| 1887 | Frank Christian, Traditional jazz trumpeter, clarinetist and violinist from New Orleans, Louisiana. Frank was the member of a musical family that included his two brothers Emile and Charles. He started with Papa Laine's Reliance Band. He was a bandleader and led the New Orleans Jazz Band in Chicago and New York with Jimmy Durante on Piano. He also worked with Fischer's Brass Band and in his later days played with Durfee's Band. Frank died in New Orleans in November, 1973.
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| 1898 | J. Eblen Rau, Traditional violinist from New Orleans, Louisiana. His career was linked with the 'Invincilbes String Band', which became the 'New Orleans Owls'. He gave up music as soon as the group began to perform professionally.
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| 1915 | Memphis Slim (Peter Chatman), Blues Pianist born in Memphis, TN, where he got his nickname. He composed the blues standards "Every Day I Have the Blues" and "Mother Earth". He was a big man with a big voice and an immaculate touch on the piano. He died in 1988.
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| 1925 | Hank Thompson, He's a country music entertainer whose career has spanned six decades and who has sold over 60 million records worldwide. His musical style, characterized as Honky Tonk Swing, is a mixture of big-band instrumentation, fiddle and steel guitar that supports his distinctive, gravelly baritone vocals on songs he often writes himself.
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| 1933 | Tompall Glaser, An American country music singer in the "Outlaw" genre. He led a group known as Tompall & the Glaser Brothers. He was also featured on the album Wanted: The Outlaws (1976) with Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, and Willie Nelson.
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| 1942 | Al Jardine, A founding member of the Beach Boys, their occasional lead vocalist, and one of their guitarists. He sang lead on songs such as "Help Me, Rhonda," "Vegetables," "Then I Kissed Her," and "Transcendental Meditation," and shared the lead with other members of the band on tracks including "Break Away" and "I Know There's an Answer."
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| 1948 | Donald Brewer, A drummer for American rock band Grand Funk Railroad. Grand Funk, as they were initially known had a series of hit singles and platinum albums in the 1970s, but they were also one of the most critically attacked yet fan-popular groups in the history of rock.
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| 1955 | Steve Jones, English rock and roll guitarist and singer, best known for his work as guitarist for the punk band Sex Pistols.
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| 1965 | Todd Lewis, Singer and musician with the 'Toadies'.
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| 1965 | Terrance Simien, A zydeco multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter and a native of Mallet, Louisiana. He and his band have toured all over the world, and released dozens of solo recordings. He's shared the stage with the likes of Paul Simon, Dr. John, The Meters, Marcia Ball, Dave Matthews, Stevie Wonder, Robert Palmer and the roots rockers Los Lobos. He and his band won the Grammy Award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album for 2007. (61) |
| 1973 | Jennifer Paige, American singer-songwriter, who rose to stardom in the early years of teen-pop spree. She is probably best remembered for her 1998 smash pop-hit "Crush".
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| 1975 | Davell Crawford, Native of New Orleans, and known for his keyboard prowess. He plays Gospel, Blues and R&B and is a player, composer and producer. His grandfather is the legendary singer James "Sugarboy" Crawford.
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