Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Count Basie – swing era pianist/organist/band leader/composer – Count Basie Orchestra – (8/21/1904 – 4/26/1984) Kenny Rogers – multi-award winning singer/songwriter/guitar/bass/harmonica/actor – The New Christy
Ira Louvin – country singer/songwriter/mandolinist – The Louvin Brothers – (4/21/1924 – 6/20/1965) Eddie King – Chicago blues guitarist/singer/songwriter – (4/21/1938 – 3/14/2012) Pee Wee
Joey Ambrose – saxophonist – best known with – Bill Haley and His Comets – 2012 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – associated acts
Brian Keenan – drummer – best known with – The Chamber Brothers – (1/28/1943 – 10/5/1985) Richard Clifford “Dick” Taylor – guitarist/bass/piano/banjo/songwriter/producer – founding member
Henry James “Red” Allen – jazz trumpeter/singer – described as the first to fully incorporate the innovations of Louis Armstrong – (1/7/1908 – 4/17/1967) Bobo