Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Sam Collins – blues singer/guitarist – best known for – The Jailhouse Blues – (8/11/1887 – 10/20/1949) Mike Hugg – British songwriter/drummer/multi-instrumentalist/singer – Manfred Mann
Leo Fender – creator of the Fender guitars – Music Man – G&L – 1992 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – (8/10/1909 – 3/21/1991)
Merle Kilgore – country singer/songwriter – credits include – Ring Of Fire / co-written with June Carter – Wolverton Mountain / co-written with Claude King
Jimmy Witherspoon – jump blues singer – hits include – Ain’t Nobody’s Business – (8/8/1920 – 9/18/1997) Webb Pierce – country-hillbilly singer/songwriter – West Monroe,
George Van Eps – jazz-swing guitarist – associated acts include – Benny Goodman – Frank Sinatra – Doris Day – (8/7/1913 – 11/29/1998) Felice Bryant
Mike Elliott – Jamaican saxophonist – co-founding member of the British band – The Foundations – played on the group hits – Baby, Now That
Vern Gosdin – “The Voice” – country singer/songwriter/musician – hits include – I Can Tell By The Way You Dance (You’re Gonna Love Me Tonight)
Louis Armstrong – nicknames – Satchmo – Satch – Pops – multi-award winning jazz/swing/Dixieland trumpet/cornet/singer – songs include – What A Wonderful World – St