Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Sam John “Lightnin’” Hopkins – blues singer/songwriter/guitarist/pianist – 1980 Blues Hall of Fame – (3/15/1912 – 1/30/1982) Carl Smith – country-rockabilly singer/songwriter – known as
Nina Simone – award winning singer/songwriter/musician/arranger/composer/activist – (2/21/1933 – 4/21/2003) Jerry Harrison – keyboards/guitar/songwriter/producer – The Talking Heads – 2002 Rock & Roll Hall of
Owen Bradley – legendary Nashville producer – known for his work with – Patsy Cline – Conway Twitty – Loretta Lynn – and many others
Sugar Pie DeSanto – (Peylia Marsema Balinton) – multi-award winning R&B singer/dancer – best known in the 50’s & 60’s – accolades include 2024 Blues
Jimmie Davis – singer/songwriter/former Louisiana governor – best known for the 1940 hit – You Are My Sunshine – awards include – 1971 Nashville Songwriters
Jimmie Rodgers (James Charles Rodgers) – country-singer/yodeler/guitarist – known as “The Singing Brakeman”- “The Blue Yodeler”- “The Father of Country Music” – from Meridian, MS
John Lee Hooker – multi-award winning Mississippi Delta blues guitarist/singer/songwriter – some of his best known songs include – Boogie Chillen – Crawling King Snake
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott – award winning folk singer/songwriter/guitar/harmonica – 1931 Paddy Moloney – multi-award winning traditional Irish music multi-instrumentalist – co-founder and band lead of