June 12
140 years ago, Steel Guitarist Frank Ferera was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. (1885)
He died June 26, 1951 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was 66 years old.
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122 years ago, Cornetist Emmett Louis Hardy was born in Gretna, Louisiana. (1903)
Emmett Hardy died June 16, 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was 22 years old.
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111 years ago, Singer William Francis Kenny Jr. was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (1914)
Bill Kenny died March 23, 1978 in New Westminster, Canada. He was 63 years old.
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Louis Armstrong and Zeke Zarchy
110 years ago, Trumpeter Rubin Zarchy was born in New York, N. Y. (1915)
Zeke Zarchy died April 11, 2009 in Irvine, California. He was 93 years old.
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106 years ago, Saxophonist Ulysses "Jabo" Ward was born in Kansas City, Kansas. (1919)
He died April 10, 2004 in Seattle, Washington. He was 85 years old.
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97 years ago, Singer Vito Farinola was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. (1928)
Vic Damone died February 11, 2018 in Miami Beach, Forida. He was 89 years old.
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95 years ago, Actor Jim Nabors was born in Sylacauga, Alabama. (1930)
He died November 30, 2017 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was 87 years old.
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93 years ago, Rockabilly Star Charlie Feathers was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi. (1932)
He died August 29, 1998 in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 66 years old.
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93 years ago, Singer Mary Ruth Mercer was born in Battleboro, N.C. (1932)
Mae Mercer died October 29, 2008 in Northridge, California. He was 76 years old.
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89 years ago, Trumpeter Marcus Belgrave was born in Chester, Pennsylvania. (1936)
He died May 23, 2015 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was 78 years old.
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89 years ago, Producer Lincoln Wayne Moman was born in LaGrange, Georgia. (1936)
Chips Moman died June 13, 2016 in LaGrange, Georgia. He was 79 years old.
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84 years ago, Pianist Armando Anthony Corea was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts. (1941)
Chick Corea died February 9, 2021 in Tampa Bay, Florida. He was 79 years old.
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84 years ago, Singer/Songwriter Roy Harper was born in Manchester, England. (1941)
Hauoli la Hanau to Roy!
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83 years ago, Singer Leonard Borisoff was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (1942)
Len Barry died November 5, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was 78 years old.
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82 years ago, Singer Reginald Maurice Ball of the Troggs was born in Andover, Hampshire, England. (1943)
Reg Presley died February 4, 2013 in Andover, Hampshire, England. He was 71 years old.
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82 years ago, Singer/Songwriter David Brian Nelson was born in Seattle, Washington. (1943)
Hauoli la Hanau to David Nelson!
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82 years ago, Singer/Songwriter Michael Quatro was born in Detroit, Michigan. (1943)
Hauoli la Hanau to Michael!
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Maurice Jackson, Eric Thomas, Charles "Chuck" Jackson and Helen Curry
81 years ago, Singer Maurice Jackson was born in Chicago, Illinois. (1944)
Hauoli la Hanau to Maurice!
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80 years ago, Folk Musician Ken Bloom was born in Los Angeles, California. (1945)
Hauoli la Hanau to Ken!
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77 years ago, Guitarist Barry Bailey was born in Doraville Georgia. (1948)
He died March 12, 2022 in Madison, Georgia. He was 73 years old.
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77 years ago, The "Female Preacher" Lyn Collins was born in Abilene, Texas. (1948)
She died March 13, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. She was 56 years old.
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76 years ago, Bassist John Kenneth Wetton was born in Derby, England. (1949)
John Wetton died January 31, 2017 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. He was 67 years old.
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75 years ago, Drummer Brad Carlson was born in Rockford, Illinois. (1950)
Hauoli la Hanau to Bun E. Carlos!
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74 years ago, Singer/Guitarist Bradley Delp was born in Boston, Massachusetts. (1951)
He died March 9, 2007 in Atkinson, New Hampshire. He was 55 years old.
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73 years ago, Steel Guitarist Junior Brown was born in Kirksville, Indiana. (1952)
Hauoli la Hanau to Junior!
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73 years ago, Bassist Pete Farndon was born in Hereford, England. (1952)
He died April 14, 1983 of a heroin overdose in London, England. He was 30 years old.
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73 years ago, Singer Dale Krantz was born. (1952)
Hauoli la Hanau to Dale Krantz-Rossington!
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72 years ago, "The Son of Rock and Roll" Jonathan Burnette was born in Memphis, Tennessee. (1953)
Hauoli la Hanau to Rocky Burnette!
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71 years ago, Bassist Jesper Lundgaard was born in Hillerod, Denmark. (1954)
Hauoli la Hanau to Jesper!
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68 years ago, Pianist Geri Allen was born in Pontiac, Michigan. (1957)
She died June 27, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was 60 years old.
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68 years ago, Saxophonist/Band Leader Jimmy Dorsey died of cancer in New York, N.Y. He was 53 years old. (1957)
James Francis Dorsey was born February 29, 1904 in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania.
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67 years ago, Singer/Guitarist Meredith Brooks was born in Oregon City, Oregon. (1958)
Hauoli la Hanau to Meredith!
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66 years ago, John Sidney Linnell was born in New York, N.Y. (1959)
Hauoli la Hanau to John Linnell!
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63 years ago, Keyboardist Paul Clark was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. (1962)
Hauoli la Hanau to Paul!
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62 years ago, Trumpeter Bob Scobey died in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was 46 years old. (1963)
He was born born December 9, 1916 in Tucumcari, New Mexico.
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60 years ago, Singer/Songwriter Cindy Lee Berryhill was born in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California. (1965)
Hauoli la Hanau to Cindy Lee!
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57 years ago, Bassist Robert Vaughan Sheehan was born in Summit, New Jersey. (1968)
Bobby Sheehan died August 20, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was 29 years old.
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56 years ago, Guitarist Zsolt Daczi was born in Kiskunhalas, Hungary. (1969)
He died August 6, 2007 in Budapest, Hungary. He was 38 years old.
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54 years ago, Fiddler/Band Leader J.E. Mainer died in Concord, North Carolina. He was 72 years old. (1971)
Joseph Emmett Mainer was born July 20, 1898 in Weaversville, North Carolina.
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48 years ago, Guitarist/Singer Kenny Wayne Brobst, Jr. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. (1977)
Hauoli la Hanau to Kenny Wayne Shepherd!
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47 years ago, Country Musician Johnny Bond died in Burbank, California. He was 63 years old. (1978)
Cyrus Whitfield Bond was born June 1, 1915 in Enville, Oklahoma.
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46 years ago, Singer Robin Miriam Carlsson was born in Stockholm, Sweden. (1979)
Hauoli la Hanau to Robyn!
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44 years ago, Singer/Songwriter John Baldwin Gourley was born in Willow, Alaska. (1981)
Hauoli la Hanau to John Gourley!
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43 years ago, Drummer Benjamin Jesse Blackwell was born in Detroit, Michigan. (1982)
Hauoli la Hanau to Ben Blackwell!
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42 years ago, Blues Saxophonist Joe Fritz died in Houston, Texas. He was 58 years old. (1983)
He was born November 3, 1924 in Houston, Texas.
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42 years ago, Bluesman J. B. Hutto died in Harvey, Illinois. He was 57 years old. (1983)
Joseph Benjamin Hutto was born April 26, 1926 in Blackville, South Carolina.
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40 years ago, Guitarist Tasha Ray Evin was born in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada. (1985)
Hauoli la Hanau to Tasha Ray!
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40 years ago, Country Musician Christopher Alan Young was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. (1985)
Hauoli la Hanau to Chris Young!
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36 years ago, Singer Lou Monte died in Pompano Beach, Florida. He was 72 years old. (1989)
Luigi Scaglione was born April 2, 1917 in Manhattan, New York, N.Y.
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26 years ago, Reggae Rapper Jah Lion died in Kingston, Jamaica. (1999)
Pat Francis was born August 28, 1947 in Kingston, Jamaica.
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19 years ago, Composer Gyorgy Ligeti died in Vienna, Austria. He was 83 years old. (2006)
He was born May 28, 1923 in Discöszentmáton, Transylvania.
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17 years ago, Nashville Brass Leader Danny Davis died in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 83 years old. (2008)
George Nowlan was born May 29, 1925 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
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14 years ago, Singer Carl Gardner died in Port St. Lucie, Florida. He was 83 years old. (2011)
Carl Edward Gardner was born April 29, 1928 in Tyler, Texas.
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12 years ago, Guitarist Johnny Smith died in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was 90 years old. (2013)
John Henry Smith, Jr. was born June 25, 1922 in Louisville, Kentucky.
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11 years ago, Singer Little Jimmy Scott died in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was 88 years old. (2014)
James Victor Scott was born July 17, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio.
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10 years ago, Singer Monica Lewis died in Los Angeles, California. She was 93 years old. (2015)
May Lewis was born May 5, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois.
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8 years ago, Singer Felice Taylor died in Riverside, California. She was 73 years old. (2017)
Florain Corella Flanagan was born January 29, 1944 in Richmond, California.
