| 1931 | Tab Hunter, Singer - "Young Love". He also became Hollywood’s golden boy, starring in over 50 major motion pictures. (95) |
| 1932 | Charlie Gabriel, A clarinetist, saxophonist and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He began his career playing with the Eureka Brass Band at the age of 11. His father sent him a a replacement on gigs, and Charlie had the benefit of learning from T-Boy Remy, Kid Humphrey, Kid Sheik, Kid Shots, Kid Clayton, and Kid Howard, all legends of New Orleans Jazz. During his career, he's played with Tony Bennett, Frankie Avalon, Brenda Lee, Mary Wells, Aretha Franklin , Eddie Willis, Joe Hunter, and many other early Motown artists. He settled later playing in the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. (94) |
| 1944 | Bobby Rice, Country/pop singer with solo success late '70s following many years as member of family group - "Sugar Shack".
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| 1947 | Jeff Hanna, Singer and guitarist with the 'Niitty Gritty Dirt Band' - "Mr. Bojangles".
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| 1951 | Bonnie Pointer, Singer with the Pointer Sisters - "I'm So Excited".
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| 1951 | Cranston Clements, A guitarist and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. In a city filled with great musicians, Cranston has been described as “arguably the most sought-after New Orleans guitarist in the last 30 years.” As one of the most in-demand session and touring guitarists, he's traveled with Boz Scaggs, Dr. John, and Maria Muldaur, and Irma Thomas, Johnny Adams, Tommy Ridgely, Chuck Carbo, Marva Wright, Joe Clay, Oliver “Who Shot The LaLA” Morgan, Mighty Sam McClain and many others. In the late 90’s he joined Phil DeGruy and Jimmy Robinson, to form “Twangorama.” (75) |
| 1958 | Bruce Daigrepont, An accordionist and a vocalist and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. By 1980 he had his own Cajun band, and was doing a regular Thursday-night fais do do dances at the Maple Leaf Bar. Over the next six years, Bruce Daigrepont almost single-handedly popularized Cajun music and Cajun dancing in cosmopolitan New Orleans. Several of Bruce's compositions such as "Marksville Two Step," "Riviere Rouge" and "Nonc Willie" have entered into the standard Cajun dance band repertoire while other tunes of his such as "Coeur des Cajuns ", "Disco et Fais Do Do" and "Laissez Faire" are now part of the recorded repertoires of bands from other parts of the world. His most popular anthem of Cajun pride, "Acadia a la Louisiane.
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| 1973 | Gregory Veals, A trombonist and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He has worked with noted brass bands in the Crescent City. He was originally know for his association with the Hot 8 Brass Band, but currently is a trombonist in the Grammy winning ReBirth Brass Band. (53) |
