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Todays Date 06-18-2025
Birthday Wishes
| Year | birthday |
|---|---|
| 1901 | Jeanette MacDonald, Singer with Nelson Eddy. (124) |
| 1905 | Kay Kyser, Bandleader - "Three Little Fishes". (120) |
| 1909 | Ray Baudac, Traditional jazz drummer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Played with plenty of big names and gained world acclaim. Among the groups he performed with were Joe Venuti, Johnny Bayersdorffer, The Dorsey brothers, Bob Crosby and the Bobcats, Jimmy Dorsey and Jack Teagarden. He retired in San Antonio, Texas in the late seventies, but performed occasionally. he passed away in January 1988 ath the age of 78. (116) |
| 1910 | Ray McKinley, Drummer - "Big Boy". (115) |
| 1913 | Sammy Kahn, Composer - "I Should Care". (112) |
| 1942 | Paul McCartney, Grammy Award winning musician, singer and songwriter for the 'Beatles' - She Loves You'. (83) |
| 1975 | Silkk The Shocker (Vyshonn King Miller), A rapper, actor and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. His debut album, The Shocker, was released in 1996. since then, he has released several albums, and has been a guest on WWE. His siblings are Master P and C-Murder. (50) |
Todays_Events
| Year | Musical_Fact |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Vocalist and guitarist, Kansas Joe McCoy recorded "When The Levee Breaks" with Algiers, Louisiana native, vocalist and guitarist (Memphis Minnie) Lizzie Douglas for Columbia Records. |
| 1977 | "Dreams" reached the #1 spot on the pop charts for Fleetwood Mac. This was their only #1 hit despite numerous landings in the top ten. |
| 1978 | President Jimmy Carter held a jazz concert at the White House honoring Charles Mingus. The participants were Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach and Dexter Gordon. |
| 1980 | Olivia L’Ange Porter Shipp, a bassist, cellist, pianist and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana passed away on this day at the age of 100 in New York City. She spent most of her professional life in New York, where she worked as a musician from until the 1950s. She is best known for organizing the Negro Women’s Orchestral and Civic Association in New York in the 1920's and 1930's. |
| 1988 | 'Together Forever' launched Rick Astley to the top 40 hits this day. |
