| 1901 | Edmond Hall, Traditional jazz clarinetist from Reserve, Louisiana. He was the member of a local musical family that included his brothers, Clarence, Herb and Robert. He was one of the most famous New Orleans jazzmen. Began in Reserve, La in 1915 with the Kid Thomas orchestra that included his brothers. In 1920, he was with Buddy Petit and played brief stints with Bud Roussel, Lee Collins, Jack Carey and Chris Kelly. He played in big bands in the thirties in New York with Claude Hopkins and Lucky Millinder. Later during the forties and fifties he played with Louis Armstrong's All-Stars. Edmond died in New York in February, 1967.
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| 1906 | (Uncle) Johnny Williams, A blues guitarist and singer and a native of Shreveport, Louisiana. He was raised in Houston, Texas, and moved to Belzoni, Mississippi, where he learned to play guitar. He moved to Chicago and began working with Theodore "Hound Dog" Taylor in the 1940's. He also worked with his cousin the mandolin player Johnny Young or with harmonica player Snooky Pryor and guitarists Floyd Jones and Moody Jones and with Little Walter. He stopped playing blues in 1959 after a religious conversion, and joined the Baptist church, becoming an ordained minister in the early 1960s. He passed away in Chicago on March 6, 2006, at the age of 99.
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| 1923 | Ellis Larkins, Famous for his ability to accompany singers, He was in great demand throughout his long career. He died in 2002.
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| 1936 | Rashaan Roland Kirk, Arguably the most exciting saxophone soloist in jazz history, He played the continuum of jazz tradition as an instrument unto itself; he mixed and matched elements from the music's history, and his concoctions usually seemed natural, if not inevitable. He died in 1977.
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| 1947 | Joseph Majay (Major) Handy, A cajun accordionist and a native of St. Martinville, Louisiana. His first professional gig came on bass in a cousin's band. From there played accordion as a bandleader. His first professional gig came on bass in a cousin's band. From there it was back to guitar and eventually accordion as a bandleader. He's released a CD under his own name called "Zydeco Feeling".
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| 1948 | Brian Eno, Keyboard player for the group "Roxy Music". The band had a hit with "Virginia Plain" in 1972. Eno is an accomplished solo artist and producer for such groups as "U2".
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| 1951 | Dennis Fredericksen, Vocalist for the group "Toto". The group had a #1 US hit with "Africa" in 1983.
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| 1953 | Mike Oldfield, Multi Instrumentalist who's debut album called "Tubular Bells" sold over 10 million copies. It was the first album released by Virgin Records.
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