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7 years ago, Drummer Jon Hiseman died in England. He was 73 years old.
He was born June 21, 1944 in Woolwich, London, England. (2018)
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5 years ago, Pop Singer Ricky Valance died in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England. He was 84 years old. (2020)
David Spencer was born April 10, 1936 in Ynysddu, South Wales.
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Photo By: Steve Stoddard
3 years ago, Saxophonist Gabe Baltazar died in Waialua, Hawaii. He was 92 years old. (2022)
Gabriel Ruiz Hiroshi Baltazar, Jr. was born November 1, 1929 in Hilo, Hawaii.
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3 years ago, Blues Singer Graná Louise died in Ohio. She was 69 years old. (2022)
Graná Louise Smith was born March 19, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois.
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2 years ago, Singer/Songwriter Lee Clayton died in White House, Tennessee. He was 80 years old. (2023)
Billy Shotts was born October 29, 1942 in Russelville, Arkansas.
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2 years ago, Rockabilly Great Jack Earls died in Madison Heights, Michigan. He was 90 years old. (2023)
He was born August 23, 1932 in Woodbury, Tennessee.
June 11
121 years ago, Pianist Clarence Smith was born in Troy, Alabama. (1904)
"Pine Top" was killed by a stray bullet during a dancehall fracas March 15, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois. He was 24 years old.
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115 years ago, Accordionist Edwin Duhon was born in Youngsville, Louisiana. (1910)
He died February 26, 2006 in Westlake, Louisiana He was 95 years old.
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105 years ago, Drummer Sheldon Manne was born in New York, N.Y. (1920)
Shelly Manne died September 26, 1984 in Los Angeles, California. He was 64 years old.
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105 years ago, Pianist Hazel Dorothy Scott was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies. (1920)
Hazel Scott died October 2, 1981 in New York, N.Y. She was 61 years old.
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99 years ago, Comedian Dave Gardner was born in Jackson, Tennessee. (1926)
"Brother Dave" Gardner died of a heart attack September 22, 1983 in South Carolina. He was 57 years old.
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97 years ago, Baritone Saxophonist Bob Gordon was born in St. Louis, Missouri. (1928)
He died August 28, 1955 in a car crash near San Diego, California. He was 27 years old.
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94 years ago, Singer Jessie Lee Frealls was born in Bunkie, Louisiana. (1931)
Bonnie Lee died September 7, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois. She was 75 years old.
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92 years ago, Pianist Nils Lindberg was born in Upssala, Sweden. (1933)
He died February 20, 2022. He was 88 years old.
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Pookie Hudson and The Spaniels
91 years ago, Singer Thornton James Hudson was born in Des Moines, Iowa. (1934)
"Pookie" Hudson died January 16, 2007 in Capitol Heights, Maryland. He was 72 years old.
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89 years ago, Singer/Songwriter/Comedian Justin Roderick Strunk, Jr. was born in Jamestown, New York. (1936)
Jud Strunk died in a small plane crash October 15, 1981 near Farmington, Maine. He was 45 years old.
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88 years ago, "The Blues Defender" John Riley Brown was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. (1937)
Texas Johnny Brown died July 1, 2013 in Houston, Texas. He was 85 years old.
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86 years ago, Country Singer Wilma Charlene Burgess was born in Orlando, Florida. (1939)
Wilma Burgess died August 26, 2003 in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 64 years old.
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86 years ago, Drummer Bernard Purdie was born in Elkton, Maryland. (1939)
Hauoli la Hanau to "Pretty" Purdie!
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85 years ago, Singer Joseph DiNicola in Passaic, N.J. (1940)
Hauoli la Hanau to Joey Dee!
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Pierre Lacocque,Katherine Davis, Ike Anderson, George Baze, Kenneth Smith and Barrelhouse Chuck Goering
83 years ago, Guitarist George Walter Bazemore was born in Harrellsville, Hertford County, North Carolina. (1942)
George Baze died of cancer October 9, 1998 in Chicago, Illinois. He was 56 years old.
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81 years ago, Saxophonist Mauro Turso was born in New York, N.Y. (1944)
Hauoli la Hanau to Turk Mauro!
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Photo by Jeff Fereday
80 years ago, Bluesman Isaac Scott III was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. (1945)
Isaac Scott died November 16, 2001 in Edmonds, Washington. He was 56 years old.
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79 years ago, Songwriter Mentor Ralph Williams was born in Omaha, Nebraska. (1946)
Mentor Williams died November 16, 2016 in Taos, New Mexico. He was 70 years old.
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78 years ago, Reggae Artist Eric Donaldson was born in Kent Village, St. Catherine, Jamaica. (1947)
Hauoli la Hanau to Eric!
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78 years ago, Singer Glenn Carl Leonard was born in Washington, D.C. (1947)
Hauoli la Hanau to Glenn Leonard!
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78 years ago, Musician Richard Jeffrey Charles Palmer-James was born in Bournemouth, England. (1947)
Hauoli la Hanau to Richard Palmer-James!
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77 years ago, Drummer Alan Ernest Skipper was born in London, England. (1948)
Hauoli la Hanau to Skip Alan!
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77 years ago, Singer/Songwriter Lynsey de Paul was born in Southwark, London, England. (1948)
She died October 1, 2014 in Southwark, London, England. She was 64 years old.
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77 years ago, Guitarist Bob Roetker was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. (1948)
Hauoli la Hanau to Bob!
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76 years ago, Drummer Frank Lee Beard of ZZ Top was born in Frankston, Texas. (1949)
Hauoli la Hanau to Frank Beard!
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76 years ago, Guitarist John Inmon was born in Texas. (1949)
Hauoli la Hanau to John!
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75 years ago, P-Funk Artist Pedro Bell was born in Chicago, Illinois. (1950)
He died August 27, 2019 in Evergreen Park, Illinois. He was 69 years old.
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75 years ago, Singer Graham Cyrill Russell was born in Sherwood, Nottingham, England. (1950)
Hauoli la Hanau to Graham Russell!
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74 years ago, Hip Hop Producer Lawrence Michael Smith was born in St. Albans, Queens, N.Y. (1951)
Larry Smith died December 18, 2014 in Flushing, Queens, N.Y. He was 63 years old.
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73 years ago, Donald Van Zant was born in Jacksonville, Florida. (1952)
Hauoli la Hanau to Donnie Van Zant!
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72 years ago, Drummer Mark Nauseef was born in Cortland, N.Y. (1953)
Hauoli la Hanau to Mark!
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71 years ago, Keyboardist Johnny Neel was born in Wilmington, Delaware. (1954)
He died October 6, 2024. He was 70 years old.
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69 years ago, S.F. 49ers Quarter Back Great Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. was born in New Eagle, Pennsylvania. (1956)
Hauoli la Hanau to Joe Montana!
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69 years ago, Bassist Rudy McDaniel was born in Hempstead, New York (1956)
Hauoli la Hanau to Jamaaladeen Tacuma!
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69 years ago, Saxophonist Frankie Trumbauer died in Kansas City, Missouri. He was 55 years old. (1956)
Frank Trumbauer was born May 30, 1901 in Carbondale, Illinois.
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67 years ago, Bassist Barry Adamson was born in Moss Side, Manchester, England. (1958)
Hauoli la Hanau to Barry!
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67 years ago, Drummer Kevin Michael Wilkinson was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. (1958)
Kevin Wilkinson died July 17, 1999 in Baydon, near Swindon, England. He was 41 years old.
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66 years ago, Singer/Actor James Hugh Calum Laurie was born in Oxford, England. (1959)
Hauoli la Hanau to Hugh Laurie!
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62 years ago, Singer Carmen Gioia Bruno was born in Bari, Italy. (1963)
Hauoli la Hanau to Gioia Bruno!
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61 years ago, Clarinetist Antti Sarpila was born in Helsinki, Finland. (1964)
Hauoli la Hanau to Antti!
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59 years ago, Singer/Songwriter Bruce Ben Robison was born in Bandera, Texas. (1966)
Hauoli la Hanau to Bruce Robison!
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57 years ago, Rapper Robin Yvette Allen was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia. (1968)
Hauoli la Hanau to The Lady of Rage!
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56 years ago, Steven Gregory Drozd was born in Houston, Texas. (1969)
Hauoli la Hanau to Steven Drozd!
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Photo by Marjan Laznik
56 years ago, Saxophonist Assif Tsahar was born in Tel-Aviv, Israel. (1969)
Hauoli la Hanau to Assif!
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55 years ago, Singer/Songwriter Chris Rice was born in Clinton, Maryland. (1970)
Hauoli la Hanau to Chris!
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55 years ago, Singer/Guitarist Peter Ventantonio was born in New Jersey. (1970)
Jack Terricloth died May 13, 2021 in Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y. He was 50 years old.
