| 1902 | Earl Humphrey, Traditional jazz trombonist and sting bassist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was a student of his famous grandfather, Jim Humphrey and a member of a very musical family that included his father and two brothers. As a teenager, he worked the Lake Ponchartrain resorts. He spent most of his time on the road, but trips back to New orleans paired him with Buddy Petit, Chris Kelly and Louis Dumaine. He moved to Virginia, but returned to New Orleans in the 1971, where he died at the age of 68. (124) |
| 1915 | Sid Davilla, Jazz clarinetist and saxophonist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the owner of the Mardi Gras lounge on Bourbon Street for many years. He is also reputed to have been a veteran of the swing era bands.
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| 1919 | Tom Ebbert, Traditional jazz trombonist and composer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was associated with the Connie Jones band and was a charter member of the Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble.
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| 1927 | Elvin Jones, Jones came to New York in 1955 for an unsuccessful audition for the Benny Goodman band but stayed in the city, joining Charlie Mingus' band and making a record called "J is Jazz." In 1960, he became a member of John Coltrane's quartet.
Jones, with his rhythmic, innovative style, became one of jazz's most famous drummers under Coltrane. He can be heard on Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" and "Coltrane Live at the Village Vanguard."
After leaving the Coltrane quartet, Jones briefly played with Duke Ellington and formed the Elvin Jones' Jazz Machine. He put out several solo albums and continued to tour.
Jones died of heart failure in an Englewood, New Jersey, hospital on May 18, 2004 at the age of 76
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| 1942 | Inez Foxx, Singer and primarily know for work with her brother Charlie and their hit "Mockingbird".
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| 1942 | Luther Simmons, R&B Singer for the group called 'The Main Ingredient'. He became a stockbroker, bt was reunited with the grop in the 80's and 90's.
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| 1945 | Dee Dee Sharp, R&B singer who began her career recording back-up vocals in 1961. In 1962 she began a string of very successful Hot 100 Top 10 hits: "Slow Twistin'" (with Chubby Checker) (#3), "Mashed Potato Time" (#2), "Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)" (#9), "Ride!" (#5) and "Do the Bird" (#10).
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| 1946 | Doug Ingle, Organist, vocalist and primary composer for the band Iron Butterfly. While Doug has been known to tour occasionally with his former band members since 1971 he has not been involved with any of the groups later recordings.
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| 1947 | Freddy Weller, Country singer
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| 1952 | Dave Stewart, British musician and record producer best known for his work with Eurythmics. He is normally credited as David A. Stewart, to avoid confusion with another musician also named Dave Stewart.
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| 1968 | Paul Durham, With the band 'Black Lab'.
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| 1970 | Rapper Dray, With 'Das EFX'.
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| 1977 | Soulja Slim (James Tapp, A rapper and native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He was raised either in the Magnolia Projects or in the 3rd Ward of New Orleans. He attended Booker T. Washington High School before dropping out of school his sophomore year. He achieved massive success on Master P's No Limit record label. He also achieved fame throughout New Orleans and Nation Wide from his work done with B.G., UNLV, and other local artists. He is known for writing the U.S. #1 hit "Slow Motion". On November 26, 2003, Slim was en-route to a performance when he was shot four times; three times in the face, and once in the chest, in front of his mother's home in the Gentilly. He was just 26.
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| 1991 | Hunter Hayes, A country vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and a native of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. At the age of 13, Hayes appeared on "America's Most Talented Kids," a show hosted by Dave Coulier. He performed the hit Hank Williams song, "Hey Good Lookin'." In 2008, he moved from his hometown of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana to Nashville, Tennessee to be signed with Universal Music Publishing Group as a songwriter. Starting late 2012, Hayes will be the opening act on 50+ dates for Carrie Underwood's Blown Away Tour. (35) |
