Birthdays (March)

[Chris P]

Justin Bieber

is Bieber any good? - I've never knowingly heard him, but I thought the point of these birthday lists was to compile musicians there was some sort of a consensus view about, who matter musically or are enjoyed by us forumpstas or that Charlie would have been pleased to see noted. I can't see listing every musician who is alive in the world today, or has sold zillions of recordings, is worth undertaking. Of course this is a probably all a win-up anyway, I don't like the taste of this maggoty bait though ;-)

[AndyM]

Justin Bieber

is Bieber any good?

No, and I speak as somebody less hostile to contemporary pop than some chums in here. Imagine the worst track on a Britney Spears album sung (via autotune) by a sparkly boy who'd come sixth on The X Factor.

Although he has inadvertently given us one of the great joys of contemporary life, the website Lesbians Who Look Like Justin Bieber (on account of him resembling a baby dyke).

[Chris P]

Ed Sheeran

I've heard him - wasn't impressed, am I wrong? I do hope Andy's again got something interesting in the way of cultural curiosity or anecdote to add, to redeem the lacklustrosity of the subject matter!

[AndyM]

Ed Sheeran is dull. Not without moderate talent, but very dull. And annoyingly he scrapes together just enough '''''authenticity''''' in some fans' eyes that he's used as a stick with which to beat unapologetically manufactured pop.

One of my ex-students, Peter Robinson, is now a rather successful music journo, and in search of a zeitgeist-defining piece last year he lamented how British pop was being taken over by what he called The New Boring. Ed, he said, was the figurehead for this regrettable trend.

[Adam Blake]

he lamented how British pop was being taken over by what he called The New Boring.

Are Coldplay part of this movement? Or are they The Old Boring?

[AndyM]

he lamented how British pop was being taken over by what he called The New Boring.

Are Coldplay part of this movement? Or are they The Old Boring?

I think Peter saw them, not inaccurately, as opening the floodgates.

The Harbingers of Boring ! But that is too good a name to award to Mr Paltrow and his whiney cronies, so I hereby copyright it a name for an arty prog-jazz-funk-punk combo and nominate myself as off-stage lyricist (Pete Sinfield style).

[Jamie Renton]

omg I jus so kant belive yr dissin biebs n colplay n ed sheeran & like sayin biebs is a lezzer or sumfin...thas jus like so gay wtf?

[AndyM]

omg I jus so kant belive yr dissin biebs n colplay n ed sheeran & like sayin biebs is a lezzer or sumfin...thas jus like so gay wtf?

i no normly here its all just ussu endure n dat

[Jamie Renton]

[quote="AndyMi no normly here its all just ussu endure n dat[/quote]

Innit doh n like salad cator n all dem uva foren peple no has like herd of or nuffin

[NormanD]

Jamie
I'll mail you offsite to ensure you get the message. But I think one of your girls has hijacked your account again. Innit doh.

[Jamie Renton]

Norman
My girls are currently getting excited about the line-up of rock acts at this year's Reading Festival and would be very insulted at the suggestion that they're Justin Bieber fans who use text speak.

[Chris P]

09: 1930 - Ornette Coleman (Fort Worth, Texas)

seems to be inexplicably missing from the list

[john poole]

09: 1930 - Ornette Coleman (Fort Worth, Texas)

seems to be inexplicably missing from the list

No he isn't!

Actually, he was incorrectly included under the 19th in the original list (which can't be amended). I have him listed under the 9th in the "update" list.

[Chris P]

apologies - the update list is hard to find being on page 7. Judith, can I suggest that since you have a post on page 1 of this thread, that you edit it to cut'n'paste include the update? - Just an idea

[john poole]

It will be six years tomorrow since Charlie first started the birthday lists and I've decided it would be convenient (for myself at least) to have one combined updated list, compiled by cutting and pasting the previous lists together. The original list will of course remain on page one for reference.

01: 1904 - (Alton) Glenn Miller (Clarinda, Iowa) [missing 15th December, 1944]
01: 1912 - Walter Davis aka "Hooker Joe" (Grenada, Mississippi) prolific pre-war bluesman [died 22nd October, 1963]
01: 1912 – Robert West (Montgomery, Alabama) Detroit soul pioneer [died 8th January, 1983]
01: 1917 – Clifford Stone pka “Cliffie Stone” (Stockton, California) country bandleader [died 17th January, 1998]
01: 1922 – Johnny Bienstock (Vienna) Big Top Records & Atlantic [died 20th January, 2006]
01: 1927 – Harry Belafonte (Harlem)
01: 1928 – Willie Mitchell (Ashland, Mississippi) Hi Records [died 5th January, 2010] (alt. date - 23rd March)
01: 1932 – Oliver Sain (Dundee, Mississippi) bandleader [died 28th October, 2003]
01: 1932 – Leroy Washington (Palmetto, Louisiana) Excello Records [died 29th June, 1966]
01: 1937 - James "Jimmy" Little (Cummeragunja Mission, New South Wales) Australia's first Aboriginal pop star [died 2nd April, 2012]
01: 1941 – “Sir” Victor Uwaifo (Benin City, Nigeria) ‘Guitar Boy, ‘Joromi’
01: 1942 – Michael Giles (Waterlooville, Hampshire) King Crimson
01: 1944 – Michael “Mike” D’Abo (Betchworth, Surrey) Manfred Mann (after Paul Jones)
01: 1944 – Roger Daltrey (Hammersmith, London)
01: 1947 – Norman Connors (Philadelphia) drummer / composer
01: 1948 – Winston Rodney pka “Burning Spear” (St.Ann, Jamaica)
01: 1955 – Enzo Avitabile (Naples) saxophonist ; singer/songwriter
01: 1957 - Kristine Oliver (Arnold) (Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles) Sweethearts of the Rodeo (wikipedia has her birthdate as 28/11/56; and her sister Janis as 1/3/54)
01: 1994 - Justin Bieber (London, Ontario)

02: 1884 – Otto Gray (Ponca, Oklahoma) cowboy band [died 8th November, 1967]
02: 1900 – Kurtis “Kurt” Weill (Dessau, Germany) [died 3rd April, 1950]
02: 1922 – Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (New York City) tenor sax [died 3rd November, 1986]
02: 1923 – Orrin Keepnews (New York) producer
02: 1924 – “Papa” (George) Lightfoot (Natchez, Mississippi) blues [died 28th November, 1971]
02: 1925 – Charles Thompson pka “Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis” (Tippo, Mississippi) [died 28th December, 1995]
02: 1940 - Joyce Green (Bradford, Arkansas) 'Black Cadillac'
02: 1942 – Lewis “Lou” Reed (New York) The Velvet Underground [1 of 2]
02: 1943 – Jackson C. Frank (Buffalo, New York) ‘Blues Run the Game’ [died 3rd March, 1999]
02: 1943 – Daniel “Tony” Meehan (Hampstead, London) The Shadows [died 28th November, 2005]
02: 1948 - Lawrence "Larry" Carlton (Torrance, California) The Crusaders
02: 1948 – (William) “Rory” Gallagher (Ballyshannon, County Donegal) [died 14th June, 1995]
02: 1950 – Karen Carpenter (New Haven, Connecticut) [died 4th February, 1983]
02: 1963 – Gregory Hart pka “Alvin Youngblood Hart” (Oakland, California)
02: 1967 - Dennis Seaton (Birmingham, UK) Musical Youth (lead vocals)
02: 2007 - SoTW birthday list started by Charlie

