| 1894 | Sidney Brown, String bassist, tuba player and violinist from Deer Range, Louisiana. He was also known as Jim Little and began playing with the 'Golden Leaf Band' He performed with the 'Young Morgan Band' and recorded on many Sam Morgan discs. His later playing days were spent in the 'Tuxedo Brass Band' and with Papa Celestin. Brown died in New Orleans in 1968.
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| 1896 | Eddie Morris, Traditional jazz trombonist from Algiers, Louisiana. Eddie played with Kid Punch Miller and Kid Rena during the 1920's. He also played with Buddy Petit until Petit died, and worked with the ERA Orchestra and the WPA Brass Bandduring the Depression. He also led his own band and marched with the Gibson Brass Band. Eddie died in New Orleans in 1962.
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| 1902 | Buster Bailey, He was a brilliant clarinetist who was known for his smooth and quiet playing with John Kirby's sextet. He died in 1967.
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| 1905 | Jack Teagarden, He was a top pre-bop trombonist (playing his instrument with the ease of a trumpeter) and one of the best jazz singers too. He died in 1964.
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| 1905 | Albert Waters, Traditional jazz trumpeter from New Orleans, Louisiana. He began his musical career in 1929. During his career, he played with Albert Jiles, 'The Crescent City Serenaders' and the George Williams Brass Band. Albert died in New Orleans on October, 20 1980.
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| 1913 | Charles Teagarden, He spent his career in his brother Jack Teagarden's shadow, but he was an excellent trumpeter who sounded perfectly at home in Dixieland combos and big bands. He died in 1984.
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| 1926 | Sue Thompson, Singer - "Norman". She had several novelty pop hits in the early '60s before reinventing herself as a more mature country singer in the mid-'70s.
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| 1934 | Bobby Bradford, One of the best trumpeters to emerge from the avant-garde. He largely fulfilled the potential of Don Cherry.
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| 1936 | Carmell Jones, An excellent hard bop trumpeter who would probably have been much better-known today if he had not moved to Europe in the mid-'60s at the height of his career. He died in 1996.
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| 1937 | George Hamilton IV, Singer - "A Rose and a Baby Ruth". Proclaimed the International Ambassador of Country Music thanks to his world tours in the '70s.
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| 1940 | Little Freddie King (Fread Eugene Martin), A blues guitarist and a native of McComb, MS. He learned guitar from his father, but in 1954 moved to New Orleans, Louisiana. He played acoustic and electric guitar, and performed frequently with Babe Stovall, Slim Harpo, and Champion Jack Dupree. He toured Europe with Bo Diddley and John Lee Hooker, and has played the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival for 32 consecutive years. He's released 6 solo albums with the latest being released in 2010 called Gotta Walk With Da King. (85) |
| 1941 | Vicki Carr, Singer. In the late '60s, Carr scored three Top 40 hits, including the number three "It Must Be Him."
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| 1947 | Bernie Leadon, Guitarist with with the rock group 'The Eagles' - "Take It Easy".
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| 1947 | Brian Harold May, Guitarist with the rock opera group 'Queen' - "Crazy Little Thing Called Love".
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