Birthdays (July)

[john poole]

26: 1940 Dobie Gray Born Lawrence Victor Ainsworth, (Texas) The In Crowd

[john poole]

Late arrivals at July's birthday party -

06: 1943 - Addie Bradley pka Jan Bradley (Byhalia, Mississippi) "Mama Didn't Lie"

26: 1941 - Alfred Jesse Smith pka Brenton Wood (Shreveport, Louisiana) "Gimme Little Sign"

27: 1943 - Mary Ann Varney (or Mary Ann Allen) pka Mary Love (Sacramento, California) "You Turned My Bitter Into Sweet"

Following my recent addition of Dobie Gray on the 26th, I've belatedly noted that, like the Queen, he now appears to have two birthdays, previously appearing on the 20th July. All sources I've referred to agree on the 26th, (although not on his year of birth or his birth name....)

Finally, the following should be noted -

09: 1947 - John 'Mitch' Mitchell (Died 12 November, 2008)

22: 1941 - Estelle Bennett (Died 11 February, 2009)

28: 1945 - Rick Wright (Died 15 September, 2008)

Gone but not forgotten.

[john poole]

ALL JULY UPDATES:

01: 1933 - Eddie Bond (Memphis Tennessee) rockabilly*
01: 1939 - Karen Blanche Ziegler pka "Karen Black" (Park Ridge, Illinois)
01: 1942 - Andrae Crouch (San Francisco)
01: 1951 - Fred Schneider III (Newark, New Jersey) The B52's
01: 1960 - Evelyn "Champagne" King (The Bronx) 'Shame'
01: 1975 - Sufjan Stevens (Detroit)
02: 1925 - Marvin Rainwater (Wichita, Kansas) 'Whole Lotta Woman'
02: 1934 - Dion O'Brien pka "Tom Springfield" (Hampstead, London) The Springfields
02: 1945 - Peter Cruickshank (Calcutta) The Groundhogs (bass)*
03: 1927 - Henry Kenneth "Ken" Russell (Southampton) film director
03: 1929 - Lavelle White aka "Miss La-Vell" (Amite, Louisiana)
03: 1943 - Judith Cock pka "Judith Durham" (Essendon, Victoria, Australia) The Seekers*
03: 1944 - Michel Polnareff (Nerac, France)*
03: 1947 - Anthony "Top" Topham (Southall, Middlesex) The Yardbirds (original lead gtr)*
03: 1952 - Amit Kumar (India) playback singer*
03: 1957 - Marianne Elliott-Said pka "Poly Styrene" (Bromley, Kent) [died 25th April, 2011]*
04: 1942 - Peter Rowan (Boston, Mass)
04: 1943 - Annette Beard (Detroit) Martha & the Vandellas [1 of 2]
04: 1948 - Jeremy Spencer (Hartlepool, Co. Durham) Fleetwood Mac
05: 1927 - Stan Lewis (Shreveport, Louisiana) Jewel / Paula / Ronn Records
05: 1928 - Mitchell "Mitch" Jayne (Hammond, Indiana) The Dillards (bass) [died 2nd August, 2010]* (birthdate previously listed as 7th May, 1930)
05: 1939 - Owen Gray aka Owen Grey (Jamaica)
05: 1946 - Andrew "Andy" Ellison (Finchley, N.London) John's Children; Radio Stars
06: 1924 - Luigi Balassoni pka "Louie Bellson" (Rock Falls, Illinois) [died 14th February, 2009]*
06: 1931 - Deloreese Early pka "Della Reese" (Detroit)
06: 1943 - Addie "Jan" Bradley (Byhalia, Mississippi) 'Mama Didn't Lie'
06: 1944 - Byron Berline (Caldwell, Kansas) bluegrass fiddle
06: 1953 - Nanci Griffith (Seguin, Texas)
06: 1956 - John Jorgenson (Madison, Wisconsin) guitar*
07: 1941 - James "Jim" Rodford (St.Albans, Herts) Argent; The Kinks (from 1978); The Zombies (from 2004)*
07: 1951 - Terence "Blondie" Chaplin (Durban, South Africa) The Beach Boys (1971-3)
08: 1935 - Steve Lawrence (Brooklyn) ... & Eydie Gorme*
08: 1940 - Joe Benson "Joe B." Mauldin (Lubbock, Texas) The Crickets
09: 1927 - Edmund Urick pka "Ed Ames" (Malden, Massachusetts) The Ames Brothers*
09: 1929 - Jesse McReynolds (Coeburn, Virginia) Jim & Jesse
09: 1947 - Haroumi Hosono (Minato, Tokyo) Yellow Magic Orchestra*
09: 1964 - Courtney Harrison pka "Courtney Love" (San Francisco) Hole*
10: 1934 - Paul Winley (Washington, DC) Winley Records
10: 1940 - Brian Priestley (Manchester) piano; arranger; broadcaster; writer*
10: 1943 - Jerry Miller (Tacoma, Washington) Moby Grape [1 of 2]
10: 1947 - Bruce Fowler (Salt Lake City) trombone*
11: 1938 - Terry Garthwaite (San Francisco area??) Joy of Cooking
11: 1941 - (Thomas) Henry Lowther (Leicester) trumpet *
11: 1948 - Martin Rushent (Enfield, Middlesex) producer [died 4th June, 2011]*
12: 1942 - Steve Young (Newnan, Georgia)
12: 1956 - Julie Miller (nee Griffin) (Waxahachie, Texas) Buddy and ...
12: 1964 - Tim Gane (Barking, Essex) Stereolab
13: 1941 - Steve Gibbons (Harborne, Birmingham) The Uglys; Balls; Steve Gibbons Band
13: 1943 - Patrick Campbell-Lyons (Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland) Nirvana
14: 1932 - Roosevelt Grier (Cuthbert, Georgia)
14: 1966 - Tanya Donelly (Newport, Rhode Island) Throwing Muses; Belly*
15: 1925 - Donn Alan "D.A." Pennebaker (Evanston, Illinois) filmmaker
15: 1932 - Willie Cobbs (Smale, Arkansas) 'You Don't Love Me' [died 21st June, 2007]*
15: 1933 - Julian Bream (London) guitar; lute*
15: 1936 - Roosevelt Jamison (Olive Branch, Mississippi) songwriter ('That's How Strong My Love Is')*
15: 1945 - Peter Lewis (Los Angeles?) Moby Grape [2 of 2]
15: 1947 - Pete Banks (Barnet, London) The Syn
15: 1948 - Lynn Ripley pka "Twinkle" (Surbiton, London) 'Terry'
16: 1939 - Denise Allen pka "Denise LaSalle" (Le Flore County, Mississippi)
17: 1928 - Joe Morello (Springfield, Massachusetts) drummer - Dave Brubeck Quartet [died 12th March, 2011]*
17: 1942 - Gale Garnett (Auckland, New Zealand) 'We'll Sing in the Sunshine'
17: 1942 - George "Zoot" Money (Bournemouth, Dorset) The Big Roll Band; Dantalian's Chariot
17: 1947 - Abraham Laboriel (Mexico) session bass player*
17: 1948 - Ronald "Ron" Asheton (Washington D.C.) The Stooges [died 6th January, 2009]*
18: 1939 - Brian Auger (London) ... Trinity
18: 1940 - James "Jim" Kweskin (Stamford, Connecticut) .... Jug Band*
18: 1946 - Tim Lynch (?) The Flamin' Groovies (guitar)
18: 1947 - Linda Gail Lewis (Ferriday, Louisiana) Jerry Lee's sister
18: 1970 - Gruff Rhys (Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire) Super Furry Animals*
19: 1925 - Eva Sue McKee pka "Sue Thompson" (Nevada, Missouri)
19: 1944 - George Frayne IV pka "Commander Cody" (Boise, Idaho) .. & the Lost Planet Airmen
20: 1935 - Thomas LaBeff pka "Sleepy LaBeef (Smackover, Arkansas)
20: 1938 - Jo Ann Campbell (Jacksonville, Florida)
20: 1946 - John "Johnny" Almond (Enfield, Middlesex) Mark-Almond [died 18th November, 2009]*
20: 1955 - Jem Finer (Stoke-on-Trent) The Pogues*
21: 1922 - Katherine Starks pka "Kay Starr" (Dougherty, Oklahoma) 'Rock and Roll Waltz'
21: 1939 - Kim Fowley (Los Angeles?)
21: 1943 - Henry McCullough (Portstewart, N.I.) Sweeney's Men; The Grease Band; Wings
21: 1971 - Charlotte Gainsbourg (London)
22: 1924 - Margaret Whiting (Detroit) [died 10th January, 2011]*
22: 1946 - Mireille Mathieu (Avignon, Vaucluse, France)
25: 1930 - Annabelle Short pka "Annie Ross" (Mitcham, London) Lambert, Hendricks, & ...
25: 1958 - Thurston Moore (Coral Gables, Florida) Sonic Youth*
26: 1917 - Roberta Osborn pka "Alberta Adams" (Indianapolis, Indiana)*
26: 1938 - Robert "Bobby" Hebb (Nashville, TN) 'Sunny' [died 3 August, 2010]
26: 1941 - Alfred Jesse Smith pka "Brenton Wood" (Shreveport, Louisiana) 'Gimme Little Sign'
26: 1974 - Samuel "Sam" Bean (South Carolina) Iron & Wine
27: 1939 - William Eggleston (Memphis, TN) photographer
27: 1943 - Mary Allen pka "Mary Love" aka "Mary Love Comer" (Sacramento, CA)
27: 1944 - Barbara Thompson (Oxford) saxophone*
27: 1961 - Martin Stephenson (Durham) ... & the Daintees
28: 1949 - Simon Kirke (Lambeth, S.London) Free [2 of 2??]
28: 1962 - Rachel Sweet (Akron, Ohio)
29: 1923 - James "Jim" Marshall (London) Marshall Amplification
29: 1925 - Mikis Theodorakis (Greek Island of Chios)
30: 1933 - Ed Byrne Breitenberger pka "Ed Byrnes" (New York City) "Kookie"
30: 1937 - Sonny West (nr. Lubbock, Texas) writer of 'Oh, Boy!' and 'Rave On'*
30: 1945 - David Sanborn (Tampa, Florida) alto sax*
30: 1949 - Hugh Nicholson (Rutherglen, Strathclyde) The Poets; Marmalade; Blue*
30: 1957 - Christopher Millar pka "Rat Scabies" (Kingston Upon Thames) The Damned*
30: 1966 - Louise Wener (Gants Hill, London) Sleeper*
31: 1945 - Gary Levitch pka "Gary Lewis" (Los Angeles) ... & the Playboys
31: 1958 - William "Bill" Berry (Duluth, Minnesota) R.E.M. (retired to be a farmer)
31: 1959 - Stanley Jordan (Chicago)

