| 1880 | Bill Gallaty Sr., Traditional jazz valve trombonist from New Orleans, Louisiana. His son Bill, Jr. also played dixieland trumpet. He was a star in the Reliance Brass Band. Papa Laine said he was the greatest of all trombone players. Bill led his own band for the remainder of his active career. He died in New Orleans in September, 1943.
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| 1906 | Muggsy Spanier, In 1927 Muggsy cut his first sides with the Chicago Rhythm Kings. He joined Ben Pollack's group in 1936 but left the band in 1938 due to a debilitating alcohol related illness that almost killed him. Returning to music in 1939, he formed Muggsy Spanier's Ragtime Band which featured George Brunies on trombone. By the 1940's Muggsy was in New York performing with Max Kaminsky, Miff Mole and Brad Gowans, among others, which became the famous "Jam Session at Commodore" record from 1940. By Septemeber of 1940 Muggsy joined the Bob Crosby Dixieland big band but left and from 1941 to 1943 played with his own Dixieland big band which recorded for Decca.
From 1944 to 1948 Muggsy played mostly with small hot groups in New York City and from 1949 toured the U.S. extensively with his own sextet. By 1957 Spanier had settled in San Francisco and co-led some fine groups with pianist Earl Hines until his death in 1967.
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| 1908 | Ernest Poree, Traditional jazz saxophonist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He primarily played in brass bands, and associated with the 'George Williams Brass Band'. During the 1930's, he played with the ERA orchestra.
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| 1941 | Tom Fogarty, Singer and musician for Creedence Clearwater Revival.
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| 1948 | Alan Gratzer, Drummer for REO Speedwagon - "Keep on Lovin You".
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| 1965 | Jesse Davis, He is a jazz saxophonist and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He began as a student of Ellis Marsalis at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. He's had a productive jazz career, recording 8 albums on the Concord Jazz label. He's collaborated with such artists as Jack McDuff and Illinois Jacquet. In 1989 he received a "Most Outstanding Musician award" from Down Beat magazine.
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| 1969 | Sandra 'Pepa' Denton, Rap hip hop artist, and a member of the female rap trio known as Salt-n-Pepa.
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| 1970 | Susan Tedeschi, Blues and soul artist, who has had multiple Grammy Award nominations. She's known for her powerful singing voice which has been described as a cross between Janis Joplin and Bonnie Raitt.
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| 1973 | Nick Lachey, Pop singer and actor who became famous as a member of the boy band 98 Degrees.
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