| 1815 | Daniel Emmett, Composer of "Dixie".
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| 1922 | Neal Hefti, Active in the big band jazz and big band bebop scenes of the Forties and Fifties, Neal Hefti played trumpet with many popular, commercial, and bebop big bands of the era, but he is most well known for his bop arranging and composing. He was the composer of TV's Batman Theme along with other TV show themes. He passed away in 2008.
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| 1925 | Zoot Sims, Tenor and soprano saxophonist who was famous for epitomizing the swinging musician, never playing an inappropriate phrase. He always sounded inspired, and although his style did not change much after the early 1950s, Zoot's enthusiasm and creativity never wavered. He died Mar 23, 1985 in New York, NY.
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| 1937 | Sonny Osborne, Banjoist best known for his association with his brother in the band "The Osbornes". He also spent some time with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in the early '50s, appearing on several sides on Decca Records. He also cut some covers of popular Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs songs for the budget label Gateway. After Bobby returned from the Army, he and Sonny formed a band.
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| 1944 | Denny Laine, Guitarist for the rock groups "The Moody Blues" and "Wings".
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| 1945 | Melba Moore, Singer - "You Stepped into My Life".
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| 1946 | Peter Green, Guitarist in the early days of the rock group "Fleetwood Mac". He's also had a solo career since then.
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| 1948 | Wayne Foret, Singer from Westwego, Louisiana. He started his band in 1973 Wayne and the Rockin' 50's. In 1985, two written and recorded singles, "Oh Darling Forever" and "Begging You Please" were released and became huge successes.
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| 1951 | Guy Gelso, The drummer for the New Orleans, Louisiana rock group Zebra and a native of California. He came to New Orleans in 1972 and never left. The group has been performing since the mid-1970's at CYO dances, school fairs and local clubs in the New Orleans area. They became very well-known in New York as well as locally. The group signed with Atlantic Records in 1983 and released a handfull of albums. They still perform together sporadically. (73) |
| 1961 | Randy Jackson, Singer in The Jackson Five.
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| 1987 | Frank Ocean (Christopher Breaux), He is a singer and songwriter and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He has written songs for Justin Bieber, John Legend, Brandy, and Beyoncé Knowles ('I Miss You'). He's released a mixtape and is associated with Def Jam records. (37) |
