2006 in Cheam, Surrey, England. He was 82 years old.
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85 years ago, Dixieland Trumpeter Dick Cathcart was born in Michigan City, Indiana. (1924)
He died November 8, 1993 in Los Angeles, California. He was 69 years old.
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82 years ago, Bluesman Joe Carter was born in Midland, Georgia. (1927)
He died June 15, 2001 in Chicago, Illinois. He was 73 years old.
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80 years ago, Pianist Francis Boland was born in Namur, Belgium. (1929)
Francy Boland died of cancer August 12, 2005 in Geneva, Switzerland. He was 75 years old.
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Photo: Katie Andlay
80 years ago, Pianist John Parker was born in Beckenham, England. (1929)
Hauoli la Hanau to Johnny Parker!
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77 years ago, Country Star Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was born in Tabor City, NC. (1932)
Hauoli la Hanau to Stonewall Jackson!
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71 years ago, Saxophonist Gordon Brisker was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. (1937)
Hauoli la Hanau to Gordon!
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71 years ago, Rock & Roller James Marcus Smith was born in Houston, Texas. (1938)
Hauoli la Hanau to P.J. Proby!
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Photo by: Lone Teilman
69 years ago, Singer Laila Dalseth was born in Bergen, Norway. (1940)
Hauoli la Hanau to Laila!
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68 years ago, Zydeco Star Roscoe Chenier was born in Notleyville, Louisiana. (1941)
Hauoli la Hanau to Roscoe!
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68 years ago, Guy Clark was born in Monahans, Texas. (1941)
Hauoli la Hanau to Guy!
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68 years ago, Legendary Texas Musician Douglas Wayne Sahm was born in San Antonio, Texas. (1941)
Sir Douglas died November 18, 1999 in Taos, New Mexico. He was 58 years old.
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67 years ago, Pete Sayers was born in Bath, Somerset, England. (1942)
Hauoli la Hanau to Pete!
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66 years ago, Bluesman Bennie Joe Houston was born in Panola, Alabama. (1943)
Boston Blackie was murdered July 11, 1993 in Chicago, Illinois. He was 49 years old.
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64 years ago, Vocalist Lawrence Wayne Fischer was born in Los Angeles, California. (1945)
Hauoli la Hanau to Wild Man Fischer!
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Harry Vanda and George Young
62 years ago, Guitarist/Songwriter George Redburn Young was born in Glasgow, Scotland. (1947)
Hauoli la Hanau to George Young!
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61 years ago, Guitarist/Singer Glenn Frey was born in Detroit, Michigan. (1948)
Hauoli la Hanau to Glenn!
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60 years ago, Blues Singer Aurora Block was born in Princeton, New Jersey. (1949)
Hauoli la Hanau to Rory Block!
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60 years ago, Musician Arturo Sandoval was born in Artemisa, Cuba. (1949)
Hauoli la Hanau to Arturo!
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57 years ago, Singer/Songwriter Fred Small was born in Plainfield, N.J. (1952)
Hauoli la Hanau to Fred!
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57 years ago, Bluesman Maurice John Vaughan was born in Chicago, Illinois. (1952)
Hauoli la Hanau to Maurice!
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Photo by: Steve Stoddard
54 years ago, Drummer/Surf Guitarist James Ganeko was born in Yokosuka, Japan. (1955)
Hauoli la Hanau to James!
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47 years ago, Bassist Foley McCreary was born in Columbus, Ohio. (1962)
Hauoli la Hanau to Foley!
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45 years ago, Singer Pennye Ford was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. (1964)
Hauoli la Hanau to Pennye!
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45 years ago, Singer Corey Glover of Living Colour was born in Brooklyn, New York. (1964)
Hauoli la Hanau to Corey!
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44 years ago, Composer Edgard Varese died in New York, N.Y. He was 82 years old. (1965)
"The Father Of Electronic Music" was born December 22, 1883 in Paris, France.
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44 years ago, Musician Clarence Williams died in New York, N.Y. He was 72 years old. (1965)
He was born October 8, 1893 in Plaquemine, Louisiana.