DEPARTED:

04: 1911 - Mitch Miller (Died 31st July, 2010)
06: 1939 - Terence "Jet" Harris (died 18th March, 2011)*
07: 1913 - Joseph "Pinetop" Perkins (died 21st March, 2011)*
07: 1927 - Charlie Louvin (died 26th January, 2011)*
09: 1935 - Mercedes Sosa (Died 4th October, 2009)
09: 1947 - John "Mitch" Mitchell (Died 12th November, 2008)
15: 1950 - Gregory Isaacs (died 25th October, 2010)* - wikipedia has 1951 as year of birth
17: 1952 - Phoebe Snow (died 26th April, 2011)* - wikipedia has 1950 as year of birth
22: 1941 - Estelle Bennett (Died 11th February, 2009)
27: 1929 - Harvey Fuqua (died 6th July, 2010)
28: 1945 - Rick Wright (Died 15th September, 2008)
31: 1918 - Hank Jones (Died 16th May, 2010)*

ALTERNATE BIRTHDATES:

03: 1952 - Andrew "Andy" Fraser (Paddington, London) Free (also reported as 7 Aug, 1952)

AMENDED BIRTHDATES:

DELETIONS:

15: 1956 - David Hinds (now entered under what appears to be the correct date - 15th June, 1956)*
20: 1942 - Dobie Gray (correctly listed under the 26th)

* - new or amended entry in 2011

SENIOR BIRTHDAYS THIS MONTH - 2011

Alberta Adams (94); Kay Starr (89); Jim Marshall (88); Jimmy Scott (86); Marvin Rainwater (86); D.A. Pennebaker (86); Sue Thompson (86); Mikis Theodorakis (86); Christine McGuire (85); Ken Russell (84); Stan Lewis (84); Ed Ames (84); Miss La-Vell (82); Jesse McReynolds (82); Ahmad Jamal (81); Jim Stewart (81); Annie Ross (81); Chris Strachwitz (80); Plas Johnson (80); Fred Foster (80); Kenny Burrell(80); Della Reese (80)

[john poole]

The above list includes the names from last year that did not get updated to the main list. I'll add any further nominations to the update list as they occur.

