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Ezio Pinza born 18 May 1892
Ezio Pinza (May 18, 1892 – May 9, 1957) was one of the most brilliant international opera stars of the mid-twentieth century. He is probably best remembered by today’s audiences, through the original...
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Mavis Rivers born 19 May 1929
Mavis Rivers (19 May 1929 – 29 May 1992) was a Samoan and New Zealand jazz singer. Mavis Chloe Rivers’s background is as distinctive as her singing. The daughter of Moody Charles Rivers and his wife,...
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Gia Maione born 20 May 1941
Gia Maione Prima (May 20, 1941 – September 23, 2013) was an American singer and the fifth wife of musician/entertainer Louis Prima. Born in the Roebling section of Florence Township, New Jersey, Maione...
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Johnny Bothwell born 23 May 1919
Johnny Bothwell (May 23, 1919 – September 12, 1995) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader. He became a major figure in the mid-1940s progressive jazz scene. Like many who tried to sell...
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Lou Pride born 24 May 1944
Lou Pride (May 24, 1944 – June 5, 2012) was an American blues and soul singer and songwriter. Some sources state his year of birth was 1950. He is best known for his compositions "Long Arm of the...
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Cleo Page born 25 May 1928
Cleo Page (May 25, 1928 – February 19, 1979) was an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, whose recorded work was released on several singles and an album in his lifetime, with a compilation...
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Well Music Lovers, It’s that time of the year when I’m off to charge up those depleted batteries. Hopefully I will be back in two weeks. Bon Voyage!
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Chantal Goya born 10 June 1942
Chantal de Guerre (born 10 June 1942), known as Chantal Goya, is a French singer and actress. Chantal was born in French Indochina in 1942 to French parents. During the Indochina war she moved to...
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Chad Everett born 11 June 1937
Raymon Lee Cramton (June 11, 1937 – July 24, 2012), known professionally as Chad Everett, was an American actor who appeared in more than 40 films and television series. He played Dr. Joe Gannon in the...
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Jim Nabors born 12 June 1930
James Thurston Nabors (June 12, 1930 – November 30, 2017) was an American actor, singer, and comedian, widely known for his signature character, Gomer Pyle. Jim Nabors was born in Sylacauga, Alabama....
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Wild Bill Moore born 13 June 1918
William M. "Wild Bill" Moore (June 13, 1918 – August 1, 1983) was an American R&B and jazz tenor saxophone player. Moore earned a modest hit on the Hot R&B charts with "We're Gonna Rock, We're...
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Joe Cinderella born 14 June 1927
Joseph Richard Cinderella (June 14, 1927 – October 27, 2012) was an American jazz guitarist and educator who only participated in nine recording sessions in the field of jazz from 1954 to 1974. It...
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Demis Roussos born 15 June 1946
Artemios "Demis" Ventouris-Roussos (15 June 1946 – 25 January 2015) was a Greek singer, songwriter and musician. As a band member, he is best remembered for his work in the progressive rock music act...
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Lucky Thompson born 16 June 1924
Eli "Lucky" Thompson (June 16, 1924 – July 30, 2005) was an American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist whose playing combined elements of swing and bebop. Although John Coltrane usually receives the...
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Paul Young born 17 June 1947
Paul Young (17 June 1947 – 15 July 2000) was a British percussionist, singer and songwriter. He achieved success in the bands Sad Café and Mike and the Mechanics. Young was born in the Wythenshawe...
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Celly Campello born 18 June 1942
Célia Campello Gomes Chacon, known by her stage name Celly Campello (18 June 1942 – 4 March 2003), was a Brazilian singer and performer who was given the title “the Queen of Brazilian Rock.” She also...
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June Dyer born 19 June 1942
June Dyer (19 June 1942 to 14 January 2011) was best known as South Africa's 1st female rock vocalist. She was born in Durban on 19 June 1942. Her parents were divorced when she was very young, and...
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Paul Brett born 20 July 1947
Paul Brett (20 June 1947 – 31 January 2024) was an English classic rock guitarist. He played lead guitar with Strawbs (although he was never actually a member), The Overlanders, The Crazy World of...
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Bernadette Carroll born 21 June 1945
Bernadette Carroll (21 June 1945 - 5 October 2018) was an American pop singer. She was born Bernadette Dalia in Elizabeth, New Jersey and her first performance was when she was only seven, acting in a...
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Paul Peek born 23 June 1937
Paul Edward Peek Jr. (June 23, 1937 – April 3, 2001) was an early rockabilly pioneer who is primarily remembered as a member of Gene Vincent's Blue Caps. Though Peek was a competent vocalist, he never...
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