Musical Birthday Notes – September 6th
Mathis James “Jimmy” Reed – Mississippi blues musician/singer/songwriter – major influence on electric blues and up and coming rock and rollers – hits include –
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Mathis James “Jimmy” Reed – Mississippi blues musician/singer/songwriter – major influence on electric blues and up and coming rock and rollers – hits include –
Leon Theremin – Russian inventor of one of the first electronic music instruments – The Theremin – and the first to be mass produced –
Ruby Smith – blues singer –songs include – Send Me To The ‘Lectric Chair Blues – Backwater Blues – (8/24/1903 – 3/24/1977) Arthur “Big Boy”
Red Sovine – country singer/songwriter/guitar – best known for his truck driving songs – hits include – Why Baby Why with Webb Pierce – Giddyup
Fats Waller – jazz singer/pianist/composer – best known for standards – Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Honeysuckle Rose – (5/21/1904 – 12/15/1943) Terry Lightfoot – New Orleans
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
Lester Chambers – vocals/harmonica/percussion – lead vocalist for – The Chambers Brothers – 1940 John Lowe – English pianist – best known with – The
Del Wood – country-rag time pianist – (2/22/1920 – 10/3/1989) Ernie K-Doe – New Orleans R&B singer – best known for the 1961 hit –