[uiwangmike]

Mitch Miller (b. 4 July 1911) died 31 July 2010

[john poole]

I believe Pinetop Perkins (97) is now the oldest person on the SoTW Birthday listings.

[judith]

I believe you are correct about Pinetop Perkins, John. I remembered doing a list before on this subject in a 'conversation' with uiwangmike, but thought I'd lost it when I lost my former computer (Ha! Sounds like former husband). I did a forum search though and found the list (which I have never proofread nor has it been updated since that time.)
viewtopic.php?f=54&t=10892&p=62767&hilit=birthdays+oldest#p62767

EDIT NOTE: I entered Johnny Wright's birthday - 13 May 1914 to the list below today.

Johnnie Wright
One of those times where it’s a surprise to discover that someone’s still alive. Johnnie, who turns 95 today (Does that make him the oldest person in the birthday list?)

I've a list here. I used to keep track of those musicians nearing 90 & over. My father (born 1920) is interested, it makes him happy to hear when someone older than he, particularly a musician he admired, is still active, and sometimes even, still playing music. I think it's fairly correct, but there are probably errors and I don't know how up to date it is. I don't feel like proofreading/confirming data right now, but it does give an idea. I did check to see if Mitch Miller is still with us and he is.

1911 - July 4 - Mitch Miller
1913 - July 13 - Pinetop Perkins
1914 - May 13 - Johnnie Wright
1914 - October 26 - Claude Jeter
1914 - March 27 - Budd Schulberg
1915 - June 9 - Les Paul
1917 - June 30 - Lena Horne
1917 - September 5 - Art Rupe
1918 - February 18 - Hank Locklin
1918 - July 31 - Hank Jones
1918 - September 14 - Chaco Lopez
1918 - December 24 - Carolyn DeZurik
1919 - April 15 - Nilli Pizzi
1919 - April 17 - Chavela Varges
1919 - May 3 - Pete Seeger
1919 - August 13 - George Shearing
1919 - August 30 - Kitty Wells
1919 - October 19 - Bebo Valdés
1920 - February 7 - Oscar Brand
1920 - April 7 - Ravi Shankar
1920 - May 10 - Bert Wheedon
1920 - October 9 - Yusef Latif
1920 - December 6 - Dave Brubeck
1920 - December 14 - Clark Terry
1920 - December 19 - Little Jimmy Dickens
1920 - December 24 - Dave Bartholomew

[judith]

P.S. My father turned 90 last April and still gets out his sax and plays it for a minute or so every now and then.

[john poole]

