BIRTHDAYS
1912     Tex Atchison, C&W vocals/guitar, b. Rosine, KY, USA. Member: "The Prarie Ramblers"
1968     Chris Barron, singer-songwriter, b. Honolulu, HI, USA. Member group: 'The Spin Doctors'
1947     Chris Biscoe, alto/tenor/soprano saxes
1937     "Big Bill" Bissonnette, trombone/vocals, b. Bridgeport, CT, USA. Among his other exploits, "Big Bill" led his own 'Easy Riders Jazz Band' (in the 1960s), formed his own 'Jazz Crusade' label, and worked as an entrepreneur when he organized Northern tours for such veteran New Orleans Jazzmen as Kid Thomas Valentine, George Lewis, and Jim Robinson. As an author, his 1992 memoir 'The Jazz Crusade' had many stories about the New Orleans musicians, and is very much worth a reading.
1969     Bobby Brown, R&B vocals, b. Boston, MA, USA. Member group: 'New Edition'
1941     Henson Cargill, C&W Vocals. b. Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
1913     Rozelle Claxton, Piano, b. Memphis, TN, USA. d. March 30, 1995
1894     Carlton A. Coon, Leader/vocalist/drums, b. Rochester, MN, USA. d. May 3, 1932
1948     David Denny, guitar, b. Berkeley, CA, USA. Member group: 'Steve Miller Band'
1971     Sara Evans, C&W vocals, b. Booneville, Missouri, USA.
1939     Brian Golby, fiddle/harmonica/melodeon, b. Sussex, England, UK. His father taught him to play the harmonica and melodeon, and Brian was entertaining English audiences while he was still a teenager, playing American style "Country-Western" tunes. He began to play professionally In 1953, before joining the British army. After his army release, Golbey joined the 1960s Folk movement and by 1966 was appearing at local Folk clubs. In 1967, Golbey teamed with banjo player Pete Stanley and they appeared on radio and television. In 1970, the team split up. In 1972, he visited the USA, where he met Ernest Tubb, who invited him to appear on the "Midnight Jamboree" show, which led to performances on radio station WWVA's "Wheeling Jamboree" and the "Renfro Valley Barn Dance". Returning to England, Golbey, Patsy Montana and Mac Wiseman formed a trio that toured until 1975, when he and Allan Taylor founded "Cajun Moon", a Folk group. They broke up the following year, after cutting one well-received album. In 1977, he again teamed with banjoist Pete Stanley, and they toured Europe until the mid-1980s. In 1993, Golbey received the BCMA Committee Award for his service to British country music. Since then, Golbey has appeared occasionally at festivals or club engagements.
1930     Don Goldie, Trumpet, b. Newark, NJ, USA. d. Nov. 25, 1995. (also played in Jack Teagarden's band.)
1948     Chris Guest, b. New York, NY, USA. né: Christopher Haden-Guest. Christopher dropped the 'Haden' because he thought it sounded long-winded and distracting. He is the Fifth Baron Haden-Guest of Saling. Guest is the product of an American mother, and an English father, -lord Peter Haden-Guest, (the fourth Baron of Saling in Essex, who was an actor and dancer who ended up a UN diplomat). Chris' half-brother is the bibulous English socialite and journalist Anthony Haden-Guest, whom author Tom Wolfe satirised in 'Bonfire Of The Vanities'. Chris is the brother of actor Nicholas Guest, the Half-brother of journalist Anthony Haden-Guest, brother-in-law of actress Kelly Curtis and Pamela Guest, and the son-in-law of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. In 1984, actress Jamie Lee Curtis saw a publicity photo of Guest in Rolling Stone magazine. She fell in love and gave her phone number to Guest's agent. They dated and eventually married (Dec. 18, 1984). The couple have two adopted children.
