Musical Birthday Notes – November 24th
Tommy Allsup – guitar/producer – played with – Asleep At The Wheel – The Texas Playboys – Buddy Holly’s Crickets and session hits for many
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Tommy Allsup – guitar/producer – played with – Asleep At The Wheel – The Texas Playboys – Buddy Holly’s Crickets and session hits for many
Pat Burke – saxophone/flute – best known with British soul band – The Foundations – group hits include – Baby Now That I’ve Found You
Lloyd “Tiny” Grimes – jazz-R&B guitarist – best known with – The Art Tatum Trio – (7/7/1916 – 3/4/1989) Carl “Doc” Severinsen – trumpeter/bandleader –
Sara Martin – “The Famous Moanin’ Mama” – blues singer – songs include – T’ain’t Nobody’s Bus’ness If I Do – (6/18/1884 – 5/24/1955) Herman
“Kansas” Joe McCoy – Delta blues guitarist/singer/songwriter – associated acts include – Memphis Minnie – Harlem Hamfats – (5/11/1905 – 1/28/1950) Tony Barrow – English
Ralph Stanley – “Dr. Ralph Stanley” – bluegrass singer/banjo – a pioneering act in bluegrass – The Stanley Brothers – Clinch Mountain Boys – awards
George Harrison – “The Quiet Beatle” – (2/25/1943 – 11/29/2001) Singer/songwriter/guitarist/music & film producer – The Beatles – solo artist – The Traveling Wilburys –
On This Day… 2012 – An invitation-only memorial is held for Whitney Houston. Some who performed at the funeral include Stevie Wonder and Alicia Keys.