Musical Birthday Notes – October 4th
Leroy Van Dyke – country singer/guitarist – best known for hits – Auctioneer – If A Woman Answers (Hang Up The Phone) – Walk On
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Leroy Van Dyke – country singer/guitarist – best known for hits – Auctioneer – If A Woman Answers (Hang Up The Phone) – Walk On
Eddie Cochran – Rock & Roll-rockabilly – singer/songwriter/musician – hits include – C’Mon Everybody – Summertime Blues – (10/3/1938 – 4/17/1960) Alan O’Day – pop
Leon Rausch – western swing singer – best known as “The Voice” of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys – associated acts include – The
Albert Collins (Albert Gene Drewery) – blues singer/guitarist/harmonica – nicknamed “The Master Of The Telecaster” and “The Ice Man” – songs include – I Ain’t
Buddy Rich – jazz-big band-swing drummer/band leader – considered one of the most influential drummers of all time – The Buddy Rich Band – (9/30/1917
Gene Autry – country-western singer/musician/actor – known as – “The Singing Cowboy” – best known for – Back In The Saddle Again – several traditional
Koko Taylor (Cora Anna Walton) – multi-award winning blues singer – known as “The Queen Of The Blues” – 1997 Blues Hall of Fame –
Bud Powell – jazz pianist – a leading figure in the development of modern jazz – (9/27/1924 – 7/31/1966) Red Rodney (Robert Roland Chudnick) –