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55 years ago, Pianist/OrganistVocalist Earl Grant was killed in a Lordsburg, New Mexico car crash. He was 39 years old. (1970)
He was born January 20, 1933 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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46 years ago, Singer Curtis Harding was born in Saginaw, Michigan. (1979)
Hauoli la Hanau to Curtis!
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46 years ago, Actor John Wayne died in Los Angeles, California. He was 72 years old. (1979)
Marion Mitchell Morrison was born May 26, 1907 in Winterset, Iowa.
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44 years ago, Fiddler Gabriel Witcher was born in Los Angeles, California. (1981)
Hauoli la Hanau to Gabe!
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40 years ago, Singer/Songwriter Joshua Ramsay was born in Vancouver, Canada. (1985)
Hauoli la Hanau to Josh Ramsay!
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Lovelace Watkins and Ed Sullivan
30 years ago, "The Black Sinatra", Singer Lovelace Watkins died in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was 57 years old. (1995)
He was born March 6, 1938 in New Brunswick, N.J.
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28 years ago, Rapper Dieuson Octave was born in Pompano Beach, Florida. (1997)
Hauoli la Hanau to Kodak Black!
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28 years ago, Musician Muzzy Marcellino died in Sherman Oaks, California. He was 84 years old. (1997)
Maurice Marcellino was born November 27, 1912 in San Francisco, California.
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Photo: Katie Andlay
15 years ago, Pianist Johnny Parker died in London, England. He was 80 years old. (2010)
John Parker was born November 6, 1929 in Beckenham, England.
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14 years ago, Vocalist Seth Putnam died in Newton, Massachusetts. He was 43 years old. (2011)
Seth Edward Putnam was born May 15, 1968 in Allston, Massachusetts.
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10 years ago, Country Musician Jim Ed Brown died in Franklin, Tennessee. He was 81 years old. (2015)
James Edward Brown was born April 1, 1934 in Sparkman, Arkansas.
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10 years ago, Saxophonist Ornette Coleman died in New York, N.Y. He was 85 years old. (2015)
He was born March 9, 1930 in Ft. Worth, Texas.
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8 years ago, Folk Singer Rosalie Sorrels died in Reno, Nevada. She was 83 years old. (2017)
Rosalie Ann Stringfellow was born June 24, 1933 in Boise, Idaho.
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Jr. Pettis, Nate Applewhite, Magic Slim & Nick Holt
7 years ago, Drummer Nate Applewhite died in Chicago, Illinois. He was 81 years old. (2018)
Nathan Applewhite was born October 30, 1936 in Pickens, Mississippi.
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7 years ago, Accordionist Yvette Horner died in Courbevoie, France. She was 95 years old. (2018)
Yvette Marie Eugénie Hornère was born September 22, 1922 in Tarbes, France.
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1 year ago, Singer Françoise Hardy died in Paris, France. She was 80 years old. (2024)
Françoise Madeleine Hardy was born January 17, 1944 in Paris, France.
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Beach Boys Founder
Brian Wilson died. He was 82 years old. (2025)
Brian Douglas Wilson was born June 20, 1942 in Hawthorne, California.
June 10
139 years ago, Bassist/Tuba Player Abraham Martin was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. (1886)
"Chink" Martin died January 7, 1981 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was 94 years old.
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131 years ago, Trumpeter Ernest Miller was born in Raceland, Louisiana. (1894)
"Kid Punch" died December 2, 1971 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was 77 years old.
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130 years ago, Blueswoman/Actress Hattie McDaniels was born in Wichita, Kansas. (1895)
She died of breast cancer October 26, 1952 in Hollywood, California. She was 57 years old.
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120 years ago, Saxophonist William T. Lewis was born in Cleburne, Texas. (1905)
Willie Lewis died January 13, 1971 in New York, N.Y. He was 65 years old.
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© 2001 George D. Davidson
118 years ago, Blueswoman Little Laura Dukes was born in Memphis, Tennessee. (1907)
She died October 14, 1992 in Memphis, Tennessee. She was 85 years old.
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118 years ago, Trombonist Richard Wells was born in Centerville, Tennessee. (1907)
Dicky Wells died November 12, 1985 in New York, N.Y. He was 78 years old.
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115 years ago, Bluesman Chester Arthur Burnett was born in White Station, Mississippi. (1910)
Howlin' Wolf died January 10, 1976 following brain surgery in Hines, Illinois. He was 65 years old.
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111 years ago, Singer/Actress Maria Martha Esther Alduante Del Campo was born in Vina del Mar, Chile. (1914)
Rosita Serrano died April 6, 1997 in Santiago, Chile. She was 82 years old.
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110 years ago, Nobel Prize Winning Author Solomon Bellows was born in Lachine, Quebec, Canada. (1915)
Saul Bellow died April 5, 2005 in Brookline, Massachussetts. He was 89 years old.
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106 years ago, Rusty Gill was born in St. Louis, Missouri. (1919)
He died November 16, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. He was 89 years old.
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103 years ago, Actress Frances Ethel Gumm was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (1922)
Judy Garland died June 22, 1969 in New York, N.Y. She was 47 years old.
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101 years ago, Singer Arelean Brown was born in Tchula, Mississippi. (1924)
She died April 27, 1981 in Chicago, Illinois. She was 57 years old.
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100 years ago, Arranger Don Costa was born in Boston, Massachusetts. (1925)
He died January 19, 1983 in New York, N.Y. He was 57 years old.
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100 years ago, Jazz Critic Nathan Irving Hentoff was born in Boston, Massachusetts. (1925)
Nat Hentoff died January 7, 2017 in New York, N.Y. He was 91 years old.
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100 years ago, Bluesman Cleveland White was born in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. (1925)
Schoolboy Cleve died February 11, 2008 in Daly City, California. He was 82 years old.
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95 years ago, Bassist Guy Pedersen was born in Grande-Fort-Philippe, France. (1930)
He died January 4, 2005 in Rueil-Malmaison, France. He was 74 years old.
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94 years ago, Singer/Guitarist João Gilberto was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. (1931)
He died July 6, 2019 in Rio de Janerio, Brazil. He was 88 years old.
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85 years ago, Drummer John William Stevens was born in Brentford, England. (1940)
John Stevens died of a heart attack September 13 1994 in London, England. He was 54 years old.
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85 years ago, Universal Negro Improvement Association founder Marcus Garvey died in West Kensington, England. He was 52 years old. (1940)
He was born August 17, 1887 in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica.
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84 years ago, Drummer Mickey Jones was born in Houston, Texas. (1941)
He died February 7, 2018 in Simi Valley, California. He was 76 years old.
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Shirley Owens , Beverly Lee, Addie Harris and Doris Coley
84 years ago, Singer Shirley Owens Alston of the Shirelles was born in Passaic, New Jersey. (1941)
Hauoli la Hanau to Shirley Owens!
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84 years ago, Singer Harry Muskee was born in Assen, Netherlands. (1941)
Cuby Muskee died September 26, 2011 in Rolde, Netherlands. He was 70 years old.
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84 years ago, Singer Janet Frances Vogel Rapp of the Skyliners was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (1941)
Janet Vogel died February 21, 1980 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was 39 years old.
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81 years ago, Scottish Singer-Songwriter Bernard Joseph Gallagher was born in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland. (1944)
Hauoli la Hanau to Benny Gallagher!
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81 years ago, Bassist Richard Allan Price was born in Birmingham, England. (1944)
Rick Price died May 17, 2022 in Bristol, England. He was 77 years old.
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79 years ago, Heavyweight Champion of the World Jack Johnson died in a Raleigh, N.C. automobile accident. He was 68 years old. (1946)
John Arthur Johnson was born March 31, 1878 in Galveston, Texas.
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74 years ago, Bassist Thomas William Fowler was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. (1951)
Tom Fowler died July 2, 2024. He was 73 years old.
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73 years ago, Songwriter Tom Schuyler was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. (1952)
Hauoli la Hanau to Tom!
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71 years ago, Percussionist Raul Rekow was born in San Francisco, California. (1954)
He died November 1, 2015 in San Francisco, California. He was 61 years old.
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69 years ago, Singer Barrington Scott "Bo" Henderson was born in Washington, Pennsylvania. (1956)
Hauoli la Hanau to Bo!
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67 years ago, Ted Drozdowski was born in Meriden, Connecticut. (1958)
Hauoli la Hanau to Ted!
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65 years ago, Drummer Boyd Small was born in Springfield, Oregon. (1960)
Hauoli la Hanau to Boyd!
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64 years ago, Guitarist Kelley Deal was born in Dayton, Ohio. (1961)
Hauoli la Hanau to Kelley!
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64 years ago, Bassist Kim Deal was born in Dayton, Ohio. (1961)
Hauoli la Hanau to Kim!
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64 years ago, The "King of Lover's Rock" Max Elliot was born in London, England. (1961)
Hauoli la Hanau to Maxi Priest!
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64 years ago, Reeds Player Gary Thomas was born in Baltimore, Maryland. (1961)
Hauoli la Hanau to Gary!
