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Kim Tolliver born 21 June 1937
Kim Tolliver (June 21, 1937 – June 6, 2007) was one of the most powerful female southern soul singers, and also one of the most overlooked. She recorded 45s for Rojac, Sureshot, Gar, Castro and...
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Chuck Jackson born 22 June 1937
Charles Benjamin Jackson (July 22, 1937 – February 16, 2023) was an American R&B singer who was one of the first artists to record material by Burt Bacharach and Hal David successfully. He has...
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Zeb Turner born 23 June 1915
Zeb Turner (June 23, 1915 – January 10, 1978) was an American country music songwriter and guitarist, and pioneer of rockabilly. Though he never enjoyed mainstream success, Turner did have a long...
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T-Model Ford born 24 June 1924
James Lewis Carter Ford (probably June 24, 1923 – July 16, 2013) was an American blues musician, using the name T-Model Ford. Unable to remember his exact date of birth, he began his musical career in...
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Dave Grusin born 26 June 1934
Robert David Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television, and has won numerous...
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Elmo Hope born 27 June 1923
St. Elmo Sylvester Hope (June 27, 1923 – May 19, 1967) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, chiefly in the bebop and hard bop genres. He grew up playing and listening to jazz and...
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Summer Break
No more posts till I get back. Staying a few miles from home to re-charge batteries.
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Johnnie Johnson born 8 July 1924
Johnnie Johnson (July 8, 1924 – April 13, 2005) was an American pianist and blues musician. His work with Chuck Berry led to his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was born Johnnie Clyde...
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Eddie Dean born 9 July 1907
Eddie Dean (July 9, 1907 – March 4, 1999) was an American Western singer and actor whom Roy Rogers and Gene Autry termed the best cowboy singer of all time. Jimmie & Eddie Dean Edgar Dean Glosup...
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Jacques Klein born 10 July 1930
Jacques Klein (10 July 1930 – 24 October 1982) was a Brazilian composer and pianist. Considered one of the ten greatest classical pianists of all time in Brazil, Jacques Klein almost abandoned concert...
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John Lawton born 11 July 1946
John Cooper Lawton (11 July 1946 – 29 June 2021) was a British rock and blues vocalist best known for his work with Lucifer's Friend, Uriah Heep and the Les Humphries Singers. Lawton began his musical...
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Eddie Blazonczyk born 12 July 1941
Eddie Blazonczyk, Sr. (pronounced bluh-zon-check) (July 12, 1941 – May 21, 2012) was a Grammy award-winning polka musician and founder of the band The Versatones. He earnt the name “Polka King” and was...
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Joe Barry born 13 July 1939
Joe Barry (July 13, 1939 – August 31, 2004) was an American swamp pop singer active on the early rock and roll scene. During his career he also occasionally recorded under his real name and as...
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Karel Gott born 14 July 1939
Karel Gott (14 July 1939 – 1 October 2019) was often referred to as the "golden voice of Prague" and the "Sinatra of the East." The celebrated Czech singer, actor, and painter’s career spanned six...
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Gregory Isaacs born 15 July 1951
Gregory Anthony Isaacs OD (15 July 1951 – 25 October 2010) was one of reggae music's most popular singers. Known as the Cool Ruler for his exceptionally suave and emotive voice, Isaacs scored many hits...
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William Bell born 16 July 1939
William Bell (born July 16, 1939) is an American soul singer and songwriter. A principal architect of the Stax/Volt sound, he remains best known for his classic "You Don't Miss Your Water," one of the...
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Vince Guaraldi born 17 July 1928
Vincent Anthony Guaraldi, (July 17, 1928 – February 6, 1976) was an American jazz pianist best known for composing music for animated television adaptations of the Peanuts comic strip. Vincent Anthony...
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Wilton Crawley born 18 July 1900
Wilton Crawley ( July 18, 1900 – November, 1967) was an American jazz clarinetist, songwriter and vaudevillian. Wilton CrawleyHere is an early jazz artist who has largely been forgotten, yet if...
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David Allyn born 19 July 1919
David Allyn (19th July 1919* - 22 November 2012 in West Haven , Connecticut ) was an American pop and jazz singer who was admired by many in the business. Frank Sinatra was a friend and supporter....
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Dennis Yost born 20 July 1943
Dennis Yost (July 20, 1943 – December 7, 2008) was an American singer and the front man of Classics IV. Dennis Yost was born in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. He and his family moved to Jacksonville...
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