Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Count Basie – swing era pianist/organist/band leader/composer – Count Basie Orchestra – (8/21/1904 – 4/26/1984) Kenny Rogers – multi-award winning singer/songwriter/guitar/bass/harmonica/actor – The New Christy
Earl T. Beal – doo-wop singer – sang baritone with – The Silhouettes – group best known for their 1958 hit – Get A Job
Thomas “Colonel Tom” Parker – best known as the manager of – Elvis Presley – other associated acts include – Gene Austin – Eddy Arnold
Armando Peraza – jazz percussionist/congas/bongos/timbales – Santana – (5/30/1924 – 4/14/2014) Johnny Gimble – western swing/country/jazz fiddler – 1999 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
The content features a roster of musicians, singers, and songwriters from various genres and eras. Notable figures include A.P. Carter, founder of The Carter Family and inductee into the 1970 Country Music Hall of Fame, and music producer John Hammond, inducted into the 1986 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. It also mentions artists like folk blues-rock musician Jeremy Fisher, country gospel singer Coffey Anderson, and Alana Haim, a member of the rock-pop group Haim, among many others.