| 1902 | Luis Russell, Traditional jazz pianist from Careening Cay, Panama. He found his way to New Orleans, and performed at Tom Anderson's famed club in the 1920's with Albert Nicholas and Paul Barbarin. In the mid twenties, he went to Chicago to play with King Oliver and Doc Cooke. He then led his own band and toured the country and recorded. This band was fronted by Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong from 1935 to 1943. Luis died in New York in 1962.
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| 1905 | Red Nichols, He was one of the finest cornetists to emerge from the '20s. An expert improviser, he was in many ways a hustler, participating in as many recording sessions (often under pseudonyms) as any other horn player of the era, cutting sessions as Red Nichols and his Five Pennies, the Arkansas Travelers, the Red Heads, the Louisiana Rhythm Kings and the Charleston Chasers among others. He died in 1965.
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| 1908 | Don Albert (Albert Dominique), A trumpeter and bandleader and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He came from a musical family where his uncle was Natty Dominique, and he was also a relative of Barney Bigard. He got his start playing in parade brass bands in New Orleans at the beginning of the 1920s. Albert led his own bands out of Texas in the 1930s and 1940s, with sidemen that included Alvin Alcorn, Louis Cottrell, Jr., and Herb Hall. After 1932 was more of a manager's than as a performer, and his bands travelled the world. He returned to active performing in the 1950's and played at the New Orleans Jazz Festival in 1969. He passed away in January of 1980 at the age of 71. (118) |
| 1926 | Jeri Southern, Singer - "You Better Go Now". A piano player and vocal coach, she became one of the most underrated jazz vocal interpreters of the 1950s. She died in 1991.
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| 1942 | Rick Huxley, Bassist for the pop group the 'Dave Clark Five' - "Glad All Over".
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| 1943 | Sammi Smith, She was considered a country music outlaw, unafraid to sing songs that reflected the sometimes gritty realities of modern life. She first came to fame singing Kris Kristofferson's "Help Me Make It Through the Night" and was noted for her husky voice. She died in 2005.
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| 1944 | Vern Gosdin, Country singer, who also sang Gospel with the Gosdin Brothers.
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| 1946 | Jimmy Webb, Grammy award winning songwriter - "Up, Up and Away".
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| 1947 | Rick Derringer, Guitarist who's playing with Johnny (and later Edgar) Winter provided him with a degree of credibility that a lot of guitar players can only envy, especially after the release of the Edgar Winter live double album Roadwork.
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| 1953 | Samantha Sang, Singer - "Emotion". A one-hit wonder from the late 70s, she made her professional singing debut because of Barry Gibb and Maurice Gibb.
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| 1956 | Maureen McCormick, Singer/Actress best known for her portayal of Marcia Brady in the TV show "The Brady Bunch".
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| 1964 | MCA, Rapper from the Beastie Boys.
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