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61 years ago, Drummer Jimmy Chamberlin was born in Joliet, Illinois. (1964)
Hauoli la Hanau to Jimmy!
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60 years ago, Guitarist Joseph Alberto Santiago was born in Manila, Philippines. (1965)
Hauoli la Hanau to Joey Santiago!
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60 years ago, Guitarist Carl Kress died of heart failure in Reno, Nevada. He was 61 years old. (1965)
He was born October 20, 1907 in Newark, New Jersey.
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58 years ago, Emma Anderson was born in Wimbledon, London, England. (1967)
Hauoli la Hanau to Emma!
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58 years ago, Bassist Charnett Moffett was born in New York, N.Y. (1967)
Hauoli la Hanau to Charnett!
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Mark Morales, Darren Robinson and Damon Wimbley
58 years ago, "The Human Beat Box" Darren Robinson was born in New York, N.Y. (1967)
He died December 10, 1995 in New York, N.Y. He was 28 years old.
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57 years ago, Rapper Tracy Lynn Curry was born in Dallas, Texas. (1968)
Hauoli la Hanau to The D.O.C.!
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55 years ago, Singer/Guitarist Mike Doughty was born in Fort Knox, Kentucky. (1970)
Hauoli la Hanau to Mike!
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55 years ago, Keyboardist Earl Grant died in a Lordsburg, New Mexico car crash. He was 39 years old. (1970)
He was born January 20, 1931 in Idabel, Oklahoma.
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54 years ago, Singer Joel Hailey was born in Monroe, North Carolina. (1971)
Hauoli la Hanau to Jo-Jo!
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52 years ago, Singer Faith Evans was born in Lakeland, Florida. (1973)
Hauoli la Hanau to Faith!
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48 years ago, Guitarist Adam Nergal Darski was born in Gdynia, Poland. (1977)
Hauoli la Hanau to Adam Darski!
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46 years ago, Country Singer Kenneth Mobley Brice, Jr. was born in Sumter, South Carolina. (1979)
Hauoli la Hanau to Lee Brice!
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44 years ago, Singer Hoku Christian Ho was born in Kailua, Hawaii. (1981)
Hauoli la Hanau to Hoku!
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43 years ago, Singer 'Micki' Harris died of a heart attack after performing a live show with the Shirelles in Atlanta, Georgia. She was 42 years old. (1982)
Addie 'Micki' Harris was born January 22, 1940 in Passaic, N.J.
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38 years ago, Trombonist Booty Wood died in Dayton, Ohio. He was 67 years old. (1987)
Mitchell Wood was born December 27, 1919 in Dayton, Ohio.
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35 years ago, Singer Joanna Noëlle Blagden Levesque was born in Brattleboro, Vermont. (1990)
Hauoli la Hanau to JoJo!
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35 years ago, Clarinetist/Saxophonist Hubert Rostaing died in Paris, France. He was 71 years old. (1990)
He was born September 17, 1918 in Lyon, France.
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33 years ago, Pianist Hachidai Nakamura died in Japan. He was 61 years old. (1992)
He was born January 20, 1931 in Tsingtao, China.
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33 years ago, Pianist Nat Pierce died in Los Angeles, California. He was 67 years old. (1992)
Nathaniel Pierce was born July 16, 1925 in Somerville, Massachussetts.
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28 years ago, "The Yodeling Blonde Bombshell" Carolina Cotton died in Bakersfield, California. He was 72 years old. (1997)
Helen Hagstrom was born October 20, 1925 in Cash, Arkansas.
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27 years ago, Trumpeter Bobby Bryant died in Los Angeles, California. He was 64 years old. (1998)
He was born May 18, 1934 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
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27 years ago, "Singing" Steve Sanders committed suicide by gunshot in Cape Coral, Florida. He was 45 years old. (1998)
He was born September 17, 1952 in Richland, Georgia.
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21 years ago, Ray Charles died in Beverly Hills, California. He was 73 years old. (2004)
Ray Charles Robinson was born September 23, 1930 in Albany, Georgia.
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21 years ago, Guitarist Rosinha de Valença died in Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was 62 years old. (2004)
Maria Rosa Canelas was born July 30, 1941 in Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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21 years ago, Guitarist Graeme Kelling died in Glasgow, Scotland. He was 47 years old. (2004)
Graeme Hunter Kelling was born April 4, 1957 in Paisley, Scotland.
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16 years ago, Keyboardist Barry Beckett died in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He was 66 years old. (2009)
He was born June 10, 1943 in Birmingham, Alabama.
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16 years ago, Saxophonist Jack Nimitz died in Studio City, California. He was 79 years old. (2009)
He was born March 5, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois.
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15 years ago, Trombonist "The Mighty Flea" died in Birmingham, Alabama. He was 79 years old. (2010)
Gene Conner was born December 28, 1930 in Birmingham, Alabama.
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13 years ago, Country Singer Jimmy Elledge died in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. He was 69 years old. (2012)
James Presley Elledge was born January 8, 1943 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi.
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Tompall Glaser, center, with brothers Chuck and Jim Glaser
6 years ago, Country Singer Chuck Glaser died in Lafayette, Louisiana. He was 83 years old. (2019)
He was born February 27, 1936 in Spalding Nebraska.
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6 years ago, Swamp Bluesman Li'l Buck Sinegal died in Lafayette, Louisiana. He was 75 years old. (2019)
Paul Alton Sinegal was born January 14, 1944 in Lafayette, Louisiana.
June 9
134 years ago, Composer/Lyricist Cole Porter was born in Peru, Indiana. (1891)
He died October 15, 1964 in Santa Monica, California. He was 73 years old.
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125 years ago, Bandleader Fredrick Malcolm Waring was born in Tyrone, Pennsylvania. (1900)
Fred Waring died July 29, 1984 in State College, Pennsylvania. He was 84 years old.
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110 years ago, Guitarist Lester William Polfus was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin. (1915)
Les Paul died August 13, 2009 in White Plains, N.Y. He was 94 years old.
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99 years ago, Guitarist James Pasco Gourley, Jr. was born in St. Louis, Missouri. (1926)
Jimmy Gourley died December 7, 2008 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France. He was 82 years old.
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99 years ago, Bassist Calvin Jones was born in Greenwood, Mississippi. (1926)
Calvin "Fuzz" Jones died August 9, 2010 in Southaven, Mississippi. He was 84 years old.
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99 years ago, Pianist William Whitney Pursell was born in Oakland, California. (1926)
Bill Pursell died September 3, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee..
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99 years ago, Steel Guitarist Herbert Leroy Remington was born in Mishawaka, Indiana. (1926)
Herb Remington died October 27, 2018 in Houston, Texas. He was 92 years old.
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CeDell Davis and Peter Buck
98 years ago, Bluesman Ellis CeDell Davis was born in Helena. Arkansas. (1927)
CeDell Davis died September 27, 2017 in Helena, Arkansas. He was 91 years old.
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96 years ago, Singer Johnny Marshall Alexander, Jr. was born in Memphis,Tennessee. (1929)
Johnny Ace died December 25, 1954 when he accidentally shot himself backstage at the City Auditorium in Houston,Texas. He was 25 years old.
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© Robert Schaffer 2001
91 years ago, Guitarist Wild Jimmy Spruill was born in Washington, North Carolina. (1934) He died February 3, 1996 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He was 61 years old.
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91 years ago, Soul Singer Jack Leroy Wilson was born in Detroit, Michigan. (1934)
Jackie Wilson died January 21, 1984 in Mount Holly, New Jersey. He was 49 years old.
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Photo © Karlheinz Klüter
87 years ago, Trombonist Eje Thelin was born in Jönköping, Sweden. (1938)
He died May 18, 1990 in Sweden. He was 51 years old.
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86 years ago, Pianist Michael Melillo was born in Newark, N.J. (1939)
Hauoli la Hanau to Mike!
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85 years ago, Drummer Curtis Boyd was born in Atlanta, Georgia. (1940)
Hauoli la Hanau to Curtis!
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Mike Millward, Dave Lovelady, Brian O'Hara and Billy Hatton
84 years ago, Bassist William Hatton was born in Dingle, Liverpool, England. (1941)
He died September 19, 2017 in Dingle, Liverpool, England. He was 76 years old.
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84 years ago, Keyboardist Jonathan Douglas Lord was born in Leicester, England. (1941)
Jon Lord died July 16, 2012 in London, England. He was 71 years old.
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84 years ago, Bassist/Trumpeter Roberto "Bobby" Valentin was born in Orocovis, Puerto Rico. (1941)
Hauoli la Hanau to El Rey del Bajo!
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82 years ago, Pianist Kenneth Barron was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (1943)
Hauoli la Hanau to Kenny Barron!
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81 years ago, Pianist Igor Michailowitsch Bril was born in Moscow, Russia. (1944)
Hauoli la Hanau to Igor Bril!
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80 years ago, Guitarist Mick Goodrick was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania. (1945)
He died November 16, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was 77 years old.
