Musical Birthday Notes – March 31st
Etta Baker – award winning blues guitarist/singer/banjo – long time player of the Piedmont blues – (3/31/1913 – 9/23/2006) William Orville “Lefty” Frizzell – country
Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Etta Baker – award winning blues guitarist/singer/banjo – long time player of the Piedmont blues – (3/31/1913 – 9/23/2006) William Orville “Lefty” Frizzell – country
John Lee Curtis “Sonny Boy” Williamson – blues harmonica/singer/songwriter – best known for – Good Morning, School Girl – Sugar Mama – Early In The
James “Jimmy” Dorsey – jazz clarinet/saxophone/composer/big band leader – (3/29/1904 – 6/12/1957) Donny Conn – drummer – The Playmates – 1950’s hits include – Jo-Ann
Charlie McCoy – country singer/multi-instrumentalist – celebrated session musician – exceptional harmonica player – associated acts include – Barefoot Jerry – Area Code 615 –
Robert Junior Lockwood – Delta blues guitarist – 1989 Blues Hall of Fame – (3/27/1915 – 11/21/2006) Herman “Junior” Parker – Memphis blues singer/musician –
Rufus Thomas Jr. – R&B-blues-funk-soul singer/songwriter/dancer/entertainer – hits include – Walking The Dog – Do The Funky Chicken – (Do The) Push And Pull –
Bonnie Guitar (Bonnie Buckingham) – singer/songwriter/guitarist/session musician – best known for the 1957 country-pop crossover hit – Dark Moon – (3/25/1923 – 1/13/2019) Wee Willie
Dave Appell – musician/arranger/producer – associated acts include – The Applejacks – (3/24/1922 – 11/18/2014) Carol Kaye – bass/guitar/banjo – celebrated session bassist – part