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 –
Joe Turner – jazz pianist – associated acts include – Benny Carter Orchestra – Louis Armstrong – (11/3/1907 – 7/21/1990) Mable John – blues singer
Leon Rausch – western swing singer – best known as “The Voice” of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys – associated acts include – The
Blind Lemon Jefferson – blues guitarist/singer – known as the father of Texas blues – (9/24/1893 – 12/19/1929) Fats Navarro – jazz trumpet – known
“Ma” Rainey (Gertrude Pridgett) – blues singer – billed as “The Mother of the Blues – (4/26/1886 – 12/22/1939) Johnny Shines – Delta blues singer/guitarist
Peggy Lennon – traditional pop singer – The Lennon Sisters – 2001 Vocal Group Hall of Fame – 1941 Larry Norman – singer/songwriter/producer/label owner –
Paul Jones – singer/harmonica/actor/ TV & radio personality – associated acts include – Manfred Mann – 1942 Nicky Hopkins – rock piano/organ/backing vocals – associated