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78 years ago, Drummer Lynn Thomas Ralston was born in Ypsilanti,Michigan. (1947)
Hauoli la Hanau to Tom Ralston!
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75 years ago, Bassist Trevor Bolder was born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. (1950)
He died May 21, 2013 in Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. He was 62 years old.
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74 years ago, Singer Wilhelmus Albertus Neyman was born in Maastricht, Netherlands. (1951)
Benny Neyman died February 7, 2008 in Soesterberg, Netherlands. He was 56 years old.
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73 years ago, Singer Uzi Chitman was born in Giv'at Shmuel, Israel. (1952)
Uzi Hitman died October 17, 2004 in Ramat Gan, Israel. He was 52 years old.
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72 years ago, Bluesman Fruteland Jackson was born in Sunflower County, Mississippi. (1953)
Hauoli la Hanau to Fruteland!
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72 years ago, Guitarist Bobby Murray was born in Nagoya, Japan. (1953)
Hauoli la Hanau to Bobby!
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71 years ago, Peter James Byrne was born in Bath, Somerset, England. (1954)
Hauoli la Hanau to Pete Byrne!
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63 years ago, Eddie Lundon was born in Kirkby, Merseyside, England. (1962)
Hauoli la Hanau to Eddie!
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62 years ago, Saxophonist Gilad Atzmon was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. (1963)
Hauoli la Hanau to Gilad!
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62 years ago, Guitarist Tony Spinner was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. (1963)
Hauoli la Hanau to Tony!
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61 years ago, NBA Basketball Player/Bassist Wayman Lawrence Tisdale was born in Fort Worth, Texas. (1964)
Wayman Tisdale died May 15, 2009 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was 44 years old.
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56 years ago, Drummer Mitch McLee was born in Niles, Michigan. (1969)
Hauoli la Hanau to Mitch!
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54 years ago, Guitarist Rick Renstrom was born in Tampa, Florida. (1971)
Hauoli la Hanau to Rick!
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53 years ago, Guitarist Wesley Reid Scantlin was born in Kansas City, Missouri. (1972)
Hauoli la Hanau to Wes Scantlin!
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51 years ago, Guitarist Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen was born in Hammerfest, Norway. (1974)
Hauoli la Hanau to Samoth!
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Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent
50 years ago, Jamie Dailey was born in Corbin, Kentucky. (1975)
Hauoli la Hanau to Jamie!
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47 years ago, Guitarist Matthew James Bellamy was born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. (1978)
Hauoli la Hanau to Matt Bellamy!
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44 years ago, Sitarist Anoushka Shankar was born in London, England. (1981)
Hauoli la Hanau to Anoushka!
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43 years ago, Singer Christina Stürmer was born in Linz, Austria. (1982)
Hauoli la Hanau to Christina!
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41 years ago, "Vallenato" Singer Kaleth Miguel Morales Troya was born in Valledupar, Colombia. (1984)
Kaleth Morales died August 24, 2005 in a Columbian car crash. He was 21 years old.
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41 years ago, Bluesman Anthony Terrell Sherrod was born in Bolivar County, Mississippi. (1984)
Hauoli la Hanau to Anthony Sherrod!
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36 years ago, Bluesman Big Miller died in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was 69 years old. (1992)
Clarence Horatius Miller was born December 18, 1922 in Sioux City, Iowa.
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32 years ago, R & B Singer Arthur Alexander died of a heart attack in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 53 years old. (1993)
Arthur B. Alexander, Jr. was born May 10, 1940 in Florence, Alabama.
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31 years ago, "The Liberace of the Harp" Lloyd Lindroth died in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 63 years old. (1994)
He was born June 6, 1931 in Seattle, Washington.
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21 years ago, Saxophonist Bent Jædig died in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was 68 years old. (2004)
He was born September 28, 1935 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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15 years ago, Grand Letar Inventor Letritia Kandle died in Chicago, Illinois. She was 94 years old. (2010)
She was born November 7, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois.
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13 years ago, Trumpeter Abram Wilson died in London, England. He was 38 years old. (2012)
He was born August 30, 1973 in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
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11 years ago, Trumpeter Phil Mason died in Rothesay, Isle of Bute, England. He was 74 years old. (2014)
He was born April 10, 1947 in London, England.
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10 years ago, Country Singer Randy Howard was shot and killed by a bail bondsman June 9, 2015 in Lynchburg, Tennessee. He was 65 years old. (2015)
Randall Lamar Howard was born May 9, 1950 in Macon, Georgia.
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10 years ago, The "King Of Easy Listening" James Last died in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was 86 years old. (2015)
Hans Last was born April 17, 1929 in Bremen, Germany.
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Jim Pike, Tony Butala and Bob Engemann
6 years ago, Singer Jim Pike died in Prescott, Arizona. He was 82 years old. (2019)
James R. Pike was born November 6, 1936 in Missouri.
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6 years ago, Rapper Bushwick Bill died in Houston, Texas. He was 52 years old. (2019)
Richard Stephen Shaw was born December 8, 1966 in Kingston, Jamaica.
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4 years ago, Bassist Juan Nelson died. He was 62 years old. (2021)
He was born August 24, 1958 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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3 years ago, Singer Julee Cruise died in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. She was 65 years old. (2022)
Julee A. Cruise was born December 1, 1956 in Creston, Iowa.
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3 years ago, Trombonist Lil’ Joe Burton died in Atlanta, Georgia. He was 70 years old. (2022)
He was born May 4, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois.
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2 years ago, Blues Guitarist Otis Grand died. He was 73 years old. (2023)
Fuad Bishti was born February 14, 1950 in Beirut, Lebanon.
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1 year ago, Drummer Alex Riel died in Liseleje, Denmark. He was 83 years old. (2024)
He was born September 13, 1940 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Sly Stone died in Los Angeles, California. He was 82 years old. (2025)
Sylvester Stewart was born March 15, 1943 in Dallas, Texas.
June 8
109 years ago, the 'King of South Texas Swing' Adolph Hofner was born in Moulton, Texas. (1916)
He died June 2, 2000 in San Antonio, Texas. He was 83 years old.
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109 years ago, Trumpeter Freddy Webster was born in Cleveland, Ohio. (1916)
He died of a heart attack April 1, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois.
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94 years ago, Pianist Rob Madna was born in Den Haag, Netherlands. (1931)
He died April 5, 2003 in Berkel en Rodenrijs, Netherlands. He was 72 years old.
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89 years ago, Singer Odessa Harris was born in West Helena, Arkansas. (1936)
She died August 18, 2007 in Detroit, Michigan. She was 71 years old.
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88 years ago, Singer Toni Harper was born in Los Angeles, California. (1937)
Toni Dunlap died February 10, 2023 in Palm Springs, California. She was 85 years old.
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87 years ago, Singer/Songwriter Mack Vickery was born in Town Creek, Alabama. (1938)
He died December 21, 2004 in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 66 years old.
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Photo by Marilyn Harris
86 years ago, Trombonist William Russell Watrous II was born in Middletown, Connecticut. (1939)
Bill Watrous died July 2, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. He was 79 years old.
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85 years ago, Singer Sherman Garnes was born in New York, N.Y. (1940)
He died February 26, 1977 in New York, N.Y. He was 36 years old.
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85 years ago, Singer Nancy Sandra Sinatra was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. (1940)
Hauoli la Hanau to Nancy Sinatra!
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84 years ago, P-Funk Singer/Guitarist Clarence Eugene Haskins was born in Elkhorn, West Virginia. (1941)
Fuzzy Haskins died March 16, 2023 in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan. He was 81 years old.
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84 years ago, Honky Tonk Singer Vernon Oxford was born in Rogers, Arkansas. (1941)
He died August 18, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 82 years old.
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83 years ago, Vocalist Chuck Negron was born in the Bronx, N.Y. (1942)
Hauoli la Hanau to Chuck!
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81 years ago, Guitarist Babik Reinhardt was born in Paris, France. (1944)
He died November 12, 2001 in Cannes, Frnace. He was 57 years old.
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81 years ago, William Royce Scaggs was born in Dallas, Texas. (1944)
Hauoli la Hanau to Boz Scaggs!
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80 years ago, Singer/Songwriter Steven John Fromholz was born in Temple, Texas. (1945)
Steven Fromholz died January 19, 2014 in Eldorado, Texas. He was 68 years old.
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79 years ago, Bluesman Leslie James Harman was born in Anniston, Alabama. (1946)
James Harman died May 23, 2021 in San Diego, California. He was 74 years old.
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78 years ago, Guitarist Michael Frederick Box was born in Walthamstow, London, England. (1947)
Hauoli la Hanau to Mick Box!
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78 years ago, Singer Julie Driscoll was born in London, England. (1947)
Hauoli la Hanau to Julie Tippett!
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78 years ago, Singer Anne Haslam was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England. (1947)
Hauoli la Hanau to Annie Haslam!
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Jimmy King, Carl Cunningham, Phalon Jones, Ronnie Caldwell and Ben Cauley
77 years ago, Guitarist Jimmie King was born in Memphis, Tennessee. (1948)
He died December 10, 1967 in the crash of Otis Redding's private plane into Lake Monona in Madison, Wisconsin.