03: 1897 - Frank Jackson pka "Frankie 'Half Pint' Jaxon (Montgomery, Alabama) vaudeville singer; female impersonator, comedian [died 15th May, 1953] (alt. d.o.b. - 2 February, 1895]
03: 1922 – James “Jimmy” Heap (Taylor, Texas) western swing [died 4th December, 1977]
03: 1923 – Arthel “Doc” Watson (Deep Gap, North Carolina) [died 29th May, 2012]
03: 1925 – Herbert “Herb” Hardesty (New Orleans) Fats Domino’s band
03: 1938 – Willie Chambers (Lee County, Mississippi) The Chambers Brothers
03: 1942 - Michael Prendergast pka "Mike Pender" (Kirkdale, Liverpool) The Searchers
03: 1945 - John Primer (Camden, Mississippi) Muddy Waters' band
03: 1947 – Jennifer Warnes (Seattle)
03: 1949 - Jo Ann Garrett (Chicago) soul
03: 1953 – Robyn Hitchcock (London)

04: 1908 - Thomas "Tom" Shaw (Brenham, Texas) bluesman since the 1920s; first recorded in the 60s [died 24th February, 1977]
04: 1921 - Halim El-Dabh (Cairo) composer
04: 1923 – Willie Johnson (Senatobia, Mississippi) Howlin’ Wolf’s guitarist 1948-53 [died 26th February, 1995]
04: 1932 – Betty Jack Davis (Corbin, Kentucky) The Davis Sisters (with Skeeter) [died 2nd August, 1953]
04: 1932 – Miriam Makeba (Johannesburg) [died 10th November, 2008]
04: 1934 - Barbara McNair (Chicago) m-o-r/Motown [died 4th February, 2007]
04: 1944 - Glen Baxter (Leeds) cartoonist
04: 1944 – Bobby Womack (Cleveland, Ohio)
04: 1947 – Ernesto “Chico Alvarez” Peraza (New York) Mafimba
04: 1948 - Christopher "Chris" Squire (London) The Syn
04: 1953 – Emilio Estafan (Havana) Miami Sound Machine
04: 1954 - Catherine O'Hara (Toronto) Mitch & Mickey
04: 1961 - Theodosii Spassov (?, Bulgaria) kaval
04: 1962 - Catherine "Cathy" Irwin (New Haven, Connecticut) Freakwater
04: 1969 - Kristina "Stina" Nordenstam (Stockholm) 'Little Star'
04: 1972 - Richard Terfry pka "Buck 65" (Mt. Uniacke, Nova Scotia)

05: 1888 - Joshua "Peg Leg" Howell (Eatonton, Georgia) first country blues recording issued by Columbia Records [died 11th August, 1966]
05: 1925 – Ivy “Jimmy” Bryant (Moultrie, Georgia) country session gtr. [died 22nd September, 1980]
05: 1929 – J.B.Lenoir (Monticello, Mississippi) [died 29th April, 1967]
05: 1931 – Dwight “Whitey” Pullen (Blountsville, Alabama) rockabilly [died 24th November, 1961]
05: 1933 – Robert Higginbotham pka “Tommy Tucker” (Springfield, Ohio) ‘Hi-Heel Sneakers’ [died 22nd January, 1982]
05: 1938 - Paul Evans (Queens, New York City) 'Happy-go-Lucky-Me'
05: 1938 - Hayden Thompson (Booneville, Mississippi) Sun Records artist
05: 1939 – Johnny Jenkins (Macon, Georgia?) employed Otis Redding [died 26th June, 2006]
05: 1942 - Dave Green (London) bass
05: 1946 - Murray Head (London) 'Say It Ain't So, Joe'
05: 1947 - Clodagh Rodgers (Ballymena, County Antrim) ‘Come Back and Shake Me’
05: 1947 – Tom Russell (Los Angeles) singer-songwriter (originally listed as 1940; then amended to 1953; – 1947 now appears to be the most likely year – but it could also be 1948 ….)
05: 1948 – Eddy Grant (Plaisance, Guyana) The Equals
05: 1952 – Alan Clark (Great Lumley, Durham) Dire Straits
05: 1956 – Mary Brockert pka “Teena Marie” (Santa Monica, California) [died 26th December, 2010]
05: 1957 - Mark E. Smith (Salford, UK) The Fall
05: 1964 – Bertrand Cantat (Pau, France) Noir Desir
05: 1969 – Claude M’Barali pka “M.C. Solaar (Dakar, Senegal) hip-hop
05: 1970 – John Frusciante (New York) Red Hot Chili Peppers
05: 1976 – “Chiwoniso” Maraire (Olympia, Washington) Zimbabwean singer

06: 1893 – Walter “Furry” Lewis (Greenwood, Mississippi) [died 14th September, 1981]
06: 1905 – James Robert “Bob” Wills (nr. Kosse, Texas) [died 13th May, 1975]
06: 1916 – George “Red” Callender (Haynesville, Virginia) jazz bass & tuba [died 8th March, 1992]
06: 1922 – Carl Sauceman (Green County, Tennessee) bluegrass [died 28th January, 2005]
06: 1923 – John “Wes” Montgomery (Indianapolis, Indiana) [died 15th June, 1968]
06: 1925 – Opal Jean Amburgey pka “Jean Chapel” (Neon, Kentucky) country [died 18th August, 1995]
06: 1927 – Edward Reardon pka “Eddie Fontaine” (Springfield, Massachusetts) ‘Nothin’ Shakin’ [died 13th April, 1992]
06: 1933 – Dorothy “Dolly” Collins (Hastings) sister of Shirley [died 22nd September, 1995]
06: 1934 – Joseph “Red” Simpson (Higley, Arizona) “trucker” songs
06: 1934 – Ray Walker (Centerville, Mississippi) The Jordanaires
06: 1936 – Sylvia Robinson (New York) Mickey & Sylvia [died 29th September, 2011]
06: 1937 – Douglas “Doug” Dillard (East St.Louis, Illinois) [died 16th May, 2012]
06: 1939 – Domingo Samudio pka “Sam the Sham” (Dallas) … and the Pharoahs
06: 1939 - Jerry Naylor (Chalk Mountain, Texas) The Crickets (lead vocals - 1960s)
06: 1942 - Flora Purim (Rio de Janeiro) “The Queen of Brazilian Jazz”
06: 1944 – David Gilmour (Cambridge) Pink Floyd
06: 1944 - Michael "Mickey" Jupp (Worthing, Sussex) Legend
06: 1944 – Mary Wilson (Greenville, Mississippi) The Supremes [1 of 2]
06: 1945 - Hugh Grundy (Winchester, Hampshire) The Zombies (drums) [1 of 2]
06: 1947 – (Gilbert) Youlou “Prince” Mabiala (Linzolo, Congo, Brazzaville) soukous
06: 1947 – Pauline Matthews pka “Kiki Dee” (Bradford) first British singer to sign with Motown
06: 1947 - Robert "Rob" Reiner (The Bronx) director - "This is Spinal Tap"
06: 1951 - Walter Trout (Ocean City, New Jersey) ... Band
06: 1953 - Phil Alvin (Downey, California) The Blasters
06: 1970 - Alison Clarkson pka "Betty Boo" (Kensington, London)
06: 1977 – Warren Mathis pka “Bubba Sparxxx” (Atlanta, Georgia) hip-hop
06: - Norman D

