| 1882 | Leopold Stokowski, Conductor for the Philadelphia Orchestra.
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| 1891 | Hippolyte Charles, Traditional jazz cornetist from St. Martinville, Louisiana. Performed with many of the legendary musicians and bands including Manuel Perez, 'Silver Leaf Orchestra', 'Tuxedo Brass Band' and the 'Maple Leaf Orchestra'. His career was cut short by illness in 1925.
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| 1891 | Everett 'Buck' Rogers, Traditional jazz pianist and drummer from New Orleans, Louisiana. He played with Abbie Brunies and Johnny Wiggs during his career. He was also the first drummer for the Dukes of Dixieland. Everett died in New Orleans on August 28, 1952.
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| 1899 | Tony Schiro, Traditional jazz banjo player from New Orleans, Louisiana. He studied with Johnny St. Cyr and John Marrerro. He played with the Triangle Band, and Sharkey Bonano later in his career. Tony died in New Orleans in 1981.
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| 1903 | Eddie Richardson, Traditional jazz trumpeter from New Orleans, Louisiana. During his career, he paraded with 'Kid' Rena's brass band. He also played in Mandeville, Louisiana with Earl Foster in the late twenties, and was a member of th WPA and ERA music programs. He recorded with the Eureka Brass Band and played with the Gibson Brass Band.
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| 1906 | Eurreal Wilford (Little Brother) Montgomery, A blues and boogie woogie pianist and a native of Kentwood, Louisiana. He was influenced by Jelly Roll Morton who visited. Early on he played with the bands of Clarence Desdunes and Buddy Petit. He first went to Chicago from 1928 to 1931, where he made his first recordings. His repertoire alternated between blues and traditional jazz (he played Carnegie Hall with Kid Ory's Dixieland band in 1949). In the late 1950s he toured briefly with Otis Rush. Among his original compositions are "Shreveport Farewell", "Farrish Street Jive", and "Vicksburg Blues". Montgomery died on September 6, 1985 at the age of 79.
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| 1918 | Tony Mottola, A guitarist best known for his extensive solo and session work on producer Enoch Light's Command and Project 3 labels. He died in 2004.
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| 1924 | Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, Guitarist and violinist from Vinton, LA, Brown plays all genres of music, but is predominantly known for his blues playing. He was raised in Orange, TX and influenced by the great T-Bone Walker. 'Gatemouth' broke into the Top Ten in 1949 with his hit 'My Time Is Expensive', which he recorded on the Peacock label. In 1981, he recorded "Alright Again" which earned him a Grammy Award. He recorded and performed regularly until his death in 2005 after evacuating his Slidell home after Hurricane Katrina.
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| 1925 | Leo Parker, Baritone saxophonist who had a tone and a fluent technique that struck a great match between the gritty, down-home feeling of R&B and the advanced harmonies of bebop. He died in 1962.
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| 1937 | James Rivers, A saxophonist and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He's known to be adaptable in differen styles including gospel, traditional jazz, New Orleans funk, R&B, and neo-bop. During his career, he's recorded with Johnny Adams, Marva Wright, Huey "Piano" Smith, Wardell Quezergue, Earl King, Dr. John and Others. He head a local group called the James Rivers Movement.
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| 1938 | Hal Galper, Hard bop pianist who studied at Berklee (1955-1958) and then worked in many groups, including with Chet Baker, Stan Getz, the Brecker Brothers, Bobby Hutcherson, and with such singers as Joe Williams, Chris Connor, and Anita O'Day.
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| 1970 | Greg Ecklund, Rock musician with the group 'Everclear'.
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| 1974 | Trina, Singer in the Rhythm & Blues group 'Trina and Tamara'.
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