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76 years ago, Blues Guitarist Emery Williams, Jr. was born in Blue Island, Illinois. (1949)
He died March 2, 1996 in Chicago, Illinois. He was 46 years old.
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74 years ago, Pianist Joe Parillo was born in Rhode Island. (1951)
Hauoli la Hanau to Joe!
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74 years ago, Bluegrass Guitarist David Anthony Rice was born in Danville, Virginia. (1951)
Tony Rice
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74 years ago, Singer Gaynor Sullivan was born in Swansea, South Wales. (1951)
Hauoli la Hanau to Bonnie Tyler!
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71 years ago, Guitarist Gregory Regis Ginn was born in Tucson, Arizona. (1954)
Hauoli la Hanau to Greg Ginn!
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Photo By: Steve Stoddard
70 years ago, Guitarist Chris Planas was born in Chicago, Illinois. (1955)
Hauoli la Hanau to Chris!
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70 years ago, Singer James Jonathan Sylvers was born in Watts, Los Angeles, California. (1955)
Hauoli la Hanau to James Jonathan!
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69 years ago, Pianist Uri Caine was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (1956)
Hauoli la Hanau to Uri!
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69 years ago, Guitarist Stephen Martin Walwyn was born in Southam, Warwickshire, England. (1956)
Hauoli la Hanau to Steve Walwyn!
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67 years ago, Guitarist Michael Lee Curran was born in London, England. (1958)
Hauoli la Hanau to Jakko M. Jakszyk!
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65 years ago, Mick Hucknall of Simply Red wass born in Manchester, England. (1960)
Hauoli la Hanau to Mick!
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63 years ago, Keyboardist Nicholas James Bates was born in Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands, England. (1962)
Hauoli la Hanau to Nick Rhodes!
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63 years ago, Singer Kristine Elizabeth Weitz was born in Pasco, Washington. (1962)
Hauoli la Hanau to Kristine W!
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62 years ago, Pianist Kino Haitsma was born in The Netherlands. (1963)
Hauoli la Hanau to Kino!
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Clockwise from bottom left: David Milliner, Aaron Brown, Andrew Banfield, Hamish Seelochan and Michael Milliner
61 years ago, Jeff Aaron Brown was born in England. (1964)
Hauoli la Hanau to Aaron Brown!
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60 years ago, Keyboardist Neil Mitchell was born in Helensburgh, Scotland. (1965)
Hauoli la Hanau to Neil!
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59 years ago, Singer Doris May Pearson was born in London, England. (1966)
Hauoli la Hanau to Doris Pearson!
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Bumble Bee Slim and Georgia White
57 years ago, Bluesman Bumble Bee Slim died in Los Angeles, California. He was 62 years old. (1968)
Amos Easton was born May 7, 1906 in Brunswick, Georgia.
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53 years ago, Bassist Peter Jason Farley was born in Hackensack, New Jersey. (1972)
Hauoli la Hanau to P J Farley!
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53 years ago, "Mr. 5 x 5" Jimmy Rushing died in New York, N.Y. He was 68 years old. (1972)
James Andrew Rushing was born August 26, 1903 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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52 years ago, British Jazz Musician Tubby Hayes died of heart trouble in London, England. He was 38 years old. (1973)
Edward Brian Hayes was born January 30, 1935 in London, England.
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48 years ago, Rapper Kanye Omari West was born in Atlanta, Georgia. (1977)
Hauoli la Hanau to Kanye West
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47 years ago, Guitarist Sturgill Simpson was born in Jackson, Kentucky. (1978)
Hauoli la Hanau to Sturgill!
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46 years ago, Violinist Jenny Scheinman was born in Jacksonville, Florida. (1979)
Hauoli la Hanau to Jenny!
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Photo By: Steve Stoddard
46 years ago, "Slide Guitar Virtuoso" Derek Trucks was born in Jacksonville, Florida. (1979)
Hauoli la Hanau to Derek!
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44 years ago, Singer/Songwriter Alexander Max Band was born in Los Angeles, California. (1981)
Hauoli la Hanau to Alex Band!
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44 years ago, Fiddler Sara Ullrika Watkins was born in Vista, California. (1981)
Hauoli la Hanau to Sara Watkins!
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38 years ago, Singer/Guitarist Ty Garrett Segall was born in Laguna Beach, California. (1987)
Hauoli la Hanau to Ty Segall!
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38 years ago, Drummer Gary Driscoll died in Ithaca, N.Y. He was 41 years old. (1987)
John Gary Driscoll was born April 18, 1946 in Ithaca, N.Y.
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32 years ago, "Root Boy Slim" died in Orlando, Florida. He was 48 years old. (1993)
Foster MacKenzie III was born July 9, 1945 in Asheville, N.C.
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31 years ago, Bandleader William Marshall died in Paris, France. He was 76 years old. (1994)
He was born October 12, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois.
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18 years ago, Pianist Nellie Lutcher died in Los Angeles, California. She was 91 years old. (2007)
She was born October 15, 1915 in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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16 years ago, Singer/Songwriter Kenny Rankin died in Los Angeles, California. He was 69 years old. (2009)
He was born February 10, 1940 in New York, N.Y.
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15 years ago, Pop Singer Crispian St. Peters died in Swanley, Kent, England. He was 71 years old. (2010)
He was born April 5, 1939 in Swanley, Kent, England.
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14 years ago, Trumpeter Alan Rubin died in New York, N.Y. He was 68 years old. (2011)
"Mr. Fabulous" was born February 11, 1943 in New York, N.Y.
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7 years ago, Cajun Musician Vin Bruce died in Galliano, Louisiana. He was 86 years old. (2018)
Ervin Bruce was born April 25, 1932 in Cut Off, Louisiana.
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Clive Taylor, Blue Weaver, Mike Smith, Allan Jones, Dennis Bryon, Neil Jones and Andy Fairweather Low
7 years ago, Guitarist Neil Jones died in Cardiff, Wales. He was 70 years old. (2018)
He was born March 25, 1949 in Llanbradach, South Wales.
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7 years ago, Guitarist Danny Kirwan died in London, England. He was 68 years old. (2018)
Daniel David Kirwan was born May 13, 1950 in Brixton, South London, England.
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7 years ago, Ethnomusicoligist Leo Sarkisiandied in Bedford, New Hampshire. He was 97 years old. (2018)
He was born January 4, 1921 in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
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6 years ago, Guitarist Spencer Bohren died in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was 69 years old. (2019)
Spencer Ward Bohren was born April 5, 1950 in Casper, Wyoming.
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5 years ago, Singer Bonnie Pointer died in Oakland, California. She was 69 years old. (2020)
Patricia Eva Pointer was born July 11, 1950 in East Oakland, California.
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1 year ago, Songwriter Mark James died in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 83 years old. (2024)
Francis Rodney Zambon was born November 29, 1940 in Houston, Texas.
June 7
119 years ago, Bandleader Glen Gray was born in Roanoke, Illinois. (1906)
He died August 23, 1963 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was 57 years old.
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Silas Roy Crain, Muhammad Ali and Sam Cooke
114 years ago, Singer Silas Roy Crain was born in Augustine, Texas. (1911)
He died September 14, 1996 in Vallejo, California. He was 85 years old.
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108 years ago, Entertainer Dino Paul Crocetti was born in Steubenville, Ohio. (1917)
Dean Martin died December 25, 1995 in Beverly Hills, California. He was 78 years old.
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104 years ago, Guitarist Talmage Holt Farlow was born in Greensboro, N.C. (1921)
Tal Farlow died of cancer July 24, 1998 in New York, N.Y. He was 77 years old.
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103 years ago, Pianist Beryl Booker was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (1922)
She died September 30, 1978 in Berkeley, California. She was 66 years old.
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101 years ago, Trombonist Jiro Watanabe was born in New Westminster, B.C. (1924)
Butch Watanabe died November 7, 2002 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was 78 years old.
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97 years ago, Saxophonist Anthony Robert Ortega was born in Los Angeles, California. (1928)
Anthony Ortega died October 30, 2022 in Encinitas, Califormia. He was 94 years old.
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95 years ago, Singer Adiléia Silva da Rocha was born in Rio de Janeiro. (1930)
Dolores Durán died October 24, 1959 in Brazil. She was 29 years old.
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93 years ago, Saxophonist Harold Floyd Brooks was born in Fayetteville, N.C. (1932)
Tina Brooks died August 13, 1974 in New York, N.Y. He was 42 years old.
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91 years ago, Country Musician Wynn Stewart was born in Morrisville, Missouri. (1934)
He died of a heart attack July 17, 1985 in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He was 51 years old.
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88 years ago, Actress Jean Harlow died in Hollywood, California. She was 26 years old. (1937)
Harlean Carpentier was born March 3, 1911 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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87 years ago, Publicist Michael Goldstein was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio. (1938)
He died May 19, 2018 in New York, N.Y. He was 79 years old.
