Pirkle Lee Moses, Jr. born October 4, 1937
 Pirkle Lee Moses, Jr.(October 4, 1937 - December 26, 2000) was a R&B singer and songwriter, best known as the lead singer for 'The El Dorados'.The El Dorados were an American doo-wop group, formed...
View ArticleJim Brewer born October 3, 1920
James Brewer (October 3, 1920 – June 3, 1988), also known as Blind Jim Brewer was an American blues singer and guitarist.Unless you were a blues collector in the 1960's and 70's it's a safe bet that...
View ArticlePony Sherrell born circa 1924
Pony Sherrell (born circa 1924 - December 8, 1990) was an American lyricist, songwriter, singer, and performer best remembered for her work in mid-20th-century radio, film soundtracks, and Las Vegas...
View ArticleGrady Chapman born October 1, 1929
Grady Chapman (October 1, 1929 – January 4, 2011) was best known as the American lead singer of doo wop group The Robins.Born in Greenville, South Carolina, Chapman joined The Robins in 1952, singing...
View ArticleWillie Hightower born 30 September 1940
Willie Hightower (born 30 September 1940*) is an American rhythm and blues, soul and funk singer.Willie Hightower was born in Gadsden, Alabama. At six years old, he began singing in the church. By the...
View ArticleClarence Ashley born September 29, 1895
 Clarence "Tom" Ashley (September 29, 1895 – June 2, 1967) was an American musician and singer, who played the clawhammer banjo and the guitar. He began performing at medicine shows in the Southern...
View ArticleJim Diamond born 28 September 1951
Jim Diamond (28 September 1951 – 8 October 2015) was a Scottish singer-songwriter, best known for his three top 5 hits: "I Won't Let You Down" (1982), as the lead singer of PhD; and his solo...
View ArticleGuido Basso born 27 September 1937
Guido Basso CM (27 September 1937 – 13 February 2023) was a Canadian jazz musician who was a member of Rob McConnell's Boss Brass big band. He was a trumpeter, flugelhornist, arranger, composer, and...
View ArticleTed Greene born September 26, 1946
Theodore Greene (September 26, 1946 – July 23, 2005) was an American fingerstyle guitarist, columnist, session musician and educator based in Encino, California.Ted was born in Los Angeles, Calif. on...
View ArticleShel Silverstein born September 25, 1930
Shel Silvertsein (September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American writer, cartoonist, songwriter, and musician.Sheldon Allan Silverstein was born and raised in Chicago. His father, Nathan, was a...
View ArticleAnthony Newley born 24 September 1931
Anthony Newley (24 September 1931 – 14 April 1999) was an English actor, director, comedian, singer, and composer. A "latter-day British Al Jolson", he achieved widespread success in song, and on stage...
View ArticleStud Cole born 23 November 1943
Stud Cole (23 November 1943 - 23 June 1997) was a singer and songwriter.Better known as Stud Cole, Patrick Anthony Tirone was born in Buffalo, New York. He recorded first as Patrick Tyrone ('It Ain't...
View ArticleOscar McLollie born September 22, 1924
Oscar McLollie (September 22, 1924 – July 4, 2008) was an American jump blues baritone singer, congo player and orchestra leader who was one of the missing links between jump blues and rock 'n' roll....
View ArticleJesse Ed Davis born September 21, 1944
Jesse Ed Davis (September 21, 1944 – June 22, 1988) was a Native American guitarist who was well regarded as a session artist and solo performer. He played for some of the biggest music stars of all...
View ArticleMargo Guryan born September 20, 1937
Margo Guryan (September 20, 1937 – November 8, 2021) was an American singer-songwriter. Born in a New York suburb, Guryan began her musical path as a child, taking up the study of piano in the first...
View ArticlePaul Siebel born September 19, 1937
Paul Siebel (September 19, 1937 – April 5, 2022) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.Paul Karl Siebel was born in Buffalo, New York. His father, Karl, was a farmer and restaurateur. His...
View ArticlePia Beck born 18 September 1925
Pia Beck (18 September 1925 – 26 November 2009) was a Dutch jazz pianist and singer. She was one of the most popular entertainers in the Netherlands during the 1950s and achieved international success...
View ArticleSt. Clair Pinckney born September 17, 1930
 St. Clair Pinckney Jr. (September 17, 1930 – February 1, 1999), often nickname "Pink," was an American tenor and baritone saxophonist and flautist, best known for his long-standing collaboration with...
View ArticleJanis Paige born September 16, 1922
Janis Paige (September 16, 1922 – June 2, 2024) was an American actress and singer. With a career spanning nearly 60 years, she was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood who...
View ArticleJohnny Sparrow born November 13, 1919.
Johnny Sparrow (November 13, 1919 - April 24, 1990) was an American tenor saxophonist and bandleader active primarily during the 1940s and 1950s, bridging the gap between trad jazz, bebop, jump blues,...
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