| 1924 | Angelo J. 'Bubby' Castigliola, Jazz tombonist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He came from a classicaly-trained family and toured with Jack Teagaden's dance band. Also worked with locals Irving Fazola and Tony Almerico. He also spent time in the 'Big 870' WWL's house band called the 'Dawn Busters' with other local notables including Al Hirt. Angelo died in 1992 from a heart attack.
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| 1925 | Billy Grammer, Longtime Grand Ole Opry member, he was one of the great guitar players of country music; he even had a flat-top guitar named after him and installed in the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1969. He was also a singer - "Gotta Travel On".
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| 1928 | Kenny Drew, His early background is similar to that of Bud Powell, the man who later became his main inspiration as a jazz pianist. After digging Fats Waller, at 12, and then Art Tatum and Teddy Wilson, Drew attended the High School of Music and Art. He was known as a hot boogie woogie player but passed through this phase.
He became a hard bop pianist and played with John Coltrane, JJ Johnson and Art Blakey just to name a few.
He became a big star in Europe, and died on August 4, 1993.
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| 1941 | Erving Charles Jr., A bassist and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He played with a who's who of New Orleans musicians including Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew, Snooks Eaglin, Willie "Tee" Turbinton, Irma Thomas, Marva Wright, and Clarence "Frogman" Henry just to name a few. He was also known for playing a variety of styles including R&B, Jazz and Rock. Erving passed away at the age of 61 in 2003. (84) |
| 1944 | Larry (Guy) Panna, A drummer and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. His cousin was Frank Painia, the owner of the legendary club, the Dew Drop Inn. He worked with some small local groups in the 60's, and recorded with Willie Tee and the Gaturs and is co-writer of "Cold Bear". He was a member of Willie Tee's New Orleans Project, the band that backed the The Wild Magnolia's Mardi Gras Indian Tribe. Larry passed away in 2007 at the age of 62.
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| 1948 | Daniel Seriphine, Drummer for the popular group 'Chicago' - "If You Leave Me Now".
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| 1951 | Wayne Osmond, Singer with popular group 'The Osmond Brothers' - "One Bad Apple".
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| 1953 | Michael Gregory Jackson, He was an ambitious guitarist who was recording with some of the more experimental, ambitious modern jazz players in the late '70s and early '80s.
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| 1958 | Joseph Lastie Jr., A drummer and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He studied jazz with Willie Metcalf, took lessons from Clyde Harris in New York. He played in the pit band for the New Orleans musical One Mo' Time and was invited to substitute on drums at Preservation Hall in 1989 and has done so ever since. During his career, he's played with Professor Longhair, Irma Thomas, Fats Domino & Narvin Kimball. (67) |
| 1965 | Shania Twain, Million selling, chart topping country singer. She became the most popular country music artist since Garth Brooks. Skillfully fusing mainstream, AOR rock production with country-pop.
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| 1982 | LeAnn Rimes, Like Tanya Tucker and Brenda Lee before her, she had a hit with her debut single and was barely a teenager at the time. She was nominated for the Country Music Association Horizon award and the CMA Best Country Singer, becoming the youngest singer in the history of the CMA awards to receive a nomination.
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