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85 years ago, Singer Thomas Jones Woodward was born in Pontypridd, South Wales. (1940)
Hauoli la Hanau to Tom Jones!
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84 years ago, Rockabilly Star Larry Donn Gillihan was born in Bono, Arkansas. (1941)
He died May 1, 2012 in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He was 70 years old.
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83 years ago, Saxophonist Mel Martin was born in Sacramento, California. (1942)
He died November 17, 2017 in Novato, California. He was 75 years old.
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82 years ago, Actor Kenneth Charles Osmond was born in Glendale, California. (1943)
Eddie Haskell died May 18, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. He was 76 years old.
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81 years ago, Drummer Melvin Parker was born in Kinston, North Carolina. (1944)
He died December 3, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was 77 years old.
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81 years ago, Guitarist Clarence White was born in Lewiston, Maine. (1944)
He was killed by a drunken driver July 14, 1973 in Palmdale, California. He was 29 years old.
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80 years ago, Soul Singer Billy Butler was born in Chicago, Illinois. (1945)
He died March 31, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. He was 70 years old.
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79 years ago, Guitarist Charles Michael Jones was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. (1946)
Micky Jones died March 10, 2010 in Swansea, Wales. He was 63 years old.
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77 years ago, Bassist David Torbert was born in the Bay Area, California. (1948)
He died December 7, 1982 in the Bay Area, California. He was 34 years old.
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76 years ago, Singer Shirley Johnson was born in Franklin, Virginia. (1949)
Hauoli la Hanau to Shirley!
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74 years ago, Guitarist Rainer Jaromir Ptaček was born in East Berlin, East Germany. (1951)
Rainer Ptacek died November 12, 1997 in Tucson, Arizona. He was 46 years old.
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72 years ago, Afro-Pop Musician Jonathon Clegg was born in Rochedale, England. (1953)
Johnny Clegg died July 16, 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was 66 years old.
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70 years ago, Singer Joey Scarbury was born in Ontario, California. (1955)
Hauoli la Hanau to Joey!
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68 years ago, Singer/Songwriter Patrick Joseph McAloon was born in Durham, England. (1957)
Hauoli la Hanau to Paddy McAloon!
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68 years ago, Singer Juan Luis Guerra Seijas was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. (1957)
Hauoli la Hanau to Juan Luis Guerra!
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67 years ago, "The Artist..." Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (1958)
Prince died April 21, 2016 in Paisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota. He was 57 years old.
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64 years ago, Guitarist David Catching was born in Memphis, Tennessee. (1961)
Hauoli la Hanau to Dave Catching!
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63 years ago, Drummer Michael Cartellone was born in Solon, Ohio. (1962)
Hauoli la Hanau to Michael!
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62 years ago, Rocker Gordon Gano of The Violent Femmes was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (1963)
Hauoli la Hanau to Gordon!
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61 years ago, Rapper John Fletcher was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. (1964)
He died December 23, 2020. He was 56 years old.
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61 years ago, Pianist Meade Lux Lewis died in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was 58 years old. (1964)
Meade Anderson Lewis was born September 4, 1905 in Chicago, Illinois.
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58 years ago, Guitarist David Michael Navarro was born in Santa Monica, California. (1967)
Hauoli la Hanau to Dave Navarro!
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54 years ago, Drummer Ben Pollack died in Palm Springs, California. He was 67 years old. (1971)
He was born June 22, 1903 in Chicago, Illinois.
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49 years ago, Rapper Ron Raphael Braunstein was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. (1976)
Hauoli la Hanau to Necro!
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49 years ago, Cornetist Bobby Hackett died of a heart attack in Chatham, Massachussetts. He was 61 years old. (1976)
Robert Leo Hackett was born January 31, 1915 in Providence, Rhode Island.
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44 years ago, Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova was born in Moscow, Soviet Union. (1981)
Hauoli la Hanau to Anna Kournikova!
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32 years ago, "The Singing Bus Driver", Milwaukee Slim, died in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was 69 years old. (1993)
Angelo Chambers was born July 2, 1924 in Denton, Texas.
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32 years ago, Percussionist Louie Ramirez died in Queens, N.Y. He was 55 years old. (1993)
He was born February 28, 1938 in New York, N.Y.
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31 years ago, Clarinetist Willie Humphrey, Jr. died in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was 93 years old. (1994)
He was born December 29, 1900 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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25 years ago, Bassist Clint Houston died in New York, N. Y. He was 53 years old. (2000)
Clinton Joseph Houston was born June 23, 1946 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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24 years ago, Singer Carole Fredericks died in Dakar, Senegal. She was 49 years old. (2001)
Carole Denise Fredericks was born June 5, 1952 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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17 years ago, Singer Bill Coday died in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 66 years old. (2008)
He was born May 10, 1942 in Coldwater, Mississippi.
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16 years ago, Bassist Hugh Hopper died in Whistable, Kent, England. He was 64 years old. (2009)
Hugh Collin Hopper was born April 29, 1945 in Whistable, Kent, England.
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13 years ago, Singer/Guitarist Bob Welch committed suicide in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 66 years old. (2012)
Robert Lawrence Welch, Jr. was born August 31, 1945 in Los Angeles, California.
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11 years ago, Producer/Label Owner Alan Douglas died in Paris, France. He was 82 years old. (2014)
Alan Douglas Rubenstein was born July 20, 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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5 years ago, Singer Frank Bey died in Glenolden, Pennsylvania. He was 74 years old. (2020)
Frank Bass was born January 17, 1946 in Millen, Georgia.
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5 years ago, Bluesman Floyd Lee died in New York, N.Y. He was 86 years old. (2020)
Ted Williams was born August 20,1933 in Mississippi.
June 6
140 years ago, Fiddler James Gideon Tanner was born in Thomas Bridge, Georgia, (1885)
Gid Tanner died May 13, 1960 in Dacula, Georgia. He was 74 years old.
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133 years ago, Popular Bandleader Theodore Leopold Friedman was born in Circleville, Ohio. (1892)
Ted Lewis died August 25, 1971 in New York, N.Y. He was 79 years old.
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123 years ago, Alto Saxophonist James Melvin Lunceford was born in Fulton, Mississippi. (1902)
Jimmie Lunceford died under mysterious circumstances July 12, 1947 in Seaside, Oregon. He was 45 years old.
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121 years ago, Clarinetist Raymond Burke was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. (1904)
He died March 21, 1986 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was 81 years old.
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121 years ago, Actor Ladislav Loewenstein was born in Rosenberg, Hungary. (1904)
Peter Lorre died of a stroke March 23, 1964 in Los Angeles, California. He was 59 years old.
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Beachy Thompson, Ira B. Tucker, Howard Caroll, James B. Davis and James Walker
109 years ago, Singer James Brodie Davis was born in Greenville, S.C. (1916)
James B. Davis died April 17, 2007 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was 90 years old.
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109 years ago, Wayne Shanklin was born in Joplin, Missouri. (1916)
He died June 16, 1970 in Santa Barbara, California. He was 54 years old.
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106 years ago, Bluesman Tom Carter was born in Red River, Louisiana. (1919)
Pops Carter died April 22, 2012 in Dallas Texas. He was 92 years old.
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100 years ago, Trombonist Albert Thornton Grey was born in Aldie, Virginia. (1925)
Al Grey died March 24, 2000 in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 74 years old.
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98 years ago, Bassist Leonard Walter Bush was born in London, England. (1927)
Lennie Bush died June 15, 2004 in London, England. He was 86 years old.
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98 years ago, Pianist Edward Cano was born in Los Angeles, California. (1927)
Eddie Cano died January 30, 1988 in Los Angeles, California. He was 60 years old.
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98 years ago, Fiddler Benjamin Logan, Jr. was born in Coahoma, Texas. (1927)
Tex Logan died April 24, 2015 in Morristown, New Jersey. He was 87 years old.
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95 years ago, Drummer S. P. Leary was born June 6, 1930 in Carthage, Texas. (1930)
He died January 26, 1998 in Chicago, Illinois. He was 67 years old.
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94 years ago, "The Liberace of the Harp" Lloyd Lindroth was born in Seattle, Washington. (1931)
He died June 9, 1994 in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 63 years old.
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92 years ago, Bluesman Clyde “Hot Shot” Langford was born in Centerville, Texas. (1934)
He died June 13, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. He was 84 years old.
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90 years ago, Guitarist Grant Green was born in St. Louis, Missouri. (1935)
He died of a heart attack January 31, 1979 in New York, N.Y. He was 43 years old.
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89 years ago, Bluesman Raful Neal was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (1936)
He died of cancer September 1, 2004 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was 68 years old.
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Levi Stubbs, Renaldo 'Obie' Benson, Lawrence Peyton and Abdul 'Duke' Fakir
89 years ago, Singer Levi Stubbles was born in Detroit, Michigan. (1936)
Levi Stubbs died October 17, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. He was 72 years old.
