Musical Birthday Notes – September 19th
Billy Ward – R&B – doo-wop singer – Billy Ward and The Dominoes – group hits include – 60 Minute Man – Have Mercy Baby
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Billy Ward – R&B – doo-wop singer – Billy Ward and The Dominoes – group hits include – 60 Minute Man – Have Mercy Baby
Louis Myers – blues guitarist/harmonica – associated acts include – The Aces – (9/18/1929- 9/5/1994) Jimmie Rodgers – pop/adult contemporary singer/guitar/piano – hits include –
Hank Williams Sr. – The Mount Olive, Alabama native is known as – one of country music’s most influential singer/songwriters – alcoholism and prescription drug
Jon Hendricks – jazz-scat singer/lyricist – one of the originators of vocalese – (9/16/1921 – 11/17/2017) B.B. King (Riley B. King) – multi-award winning Mississippi
Roy Acuff – country/gospel singer/songwriter/fiddler – known as “The King of Country Music” – was synonymous with the Grand Ole Opry – regular appearances on
Don Walser – western swing – country singer/songwriter – best known for his yodeling – (9/14/1934 – 9/20/2006) Jon “Bowzer” Bauman – singer/actor/game show host
Bill Monroe – multi-award winner country singer/songwriter/mandolin – often referred to as “The Father Of Bluegrass” – best known for – Blue Moon of Kentucky
George “The Possum” Jones – multi-award winning country singer/songwriter – hits include – She Thinks I Still Care – He Stopped Loving Her Today –