Musical Birthday Notes – January 27th
Bobby “Blue” Bland – blues singer/songwriter/harmonica – 1981 Blues Hall of Fame – 1992 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 2012 Memphis Music Hall
Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Bobby “Blue” Bland – blues singer/songwriter/harmonica – 1981 Blues Hall of Fame – 1992 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 2012 Memphis Music Hall
On December 23, numerous influential musicians were born, including Buddy Harman, Chet Baker, Esther Phillips, Johnny Kidd, Eugene Booker Record, Jorma Kaukonen, Ron Bushy, Tim Hardin, Robbie Dupree, Luther Grosvenor, Ray “Crazy Raymond” Tabano, Adrian Belew, Anthony Phillips, Johnny Contardo, Doug Stegmeyer, Dave Murray, Victoria Williams, Will Sinnott, Sonny Emory, Eddie Vedder, Katie Underwood, Chad Szeliga, and Harry Judd. Their impact spans various genres such as country, jazz, rock, and pop.
George Van Eps – jazz-swing guitarist – associated acts include – Benny Goodman – Frank Sinatra – Doris Day – (8/7/1913 – 11/29/1998) Felice Bryant
Larry Hall – singer – best known for 1959 hit – Sandy – (6/30/1940 – 9/24/1997) Florence Ballard – R&B-soul-pop singer – best known as
Bill Hayes – multi-award winning actor and singer – best know musically for his 1955 hit – The Ballad of Davy Crockett – (6/5/1925 –
Roy Crewdson – guitar – Freddie and The Dreamers – group hits include 1963’s – I’m Telling You Now – 1941 Gary Brooker – English
Pervis Jackson – R&B singer – best known as the bass singer for – The Spinners – (5/17/1938 – 8/18/2008) Taj Mahal – multi-award winning
Lew DeWitt – singer/songwriter/guitarist – founder and original tenor of – The Statler Brothers – writer of one of the groups biggest hits – Flowers