Musical Birthday Notes – July 28th
Irving Burgie (aka – Lord Burgess) – calypso songwriter/singer – best known for writing songs for Harry Belafonte – (7/28/1924 – 11/29/2019) David “Junior” Kimbrough
Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Irving Burgie (aka – Lord Burgess) – calypso songwriter/singer – best known for writing songs for Harry Belafonte – (7/28/1924 – 11/29/2019) David “Junior” Kimbrough
Moses Rascoe – blues singer/guitarist – songs covered include – Scooba Doo – Let Me Play With Your Yo Yo – 12 String Rag –
Bobby Hebb – R&B singer/songwriter/piano/guitar – best known for 1966 hit – Sunny – (7/26/1938 – 8/3/2010) Dobie Gray – R&B/soul – singer/songwriter/piano/keyboards/guitar – best
Benny “Papa Zita” Benjamin – drummer – best known as part of the Motown studio band – The Funk Brothers – backing numerous artists –
Barbara Jean Love – singer – The Friends of Distinction – group hits include – Grazing In The Grass – Love Or Let Me Be
Danny Barcelona – Filipino-American jazz drummer – best known with Louis Armstrong’s All-Stars – (7/23/1929 – 4/1/2007) Ronny Cox – singer/songwriter/musician/storyteller/actor – 1938 Gary Stites
Keter Betts – jazz bassist – associated acts include – Dinah Washington – Charlie Byrd – (7/22/1928 – 8/6/2005) Chuck Jackson – R&B singer –
Sara Carter – country singer/songwriter/musician – lead vocalist on most of the recordings of the historic – Carter Family – 1970 Country Music Hall of