Musical Birthday Notes – March 8th
Mississippi John Hurt – country-blues singer/guitarist – (3/8 possibly 3/3/1892 – 11/2/1966) Johnny Dollar – country-rockabilly singer/songwriter/guitarist – (3/8/1922 – 4/13/1986) Ralph Ellis – British
Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Mississippi John Hurt – country-blues singer/guitarist – (3/8 possibly 3/3/1892 – 11/2/1966) Johnny Dollar – country-rockabilly singer/songwriter/guitarist – (3/8/1922 – 4/13/1986) Ralph Ellis – British
Ernest Tubb – singer/songwriter/guitar – pioneer of country music – hits include – Waltz Across Texas – Walking The Floor Over You – 1943 joined
Earl Scruggs – winner of multiple awards – popularized the 3 finger banjo picking style – Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys – Flatt & Scruggs
Sammy Davis Jr. – multi-award winning singer/musician/dancer/actor/comedian – hits include – The Candy Man – (12/8/1925 – 5/16/1990) Jerry Butler Jr. – R&B-soul singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer –