Musical Birthday Notes – September 17th
Hank Williams Sr. – The Mount Olive, Alabama native is known as – one of country music’s most influential singer/songwriters – alcoholism and prescription drug
Musician Birthdays – Artists – Entertainment – Information
Hank Williams Sr. – The Mount Olive, Alabama native is known as – one of country music’s most influential singer/songwriters – alcoholism and prescription drug
Al Hibbler – jazz /R&B singer – best known for work with Duke Ellington – Tyro, Mississippi native – (8/16/1915 – 4/24/2001) Eddie Kirkland –
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
Teresa Brewer (Theresa Veronica Breuer)- Traditional pop-jazz-country-R&B singer – Hollywood Walk of Fame – Hit Parade Hall of Fame – (5/7/1931 – 10/17/2007) Derek Taylor
Rudy Pompilli – tenor sax – Billy Haley and His Comets – group hits include – Rock Around The Clock – (4/16/1924 – 2/5/1976) Roy
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
Rusty Draper – country-pop singer – best known for hits in the 50’s – including – The Shifting Whispering Sands – Freight Train – (1/25/1923