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43 years ago, Pop Singer Perri Alette McKissack was born in Oakland, California. (1966)
Hauoli la Hanau to Pebbles!
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2 years ago, Country Musician Hank Thompson died in Keller, Texas. He was 82 years old. (2007)
Henry William Thompson was born September 3, 1925 in Waco, Texas.
November 5
115 years ago, Band Leader Jan Garber was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. (1894)
He died October 5, 1977 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was 79 years old.
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108 years ago, Singer Etta Moten was born in Weimer, Texas. (1901)
She died January 2, 2004 in Chicago, Illinois. She was 102 years old!
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98 years ago, The "King of the Cowboys" Leonard Franklin Slye was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. (1911)
Roy Rogers died July 6, 1998 in Apple Valley, California. He was 86 years old.
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90 years ago, Accordionist Myron Floren was born in Roslyn, South Dakota. (1919)
He died July 23, 2005 in Rolling Hills Estates, California. He was 85 years old.
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Photo by Duncan Schiedt
83 years ago, Trumpeter Johnny Windhurst was born in New York, N.Y. (1926)
Hauoli la Hanau to Johnny!
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78 years ago, Pianist/Guitarist/Band Leader Izear Luster Turner, Jr. was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. (1931)
Ike Turner died December 12, 2007 in San Diego, California. He was 76 years old.
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74 years ago, Rockabilly Musician Benjamin Joy was born in Atlanta, Georgia. (1935)
Hauoli la Hanau to Ben Joy!
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73 years ago, Producer/Musician Billy Sherrill was born in Phil Campbell, Alabama. (1936)
Hauoli la Hanau to Billy!
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70 years ago, Singer Fionna Duncan was born in Garelochhead-Dunbartonshire, Scotland. (1939)
Hauoli la Hanau to Fionna!
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68 years ago, Singer Art Garfunkel was born in Queens, N.Y. (1941)
Hauoli la Hanau to Art!
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63 years ago, Pianist/Painter Herman Brood was born in Zwolle, The Netherlands. (1946)
He died July 11, 2001 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He was 54 years old.
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63 years ago, Country Rocker Cecil Ingram Connor was born in Winterhaven, Florida. (1946)
Gram Parsons overdosed on morphine and tequila September 19, 1973 in Joshua Tree, California. He was 26 years old.
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62 years ago, Singer Peter Blair Denis Bernard Noone was born in Manchester, England. (1947)
Hauoli la Hanau to Peter Noone!
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61 years ago, Singer/Songwriter Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill was born in in Ealing, London, England. (1948)
Hauoli la Hanau to Peter Hammill!
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60 years ago, Jimmie Spheeris was born in Los Angeles, California. (1949)
He was killed July 4, 1984 in Venice Beach, California when a drunken driver ran a stop light and collided with his motorcycle. He was 34 years old.
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57 years ago, Bluesman John Grimaldi was born in Chicago, Illinois. (1952)
Hauoli la Hanau to Studebaker John!
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55 years ago, Trumpeter Hot Lips Page died in New York, N.Y. He was 46 years old. (1954)
Oran Thaddeus Page was born January 27, 1908 in Dallas, Texas.
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53 years ago, Pianist Art Tatum died in Los Angeles, California. He was 47 years old. (1956)
Arthur Tatum, Jr. was born October 13, 1909 in Toledo, Ohio.
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50 years ago, Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Bryan Adams was born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. (1959)
Hauoli la Hanau to Bryan!
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49 years ago, Country Singer Johnny Horton died in a Milano, Texas car crash. He was 35 years old. (1960)
He was born April 30, 1925 in Los Angeles, California.
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44 years ago, Singer/Saxophonist Angelo Moore was born in Los Angeles, California. (1965)
Hauoli la Hanau to Angelo!
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43 years ago, Bluesman Duwayne Burnside was born in Seantobia, Mississippi. (1966)
Hauoli la Hanau to Duwayne!
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42 years ago, Bluesman Robert Nighthawk died of congestive heart failure in Helena, Arkansas. He was 57 years old. (1967)
Robert Lee McCollum was born November 30, 1909 in Helena, Arkansas.