07: 1900 – Leslie Hutchinson pka “Hutch” (Gouyave, Grenada) cabaret [died 18th August, 1969]
07: 1908 – Nathaniel “Nat” Gonella (London) bandleader [died 6th August, 1998]
07: 1931 – Teresa Breuer pka “Teresa Brewer” (Toledo, Ohio) [died 18th October, 2007]
07: 1942 - Hamilton Bohannon (Newnan, Georgia) bandleader ‘Disco Stomp’
07: 1943 - Christopher "Chris" White (Barnet, Herts) The Zombies (bass / vocals) [2 of 2]
07: 1944 – (John) Townes Van Zandt (Fort Worth, Texas) [died 1st January, 1997]
07: 1945 – Arthur Lee (Memphis, Tennessee) Love [died 3rd August, 2006]
07: 1946 – Matthew Fisher (Croydon, Surrey) Procol Harum
07: 1946 – Peter Blankfeld pka “Peter Wolf” (New York) J.Geils Band
07: 1952 – Ernie Isley (Cincinnati, Ohio) The Isley Brothers
07: 1953 - Leon Sylvers III (Memphis, Tennessee) The Sylvers
07: 1963 – Christopher Blenkinsop (Manila, Philippines) 17 Hippies

08: 1892 - "Mississippi" John Hurt (Teloc, Mississippi) [died 2nd November, 1966] (alt. birth date - 3rd July, 1893)
08: 1931 - Lloyd Knibb (Portland, Jamaica) The Skatalites [died 12th May, 2011]
08: 1935 - George Edward Coleman (Memphis, Tennessee) alto sax (Miles Davis Quintet)
08: 1935 - Dieudonne 'Nino' Malapet (Republic of the Congo) Les Bantous de la Capitale
08: 1936 - Gabor Szabo (Budapest) [died 26th February, 1982] jazz guitar
08: 1937 - Richard Farina (Brooklyn) … & Mimi [died 30th April, 1966]
08: 1937 - Raynoma Mayberry; later Raynoma Liles Gordy (Detroit) ex-wife of Berry; The Rayber Voices
08: 1937 - Oscar Jimmy Stoneman (Washington D.C.) The Stoneman Family [died 22nd September, 2002]
08: 1938 - Lew Dewitt (Roanoke, Virginia) The Statler Brothers [died 15th August, 1990]
08: 1945 - George Michael "Mickey" Dolenz (Los Angeles) The Monkees
08: 1946 - Randy Meisner (Scottsbluff, Nebraska) The Eagles
08: 1947 – Thomas “Tom” Rapp (Bottineau, North Dakota) Pearls Before Swine
08: 1947 - Carole Bayer Sager (New York) songwriter
08: 1948 - Margaret Battavio pka "Little Peggy March" (Lansdale, Pennsylvania) ‘I Will Follow Him’
08: 1954 - Bob Brozman (New York, New York) guitar
08: 1958 - Gary Webb pka "Gary Numan" (Hammersmith, London, England) Tubeway Army
08: 1962 - Mary Gauthier (New Orleans) “troubadour”
08: 1963 - Baba Sissoko (Mali) tamani

09: 1903 - Georgia White aka "Georgia Lawson" (Sandersville, Georgia) blues singer/pianist [died 1980] (unconfirmed birth & death info)
09: 1920 – Gerald “Jerry” Byrd (Lima, Ohio) lap steel [died 11th April, 2005]
09: 1925 – Billy Ford (Bloomfield, New Jersey) Billy & Lillie [died 1985]
09: 1930 - Ornette Coleman (Fort Worth, Texas)
09: 1932 - Dorothy Keely pka 'Keely Smith' (Norfolk, Virginia) (alt year of birth – 1928)
09: 1933 - Lloyd Price (New Orleans, Louisiana) ‘Lawdy Miss Clawdy’
09: 1936 - Mickey Gilley (Natchez, Mississippi) Jerry Lee’s cousin
09: 1940 - Gary "Chicken" Hirsh (Chicago) Country Joe & the Fish (drums)
09: 1942 - Mark Lindsay (Eugene, Oregon) vocalist, Paul Revere & The Raiders
09: 1942 - John Cale (Wales) The Velvet Underground [2 of 2 in March]
09: 1942 - Gary Leeds aka "Gary Walker" (Glendale, California) The Walker Brothers
09: 1944 - Trevor Ireson pka "Trevor Burton" (Aston, Birmingham, UK) The Move
09: 1945 - Laura Lee ( Chicago, Illinois) ‘Women’s Love Rights’
09: 1945 - Robin Trower (Catford, London) Procol Harum
09: 1946 - James "Jim" Cregan (Yeovil, Somerset) Blossom Toes; Family
09: 1948 - Jimmy Fadden (Long Beach, California) Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
09: 1951 - Zakir Hussain (Mumbai, India) tabla
09: 1973 - Rona Hartner (Bucharest, Romania) actress/singer, co-star of Gadjo Dilo

10: 1903 - Leon Bismark "Bix" Beiderbecke (Davenport, Iowa) [died 6th August, 1931]
10: 1929 - Huey P. Meaux ("outside of" Kaplan, Louisiana) producer [died 23rd April, 2011]
10: 1933 – (Walter) Ralph Emery (McEwen, Tennessee) country DJ; subject of song by the Byrds
10: 1938 - David Alexander aka "Omar Shariff" (or "Sharriff") & "Omar Hakim Khayam" (Shreveport, Louisiana) [died 8th January, 2012]
10: 1938 - 'Johnnie Allan' Guillot (Rayne, Louisiana) "Promised Land"
10: 1938 - Norman Blake (Chattanooga, Tenn) guitar
10: 1940 - Louis Moholo (Cape Town, South Africa) jazz drummer
10: 1940 - Dean Torrence (Los Angeles) Jan and Dean
10: 1953 - Ronald Horvath pka 'Ronnie Earl' (New York, New York)
10: 1954 - Tina Hoskins pka "Tina Charles" (Whitechapel, London) 'I Love To Love'
10: 1957 - Mike Pratt pka 'Jim White' (California) “Wrong-Eyed Jesus”
10: 1963 - Frederick 'Rick' Rubin (Lido Beach, New York) producer
10: 1964 - Neneh Karlsson pka Neneh Cherry (Stockholm, Sweden)
10: 1972 - Timothy Mosley pka 'Timbaland' (Norfolk, Virginia) producer
10: 1977 - Telmary Diaz pka 'Telmary' (Havana, Cuba) rap
10: 1978 - Camille Dalmais pka 'Camille' (Paris, France) chanson

