| 1903 | Vladimir Horowitz, Pianist with NY Philharmonic. Performed 200 different works. He died on November 5, 1989.
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| 1912 | Sherwood Mangiapane, Traditional jazz bassist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was considered by some to be one of the all-time great New Orleans bassists. He was closely associated with Johnny Wiggs, Raymond Burke and Edmond Souchon, with whom he made many LPs. He was also known for his singing ability, and played Preservation Hall regularly. He was a member of the Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble in the eighties.
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| 1926 | Roger Williams, A pianist like many other easy listening musicians, he blurred the boundaries between pop, jazz, and classical, creating a smooth, relaxing hybrid. Between 1955 and 1972, he had 38 hit albums and 22 hit singles, including the number one hit, "Autumn Leaves."
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| 1932 | Albert Collins, Blues guitarist in the T-Bone Walker style - born in Leona, TX. He died at the at of 61 on 11/24/1993.
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| 1933 | Willie Egan (Willie Lee Egan), He was a boogie woogie singer and pianist born near Minden, Louisiana. Also often referred to as Robert "Willie" Egan. Willie has mentioned Amos Milburn, Hadda Brooks, Camille Howard and Nellie Lutcher as his main influences. He made his best music in the mid 1950's for the Mambo and Vita labels in Pasadena. At least six singles were released, which showed why he was known in L.A. clubs as the House Rocker. Willie died in August 2004 from cancer.
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| 1940 | Marc Savoy, He is a cajun musician and builds the Cajun accordion. He was born near Eunice, Louisiana. He is based at his Savoy Music Center in Eunice and has performed with many cajun artists. He also plays in the Savoy Family Band with his wife Ann and their sons Joel and Wilson.
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| 1943 | Herb Fame, Singer - 'Peaches & Herb'.
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| 1943 | Jerry Martini, Musician in the group "Sly & The Family Stone".
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| 1944 | Scott McKenzie, Singer - "Like An Old Time Movie". He was a songwriting partner of John Phillips early on. After a layoff, he rejoined Phillips in an '80s Mamas & the Papas reunion, and also co-wrote "Kokomo," which became a number-one smash for the Beach Boys in 1988.
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| 1945 | Donny Hathaway, Singer - "Where Is Love". He was one of the brightest new voices in soul music in the early 70s, possessed of a smooth, gospel-inflected romantic croon that was also at home on fiery protest material. He died in 1979.
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| 1946 | Dave Holland, Jazz bassist, who very often plays and performs with other jazz virtuoso's.
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| 1950 | Mark Helias, Bassist/Composer who has been making innovative music since beginning his career in the mid seventies. He has enjoyed long musical associations with Edward Blackwell, Anthony Davis, Dewey Redman, Ray Anderson, Don Cherry and Gerry Hemingway.
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| 1955 | Morten Gunnar Larsen, Ragtime pianist from Norway. He's one of the modern day virtuosos of ragtime. He came to New Orleans in the seventies, and performed solo and in bands including the 'New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra. He also played with the Louisiana Jazz Repertory Jazz Ensemble.
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| 1957 | Howard Hewett, He is said to be one of the most talented soul singers of the past 80's and 90's.
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| 1959 | Youssou N'Dour, African singer put on the international stage by his affiliation with Peter Gabriel.
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| 1968 | Kevin Griffin, Along with his bandmates, Kevin formed the band 'Better Than Ezra' while attending college at LSU in Baton Rouge.
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| 1974 | Keith Duffy, Member of boy-band Boyzone. With fellow Boyzone member Shane Lynch, scored a hit in 1998 with a version of Milli Vanilli's 'Girl You Know It's True' in which they made fun of numerous boy bands.
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