1944     J.R. Cobb, Guitar/Vocals, b. Birmingham, AL, USA. Member group: 'Atlanta Rhythm Section'
1935     Alex Harvey, vocals, b. Glasgow, Scotland, U.K. d. Feb. 4, 1982. Member: 'Sensational Alex Harvey Band'
1942     Keith Ingham, piano, b. London, England. Keith attended Oxford University, where he majored in classical Chinese. During the 1960s-'70s, he worked with British bands and accompanied touring American musicians. In 1978, he moved to America where he initially worked with Benny Goodman and the World's Greatest Jazz Band. Beside's his work as arranger/accompanist on vocalist Susannah McCorkle's early LPs, Keith also has two solo albums of his own on English EMI. In 1984, his participation in an 'Allegheny Jazz' sponsored tour with singer Maxine Sullivan ("The Loch Loman Lady"), Bob Reitmeier, Lynn Seaton and John Von Ohlen, resulted in Keith's directing three of Maxine's last recordings, "Songs from the Cotton Club", " The Music of Burton Lane", and "Together".
1960     Paul Jones, bass, b. Cardiff, Wales, U.K. Member group: 'Catatonia', a group originally comprised of Cerys Matthews (vocals), Mark Roberts (guitar), Paul Jones (bass), Owen Powell (guitar) and Aled Richards (drums), all born in Cardiff, Wales, UK, except for Aled, who was born in Llanelli, Wales, U.K.
1902     Bronislaw Kaper, composer, b. Warsaw, Poland, d. April 26, 1983. Beverly Hills, CA, USA.
1933     Claude King, C&W vocals, b. Shreveport, LA, USA. d. 1983. Best recalled for his release "Wolverton Mountain".
1944     Al Kooper, vocals/arrangements/keyboards/composer b. USA. (Among his teenage friends were Simon and Garfunkel, with whom he later worked.)
1913     Leon "Cappy" Lafell, Harmonica. In the 1920s, while still a teenager, "Cappy" was already performing professionally, in Philadelphia, PA, as a member of "Albert Hoxie's Boy's Harmonica Band". (Please see our "Cappy Barra Harmonica Ensemble", for more information on LaFell.) By the early 1930s, he was part of "Carl Freed's Harmonica Harlequins", but left in 1934 with other members, to help form the "Cappy Barra Harmonica Ensemble", with promoter Maurice Duke. During the 1940s and '50s he often appeared with Jerry Murad and "The Harmonicats". Cappy also helped found the "Windy City Harmonica Club".
1941     Rick Laird, Bass, b. Dublin, Ireland
1947     Art Lande, (Jazz) pianist/composer/teacher, b. Colorado, USA. Classically trained, with a B. A. from Williams Vollege (CO), Lande has performed world-wide with such stars as Jan Garbarek, Paul McCandless, Gary Peacock, John Abercrombie, Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Henderson, among others.
1944     Bill Mays, Piano, b. Sacramento, CA, USA.
1964     "Duff" McKagan, Bass Guitar/drums, b. Seattle, WA, USA. né: Michael Andrew McKagan. Member group: 'Guns 'n' Roses'
1949     Nigel Olsson, drums, b. Cheshire (now Merseyside), Wallasey, England. Best recalled as the drummer in Elton John's early-1970s backing band.
1923     Wyatt "Bull" Ruther, Bass, b. Pittsburgh, PA, USA. d. Oct. 31, 1999, San Francisco, CA, USA. Age: 76
1898     Will Shade harmonica. During the 1920's and 30's he led the "Memphis Jug Band". Very late in his career (1950s), a young Charlie Musselwhite took some harmonica lessons from Shade. During his career, he alsow worked with such other players as "Furry" Lewis, Charlie Burse, and Will Weldon.
1915     Eugene Charles "Gene" Schroeder, Piano, b. Madison, WI, USA. d. Feb 16, 1975. Best known as Eddie Condon's regular pianist, he played at the opening of the club Condon's in December 1945. Gene was from a musical family. His mother played piano and his father played trumpet. From 1924-7, Gene studied piano at the Wisconsin School of Music.From 1930-1, he played clarinet in his high school band. In 1932, he attended the Univ. of Wisconsin Music School. He first worked professionally with some local Hotel Bands, and also with Joe Marsala at New York's Hickory House. But, in 1943, he began working with Eddie Condon. Was with Condon most of the time from then on up to 1962. Had a stint with the Dukes of Dixieland (1961-64) and worked in the late 1960's with Tony Parenti.