11: 1890 – Wilbert Lee “Pappy” O’Daniel (Malta, Ohio) The Light Crust Doughboys [died 11th May, 1969]
11: 1898 - Amede Ardoin (L'anse Rougeau, nr. Mamou, Louisiana) Cajun accordion pioneer [died 4th November, 1941]
11: 1933 - Edgar "Big Boy" Myles (New Orleans) The Sha-Weez [died 1984]
11: 1939 - Flaco Jiminez (San Antonio, Texas) Ry Cooder Band
11: 1945 - Harvey Mandel (Detroit) Canned Heat
11: 1946 - Patty Waters (Iowa) “free” jazz vocalist
11: 1947 - Mark Stein (Bayonne, New Jersey) Vanilla Fudge (keybds; vcls)
11: 1947 – Derek “Blue” Weaver (Cardiff) Amen Corner; Strawbs; Mott the Hoople; Bee Gees etc.
11: 1950 - Bobby McFerrin, Jr. (Madeley, Shropshire, UK) ‘Don’t Worry …’
11: 1951 - Katherine Farthing pka "Katie Kissoon" (Trinidad) Mac & Katie ...
11: 1955 – Catharina “Nina” Hagen (East Berlin) singer/actor

12: 1896 - Jesse Fuller (Jonesboro, Georgia) “The Lone Cat” [died 29th January, 1976]
12: 1905 - Jack Kelly (Hardeman County, Tennessee) The South Memphis Jug Band [died ca. 1960?]
12: 1908 – Maxwell Lorimer pka “Max Wall” (Brixton) ‘England’s Glory’ [died 21st May, 1990]
12: 1912 – Paul Wetstein pka “Paul Weston” (Springfield, Massachusetts) composer/pianist [died 20th September, 1996]
12: 1917 - Lejor Czyz pka "Leonard Chess" (Motal, Poland) [died 16th October, 1969]
12: 1930 - Wardell Quezerque (New Orleans, Louisiana) “The Creole Beethoven” [died 6th September, 2011]
12: 1932 – Don Drummond (Kingston, Jamaica) ska trombonist [died 6th May, 1969]
12: 1938 - Jessy Dixon (San Antonio) Jessy Dixon Singers; Paul Simon tours [died 26th September, 2011]
12: 1940 - Alwin "Al" Jarreau (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
12: 1942 – Michael “Mike” Leadbitter (Simla, India) “Blues Unlimited” co-founder [died 16th November, 1974]
12: 1945 - George Jackson (Indianola, Mississippi) 'Aretha, Sing One for Me'
12: 1946 - Liza Minnelli (Hollywood) with a “z”
12: 1947 - Ruby Stackhouse pka "Ruby Andrews" (Hollandale, Mississippi) ‘Casonova’
12: 1948 - James Taylor (Belmont, Massachusetts) he’s seen fire and he’s seen rain
12: 1949 - Bill Payne (Waco, Texas) Little Feat
12: 1955 - Thione Seck (Senegal) Orchestra Baobab
12: 1960 - Maki Nomiya (Shiranuka, Hokkaido, Japan) Pizzicato Five (lead singer)


13: 1903 – William “Bill” Nettles (Natchitoches, Louisiana) country singer-songwriter [died 5th April, 1967] [alt year of birth – 1907]
13: 1913 - Otis Hicks pka "Lightnin' Slim' " (St. Louis, Missouri) [died 27th July, 1974]
13: 1925 - Roy Haynes (Roxbury, Boston, Mass) drums (Charlie Parker's Quintet)
13: 1930 - Lula Grace Johnson pka Jan Howard (West Plains, Missouri) country; married Harlan H.
13: 1933 - Mike Stoller (Long Island, New York) songwriter-producer, Leiber & Stoller
13: 1935 - Margie Hendrix (or Hendricks) (Register, nr. Statesboro, Georgia) Raelette [died 1973]
13: 1938 - Erma Franklin (Shelby, Mississippi) ‘Piece of my Heart’ [died 7th September, 2002]
13: 1939 - Neil Sedaka (Brooklyn, New York)
13: 1940 - Canzetta 'Candi' Staton (Hanceville, Alabama)
13: 1942 – Marshall Chess (Chicago) son of Leonard; ran Cadet Concept Records
13: 1944 - Bobby Patterson (Dallas) ‘T.C.B. or T.Y.A.’
13: 1947 - David "Dave" Kelly (Streatham, London) The Blues Band
13: 1947 - Josephine Siao (Suzhou, Jiangsu, China) actress, singer
13: 1947 - Richard Williams (Sheffield, England) journalist, writer (Melody Maker, The Guardian; http://thebluemoment.com/)
13: 1948 - David "Dave" Mattacks (Edgware, Middlesex) Fairport Convention
13: 1960 - Adam Clayton (Oxfordshire, England) U2

14: 1903 – Cynthia Carver pka “Cousin Emmy” (Lamb, Kentucky) country banjo player/singer [died 11th April, 1980]
14: 1914 - Robert Pete Williams (Zachary, Louisiana) ‘Grown So Ugly’ [died 31st December, 1980]
14: 1922 – Les Baxter (Mexia, Texas) exotica [died 15th January, 1996]
14: 1926 – Lilian “Lita” Roza (Liverpool) Top UK female singer of the early 50s [died 14th August, 2008]
14: 1931 - John Phillip Baptiste pka "Phil Phillips" (Lake Charles, Louisiana) 'Sea of Love'
14: 1933 - Quincy Jones (Chicago, Illinois) all-time most nominated Grammy artist
14: 1945 - Michael Martin Murphey (Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas) singer-songwriter
14: 1947 - John Lewis pka "Jona Lewie" (Southampton) Brett Marvin & the Thunderbolts

