Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
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 –
R.L. Burnside – blues guitarist/singer/songwriter – 2014 Blues Hall of Fame in Memphis – (11/23/1926 – 9/1/2005) Betty Everett – R&B-soul singer/pianist – best known
Bukka White – Delta blues gutarist/slide guitar/singer/songwriter – albums include – Mississippi Blues – Memphis Hot Shots – Big Daddy – (11/12/1909 – 2/26/1977) William
Gene Autry – country-western singer/musician/actor – known as – “The Singing Cowboy” – best known for – Back In The Saddle Again – several traditional
Bill Monroe – multi-award winner country singer/songwriter/mandolin – often referred to as “The Father Of Bluegrass” – best known for – Blue Moon of Kentucky
Danny Barcelona – Filipino-American jazz drummer – best known with Louis Armstrong’s All-Stars – (7/23/1929 – 4/1/2007) Ronny Cox – singer/songwriter/musician/storyteller/actor – 1938 Gary Stites
Memphis Minnie (Lizzie Douglas) – blues singer/songwriter/guitarist/bass/banjo/drums – songs include – Bumble Bee – Nothing In Rambling – Me and My Chauffeur Blues – (6/3/1897
John “Ace” Cannon – saxophonist – best known for songs – Tuff – Blues (Stay Away From Me) – (5/5/1934 – 12/6/2018) Johnnie Taylor –