ALL JULY UPDATES -

01: 1933 - Eddie Bond (Memphis Tennessee) rockabilly*
01: 1939 - Karen Blanche Ziegler pka "Karen Black" (Park Ridge, Illinois)
01: 1942 - Andrae Crouch (San Francisco)
01: 1951 - Fred Schneider III (Newark, New Jersey) The B52's
01: 1960 - Evelyn "Champagne" King (The Bronx) 'Shame'
01: 1975 - Sufjan Stevens (Detroit)
02: 1925 - Marvin Rainwater (Wichita, Kansas) 'Whole Lotta Woman'
02: 1934 - Dion O'Brien pka "Tom Springfield" (Hampstead, London) The Springfields
02: 1945 - Peter Cruickshank (Calcutta) The Groundhogs (bass)*
03: 1927 - Henry Kenneth "Ken" Russell (Southampton) film director
03: 1929 - Lavelle White aka "Miss La-Vell" (Amite, Louisiana)
03: 1943 - Judith Cock pka "Judith Durham" (Essendon, Victoria, Australia) The Seekers*
03: 1944 - Michel Polnareff (Nerac, France)*
03: 1947 - Anthony "Top" Topham (Southall, Middlesex) The Yardbirds (original lead gtr)*
03: 1952 - Amit Kumar (India) playback singer*
03: 1957 - Marianne Elliott-Said pka "Poly Styrene" (Bromley, Kent) [died 25th April, 2011]*
04: 1942 - Peter Rowan (Boston, Mass)
04: 1943 - Annette Beard (Detroit) Martha & the Vandellas [1 of 2]
04: 1948 - Jeremy Spencer (Hartlepool, Co. Durham) Fleetwood Mac
05: 1927 - Stan Lewis (Shreveport, Louisiana) Jewel / Paula / Ronn Records
05: 1928 - Mitchell "Mitch" Jayne (Hammond, Indiana) The Dillards (bass) [died 2nd August, 2010]* (birthdate previously listed as 7th May, 1930)
05: 1939 - Owen Gray aka Owen Grey (Jamaica)
05: 1946 - Andrew "Andy" Ellison (Finchley, N.London) John's Children; Radio Stars
06: 1924 - Luigi Balassoni pka "Louie Bellson" (Rock Falls, Illinois) [died 14th February, 2009]*
06: 1931 - Deloreese Early pka "Della Reese" (Detroit)
06: 1943 - Addie "Jan" Bradley (Byhalia, Mississippi) 'Mama Didn't Lie'
06: 1944 - Byron Berline (Caldwell, Kansas) bluegrass fiddle
06: 1953 - Nanci Griffith (Seguin, Texas)
06: 1956 - John Jorgenson (Madison, Wisconsin) guitar*
07: 1941 - James "Jim" Rodford (St.Albans, Herts) Argent; The Kinks (from 1978); The Zombies (from 2004)*
07: 1951 - Terence "Blondie" Chaplin (Durban, South Africa) The Beach Boys (1971-3)
08: 1935 - Steve Lawrence (Brooklyn) ... & Eydie Gorme*
08: 1940 - Joe Benson "Joe B." Mauldin (Lubbock, Texas) The Crickets
09: 1927 - Edmund Urick pka "Ed Ames" (Malden, Massachusetts) The Ames Brothers*
09: 1929 - Jesse McReynolds (Coeburn, Virginia) Jim & Jesse
09: 1947 - Haroumi Hosono (Minato, Tokyo) Yellow Magic Orchestra*
09: 1964 - Courtney Harrison pka "Courtney Love" (San Francisco) Hole*
10: 1934 - Paul Winley (Washington, DC) Winley Records
10: 1940 - Brian Priestley (Manchester) piano; arranger; broadcaster; writer*
10: 1943 - Jerry Miller (Tacoma, Washington) Moby Grape [1 of 2]
10: 1947 - Bruce Fowler (Salt Lake City) trombone*
11: 1938 - Terry Garthwaite (San Francisco area??) Joy of Cooking
11: 1948 - Martin Rushent (Enfield, Middlesex) producer [died 4th June, 2011]*
12: 1942 - Steve Young (Newnan, Georgia)
12: 1956 - Julie Miller (nee Griffin) (Waxahachie, Texas) Buddy and ...
12: 1964 - Tim Gane (Barking, Essex) Stereolab
13: 1941 - Steve Gibbons (Harborne, Birmingham) The Uglys; Balls; Steve Gibbons Band
13: 1943 - Patrick Campbell-Lyons (Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland) Nirvana
14: 1932 - Roosevelt Grier (Cuthbert, Georgia)
14: 1966 - Tanya Donelly (Newport, Rhode Island) Throwing Muses; Belly*
15: 1925 - Donn Alan "D.A." Pennebaker (Evanston, Illinois) filmmaker
15: 1932 - Willie Cobbs (Smale, Arkansas) 'You Don't Love Me' [died 21st June, 2007]*
15: 1933 - Julian Bream (London) guitar; lute*
15: 1936 - Roosevelt Jamison (Olive Branch, Mississippi) songwriter ('That's How Strong My Love Is')*
15: 1945 - Peter Lewis (Los Angeles?) Moby Grape [2 of 2]
15: 1947 - Pete Banks (Barnet, London) The Syn
15: 1948 - Lynn Ripley pka "Twinkle" (Surbiton, London) 'Terry'
16: 1939 - Denise Allen pka "Denise LaSalle" (Le Flore County, Mississippi)
17: 1928 - Joe Morello (Springfield, Massachusetts) drummer - Dave Brubeck Quartet [died 12th March, 2011]*
17: 1942 - Gale Garnett (Auckland, New Zealand) 'We'll Sing in the Sunshine'
17: 1942 - George "Zoot" Money (Bournemouth, Dorset) The Big Roll Band; Dantalian's Chariot
17: 1947 - Abraham Laboriel (Mexico) session bass player*
17: 1948 - Ronald "Ron" Asheton (Washington D.C.) The Stooges [died 6th January, 2009]*
18: 1939 - Brian Auger (London) ... Trinity
18: 1940 - James "Jim" Kweskin (Stamford, Connecticut) .... Jug Band*
18: 1946 - Tim Lynch (?) The Flamin' Groovies (guitar)
18: 1947 - Linda Gail Lewis (Ferriday, Louisiana) Jerry Lee's sister
18: 1970 - Gruff Rhys (Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire) Super Furry Animals*
19: 1925 - Eva Sue McKee pka "Sue Thompson" (Nevada, Missouri)
19: 1944 - George Frayne IV pka "Commander Cody" (Boise, Idaho) .. & the Lost Planet Airmen
20: 1935 - Thomas LaBeff pka "Sleepy LaBeef (Smackover, Arkansas)
20: 1938 - Jo Ann Campbell (Jacksonville, Florida)
20: 1946 - John "Johnny" Almond (Enfield, Middlesex) Mark-Almond [died 18th November, 2009]*
20: 1955 - Jem Finer (Stoke-on-Trent) The Pogues*
21: 1922 - Katherine Starks pka "Kay Starr" (Dougherty, Oklahoma) 'Rock and Roll Waltz'
21: 1939 - Kim Fowley (Los Angeles?)
21: 1943 - Henry McCullough (Portstewart, N.I.) Sweeney's Men; The Grease Band; Wings
21: 1971 - Charlotte Gainsbourg (London)
22: 1924 - Margaret Whiting (Detroit) [died 10th January, 2011]*
22: 1946 - Mireille Mathieu (Avignon, Vaucluse, France)
25: 1930 - Annabelle Short pka "Annie Ross" (Mitcham, London) Lambert, Hendricks, & ...
25: 1958 - Thurston Moore (Coral Gables, Florida) Sonic Youth*
26: 1917 - Roberta Osborn pka "Alberta Adams" (Indianapolis, Indiana)*
26: 1938 - Robert "Bobby" Hebb (Nashville, TN) 'Sunny' [died 3 August, 2010]
26: 1941 - Alfred Jesse Smith pka "Brenton Wood" (Shreveport, Louisiana) 'Gimme Little Sign'
26: 1974 - Samuel "Sam" Bean (South Carolina) Iron & Wine
27: 1939 - William Eggleston (Memphis, TN) photographer
27: 1943 - Mary Allen pka "Mary Love" aka "Mary Love Comer" (Sacramento, CA)
27: 1944 - Barbara Thompson (Oxford) saxophone*
27: 1961 - Martin Stephenson (Durham) ... & the Daintees
28: 1949 - Simon Kirke (Lambeth, S.London) Free [2 of 2??]
28: 1962 - Rachel Sweet (Akron, Ohio)
29: 1923 - James "Jim" Marshall (London) Marshall Amplification
29: 1925 - Mikis Theodorakis (Greek Island of Chios)
30: 1933 - Ed Byrne Breitenberger pka "Ed Byrnes" (New York City) "Kookie"
30: 1937 - Sonny West (nr. Lubbock, Texas) writer of 'Oh, Boy!' and 'Rave On'*
30: 1945 - David Sanborn (Tampa, Florida) alto sax*
30: 1949 - Hugh Nicholson (Rutherglen, Strathclyde) The Poets; Marmalade; Blue*
30: 1957 - Christopher Millar pka "Rat Scabies" (Kingston Upon Thames) The Damned*
30: 1966 - Louise Wener (Gants Hill, London) Sleeper*
31: 1945 - Gary Levitch pka "Gary Lewis" (Los Angeles) ... & the Playboys
31: 1958 - William "Bill" Berry (Duluth, Minnesota) R.E.M. (retired to be a farmer)
31: 1959 - Stanley Jordan (Chicago)

DEPARTED :-

04: 1911 - Mitch Miller (Died 31st July, 2010)
06: 1939 - Terence "Jet" Harris (died 18th March, 2011)*
07: 1913 - Joseph "Pinetop" Perkins (died 21st March, 2011)*
07: 1927 - Charlie Louvin (died 26th January, 2011)*
09: 1935 - Mercedes Sosa (Died 4th October, 2009)
09: 1947 - John "Mitch" Mitchell (Died 12th November, 2008)
15: 1950 - Gregory Isaacs (died 25th October, 2010)* - wikipedia has 1951 as year of birth
17: 1952 - Phoebe Snow (died 26th April, 2011)* - wikipedia has 1950 as year of birth
22: 1941 - Estelle Bennett (Died 11th February, 2009)
27: 1929 - Harvey Fuqua (died 6th July, 2010)
28: 1945 - Rick Wright (Died 15th September, 2008)
31: 1918 - Hank Jones (Died 16th May, 2010)*

