| 1915 | Henry 'Hank' Kmen, Jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and vocalist from Saratoga Springs, New York. He was experienced in traditional and big band jazz before coming to New Orleans as a Professor at Tulane University. During the sixties, he played with the Crawford-Ferguson Night Owls. He died on September 22, 1978 in New Orleans.
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| 1926 | Billy Mitchell, A hard-swinging tenor saxophonist who made his mark in several settings. He worked in Detroit with Nat Towles' band and in the late '40s, he played with Lucky Millinder's Orchestra in New York. In 1949, Mitchell recorded with Milt Jackson, worked in the big bands of Milt Buckner and Gil Fuller, and toured with Woody Herman's Second Herd for two months. He passed away as a result of lung cancer while in his home in New York on April 18, 2001.
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| 1930 | Mable John, A blues vocalist and native of Bastrop, Louisiana. She was the first female signed by Berry Gordy to Motown's Tamla label and is the sister of R&B singer Little Willie John. After leaving Motown, she spent several years as a Raelette, backing many Ray Charles hits. She received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1994.
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| 1935 | Henry Grimes, He is a Master bassist who stopped playing music for a while. Between the mid~'5O's and the mid~'6O's, the Juilliard~ educated Henry Grimes played brilliantly on some 5O albums with an enormous range of musicians, including Albert Ayler, Don Cherry, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Roy Haynes, Lee Konitz, Steve Lacy, Charles Mingus (yes, Charles Mingus), Gerry Mulligan, Sunny Murray, Perry Robinson, Sonny Rollins, Roswell Rudd, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp, Cecil Taylor, Charles Tyler, McCoy Tyner, Rev. Frank Wright, and many more...
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| 1948 | Lulu, Born (Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie) is a Scottish singer. She appeared in the movie "To Sir with Love" in 1966. She married Maurice Gibb of the "Bee Gee's" in 1973, but they divorced after a short marriage.
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| 1953 | Azar Lawrence, A fine tenor and soprano saxophonist who showed a great deal of potential during his period with McCoy Tyner's Quartet (1973-1977), but has not made that strong an impression since.
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| 1954 | Adam Ant (Stuart Goddard), Singer who's best known for his punk, pop group 'Adam and the Ants' - "Goody Two Shoes".
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| 1958 | John Boutté, He is a singer born into a 7th Ward Creole family in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is known for diverse music style that goes beyond jazz to R&B, gospel, Latin, and blues. He comes from a musical family and is the younger brother of the jazz and gospel singer Lillian Boutté. In the recent years, Boutté has been working with ex-Cowboy Mouth guitarist and singer, Paul Sanchez which led to a collaborated effort Stew Called New Orleans released in 2009. Boutté was also featured on John Scofield's 2009 album Piety Street singing the lead on three tracks. (68) |