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39 years ago, Saxophonist Albert Ayler was found dead in New York City's East River. He was 34 years old. (1970)
He was born July 13, 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio.
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35 years ago, Singer/Songwriter Ryan Adams was born in Jacksonville, N.C. (1974)
Hauoli la Hanau to Ryan!
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32 years ago, Band Leader/Hydroplane Racer Guy Lombardo died in Houston, Texas. He was 75 years old. (1977)
Gaetano Alberto Lombardo was born June 19, 1902 in London, Ontario, Canada.
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20 years ago, Pianist Vladimir Horowitz died in New York, N.Y. He was 86 years old. (1989)
He was born October 1, 1903 in the Ukraine.
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20 years ago, Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler died of heart failure in Tennessee. He was 49 years old. (1989)
He was born November 1, 1940 in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
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13 years ago, Tenor-Saxophonist Eddie Harris died in Los Angeles, California. He was 62 years old. (1996)
He was born October 20, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois.
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9 years ago, Louisiana's Singing Governor Jimmie Davis died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was 101 years old. (2000)
He was born September 11, 1899 in Quitman, Louisiana.
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7 years ago, Singer Billy Guy died in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was 66 years old. (2002)
Frank Phillips of The Coasters was born June 20, 1936 in Attasca, Texas.
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6 years ago, Singer Bobby Hatfield of The Righteous Brothers died in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He was 63 years old. (2003)
He was born August 10, 1940 in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.
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4 years ago, Guitarist Link Wray died in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was 76 years old. (2005)
Frederick Lincoln Wray was born May 2, 1929 in Dunn, N.C.
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130 years ago, Entertainer William Penn Adair Rogers was born in Oologah, Oklahoma. (1879)
Will Rogers died August 15, 1935 in a plane crash near Point Barrow, Alaska. He was 55 years old.
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103 years ago, Bluesman Willie Love was born in Duncan, Mississippi. (1906)
He died August 19, 1953 from alcoholism in Jackson, Mississippi. He was 46 years old.
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103 years ago, Pianist Joe Sullivan was born in Chicago, Illinois. (1906)
he died October 13, 1971 in San Francisco, California. He was 64 years old.
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Bennie Benjamin and George Weiss
102 years ago, Songwriter Claude A. Benjamin was born in St, Croix, Virgin Islands. (1907)
Bennie Benjamin died May 2, 1989 in New York, N.Y. He was 81 years old.
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Photo by Samuel Charters
98 years ago, Blues Man Willie Borum was born in Shelby County, Tennessee. (1911)
There are unconfirmed reports that Memphis Willie B. died in the early 1970's.
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98 years ago, Singer/Actress Wilma Wyatt was born in Harriman, Tennessee. (1911)
Dixie Lee Crosby died of cancer November 1, 1952 in Holmby Hills, California. She was 40 years old.
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97 years ago, Pianist/Singer/Actress Frances Cohen was born in New York, N.Y. (1912)
Frances Faye died November 8, 1991 in Los Angeles, California. She was 79 years old.
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93 years ago, Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. was born in St. Joseph, Missouri. (1916)
Walter Cronkite died July 17, 2009 in New York, N.Y. He was 92 years old.
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90 years ago, Bassist Joe Benjamin was born in Atlantic City, N.J. (1919)
He died in the early 1970's, still based out of New Jersey.
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87 years ago, Pianist Ralph Earl Sutton was born in Hamburg, Missouri. (1922)
Ralph Sutton died December 29, 2001 in Evergreen, Colorado. He was 79 years old.
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83 years ago, Conga Player Carlos Valdez was born in Havana, Cuba. (1926)
Hauoli la Hanau to "Patato" Valdez!
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81 years ago, Percussionist Larry Bunker was born in Long Beach, California. (1928)
He died March 8, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. He was 76 years old.
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81 years ago, Saxophonist Derek Williams Ley was born in Streatham-London, England. (1928)
Eggy Ley died December 20, 1995 in Delta, British Columbia, Canada. He was 67 years old.
