Musical Birthday Notes – August 25th
Wayne Shorter – multi-award winning jazz saxophonist – co-founder of – Weather Report – associated acts include – Miles Davis – (8/25/1933 – 3/2/2023) Walter
Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Wayne Shorter – multi-award winning jazz saxophonist – co-founder of – Weather Report – associated acts include – Miles Davis – (8/25/1933 – 3/2/2023) Walter
Paul Foster – gospel singer – associated acts include – The Soul Stirrers – Rising Stars – Golden Echoes – (7/12/1920 – 8/20/1995) Howie Casey
Joe Maphis – country music guitarist – known as one of the flashiest guitarists of the 50’s & 60’s – (5/12/1921 – 6/27/1986) Burt Bacharach
Gerald “Jerry” Mercer – drummer – best known with Canadian rock group – April Wine – 1939 Cuba Gooding Sr. – singer/actor – best known
Earl King – New Orleans blues singer/songwriter/guitarist – best known for blues standards written and made popular by others including – One Night/Elvis – Come
Lead Belly – blues-folk singer/12 string guitarist/accordion/piano/lap steel – 1988 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 2008 Louisiana Music Hall of Fame – (1/20/1889
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