Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Jon Hendricks – jazz-scat singer/lyricist – one of the originators of vocalese – (9/16/1921 – 11/17/2017) B.B. King (Riley B. King) – multi-award winning Mississippi
Art Pepper – jazz saxophonist/clarinetist – associated acts include – Stan Kenton – Buddy Rich – Chet Baker – Anita O’Day – (9/1/1925 – 6/15/1982)
Sam Cooke – soul-R&B singer/songwriter/musician – native of Clarksdale, MS – referred to as – The King of Soul – hits include – Chain Gang
Former Exile member, solo artist and hit songwriter Mark Gray died 12/02/2016 at the age of 64. The Mississippi native got his start singing gospel