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80 years ago, Singer Richard Bryce was born in London, England. (1929)
Dickie Valentine died May 6, 1971 in a Wales car crash.
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78 years ago, Trumpeter Charles "Buddy" Bolden died in the Jackson Mental Institute in Jackson, Louisiana. He was 54 years old. (1931)
The nearly mythical "Loudest Trumpet" was born September 6, 1877 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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77 years ago, Irish Folk Musician/Storyteller Tommy Makem was born in Keady, County Armagh, Ireland. (1932)
He died August 1, 2007 in Dover, N.H. He was 74 years old.
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72 years ago, Bluesman James Peterson was born in Russell County, Alabama. (1937)
Hauoli la Hanau to James!
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71 years ago, Singer Harry J. Elston was born in Dallas, Texas. (1938)
Hauoli la Hanau to Harry Elston!
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71 years ago, Singer Lillian Offitt was born in Nashville, Tennessee. (1938)
Hauoli la Hanau to Lillian!
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69 years ago, Singer Delbert McClinton was born in Lubbock, Texas. (1940)
Hauoli la Hanau Delbert!
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66 years ago, Bluesman James 'Boo Boo' Davis was born in Drew, Mississippi. (1943)
Hauoli la Hanau to Boo Boo!
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Bobby King and Terry Evans
66 years ago, Singer Bobby King was born in South Carolina. (1943)
Hauoli la Hanau to Bobby!
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65 years ago, Saxophonist Willem Breuker was born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (1944)
Hauoli la Hanau to Willem!
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63 years ago, Drummer David Garibaldi of Tower Of Power was born in Oakland, California. (1946)
Hauoli la Hanau to David!
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63 years ago, Singer/Songwriter Tom Pacheco was born in New Beford, Massachussetts. (1946)
Hauoli la Hanau to Tom!
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57 years ago, Keyboardist Jeff Lorber was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (1952)
Hauoli la Hanau to Jeff!
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56 years ago, Singer/Songwriter Van Stephenson was born in Hamilton, Ohio. (1953)
He died of skin cancer April 8, 2001 in Brentwood, Tennessee. He was 47 years old.
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55 years ago, Lyricist/Guitarist Chris Difford was born in London, England. (1954)
Hauoli la Hanau to Chris!
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55 years ago, Reeds Player Horace Alexander Young was born in Houston, Texas. (1954)
Hauoli la Hanau to Horace Alexander!
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52 years ago, Pretenders Guitarist James "Honeyman" Scott was born in Hereford, Hereford & Worcester, England. (1957)
He died of a cocaine/heroin overdose June 16, 1982 in London, England. He was 24 years old.
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50 years ago, Bassist Dave Carpenter was born in Dayton, Ohio. (1959)
He died June 23, 2008 in Burbank, California. He was 48 years old.
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48 years ago, Trombonist Big James Montgomery was born in Chicago, Illinois. (1961)
Hauoli la Hanau to Big James!
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46 years ago, Trumpeter Joe Gordon died in a Santa Monica, California fire. He was 35 years old. (1963)
Joseph Henry Gordon was born May 15, 1928 in Boston, Massachussetts.
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45 years ago, Keyboardist Stephen Charles Cecil was born in Washington, D.C. (1964)
Hauoli la Hanau to Stephen Cecil!
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34 years ago, Country Musician Audrey Williams died in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 52 years old. (1975)
Audrey Mae Sheppard was born February 28, 1923 in Banks, Alabama.
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15 years ago, Guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith died in Detroit, Michigan. He was 46 years old. (1994)
He was born September 14, 1948 in West Virginia.
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11 years ago, Bluesman Eugene Powell died in Greenville, Mississippi. He was 89 years old. (1998)
He was born December 23, 1908 in Utica, Mississippi.
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4 years ago, Drummer Milt Holland died in Los Angeles, California. He was 88 years old. (2005)
He was born July 31, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois.
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1 year ago, Byron Lee died in Kingston, Jamaica. He was 73 years old. (2008)
Byron Aloysius St. Elmo Lee was born June 27, 1935 in Christiana, Manchester, Jamaica.
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