15: 1912 - Sam "Lightnin" Hopkins (Centerville, Texas) [died 30th January, 1982]
15: 1916 – Henry “Harry” James (Albany, Georgia) bandleader [died 5th July, 1983]
15: 1919 - George Avakian (Armavir, Russia) producer (signed Miles Davis to Columbia)
15: 1921 – Les Cooper (Norfolk, Virginia) ‘Wiggle Wobble’
15: 1927 - Carl Smith (Maynardville, Tennessee) “Mister Country” [died 16th January, 2010]
15: 1929 - Clarence "Candy" Green aka "Galveston Green" (Glalveston Island, Texas) 'Galveston Blues' [died 13th April, 1988]
15: 1929 - Cecil Taylor (New York City) “free” jazz (alternative date - 25th March)
15: 1931 - Dominic Joseph 'D.J.' Fontana (Shreveport, Louisiana) Elvis's drummer
15: 1932 - Arif Mardin (Istanbul) [died 25th June, 2006] producer for Atlantic
15: 1936 - Howard Greenfield (Brooklyn) [died 4th March, 1986] Sedaka and …
15: 1938 - Charles Lloyd (Memphis, Tennessee) tenor sax / flute
15: 1940 - Phil Lesh (Berkeley, California) Grateful Dead
15: 1940 - Tommy McClain (Jonesville, Louisiana) ‘Sweet Dreams’
15: 1941 - Hughie Flint (Manchester) John Mayall's Bluesbreakers; McGuinness Flint
15: 1941 - Mike Love (Los Angeles, California) The Beach Boys
15: 1944 - Ralph McDonald (Harlem) songwriter; percussionist [died 18th December, 2011]
15: 1944 - Sylvester Stewart pka "Sly Stone" (Denton, Texas) ... & Family Stone [1 of 2]
15: 1946 - Howard Scott (San Pedro, California) War [1 of 3]
15: 1947 – Sarah Perkins pka “Jean Carne” (Atlanta, Georgia) ‘Closer than Close’
15: 1947 - Ry Cooder (Los Angeles, CA)
15: 1947 - Stomu Yamashta (Kyoto, Japan) composer, percussionist – Go
15: 1964 – Kennedy Gordy pka “Rockwell” (Detroit) ‘Somebody’s Watching Me’
15: 1975 – William Adams pka “will.i.am” (East Los Angeles) The Black Eyed Peas

16: 1909 – Donald Wilhoite pka “Don Raye” (Washington D.C.) songwriter [died 29th January, 1985]
16: 1910 - James "Yank" Rachell (Brownsville, Tennesse) ‘Caught the Katy’ [died 9th April, 1997]
16: 1931 – Ernest Lane (Clarksdale, Mississippi) pianist with both Robert Nighthawk & the Monkees [died 8th July, 2012]
16: 1936 - Fred Neil (Cleveland, Ohio) ‘The Dolphins’ [died 7th July, 2001]
16: 1942 - Ronald Clyde Crosby pka "Jerry Jeff Walker" (Oneonta, N.Y.) ‘Mr. Bojangles’
16: 1943 – David Briggs (Killen, Alabama) keyboard player for Elvis and many others
16: 1947 - Eugenio Bennato (Naples, Italy) Italian folk
16: 1951 - Ray Benson (Philadelphia, Pa) Asleep at the Wheel
16: 1954 - Tim O'Brien (Wheeling, West Virginia) country/bluegrass
16: 1959 - William Drayton Jr. pka 'Flavor Flav' (Long Island, New York) Public Enemy
16: 1964 - Patty Griffin (Old Town, Maine) singer-songwriter
16: 1967 - Ronnie McCoury (York County, Pennsylvania) The McCoury Brothers

17: 1915 – Henry Brown pka “Ray Ellington” (Kennington, London) singer & bandleader [died 27th February, 1985]
17: 1919 - Nathaniel Coles pka "Nat 'King' Cole" (Santa Monica, California) [died 15th February, 1965]
17: 1927 - Rudy Ray Moore (Fort Smith, Ark) comedian/singer [died Nov 3, 2008]
17: 1931 - Marybelle Luraine "Lorraine" Ellison (Philadelphia) ‘Stay With Me’ [died 31st January, 1983]
17: 1936 - Stephen Osita Osadebe (Atani, Anambra State, Nigeria) Highlife [died May 11, 2007]
17: 1938 - Elbert "Eddy" (or "Eddie") Giles (Shreveport, Louisiana) 'Losing Boy'
17: 1941 - Paul Kantner (San Francisco, California) Jefferson Airplane
17: 1942 - Clarence Collins (New York, New York) Little Anthony & the Imperials
17: 1943 – James “Jim” Weatherly (Pontotoc, Mississippi) songwriter for Gladys Knight & the Pips & others
17: 1944 - Patricia "Patti" Boyd (Taunton, Somerset) muse; photographer
17: 1944 - Tony Jackson (Barbados) The Skatalites (1966-71); session singer
17: 1944 - John Sebastian (New York, New York) The Lovin' Spoonful
17: 1946 - Harold Brown (Long Beach, California) War [2 of 3]
17: 1947 - Ian Gomm (Chiswick, London) Brinsley Schwarz [1 of 3]
17: 1951 - (William) Scott Gorham (Glendale, California) Thin Lizzy
17: 1955 – Paul Overstreet (Newton, Mississippi) country singer-songwriter (co-wrote ‘When You Say Nothing at All’)
17: 1962 - Claire "Clare" Grogan (Glasgow) Altered Images

18: 1927 - John Kander (Kansas City) composer (Kander & Ebb)
18: 1932 – Rev. Cleophus Robinson (Canton, Mississippi) gospel [died 2nd July, 1988]
18: 1935 – Maylon Humphries (Kelly, Louisiana) rockabilly
18: 1936 - Robert Lee Smith (Atlanta, Georgia?) The Tams
18: 1938 - Kenny Lynch (Stepney, London) first to cover a Lennon/McCartney song
18: 1938 - Charley Pride (Sledge, Mississippi) “The Pride of Country Music”
18: 1943 – Dennis Linde (Abilene, Texas) ‘Burning Love’ [died 22nd December, 2006]
18: 1946 - Raynard Miner (Chicago) songwriter (Chess Records)
18: 1947 – Barrie James “B.J.” Wilson (Edmonton, London) Procol Harum (drums) [died 8th October, 1990]
18: 1948 - Bobby Whitlock (Memphis, Tennessee) Derek & the Dominos
18: 1951 - Bill Frisell (Baltimore, Maryland) guitar
18: 1962 - James McMurty (Fort Worth, Texas) Americana
18: 1964 - Courtney Pine (London, England) multi-instrumtalist
18: 1970 - Dana Owens pka "Queen Latifah" (Newark, New Jersey) hip-hop and acting
18: 1941 - Wilson Pickett (Prattville, Alabama) “The Wicked …” [died 19th January, 2006]