ALTERNATE BIRTHDATES :-

03: 1952 - Andrew "Andy" Fraser (Paddington, London) Free (also reported as 7 Aug, 1952)

DELETIONS :-

15: 1956 - David Hinds (now entered under what appears to be the correct date - 15th June, 1956)*
20: 1942 - Dobie Gray (correctly listed under the 26th)

* - new or amended entry in 2011

SENIOR BIRTHDAYS THIS MONTH - 2011

Alberta Adams (94); Kay Starr (89); Jim Marshall (88); Jimmy Scott (86); Marvin Rainwater (86); D.A. Pennebaker (86); Sue Thompson (86); Mikis Theodorakis (86); Christine McGuire (85); Ken Russell (84); Stan Lewis (84); Ed Ames (84); Miss La-Vell (82); Jesse McReynolds (82); Ahmad Jamal (81); Jim Stewart (81); Annie Ross (81); Chris Strachwitz (80); Plas Johnson (80); Fred Foster (80); Kenny Burrell(80); Della Reese (80)

[john poole]

LIST #2 - Qualification - born in July; died prior to 2007

01: 1899 - Thomas A. Dorsey (Villa Rica, Georgia) [died 23rd January,1993]
01: 1915 - William "Willie" Dixon (Vicksburg, Mississippi) [died 29th January,1992]
01: 1920 - Robert Byrd pka "Bobby Day" (Fort Worth, Texas) [died 27th July,1990]
01: 1954 - (Jackie) Keith Whitley (Sandy Hook, Kentucky) [died 9th May,1989]
02: 1926 - Lee Allen (Pittsburg, Kansas) [died 18th October, 1994] (wikipedia has 1927 for year of birth)
02: 1939 - Paul Williams (The Temptations) (Birmingham, Alabama) [died 17th August,1973]
03: 1930 - Thomas "Tommy" Tedesco (Niagra Falls) [died 10th November,1997]
04: 1826 - Stephen Foster (Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania) [died 13th January, 1864]
04: 1943 - Alan "Al" Wilson (Canned Heat) (Boston, Mass) [died 3rd September,1970]
05: 1913 - Overton Lemons pka "Smiley Lewis" (DeQuincy, Louisiana) [died 7th October,1966]
06: 1925 - William "Bill" Haley (Highland Park, Michigan) [died 9th February,1981]
07: 1924 - Iris Summers pka "Mary Ford" (El Monte, California) [died 30th September,1977]
08: 1908 - Louis Jordan (Brinkley, Arkansas) [died 4th February,1975]
08: 1914 - William "Billy" Eckstine (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [died 8th March,1993]
08: 1924 - Johnnie Johnson (Fairmont, West Virginia) [died 13th April,2005]
08: 1930 - Earl Van Dyke (Detroit) [died 18th September,1992]
14: 1912 - Woodrow "Woody" Guthrie (Okemah, Oklahoma) [died 3rd October,1967]
14: 1920 - Marijohn Wilkin (nee Melson) (Kemp, Texas) [died 28th October,2006]
14: 1926 - Lowman Pauling (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) [died 26th December,1973]
15: 1913 - Lloyd "Cowboy" Copas (Jefferson Township, Adams County, Ohio) [died 5th March,1963]
15: 1928 - Joseph "Joe" Harriott (Kingston, Jamaica) [died 2nd January,1973]
15: 1952 - John Genzale Jr. pka "Johnny Thunders" (Queens, New York) [died 23rd April,1991]
15: 1956 - Ian Curtis (Stretford) [died 18th May,1980]
16: 1938 - Anthony "Tony" Jackson (Dingle, Liverpool) [died 18th August,2003]
16: 1941 - Desmond Dacres pka "Desmond Dekker" (Kingston, Jamaica) [died 25th May,2006]
18: 1929 - Jalacy "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins (Cleveland, Ohio) [died 12th February, 2000]
18: 1938 - (Mtutuzel) Dudu Pukwana (Walmer Township, Port Elizabeth, S.A.) [died 30th June,1990]
18: 1938 - Ian Stewart (Fife, Scotland) [died 12th December,1985]
20: 1918 - Cindy Walker (Mexia, Texas) [died 23rd March, 2006]
20: 1933 - Buddy Knox (Happy, Texas) [died 14th February, 1999]
25: 1925 - William "Benny" Bwenjamin (Birmingham, Alabama) [died 20th April, 1969]
28: 1901 - Hubert "Rudy" Vallee (Island Pond, Virginia) [died 3rd July, 1986]
28: 1943 - Michael "Mike" Bloomfield (Chicago) [died 15th February, 1981]
29: 1916 - Charles "Charlie" Christian (Bonham, Texas) [died 2nd March, 1942]
31: 1923 - Ahmet Ertegun (Istanbul, Turkey) [died 14th December, 2006]

[judith]

I had no idea Sufjan Stevens is so young (ahem, relatively). Nor would I have guessed by the youthful quality of his writings and the vigor of his devotion music that Chris Strachwitz is 80 years old this month. May we all follow his lead.

Thank you, John, for continuing the work on these lists. Also, I've really been enjoying List #2 and YouTube posts thereof.

[uiwangmike]

A little late, but another July 4th birthday is America's first great songwriter.
4: 1826 - Stephen Foster (Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania) [Died New York, January 13, 1864]

[john poole]

A little late, but another July 4th birthday is America's first great songwriter.
4: 1826 - Stephen Foster (Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania) [Died New York, January 13, 1864]

Earliest D.O.B. on the lists so far I think.

