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 –
Rabon Delmore – country music singer/songwriter/musician – along with brother – Alton Delmore – they made up – The Delmore Brothers – stars of The
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