19: 1911 – Louie “Louis” Brooks (Nashville) ‘It’s Love Baby (24 Hours a Day)’ [died 5th May, 1993]
19: 1928 - Tom Paley (New York City) The New Lost City Ramblers
19: 1928 – Henry Maddox (Boaz, Alabama) Maddox Brothers and Sister Rose [died 1974]
19: 1928 - Clarence Pauling pka "Clarence Paul" (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) Motown songwriter/producer [died 6th May, 1995]
19: 1937 - Clarence "Frogman" Henry (Algiers, New Orleans) ‘Ain’t Got No Home’
19: 1938 - Walter Jackson (Pensacola, Florida) ‘Uphill Climb to the Bottom’ [died 20th June, 1983]
19: 1938 - Lutumba Simaro (Kinshasa, Congo) Franco's OK Jazz
19: 1944 - Tom Constanten (Long Branch, New Jersey) Grateful Dead
19: 1946 - Ruth Pointer (Oakland, California) The Pointer Sisters
19: 1959 - Terry Hall (Coventry, England) The Specials - Fun Boy Three

20: 1891 – Frank Hutchison (Logan County, West Virginia) country blues [died 9th November, 1945]
20: 1906 – Oswald “Ozzie” Nelson (Jersey City, New Jersey) bandleader; Ricky’s father [died 3rd June, 1975]
20: 1909 - Frank Edwards aka "Mr. Frank"; "Black Frank"; "Mr. Cleanhead" (Washington, Georgia) [died 22nd March, 2002]
20: 1915 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Cotton Plant, Arkansas) [died 9th October, 1973]
20: 1917 - Vera Welch pka "Vera Lynn" (East Ham, London) 'We'll Meet Again'
20: 1918 - (Margaret) Marian McPartland (Slough) pianist; composer; radio host
20: 1927 - Dewey Balfa (nr. Mamou, Luoisiana) The Balfa Brothers [died 17th June, 1992]
20: 1935 - Sam Lay (Birmingham, Alabama) drummer, eg: Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters
20: 1936 - Lee 'Scratch' Perry (Kendal, Jamaica) “The Upsetter”
20: 1937 - 'Jerry Reed' Hubbard (Atlanta, Georgia) ‘Guitar Man’ [died Aug 31, 2008]
20: 1939 – Don Edwards (Boonton, New Jersey) cowboy songs; recorded with Peter Rowan & Tony Rice
20: 1941 – Vito Picone (South Beach, Staten Island) The Elegants
20: 1942 - Robin Luke (Los Angeles) 'Susie Darlin'
20: 1949 - Marcia Ball (Orange, Texas) recorded with Irma Thomas
20: 1950 - Carl Palmer (Birmingham) The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
20: 1951 - James "Jimmie" Vaughan (Dallas) The Fabulous Thunderbirds
20: 1964 - Natacha Atlas (Brussels, Belgium) “cha’abi moderne”

21: 1882 – Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Mars Hill, North Carolina) “minstrel of the Appalachians” [died 4th September, 1973]
21: 1902 - Eddie "Son" House (Riverton, Mississippi) “The Father of the Delta Blues” [died 19th October, 1988]
21: 1918 - Charles Thompson (Springfield, Ohio) piano (recorded with Charlie Parker)
21: 1919 – Edward “Eddie” Kirk (Greeley, Colorado) country [died 27th June, 1997]
21: 1921 – Lula McClelland pka “Lula Reed” (Minjo Junction, Ohio) sang original of ‘I’ll Drown in my Tears’ w. Sonny Thompson [died 21st June, 2008] (alt years of birth – 1926/7)
21: 1930 - Otis Spann (Jackson, Mississippi) Muddy’s pianist [died 24th April, 1970]
21: 1936 - Michael "Mike" Westbrook (High Wycombe) jazz pianist / composer
21: 1940 - Solomon Burke (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) “The King of Rock ‘n’ Soul” [died 10th October, 2010]
21: 1940 - James Voight pka "Chip Taylor" (Yonkers, New York) ‘Wild Thing’
21: 1942 – Richard “Dimples” Fields (New Orleans? or San Francisco?) soul [died 12th January, 2000]
21: 1943 - Vivian "Viv" Stanshall (Oxford) Sir Henry Rawlinson [died 5th March, 1995]
21: 1945 - Rosemary Stewart pka 'Rose Stone' (Vallejo, California) Sly & Family Stone [2 of 2]
21: 1946 - Raymond "Ray" Dorset (Ashford, Middlesex) Mungo Jerry
21: 1951 - Russell Thompkins Jr. (Philadelphia) The Stylistics
21: 1950 - Roger Hodgson (Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) Supertramp
21: 1950 - Cho Yong-pil (Hwaseong, Korea) k-pop
21: 1961 – James McDonnell pka “Slim Jim Phantom” (Brooklyn) The Stray Cats
21: 1966 - Juldeh Camara (Mansjang, The Gambia) Super Eagles; Justin Adams

22: 1892 - Charles "Charlie" Poole (Spray, North Carolina) old-time country [died 21st May, 1931]
22: 1911 – Cecil Campbell (Danbury, North Carolina) steel guitar [died 18th June, 1989]
22: 1918 – Hoyle Nix (Azel, Texas) bandleader [died 21st August, 1985]
22: 1937 - Angelo Badalamenti (Brooklyn) composer for David Lynch
22: 1941 - Michael "Jeremy" Clyde (Dorney, Bucks) Chad & Jeremy
22: 1942 - Jorge Menezes pka "Jorge Ben Jor" (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) ‘Mas Que Nada’
22: 1943 - George Benson (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
22: 1943 - Keith Relf (Richmond, Surrey) The Yardbirds [died 14th May, 1976]
22: 1946 - Gerald "Jerry" Jemmott (The Bronx) bass with King Curtis
22: 1946 - Johannes Hendricus Vanderberg pka "Harry Vanda" (The Hague) The Easybeats
22: 1948 - Ken Boothe (Kingston, Jamaica) ‘Everything I Own’
22: 1950 - Goran Bregovic (Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina)) composer for Emir Kusturica
22: 1955 - Wally Badarou (Paris, France) synth
22: 1958 - Peter "Pete" Wylie (Liverpool) (variations on) Wah!
22: 1963 - Susanne "Susan" Sulley (Sheffield) The Human League

23: 1868 – Fiddlin’ John Carson (Fannin County, Georgia) old-time country [died 11th December, 1949]
23: 1913 – Jim Anglin (Franklin, Tennesee) The Anglin Brothers [died 21st January, 1987]
23: 1917 – Granville “Stick(s) McGhee (Kingsport, Tennessee) ‘Drinkin’ Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee’ [died 15th August, 1961]
23: 1917 – Eugene “Smokey” Rogers (McMinnville, Tennesse) western swing [died 23rd November, 1993]
23: 1928 - Willie Mitchell (Ashland, Mississippi) producer [died 5th January, 2010] (alt. birthdate – now more usually reported - 1st March, 1928)
23: 1932 - Iverson Minter pka 'Louisiana Red' (Bessema, Alabama) “Back Porch Blues” [died 25th February, 2012]
23: 1935 - Barry Cryer OBE (Leeds) #1 in Finland, 1957
23: 1944 - Anthony "Tony (T.S.)" McPhee (Humberston, Lincolnshire) The Groundhogs
23: 1944 - Michael Nyman (Stratford, London) composer for Peter Greenaway & others
23: 1945 - David Grisman (Hackensack, New Jersey) bluegrass
23: 1949 – Richard “Ric” Ocasek (Baltimore) The Cars
23: 1953 - Yvette Marie Stevens pka "Chaka Khan" (Great Lakes, Illinois) Rufus
23: 1959 - Oliver N'Goma (Mayumba, Gabon) Zouk [died 7th June, 2010]
23: 196? - Philip Ryalls (Hull, Yorkshire, England) photographer
23: 1968 - Damon Albarn (Leytonstone, East London, England) Blur, Gorillaz