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86 years ago, Rocker Gary Anderson was born in Jacksonville, Florida. (1939)
Hauoli la Hanau to Gary U.S. Bonds!
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86 years ago, Singer Richard Wayne Wylie was born in Detroit, Michigan. (1939)
Popcorn Wylie died September 7, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. He was 69 years old.
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85 years ago, Chicago DJ Larry Lee Blankenburg was born in Quasqueton, Iowa. (1940)
Larry Lujack died December 18, 2013 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was 73 years old.
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Kenny Rosenberg, Howie Kane, Sandy Deanne and Jay Traynor
84 years ago, Singer Howard Kirchembaum was born in Queens, N.Y. (1941)
Howie Kane died. He was 81 years old.
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82 years ago, Country Musician Joe Stampley was born in Springhill, Louisiana. (1943)
Hauoli la Hanau to Joe!
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81 years ago, Bassist Peter Albin was born in San Francisco, California. (1944)
Hauoli la Hanau to Peter!
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81 years ago, Pianist Montgomery Bernard Alexander was born in Kingston, Jamaica. (1944)
Hauoli la Hanau to Monty Alexander!
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81 years ago, Musician Edgar Willlmar Froese was born in Tilsit, Eastern Prussia. (1944)
Edgar Froese died January 20, 2015 in Vienna, Austria. He was 70 years old.
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81 years ago, Trombonist David Taylor was born in Brooklyn, New York. (1944)
Hauoli la Hanau to David!
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79 years ago, Bassist Anthony Frederick Levin was born in Boston, Massachusetts. (1946)
Hauoli la Hanau to Tony Levin!
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79 years ago, Violinist Zbigniew Seifert was born in Kraków, Poland. (1946)
He died of cancer February 15, 1979 in Buffalo, N.Y. He was 32 years old.
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79 years ago, Keyboardist Micky Lee Soule was born in Cortland, N.Y. (1946)
Hauoli la Hanau to Micky Lee!
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78 years ago, Guitarist Terry Williams was born in Hollywood, California. (1947)
Hauoli la Hanau to Terry!
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77 years ago, Bassist Richard Stephen Sinclair was born in Canterbury, England. (1948)
Hauoli la Hanau to Richard Sinclair!
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Photo by: Bernard Werth
76 years ago, Drummer Paul Lovens was born in Aachen, Germany. (1949)
Hauoli la Hanau to Paul!
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76 years ago, Folk Singer Holly Near was born in Ukiah, California. (1949)
Hauoli la Hanau to Holly!
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74 years ago, Dwight Twilley was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (1951)
He died October 18, 2023 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was 72 years old.
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73 years ago, Drummer Yukihiro Takahashi was born in Tokyo, Japan. (1952)
He died January 11, 2023 in Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan. He was 70 years old.
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72 years ago, Guitarist Junshi Yamagishi was born in Ise City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. (1953)
Hauoli la Hanau to June Yamagishi!
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71 years ago, Singer/Harmonica Player Raymond Alan Norcia was born in Stonington, Connecticut. (1954)
Hauoli la Hanau to Sugar Ray Norcia!
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70 years ago, Trumpeter Larry Cramer was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (1955)
Hauoli la Hanau to Larry!
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70 years ago, Dennis Flemion was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (1955)
He died July 7, 2012 in Racine, Wisconsin. He was 57 years old.
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68 years ago, Singer/Songwriter Norman Washington Giscombe was born in Wandsworth, London,England. (1957)
Hauoli la Hanau to Junior!
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66 years ago, Guitarist Paul Bollenback was born in Washington, D.C. (1959)
Hauoli la Hanau to Paul!
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Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
66 years ago, Songwriter/Producer James Samuel Harris III was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (1959)
Hauoli la Hanau to Jimmy Jam!
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65 years ago, Guitarist Steve Vai was born in Long Island, N.Y. (1960)
Hauoli la Hanau to Steve!
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64 years ago, Bassist Tomás Enrique Araya Díaz was born in Viña del Mar, Chile. (1961)
Hauoli la Hanau to Tom Araya!
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64 years ago, Singer Diane Catherine Sealy was born in Balham, South London, England. (1961)
Hauoli la Hanau to Dee C. Lee!
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64 years ago, The "Whispering Pianist" Art Gillham died of a heart attack in Atlanta, Georgia. He was 66 years old. (1961)
He was born January 1, 1895 in St. Louis, Missouri.
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61 years ago, Electronic Musician Paul Walden was born in London, England. (1964)
Guru Josh died December 28, 2015 in Ibiza, Spain. He was 51 years old.
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59 years ago, Bassist Shauna Reynolds was born in North Carolina. (1966)
Hauoli la Hanau to Sean Yseult!
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57 years ago, Guitarist Alan Licht was born in New Jersey. (1968)
Hauoli la Hanau to Alan!
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57 years ago, Dixieland Drummer George Wettling died in New York, N.Y. He was 60 years old. (1968)
He was born November 28, 1907 in Topeka, Kansas.
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55 years ago, Singer Tracey Lynn Piergross was born in Riverside, New Jersey. (1970)
Hauoli la Hanau to Tracey Coryell!
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55 years ago, Rapper Warren Griffin III was born in Long Beach, California. (1970)
Hauoli la Hanau to Warren G!
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53 years ago, Singer Cristina Adriana Chiara Scabbia was born in Milan, Italy. (1972)
Hauoli la Hanau to Cristina Scabbia!
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52 years ago, Singer Lisa Brokop was born in Surrey, British Columbia. (1973)
Hauoli la Hanau to Lisa!
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51 years ago, Singer Matthew Shafer was born in Mount Clemens, Michigan. (1974)
Hauoli la Hanau to Uncle Kracker!
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50 years ago, Singer Cheer Chen Chi-chen was born in Taipei, Taiwan. (1975)
Hauoli la Hanau to Cheer Chen!
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49 years ago, Singer Emilie-Claire Barlow was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (1976)
Hauoli la Hanau to Emilie-Claire!
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47 years ago, Singer/Guitarist Carlos Ashley Raphael Barât was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. (1978)
Hauoli la Hanau to Carl Barât!
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44 years ago, Singer Laura Kabasomi Kakoma was born in Champaign, Illinois. (1981)
Hauoli la Hanau to Somi!
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38 years ago, Singer/Guitarist Kyle Francis Falconer was born in Dundee, Scotland. (1987)
Hauoli la Hanau to Kyle Falconer!
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34 years ago, Saxophonist Stan Getz died of cancer in Malibu, California. He was 64 years old. (1991)
Stanley Getz was born February 2, 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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23 years ago, Guitarist Robbin Crosby died in Los Angeles, California. He was 42 years old. (2002)
Robbinson Lantz Crosby was born August 4, 1959 in La Jolla, California.
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22 years ago, Keyboardist Dave Rowberry died of a heart attack in London, England. He was 62 years old. (2003)
David Eric Rowberry was born July 4, 1940 in Nottingham, England.
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19 years ago, Keyboardist/Singer Billy Preston died in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 59 years old. (2006)
He was born September 2, 1946 in Houston, Texas.
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19 years ago, Keyboardist Hilton Ruiz died in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was 54 years old. (2006)
He was born May 29, 1952 in New York, N.Y.
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15 years ago, Bassist Marvin Isley died in Chicago, Illinois. He was 56 years old. (2010)
He was born August 18, 1953 in Teaneck, N.J.
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15 years ago, Singer/Guitarist Calvin Leavy died in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He was 70 years old. (2010)
Calvin James Leavy was born April 20, 1940 in Scott, Pulaski County, Arkansas.
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10 years ago, Singer Ronnie Gilbert died in Mill Valley, California. She was 88 years old. (2015)
She was born September 7, 1927 in New York, N.Y.
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Sandra Reemer and Andres Holten
8 years ago, Singer Sandra Reemer died in Amsterdam, Netherlands. She was 66 years old. (2017)
Barbara Alexandra Reemer was born October 17, 1950 in Bandung, Indonesia.
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7 years ago, Hula Dancer Manu Bentley died in Honolulu, Hawaii. She was 87 years old. (2018)
Gloria Manu Kanemura Bentley was born July 19, 1931 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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7 years ago, Tejano Singer Jimmy Gonzalez died in San Antonio, Texas. He was 67 years old. (2018)
He was born August 28, 1950 in Brownsville, Texas.
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7 years ago, Singer Teddy Johnson died in Twickenham, London, England. He was 97 years old. (2018)
Edward Victor Johnson was born September 4, 1920 in Surbiton, Surrey, England.
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6 years ago, Keyboardist/Singer/Songwriter Dr. John died in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was 77 years old. (2019)
Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. was born November 20, 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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3 years ago, Jim Seals (of Seals & Crofts) died. He was 80 years old. (2022)
James Eugene Seals was born October 17, 1942 in Sidney, Texas.
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2 years ago, Guitarist T. S. McPhee died in England. He was 79 years old. (2023)
Tony McPhee was born March 23, 1944 in Humberston, Lincolnshire, England.
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