| 1916 | William 'Cat' Anderson, Jazz trumpeter best-known for his long period playing with Duke Ellington's orchestra, and for his extremely wide range (more than five octaves), especially his playing in the higher registers. He died in 1981.
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| 1916 | Waldren 'Frog' Joseph, A native of New Orleans and multi-instrumentalist, he played drums, piano, bass, but was most well known as a trombonist. He had a diverse career during which he played with Joe Robichaux, Sidney Desvigne, Lee Allen and recorded with Big Joe Turner, Earl King and Smiley Lewis. He is the father of virtuoso sousaphonist Kirk Joseph. He died September 19 2004.
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| 1931 | George Jones, Country singer nicknamed The Possum. He has had more individual songs than any other singer on the country charts, 167 as of November, 2005, but, according to a formula derived by Joel Whitburn, is second to Eddy Arnold in his overall ranking for hits and their time on the charts. He was the one-time husband of Tammy Wynette.
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| 1943 | Maria Muldaur, Roots-folk singer best known for her song "Midnight at the Oasis". She performed in the early 1960s in Greenwich Village with Bob Dylan, John Sebastian, David Grisman, and Stefan Grossman. Later in the 1960s her distinctive vocals were heard in many of the tracks recorded by Jim Kweskin and the Jug Band.
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| 1944 | Barry White, Record producer and singer responsible for the creation of numerous hit soul and disco songs. He conducted the Love Unlimited Orchestra, which consisted of live musicians, including string and percussion players. He died in 2003.
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| 1948 | Steve Turre, Internationally renowned trombonist and recording artist. He is also known for work on sea shells (Conch shell played as a lip-reed instrument) and is trombonist for the Saturday Night Live band.
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| 1952 | Neil Peart, Drummer and lyricist for the progressive rock group called 'Rush'.
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| 1952 | Gerry Beckley, Singer and musician for the popular group named 'America'.
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| 1954 | Scott Hamilton, Tenor saxophonist who appeared in the mid-'70s with a fully formed swing style (mixing together Zoot Sims and Ben Webster).
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| 1956 | David Torkanowsky, A pianist and composer in New Orleans, David is most well known for his long time affiliation with the group "Astral Project". He left the group to pursue solo projects.
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| 1965 | Norwood Fisher, Bass player for the funk rock ska schizo metal band Fishbone. He has played bass in the band throughout its history, even as other members have come, gone, and returned.
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