24: 1912 – Jimmy Drake pka “Nervous Norvus” (Oakwood, Los Angeles) ‘Transfusion’ [died 24th July, 1968]
24: 1922 - David "Dave" Appell (Philadelphia) producer/arranger
24: 1924 - "Boogie" Bill Webb (Jackson, Mississippi) bluesman [died 22nd August, 1990]
24: 1925 – Ollie McLaughlin (Carthage, Mississippi) producer [died 26th February. 1984]
24: 1935 - Carol Kaye (Everett, Washington) bass guitarist with the “Wrecking Crew”
24: 1937 – Johnny Meeks (Laurens, South Carolina) Gene Vincent’s Blue Caps (replaced Cliff Gallup on lead guitar)
24: 1937 - Billy Stewart (Selma, North Carolina) ‘Sitting in the Park’ [died 17th January, 1970]
24: 1938 - Don Covay (Orangeburg, South Carolina) ‘Mercy Mercy’
24: 1938 - Holger Czukay (Gdańsk, Poland) Can
24: 1947 - Michael "Mike" Kellie (Birmingham, UK) Spooky Tooth; The Only Ones
24: 1947 – Beverley Kutner pka “Beverley Martyn” (Coventry) John & …
24: 1948 - Lee Oskar (Copenhagen, Denmark) War [3 of 3]
24: 1949 - Nick Lowe (Walton-on-Thames, England) Brinsley Schwarz
24: 1970 - Vincent Mason pka "Mase" (Brooklyn) De La Soul

25: 1881 - Bela Bartok (Nagyszentmiklos, Hungary) [died 26th September, 1945]
25: 1893 - Esther Mae Prentiss pka "Esther Mae Scott" aka "Mother Scott" (Bound, Warren County, Mississippi) blues singer [died 16th October, 1979]
25: 1904 – Pete Johnson (Kansas City) piano [died 23rd March, 1967]
25: 1906 – Curley Weaver aka “Slim Gordon” (Covington, Georgia) bluesman [died 20th September, 1962]
25: 1921 – Vivian Carter (Tunica, Mississippi) the “Vee” in Vee-Jay Records [died 12th June, 1989]
25: 1923 - Bonnie Buckingham pka “Bonnie Guitar” (Seattle, Washington) ‘Dark Moon’
25: 1929 - Cecil Taylor (New York City)”free” jazz (alternative date - 15th March)
25: 1931 - (Stephen) Paul Motian (Philadelphia) drummer (Bill Evans etc.) [died 22nd November, 2011]
25: 1933 – Clarence Edwards (Lindsay, Louisiana) “swamp” bluesman [died 20th May, 1993]
25: 1934 - John "Johnny" Burnette (Memphis, Tennessee) Rock and Roll Trio [died 14th August, 1964]
25: 1934 - Philip Tabane (Mamelodi, South Africa) guitarist & leader of Malombo
25: 1935 - Johnny Pacheco (Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic) Fania All-Stars
25: 1938 - Hoyt Axton (Duncan, Oklahoma) [died 26th October, 1999] ‘Never Been to Spain’
25: 1942 - Aretha Franklin (Memphis, Tennessee) The Queen
25: 1944 - Megan Davies (Sheffield) The Applejacks (bass)
25: 1947 - Duncan Browne (London) ‘Journey’ [died 28th May, 1993]
25: 1947 - Reg Dwight pka "Elton John" (Pinner, Middlesex)
25: 1947 - Brinsley Schwarz (Woodbridge, Suffolk) Brinsley Schwarz [3 of 3]
25: 1952 – Jack Lee (California?) The Nerves; writer of ‘Hanging on the Telephone’
25: 1963 - Robbie Fulks (York, Pennsylvania) alt. country
25: 1966 – Norman Jeffrey pka “Jeff Healey” (Toronto) [died 2nd March, 2008]
25: 1986 - Olga Podluzhnaya (Yakutsk, Siberia, Russia) Albina, Olga & Fedora

26: 1916 - Harry Rabinowitz (Johannesburg) conductor/composer of film/TV music
26: 1918 – Andrew “Andy” Hamilton (Jamaica) saxophone [died 3rd June, 2012]
26: 1925 - Pierre Boulez (Montbrison, Loire, France)
26: 1925 - James Moody (Savannah, Georgia) sax/flute [died 9th December, 2010]
26: 1935 - Pedro Pubill Calaf pka "Peret" (Mataro, nr Barcelona, Spain) singer-songwriter
26: 1936 - Fred Parris (New Haven, Connecticut) The Five Satins
26: 1944 - Diana Ross (Detroit, Michigan) The Supremes [2 of 2]
26: 1946 – John “Johnny” Crawford (Los Angeles) ‘Cindy’s Birthday’
26: 1950 - Theodore "Teddy" Pendergrass Sr. (Philadelphia) ‘Love TKO’ [died 13 January, 2010]
26: 1950 - Steve Tilston (Liverpool) Radio Two Folk Award winner
26: 1955 - Dean Dillon (Lake City, Tennessee) country

27: 1905 - Leroy Carr (Nashville, Tennessee) urban blues [died 29th April, 1935]
27: 1909 - Benjamin "Ben" Webster (Kansas City) tenor sax [died 20th September, 1973]
27: 1913 - Eddie Shuler (Wrightsboro, Texas) Goldband Records [died 23rd July, 2005]
27: 1914 - Budd Schulberg (New York City, New York) author, What Makes Sammy Run?; writer, On The Waterfront [died 5th August, 2009]
27: 1915 - Robert Lockwood Jr. aka "Robert Junior" Lockwood" (Helena, Arkansas) bluesman [died 21st November, 2006]
27: 1917 - Rufus Thomas (Cayce, Mississippi) ‘Walking the Dog’ [died 15th December, 2001]
27: 1921 - Fiszel Czyz pka "Phil Chess" (Motol, Poland) Chess Records
27: 1924 - Sarah Vaughan (Newark, New Jersey) “Sassy” [died 3rd April, 1990]
27: 1927 - Morris Ostrofsky pka 'Mo Ostin' (New York, New York) President Reprise Records
27: 1931 – John Marascalco (Grenada, Mississippi) songwriter for Little Richard & others
27: 1937 - Johnny Copeland (Haynesville, Louisiana) bluesman [died 3rd July, 1997]
27: 1939 – Bosse “Bo” Winberg (Gothenburg, Sweden) The Spotniks (guitar)
27: 1940 – Janis Martin (Sutherlin, Virginia) ‘My Boy Elvis’ [died 3rd July, 2007]
27: 1940 - Derrick Morgan (Mocho, Clarendon, Jamaica) ska, rocksteady, reggae
27: 1941 - Walter "Bunny" Sigler (Philadelphia) Philly soul
27: 1957 – William “Billy” MacKenzie (Dundee) The Associates [died 22nd January, 1997]
27: 1970 - Mariah Carey (Huntington, Long Island, New York)