[john poole]

JULY UPDATES (to list on Page 1)

* - new or amended entry in 2012

01: 1933 - Eddie Bond (Memphis Tennessee) rockabilly
01: 1939 - Karen Blanche Ziegler pka "Karen Black" (Park Ridge, Illinois)
01: 1939 - Delaney Bramlett (Pontoloc, Mississippi) ... & Bonnie [died 27th December, 2008] *
01: 1942 - Andrae Crouch (San Francisco)
01: 1951 - Fred Schneider III (Newark, New Jersey) The B52's
01: 1960 - Evelyn "Champagne" King (The Bronx) 'Shame'
01: 1975 - Sufjan Stevens (Detroit)
02: 1925 - Marvin Rainwater (Wichita, Kansas) 'Whole Lotta Woman'
02: 1934 - Dion O'Brien pka "Tom Springfield" (Hampstead, London) The Springfields
02: 1945 - Peter Cruickshank (Calcutta) The Groundhogs (bass)
03: 1927 - Henry Kenneth "Ken" Russell (Southampton) film director [died 27th November, 2011] *
03: 1929 - Lavelle White aka "Miss La-Vell" (Amite, Louisiana)
03: 1930 - Pierre LaFontaine pka "Pete Fountain" (New Orleans) clarinet) *
03: 1943 - Judith Cock pka "Judith Durham" (Essendon, Victoria, Australia) The Seekers
03: 1944 - Michel Polnareff (Nerac, France)
03: 1947 - Anthony "Top" Topham (Southall, Middlesex) The Yardbirds (original lead gtr)
03: 1952 - Amit Kumar (India) playback singer
03: 1957 - Marianne Elliott-Said pka "Poly Styrene" (Bromley, Kent) [died 25th April, 2011]
04: 1942 - Peter Rowan (Boston, Mass)
04: 1943 - Annette Beard (Detroit) Martha & the Vandellas [1 of 2]
04: 1948 - Jeremy Spencer (Hartlepool, Co. Durham) Fleetwood Mac
05: 1927 - Stan Lewis (Shreveport, Louisiana) Jewel / Paula / Ronn Records
05: 1928 - Mitchell "Mitch" Jayne (Hammond, Indiana) The Dillards (bass) [died 2nd August, 2010] (birthdate previously listed as 7th May, 1930)
05: 1939 - Owen Gray aka Owen Grey (Jamaica)
05: 1946 - Andrew "Andy" Ellison (Finchley, N.London) John's Children; Radio Stars
06: 1924 - Luigi Balassoni pka "Louie Bellson" (Rock Falls, Illinois) [died 14th February, 2009]
06: 1931 - Deloreese Early pka "Della Reese" (Detroit)
06: 1943 - Addie "Jan" Bradley (Byhalia, Mississippi) 'Mama Didn't Lie'
06: 1944 - Byron Berline (Caldwell, Kansas) bluegrass fiddle
06: 1949 - Michael Shrieve (San Francisco) Santana *
06: 1953 - Nanci Griffith (Seguin, Texas)
06: 1956 - John Jorgenson (Madison, Wisconsin) guitar
06: 1957 - David Doucet (Scott, Louisiana) Beausoliel - brother of Michael *
07: 1941 - James "Jim" Rodford (St.Albans, Herts) Argent; The Kinks (from 1978); The Zombies (from 2004)
07: 1951 - Terence "Blondie" Chaplin (Durban, South Africa) The Beach Boys (1971-3)
08: 1935 - Steve Lawrence (Brooklyn) ... & Eydie Gorme
08: 1940 - Joe Benson "Joe B." Mauldin (Lubbock, Texas) The Crickets
08: 1952 - Larry Garner (New Orleans) bluesman *
09: 1927 - Edmund Urick pka "Ed Ames" (Malden, Massachusetts) The Ames Brothers
09: 1929 - Jesse McReynolds (Coeburn, Virginia) Jim & Jesse
09: 1947 - Haroumi Hosono (Minato, Tokyo) Yellow Magic Orchestra
09: 1964 - Courtney Harrison pka "Courtney Love" (San Francisco) Hole
10: 1934 - Paul Winley (Washington, DC) Winley Records
10: 1940 - Brian Priestley (Manchester) piano; arranger; broadcaster; writer
10: 1941 - Ian Whitcomb (Woking) 'You Turn Me On'; writer/broadcaster *
10: 1943 - Jerry Miller (Tacoma, Washington) Moby Grape [1 of 2]
10: 1947 - Bruce Fowler (Salt Lake City) trombone
10: 1974 - Imelda Clabby pka "Imelda May" (Dublin) *
11: 1938 - Terry Garthwaite (San Francisco area??) Joy of Cooking
11: 1948 - Martin Rushent (Enfield, Middlesex) producer [died 4th June, 2011]
12: 1942 - Steve Young (Newnan, Georgia)
12: 1956 - Julie Miller (nee Griffin) (Waxahachie, Texas) Buddy and ...
12: 1964 - Tim Gane (Barking, Essex) Stereolab
13: 1931 - "Long" John Hunter (Ringold, Louisiana) bluesman *
13: 1941 - Steve Gibbons (Harborne, Birmingham) The Uglys; Balls; Steve Gibbons Band
13: 1943 - Patrick Campbell-Lyons (Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland) Nirvana
14: 1932 - Roosevelt Grier (Cuthbert, Georgia)
14: 1966 - Tanya Donelly (Newport, Rhode Island) Throwing Muses; Belly
15: 1925 - Donn Alan "D.A." Pennebaker (Evanston, Illinois) filmmaker
15: 1932 - Willie Cobbs (Smale, Arkansas) 'You Don't Love Me'
15: 1933 - Julian Bream (London) guitar; lute
15: 1936 - Hidle Brown "H.B." Barnum (Houston, Texas) producer; songwriter; arranger *
15: 1936 - Roosevelt Jamison (Olive Branch, Mississippi) songwriter ('That's How Strong My Love Is')
15: 1945 - Peter Lewis (Los Angeles?) Moby Grape [2 of 2]
15: 1947 - Pete Banks (Barnet, London) The Syn
15: 1948 - Lynn Ripley pka "Twinkle" (Surbiton, London) 'Terry'
15: 1953 - Alicia Bridges (Lawndale, North Carolina) 'I Love the Nightlife' *
16: 1939 - Denise Allen pka "Denise LaSalle" (Le Flore County, Mississippi)
17: 1928 - Joe Morello (Springfield, Massachusetts) drummer - Dave Brubeck Quartet [died 12th March, 2011]
17: 1939 - Sammie Moore pka "Ironing Board Sam" (Rockhill, Carolina) *
17: 1940 - Margie Evans (Shreveport, Louisiana) vocalist; producer; historian *
17: 1942 - Gale Garnett (Auckland, New Zealand) 'We'll Sing in the Sunshine'
17: 1942 - George "Zoot" Money (Bournemouth, Dorset) The Big Roll Band; Dantalian's Chariot
17: 1947 - Abraham Laboriel (Mexico) session bass player
17: 1948 - Ronald "Ron" Asheton (Washington D.C.) The Stooges [died 6th January, 2009]
17: 1950 - Otis "Damon" Harris (Baltimore) The Temptations (1971-5) *
18: 1927 - Mehdi Hassan (Luna, Rajasthan, India) Pakistani Ghazal singer [died 13th June, 2012] *
18: 1939 - Brian Auger (London) ... Trinity
18: 1940 - James "Jim" Kweskin (Stamford, Connecticut) .... Jug Band
18: 1946 - Tim Lynch (?) The Flamin' Groovies (guitar)
18: 1947 - Linda Gail Lewis (Ferriday, Louisiana) Jerry Lee's sister
18: 1970 - Gruff Rhys (Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire) Super Furry Animals
19: 1925 - Eva Sue McKee pka "Sue Thompson" (Nevada, Missouri)
19: 1932 - Mohammed Wardi (Wadi Halfa, Sudan) [died 18th February, 2012] *
19: 1944 - George Frayne IV pka "Commander Cody" (Boise, Idaho) .. & the Lost Planet Airmen
19: 1949 - Caroline "Carolyn" Crawford (Detroit) 'My Smile is Just a Frown Turned Upside Down' *
20: 1935 - Thomas LaBeff pka "Sleepy LaBeef (Smackover, Arkansas)
20: 1938 - Jo Ann Campbell (Jacksonville, Florida)
20: 1946 - John "Johnny" Almond (Enfield, Middlesex) Mark-Almond [died 18th November, 2009]
20: 1955 - Jem Finer (Stoke-on-Trent) The Pogues
21: 1922 - Katherine Starks pka "Kay Starr" (Dougherty, Oklahoma) 'Rock and Roll Waltz'
21: 1939 - Kim Fowley (Los Angeles?)
21: 1943 - Henry McCullough (Portstewart, N.I.) Sweeney's Men; The Grease Band; Wings
21: 1965 - Sidney Cox (Homer, Louisiana) The Cox Family (previously listed as a June birthday) *
21: 1971 - Charlotte Gainsbourg (London)
22: 1924 - Margaret Whiting (Detroit) [died 10th January, 2011]
22: 1946 - Mireille Mathieu (Avignon, Vaucluse, France)
25: 1930 - Annabelle Short pka "Annie Ross" (Mitcham, London) Lambert, Hendricks, & ...
25: 1958 - Thurston Moore (Coral Gables, Florida) Sonic Youth
26: 1917 - Roberta Osborn pka "Alberta Adams" (Indianapolis, Indiana)
26: 1938 - Robert "Bobby" Hebb (Nashville, TN) 'Sunny' [died 3 August, 2010]
26: 1941 - Alfred Jesse Smith pka "Brenton Wood" (Shreveport, Louisiana) 'Gimme Little Sign'
26: 1974 - Samuel "Sam" Bean (South Carolina) Iron & Wine
27: 1933 - Leo Abshire (Kaplan, Louisiana) Cajun fiddler *
27: 1939 - William Eggleston (Memphis, TN) photographer
27: 1943 - Mary Allen pka "Mary Love" aka "Mary Love Comer" (Sacramento, CA)
27: 1944 - Barbara Thompson (Oxford) saxophone
27: 1961 - Martin Stephenson (Durham) ... & the Daintees
28: 1949 - Simon Kirke (Lambeth, S.London) Free [2 of 2??]
28: 1962 - Rachel Sweet (Akron, Ohio)
29: 1923 - James "Jim" Marshall (London) Marshall Amplification [died 5th April, 2012] *
29: 1925 - Mikis Theodorakis (Greek Island of Chios)
30: 1933 - Ed Byrne Breitenberger pka "Ed Byrnes" (New York City) "Kookie"
30: 1937 - Sonny West (nr. Lubbock, Texas) writer of 'Oh, Boy!' and 'Rave On'
30: 1944 - Chris Darrow (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) *
30: 1945 - David Sanborn (Tampa, Florida) alto sax
30: 1949 - Hugh Nicholson (Rutherglen, Strathclyde) The Poets; Marmalade; Blue
30: 1956 - Phil Fearon (London) Galaxy *
30: 1957 - Christopher Millar pka "Rat Scabies" (Kingston Upon Thames) The Damned
30: 1966 - Louise Wener (Gants Hill, London) Sleeper
31: 1945 - Gary Levitch pka "Gary Lewis" (Los Angeles) ... & the Playboys
31: 1958 - William "Bill" Berry (Duluth, Minnesota) R.E.M. (retired to be a farmer)
31: 1959 - Stanley Jordan (Chicago)

