Ginette Acevedo born 15 April 1942
Ginette Acevedo (born April 15, 1942), is a Chilean singer, who won the Viña del Mar International Song Festival twice: the international genre in 1964 and the folkloric genre in 1971. Born Mirna...
View ArticleVince Hill born 16 April 1934
Vincent Brian Hill (16 April 1934 – 22 July 2023) was an English traditional pop singer, best known for his cover version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein show tune "Edelweiss" (1967), which reached No....
View ArticleDon Winters born 17 April 1929
Don Winters (April 17, 1929 - August 17, 2002) was an American country singer and songwriter.Don Winters was born in 1929 in Tampa, Florida, he was raised mostly in South Georgia, he was the son of...
View ArticleHal Galper born 18 April 1938
Harold Galper (April 18, 1938 – July 18, 2025) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, educator, and writer.Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Galper first began taking piano lessons...
View ArticleBobby Russell born 19 April 1940
Bobby Russell (April 19, 1940 – November 19, 1992) was an American singer and songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, he had five singles on the Hot Country Songs charts, including the crossover pop hit...
View ArticleMort Weiss born 20 April 1945
Mort Weiss (April 20, 1935 – October 13, 2021) was a bebop-oriented clarinet player with ten albums as leader to date. Mort’s playing style has been compared to such diverse entities as Jackson Pollack...
View ArticleClara Ward born 21 April 1924
Clara Mae Ward (April 21, 1924 – January 16, 1973) was an American gospel singer who achieved great artistic and commercial success during the 1940s and 1950s, as leader of the Famous Ward Singers.Born...
View ArticleGeorge "Harmonica" Smith born 22 April1924
George "Harmonica" Smith (born Allen George Smith, April 22, 1924* – October 2, 1983) was an American electric blues harmonica player. Apart from his solo recordings, Smith is best known for his work...
View ArticleJohnny McCauley born 23 April 1925
Johnny McCauley (23 April 1925 – 22 March 2012) was an Irish singer-songwriter who the founder of the “Country & Irish” sound. He was one of Derry/Londonderry’s most celebrated music stars who...
View ArticlePete Goble born 24 April 1932
Pete Goble (April 24, 1932 - July 25, 2018) was an American bluegrass musician and prolific songwriter.Pete Goble was immediately hooked on bluegrass music when he heard the Flatt and Scruggs recording...
View ArticleO.B. McClinton born 25 April l1940
Obie Burnett "O. B." McClinton (April 25, 1940 – September 23, 1987) was an American black country music singer and songwriter, who placed several hit records on the country singles chart in the...
View ArticleMike Finnigan born 26 April 1945
Michael Kelly Finnigan (April 26, 1945 – August 11, 2021) was an American keyboard player and vocalist, his specialty being the B3 Hammond organ. Working primarily as a freelance studio musician and...
View ArticleTommy Hill born 27 April 1929
Tommy Hill (April 27, 1929 - March 21, 2002) was an American country musician, performer, songwriter, and producer.Tommy Hill never quite made it as a country star, despite a couple of decades of...
View ArticleOliver Jackson born 28 April 1933
Oliver Jackson (April 28, 1933 – May 29, 1994), also known as Bops Junior, was an American jazz drummer.Jackson was born in Detroit, Michigan, and started taking drum lessons when he was 11. Why drums,...
View ArticleDuke Ellington born 29 April 1899
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and bandleader who was the greatest jazz composer and bandleader of his time. One of the originators...
View ArticleBoo Hanks born 30 April 1916
James Arthur "Boo" Hanks (April 30, 1928 – April 15, 2016) was an American Piedmont blues guitarist and singer. He was billed as the last of the Piedmont blues musicians. A one-time farmer, who grew up...
View ArticleCora Mae Bryant born 1 May 1926
Cora Mae Bryant (May 1, 1926 – October 30, 2008) was an American blues musician. She was the daughter of another American blues musician, Curley Weaver. Bryant released two solo...
View ArticleHenry Hall born 2 May 1898
Henry Hall (2 May 1898 - 28, October 1989)is now recognised as one of the important figures during the dance band era in Britain from the 1920's to 1950's.Henry Robert Hall was born in Peckham, London,...
View ArticleJane Morgan born 3 May 1924
Florence Catherine Currier (May 3, 1924 – August 4, 2025), known professionally as Jane Morgan, was an American singer and recording artist of traditional pop. Morgan initially found success in France...
View ArticleLars Gullin born 4 May 1928
Lars Gunnar Victor Gullin (4 May 1928 – 17 May 1976) was a Swedish jazz saxophonist.Lars Gullin was born in Visby, Sweden. His great musicality showed itself early on and at the age of 13 he was...
View ArticleBlind Willie McTell born 5 May 1903
Blind Willie McTell (May 5, 1903 – August 19, 1959) was an American Piedmont blues and ragtime singer, songwriter and guitarist. He played in a fluid, syncopated finger picking guitar style common...
View ArticleJim Lowe born 7 May 1927
James Ellsworth Lowe (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 2016) was an American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1956 number-one hit song, "The Green Door". He also served as a disc jockey and radio host...
View ArticleNan Wynn born 8 May 1918
Nan Wynn (May 8, 1918* – March 21, 1971) was an American big-band singer, and Broadway and film actress. She sang and recorded throughout the 1930s and 1940s with the Emery Deutsch, Rudy Vallee, Eddie...
View ArticleNokie Edwards born 9 May 1935
Nole Floyd "Nokie" Edwards (May 9, 1935 – March 12, 2018) was an American musician and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was primarily a guitarist, best known for his work with The...
View ArticleBert Weedon born 10 May 1920
Bert Weedon (10 May 1920 – 20 April 2012) was an English guitarist whose style of playing was popular and influential during the 1950s and 1960s. He was the first British guitarist to have a hit record...
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