Musical Birthday Notes – October 21st
Owen Bradley – legendary Nashville producer – known for his work with – Patsy Cline – Conway Twitty – Loretta Lynn – and many others
Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Owen Bradley – legendary Nashville producer – known for his work with – Patsy Cline – Conway Twitty – Loretta Lynn – and many others
Leon Theremin – Russian inventor of one of the first electronic music instruments – The Theremin – and the first to be mass produced –
Jim Reeves – smooth country balladeer – hits include – He’ll Have To Go – Am I Losing You – Welcome To My World –
Buddy Greco – jazz singer/pianist – songs include – O Look A-There – Ain’t She Pretty – The Lady Is A Tramp – Up, Up
Fats Waller – jazz singer/pianist/composer – best known for standards – Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Honeysuckle Rose – (5/21/1904 – 12/15/1943) Terry Lightfoot – New Orleans
Rudy Pompilli – tenor sax – Billy Haley and His Comets – group hits include – Rock Around The Clock – (4/16/1924 – 2/5/1976) Roy
Les Baxter – piano/saxophone/vocalist/composer/arranger – early work with swing bands led him to develop his own style of easy listening music know as exotica –
Harold “Chuck” Willis – The King of the Stroll – R&B singer/songwriter – best known for hits – The Stroll –Â C. C. Rider –