DEPARTED :-

04: 1911 - Mitch Miller (Died 31st July, 2010)
06: 1939 - Terence "Jet" Harris (died 18th March, 2011)
07: 1913 - Joseph "Pinetop" Perkins (died 21st March, 2011)
07: 1927 - Charlie Louvin (died 26th January, 2011)
09: 1935 - Mercedes Sosa (Died 4th October, 2009)
09: 1947 - John "Mitch" Mitchell (Died 12th November, 2008)
15: 1950 - Gregory Isaacs (died 25th October, 2010) - wikipedia has 1951 as year of birth
17: 1952 - Phoebe Snow (died 26th April, 2011)- wikipedia has 1950 as year of birth
22: 1941 - Estelle Bennett (Died 11th February, 2009)
26: 1940 - Dobie Gray (died 6th December, 2011) *
27: 1929 - Harvey Fuqua (died 6th July, 2010)
28: 1945 - Rick Wright (Died 15th September, 2008)
31: 1918 - Hank Jones (Died 16th May, 2010)

ALTERNATE BIRTHDATES :-

03: 1952 - Andrew "Andy" Fraser (Paddington, London) Free (also reported as 7 Aug, 1952)

DELETIONS :-

15: 1956 - David Hinds (now entered under what appears to be the correct date - 15th June, 1956)
20: 1942 - Dobie Gray (correctly listed under the 26th)



SENIOR BIRTHDAYS THIS MONTH - 2012

Alberta Adams (95); Kay Starr (90); Jimmy Scott (87); Marvin Rainwater (87); D.A. Pennebaker (87); Sue Thompson (87); Mikis Theodorakis (87); Christine McGuire (86); Stan Lewis (85); Ed Ames (85); Miss La-Vell (83); Jesse McReynolds (83); Ahmad Jamal (82); Jim Stewart (82); Annie Ross (82); Pete Fountain (82); Chris Strachwitz (81); Plas Johnson (81); Fred Foster (81); Kenny Burrell(81); Della Reese (81); Long John Hunter (81); John Chilton (80); Roosevelt Grier (80)

[john poole]