28: 1890 – Paul Whiteman (Denver, Colorado) bandleader [died 29th December, 1967]
28: 1916 – Jess Willard (Griffin) (Washburn, Texas) country [died 26th May, 1959]
28: 1924 – Arleigh “Arlee” Duff (Warren, Texas) ‘Y’all Come’ country songwriter/singer
28: 1937 - Lincoln Mayorga (Los Angeles) piano on Ketty Lester's 'Love Letters'
28: 1937 - Roy Dean Webb (Independence Missouri) The Dillards
28: 1941 - Alf Clausen (Minneapolis) composer ("The Simpsons")
28: 1941 - Charlie McCoy (Oak Hill, West Virginia) harmonica (& multi-instrumentalist)
28: 1955 - Reba McEntire (McAlester, Oklahoma) country
28: 1966 - Cheryl James pka "Salt" (Brooklyn) Salt-n-Pepa - various other dates available including 8th March & 8th April, 1964 or 1966. 28th March seems to be the most prevalent date - in 1966 - or 1964 ...
28: 1986 - Stefani Germanotta pka "Lady Gaga" (New York City)

29: 1909 - Aubrey Wilson "Moon" Mullican (Polk County, Texas) hillbilly boogie [died 1st January, 1967]
29: 1914 - Camille Howard (Galveston, Texas) r&b pianist [died 10th March, 1993]
29: 1918 – Pearl Bailey (Southampton County, Virginia) singer/actor [died 17th August, 1990]
29: 1924 – Jimmy Work (Akron, Ohio) ‘Tennesee Border’
29: 1935 – Lermon Horton (Los Angeles?) drummer/songwriter [died 26th August, 2011]
29: 1937 - Van Broussard (Prairieville, Louisiana) swamp-pop
29: 1941 – Richard Starstedt pka “Eden Kane” (Delhi) ‘Boys Cry’ (his website has 1942 for his year of birth)
29: 1943 - Eric Idle (South Shields, Tyne & Wear) The Rutles ("Dirk McQuickly")
29: 1943 – Allen Kowbel pka “Chad Allan” (Winnipeg, Canada) The Guess Who
29: 1943 - Evangelos Papathanassiou pka 'Vangelis' (Volos, Greece) Aphrodite’s Child
29: 1945 – John “Speedy” Keene (Ealing, London) ‘Something in the Air’ [died 12th March, 2002]
29: 1948 - Johnny Dowd (Fort Worth, Texas) alt. country
29: 1950 - Mory Kante (Kissidougou, Guinea Conakry) Super Rail Band of Bamako
29: 1955 - Willie Clayton (Indianola, Mississippi) soul/blues

30: 1913 - Francesco LoVecchio pka "Frankie Laine" (Chicago) [died 6th February, 2007]
30: 1914 - John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson (Jackson, Mississippi) the original [died 1st June, 1948]
30: 1917 - Randy Wood (McMinnville, Tennessee) Dot Records [died 9th April, 2011]
30: 1931 – Harold Burrage (Chicago) blues/soul musician [died 25th November, 1966]
30: 1940 - Astrud Weinert pka 'Astrud Gilberto' (Bahia, Brazil) (alt date – 29th)
30: 1943 - Willie Albert "Al" Goodman (Jackson, Mississippi) The Moments; Ray, Goodman, & Brown [died 27th July, 2010]
30: 1945 - Eric Clapton (Ripley, Surrey, England) Yardbirds, Cream
30: 1946 - Ray Lema (Lufutoto, D R Congo) multi-cultural
30: 1948 – Anthony Carter pka “Mighty Gabby” (Barbados) calypso
30: 1949 - Richendale Antionette de Winterstein Gillespie pka "Dana Gillespie" (London) now Blues diva
30: 1949 - Lily Marlene Primolovic pka 'Lene Lovich' (Detroit, Michigan) ‘Lucky Number’
30: 1964 - Tracy Chapman (Cleveland, Ohio) ‘Fast Car’
30: 1968 - Celine Dion (Charlemagne, Quebec) represented Switzerland in Eurovision Song Contest
30: 1979 - Norah Jones (New York, New York)

31: 1905 - Major "Big Maceo" Merriweather (or Merewether)’Worried Life Blues’ (Atlanta, Georgia) [died 23rd February, 1953]
31: 1908 – Kenneth Norville pka “Red Norvo” (Beardstown, Illinois) “Mr.Swing” [died 6th April, 1999]
31: 1921 - Lowell Fulson (aka "Lowell Fulsom" or "Fullsom") ‘Reconsider Baby’(Tulsa, Oklahoma) [died 7th March, 1999]
31: 1928 - William "Lefty" Frizzell (Corsicana, East Texas) ‘Long Black Veil’ [died 19th July, 1975]
31: 1933 – (Ina) Anita Carter (Maces Spring, Virginia) the Carter Sisters [died 29th July, 1999]
31: 1934 - John D Loudermilk (Durham, North Carolina) ‘Tobacco Road’
31: 1935 - Herb Alpert (Los Angeles, California) Tijuana Brass; A&M Records
31: 1936 - "Skippy" White (Massachusetts??) DJ; owner of Bluestown Records and other labels; Skippy White's CDs & Records shop
31: 1944 - Mick Ralphs (Stoke Lacy, Hereford, England) Mott The Hoople, Bad Company

additions welcome + please advise any errors

SENIOR BIRTHDAYS THIS MONTH in 2013

Vera Lynn (96); Marian McPartland (95); Charles Thompson (95); George Avakian (94); Phil Chess (92); Halim El-Dabh (92); Dave Appell (91); Orrin Keepnews (90); Bonnie Guitar (90); Herbert Hardesty (88); Pierre Boulez (88); Roy Haynes (88); Harry Belafonte (86); Mo Ostin (86); John Kander (86); Tom Paley (84); Cecil Taylor (84); Ornette Coleman (83); Jan Howard (83); D.J. Fontana (82); Phil Phillips (82); Keely Smith (81); Quincy Jones (80); Lloyd Price (80); Mike Stoller (80)