Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
C. W. McCall (William Dale Fries Jr.) – country singer/songwriter/activist/politician – best known for 1975 trucker hit – Convoy – (11/15/1928 – 4/1/2022) Clyde McPhatter
Mahalia Jackson – New Orleans gospel singer – referred to as “The Queen of Gospel” – (10/26/1911 – 1/27/1972) Neal Matthews, Jr. – country singer
Emile Ford – rock-pop singer/guitarist/keyboards/drums/sound engineer – Emile Ford & The Checkmates – group best known for the number one UK hit – What Do
Barbara Jean Love – singer – The Friends of Distinction – group hits include – Grazing In The Grass – Love Or Let Me Be
Keter Betts – jazz bassist – associated acts include – Dinah Washington – Charlie Byrd – (7/22/1928 – 8/6/2005) Chuck Jackson – R&B singer –
Nancy Sinatra – pop singer – hits include – These Boots Are Made For Walking – Sugar Town – 1940 Sherman Garnes – doo-wop singer
Robert Moog – engineer – pioneer of electronic music – inventor of the synthesizer – (5/23/1934 – 8/21/2005) General Norman Johnson – R&B singer/songwriter/producer –
Sun Ra – jazz bandleader/composer/synth/piano/organ/percussion/vocals – know for his experimental music – (5/22/1914 – 5/30/1993) Peter Nero (Bernard Nierow) – award winning pianist/pops conductor –