Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Willie Bryant – jazz band leader/musician/singer/disc jockey – New Orleans native – (8/30/1908 – 2/9/1964) Kitty Wells (Muriel Deason) – country singer/songwriter – Country Music
Ginger Rogers (Virginia Katherine McMath) – singer/actor/dancer – (7/16/1911 – 4/25/1995) Sollie McElroy – R&B – doo-wop singer – The Flamingos – group hits include
Kenny Price – country singer/songwriter/actor – nicknamed “Round Mound of Sound” – hits include – Walking On New Grass – Happy Tracks – was a
Doc Watson – multi-award winning guitarist/singer/songwriter/banjo/harmonica – (3/3/1923 – 5/29/2012) Jimmy Garrison – double bassist – John Coltrane – (3/2/1934 – 4/7/1976) Mike Pender –
The provided content highlights various important figures within the music industry, spanning different genres and times. It includes DeFord Bailey, the first African-American performer on the Grand Ole Opry, jazz musician Clark Terry, country star Charlie Rich, Richard Allen Wagner associated with Alice Cooper and KISS, and The Beach Boys’ associate Gary Usher. Modern figures include Vanessa Hudgens of Disney’s High School Musical fame, and British pop artist Molly Hocking. Key figures from various bands such as The Pogues, Waterboys, and Firehouse are also mentioned.