Musical Birthday Notes – April 4th
Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) – blues guitarist/singer/harmonica – born in Clarksdale, MS – often cited as being the “Father of Modern Chicago Blues” – best
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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
Warner Mack (Warner McPherson) – country music singer/songwriter/guitar – hits include – Is It Wrong (For Loving You) – The Bridge Washed Out – Talkin’
Johnny Horton – award winning country-rockabilly singer/musician – hits include – The Battle of New Orleans – North To Alaska – Sink The Bismark –
Duke Ellington – bandleader/composer/pianist – Take The A Train – (4/29/1899 – 5/24/1974) Donald Mills – jazz-pop singer – member of the quartet – The
Charley Patton (aka – “Charlie” Patton)- blues guitarist/slide guitar – considered “The Father of the Delta Blues” – Blues Hall of Fame – 2021 Rock
Gerald “Jerry” Mercer – drummer – best known with Canadian rock group – April Wine – 1939 Cuba Gooding Sr. – singer/actor – best known
“Ma” Rainey (Gertrude Pridgett) – blues singer – billed as “The Mother of the Blues – (4/26/1886 – 12/22/1939) Johnny Shines – Delta blues singer/guitarist