Musical Birthday Notes – April 10th
Nate Nelson – doo-wop singer – The Flamingos – hits include – I Only Have Eyes For You – 2000 Vocal Group Hall of Fame
Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Nate Nelson – doo-wop singer – The Flamingos – hits include – I Only Have Eyes For You – 2000 Vocal Group Hall of Fame
Carl Perkins – rockabilly pioneer singer/songwriter/guitarist – known as “The King of Rockabilly” – hits include – Blue Suede Shoes – multiple honors including –
Peggy Lennon – traditional pop singer – The Lennon Sisters – 2001 Vocal Group Hall of Fame – 1941 Larry Norman – singer/songwriter/producer/label owner –
Billie Holiday (Eleanora Fagan) – multiple award winning jazz singer/songwriter/musician – nickname “Lady Day” – 2000 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 1987 Grammy
Vernon Dalhart – multi-award winning country singer/songwriter – hits include – Wreck of the Old 97 – Prisoner’s Song – 1970 Nashville Songwriters Hall of
Tony Williams – best known as the lead singer for – The Platters – solo artist – hits include – Only You – My Prayer
Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) – blues guitarist/singer/harmonica – born in Clarksdale, MS – often cited as being the “Father of Modern Chicago Blues” – best
Don Gibson – country singer/songwriter – hits include – Oh Lonesome Me – Woman (Sensuous Woman) – wrote the classic country hits – Sweet Dreams