LIST #2 - Qualification - born in July; died prior to 2007

* - added in 2012

01: 1899 - Thomas A. Dorsey (Villa Rica, Georgia) [died 23rd January,1993]
01: 1911 - Lewis "Lew" Chudd (Toronto) [died 15th June, 1998] *
01: 1915 - William "Willie" Dixon (Vicksburg, Mississippi) [died 29th January,1992]
01: 1920 - Robert Byrd pka "Bobby Day" (Fort Worth, Texas) [died 27th July,1990]
01: 1954 - (Jackie) Keith Whitley (Sandy Hook, Kentucky) [died 9th May,1989]
02: 1926 - Lee Allen (Pittsburg, Kansas) [died 18th October, 1994] (wikipedia has 1927 for year of birth)
02: 1939 - Paul Williams (The Temptations) (Birmingham, Alabama) [died 17th August,1973]
03: 1930 - Thomas "Tommy" Tedesco (Niagra Falls) [died 10th November,1997]
04: 1826 - Stephen Foster (Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania) [died 13th January, 1864]
04: 1910 - "Champion" Jack Dupree (New Orleans) [died 21st January, 1992] - various other birthdays are available - 10th & 23rd July; - and other years - 1908 & 1909 *
04: 1943 - Alan "Al" Wilson (Canned Heat) (Boston, Mass) [died 3rd September,1970]
05: 1913 - Overton Lemons pka "Smiley Lewis" (DeQuincy, Louisiana) [died 7th October,1966]
06: 1925 - William "Bill" Haley (Highland Park, Michigan) [died 9th February,1981]
07: 1924 - Iris Summers pka "Mary Ford" (El Monte, California) [died 30th September,1977]
07: 1930 - Henry "Hank" Mobley (Eastman, Georgia) [died 30th May, 1986] *
08: 1908 - Louis Jordan (Brinkley, Arkansas) [died 4th February,1975]
08: 1914 - William "Billy" Eckstine (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [died 8th March,1993]
08: 1924 - Johnnie Johnson (Fairmont, West Virginia) [died 13th April,2005]
08: 1930 - Earl Van Dyke (Detroit) [died 18th September,1992]
09: 1915 - Joe Liggins (Guthrie, Oklahoma) [died 26th July, 1987] *
09: 1915 - June Richmond (Chicago) [died 14th August, 1962] *
09: 1923 - Lois Williamson pka "Molly O'Day" (Pike County, Kentucky) [died 5th December, 1987] *
09: 1950 - Gwen Guthrie (Okemah, Oklahoma) [died 3rd February, 1999] *
10: 1907 - Fulton Allen pka "Blind Boy Fuller" (Wadesboro, North Carolina) [died 13th February, 1941] *
10: 1909 - Casey Bill Weldon (Pine Bluff, Arkansas) [died during the 1960s?) *
10: 1936 - John "Johnny" Griffith (Detroit) [died 10th November, 2002] *
11: 1931 - Thurston Harris (Indianapolis) [died 14th April, 1990] *
11: 1932 - Roquel "Billy" Davis (Detroit) [died 2nd September, 2004] *
13: 1928 - Leroy Vinnegar (Indianapolis) [died 3rd August, 1999] *
13: 1936 - Albert Ayler (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) [died 25th November, 1970] *
13: 1939 - Joseph Barrios pka "Joe Barry" (Cut Off, Louisiana) [died 31st August, 2004] *
14: 1912 - Woodrow "Woody" Guthrie (Okemah, Oklahoma) [died 3rd October,1967]
14: 1920 - Marijohn Wilkin (nee Melson) (Kemp, Texas) [died 28th October,2006]
14: 1926 - Lowman Pauling (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) [died 26th December,1973]
14: 1933 - Richard "Ritchie" Barrett (Philadelphia) [died 3rd August, 2006] *
15: 1913 - Lloyd "Cowboy" Copas (Jefferson Township, Adams County, Ohio) [died 5th March,1963]
15: 1928 - Joseph "Joe" Harriott (Kingston, Jamaica) [died 2nd January,1973]
15: 1952 - John Genzale Jr. pka "Johnny Thunders" (Queens, New York) [died 23rd April,1991]
15: 1956 - Ian Curtis (Stretford) [died 18th May,1980]
16: 1938 - Anthony "Tony" Jackson (Dingle, Liverpool) [died 18th August,2003]
17: 1908 - George Khoury (Sulphur, Louisiana) [died 9th January, 1998] *
16: 1941 - Desmond Dacres pka "Desmond Dekker" (Kingston, Jamaica) [died 25th May,2006]
18: 1929 - Jalacy "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins (Cleveland, Ohio) [died 12th February, 2000]
18: 1938 - (Mtutuzel) Dudu Pukwana (Walmer Township, Port Elizabeth, S.A.) [died 30th June,1990]
18: 1938 - Ian Stewart (Fife, Scotland) [died 12th December,1985]
19: 1937 - Karen Cariker pka "Karen Dalton" (Enid, Oklahoma) [died 19th March, 1993] *
20: 1918 - Cindy Walker (Mexia, Texas) [died 23rd March, 2006]
20: 1933 - Buddy Knox (Happy, Texas) [died 14th February, 1999]
24: 1934 - Jimmy Holiday (Durant, Mississippi) [died 15th February, 1987] *
25: 1906 - John "Johnny" Hodges (Cambridge, Massachusetts) [died 11th May, 1970] *
25: 1925 - William "Benny" Bwenjamin (Birmingham, Alabama) [died 20th April, 1969]
25: 1937 - Darrell Eubanks pka "Darrell Banks" (Mansfield, Ohio)[died 24th February, 1970] *
25: 1948 - Steve Goodman (Chicago) [died 20th September, 1984] *
26: 1914 - Erskine Hawkins (Birmingham, Alabama) [died 11th November, 1993] *
26: 1932 - Walter "Papoose" Nelson (New Orleans) [died 28th February, 1962] *
27: 1922 - Julius Lamperez pka "Papa Cairo" (New Orleans) [died 13th November, 1999] *
28: 1901 - Hubert "Rudy" Vallee (Island Pond, Virginia) [died 3rd July, 1986]
28: 1930 - David "Junior" Kimbrough (Hudsonville, Mississippi) [died 17th January, 1998] *
28: 1943 - Michael "Mike" Bloomfield (Chicago) [died 15th February, 1981]
29: 1916 - Charles "Charlie" Christian (Bonham, Texas) [died 2nd March, 1942]
31: 1923 - Ahmet Ertegun (Istanbul, Turkey) [died 14th December, 2006]