1935     Ronald "Ron" Gordon Spillett, Bass Trombone/Trombone/Tuba, b. Bridlington, Yorkshire, England. Has resided in Australia since 1968.
1964     Sally Still, vocals, b. London, England. Member group: 'Furniture'
1941     Barrett Strong, singer/songwriter, b. USA. Best known tune: "Money"
1961     Clark Tracey, Drums/leader/vocals, b. London, England
1948     Nigel Tufnell, vocals/bass guitar, b. New York, NY, USA. Member group: 'Spinal Tap'
1936     June Tyson, vocals, d. Nov. 24, 1992 at 56.
1918     Eraldo Volonte, Tenor Sax, b. Milan, Italy
1939     Derek Wadsworth, trombone/arranger
1942     Corey Wells, vocals, b. Buffalo, NY, USA. Member group: 'Three Dog Night'
1942     Kenny Wertz, (Bluegrass) singer/guitarist, b. Los Angeles, CA, USA. While still in high school, Wertz, Chris Hillman (Singer-Songwriter, Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, Bass Guitar, b. Dec. 4, 1942, Los Angeles,, CA, USA), and guitarist Larry Murray (b. Georgia, USA, who later wrote a lot of things for Johnny Cash, including Cash's film, 'Gospel Road.'") began performing with the Scottsville Squirrel Barkers, a Bluegrass group, in San Diego, CA. Kenny went on to play with the "Flying Burrito Brothers", and "Country Gazette".
1943     "Chuck" Winfield, Trumpet b. Monessen, PA, USA. Member group: 'Blood, Sweat & Tears'

         Notable Events occuring this date include:
1940.    The Glenn Miller Orch. recorded "Tuxedo Junction" (RCA Victor studios).(the flip side of the record -released on the Bluebird label- was "Danny Boy".)
1956.    Ike Berman, label co-owner (Apollo), died in Miami Beach, FL, USA. Age: 58
1958.    Lew Brown, lyricist, died
1962.    Doug Watkins, bass, died
1968.    Luckey Roberts, piano, died
1968.    Luckey Roberts, piano, died in New York, NY, USA. Age: 80
1972.    Link Davis, C&W sessiona singer, died. Age: 57
1973.    Meritt Brunies, cornet, trombone, died
1975.    Ake Persson, trombone, died
1976.    Rudy Pompelli, tenor sax. Age: 48
1976.    Sol Marcus, arranger, died in Linden, NJ, USA. Age: 63. Worked with vocalist Brook Benton
1978.    Eddy Noack, C&W songwriter, died. Age: 47. né: "Armond A. Noack Jr.,"
1982.    Piano Red Memphis, piano, died in Memphis, TN, USA. Age: 76
1984.    Tiny Powell, vocals, died in Oakland, CA, USA. Age: 61
1984.    I. J. (Iron Jaw) Harris, vocals, died in Chicago, IL, USA. Age: 37
1993.    "Pee Wee" Maddux, songwriter, died in Bay St. Louis, MS, USA. Age: 67
1994.    Buddy Scott, guitar, died in Chicago, IL, USA. Age: 59

         Songs Recorded/Released this date include:
      1940    "Tuxedo Junction", rec'd by Glenn Miller Orch.
      1955    "Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)", Como, Perry
      1955    "Crazy Otto, The", Maddox, Johnny
      1966    "California Dreamin'", Mamas & The Papas
      1966    "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'", Sinatra, Nancy
      1972    "Everything I Own", Bread
      1972    "Sweet Seasons", King, Carole
      1977    "Rich Girl", Hall & Oates
      1983    "One On One", Hall & Oates
      1983    "Seperate Ways (Worlds Apart)", Journey