Musical Birthday Notes – October 27th
Floyd Cramer – American Hall of Fame pianist – best known for his “slip note” piano style – hits include – Last Date – On
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Floyd Cramer – American Hall of Fame pianist – best known for his “slip note” piano style – hits include – Last Date – On
Danny Cedrone – guitarist/bandleader – best known with – Bill Haley & His Comets – group hits include – Rock Around The Clock – 2012
Nancy Sinatra – pop singer – hits include – These Boots Are Made For Walking – Sugar Town – 1940 Sherman Garnes – doo-wop singer
Armando Peraza – jazz percussionist/congas/bongos/timbales – Santana – (5/30/1924 – 4/14/2014) Johnny Gimble – western swing/country/jazz fiddler – 1999 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
“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
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