Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Walter “Furry” Lewis – country-Delta blues guitarist/singer/songwriter – (3/6/1883 or 1889 – 9/14/1981) James Robert “Bob” Wills – “King of Western Swing” – western swing
J.B. Lenoir – blues singer/songwriter/guitarist – active in the 50’s/60’s – (3/5/1929 – 4/29/1967) Paul Evans – singer/songwriter/guitar – best known in the 50’s &
Willie Johnson – blues guitarist – 2017 Blues Hall of Fame – best known as the main guitarist for Howling Wolf from 1948-1953 – (3/4/1923
Doc Watson – multi-award winning guitarist/singer/songwriter/banjo/harmonica – (3/3/1923 – 5/29/2012) Jimmy Garrison – double bassist – John Coltrane – (3/2/1934 – 4/7/1976) Mike Pender –
Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis – blues singer/songwriter/guitarist – (3/2/1925 – 12/28/1995) Lawrence Albert Payton – singer/songwriter/vocal arranger/record producer – The Four Tops – (3/2/1938 –
Glenn Miller – big band musician/arranger/composer/bandleader – best known for – In The Mood – The Glenn Miller Orchestra – (3/1/1904 – missing in action
James “Jimmy” “JD” Dorsey – jazz clarinet/saxophone/composer/band leader – Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame – American Jazz Hall of Fame – (2/29/1904 –
Audrey Williams – country singer/musician – first wife of Hank Williams Sr. – mother of Hank Williams Jr. – songs include – Almost Persuaded –