Bebe Daniels born 14 January 1901
Bebe Daniels (January 14, 1901 – March 16, 1971) was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer and producer.She began her career in Hollywood during the silent movie era as a child actress, became a...
View ArticleArt Kassel born 18 January 1896
Art Kassel (18 January 1896, Chicago, Illinois - 3 February 1965, Van Nuys, California) was a saxophonist, clarinetist and leader of "Kassels in the Air" (his tag line), a society orchestra which...
View ArticleLeslie Sarony born 22 January 1897
Leslie Sarony (born Leslie Legge Frye; 22 January 1897 – 12 February 1985) was a British entertainer, singer and songwriter.Sarony was born in Surbiton, Surrey, the son of William Henry Frye, alias...
View ArticleBenny Waters born 23 January 1902
Benny Waters (born Benjamin Waters; January 23, 1902, Brighton, Baltimore, Maryland – August 11, 1998, Columbia, Maryland) was a jazz saxophonist and clarinettist.Longevity, versatility and virtuosity...
View ArticleSpeedy West born 25 January 1924
Wesley Webb "Speedy" West (January 25, 1924 – November 15, 2003) was an American pedal steel guitarist and record producer. He frequently played with Jimmy Bryant, both in their own duo and as part of...
View ArticleAlice Babs born 26 January 1924
Alice Babs (born Hildur Alice Nilson; 26 January 1924 – 11 February 2014) was a Swedish singer and actress. She worked in a wide number of genres – Swedish folklore, Elizabethan songs and opera. While...
View ArticleRick Wayne born 27 January 1938
Rick Wayne (born Learie Carasco, 27 January 1938), OBE, is a St. Lucian writer, editor, former professional bodybuilder and pop singer. Wayne was born Learie Carasco in St. Lucia. In the 1950s he...
View ArticleHarry Leader born 28 January 1906
Harry Leader (January 28, 1906, London, United Kingdom - January 20, 1987, United Kingdom) was a saxophone player and bandleader from the United Kingdom.Harry Leader was born in the East End of London...
View ArticlePaul Gayten born 29 January 1920
Paul Leon Gayten (January 29, 1920 – March 26, 1991) was a seminal figure in New Orleans rhythm & blues, who led a varied career in the music business as a bandleader, producer, label owner, and...
View ArticleJackie Ross born 30 January 1946
Jackie Ross (born Jaculyn Bless Ross 30 January 1946 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American soul singer. Chicago soul diva Jackie Ross was born in St. Louis on January 30, 1946; the daughter of...
View ArticleArthur Lyman born 2 February 1932
Arthur Lyman (February 2, 1932 – February 24, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. His group popularized a style of faux-Polynesian music during the 1950s and 1960s which later...
View ArticleGil Bernal born 4 February 1931
Gil Bernal (February 4, 1931 - July 17, 2011) was a singer and a session musician who was described by many as having one of the most sensual sounds in Jazz.Bernal was born on February 4, 1931 in...
View ArticleJohnny Adams born 5 February 1932
Laten John Adams, Jr. (January 5, 1932 – September 14, 1998), known as Johnny Adams, was an American blues, jazz and gospel singer, known as "The Tan Canary" for the multi-octave range of his singing...
View ArticleMatt Dennis born 11 February 1914
Matt Dennis (February 11, 1914 – June 21, 2002) was an American singer, pianist, band leader, arranger, and writer of music for popular music songs. Born Matthew Loveland Dennis, he learned to play the...
View ArticleLillie Bryant born 14 February 1940
Lillie Bryant (born February 14, 1940, Newburgh, New York) is an American singer who was part of the pop vocal duo Billy & Lillie. Born in Newburgh, NY, about an hour and a half from New York City,...
View ArticleHank Locklin born 15 February 1918
Lawrence Hankins 'Hank' Locklin (February 15, 1918 – March 8, 2009) was an American country music singer-songwriter. A member of the Grand Ole Opry for nearly 50 years, Locklin had a long recording...
View ArticleBill Doggett born 16 February 1916
William Ballard "Bill" Doggett (February 16, 1916 – November 13, 1996) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist. He is best known for his compositions "Honky Tonk" and "Hippy...
View ArticleJohn Leyton born 17 February 1936
John Dudley Leyton (born 17 February 1936 in Frinton-on-Sea, Essex) is an English actor and singer. Leyton went to Highgate School and after completing his national service, he studied drama, paying...
View ArticleHazy Osterwald born 18 February 1922
Hazy Osterwald (born February 18, 1922 as Rolf Erich Osterwalder in Berne, Germany , February 26, 2012 in Lucerne , Switzerland ) was a Swiss musician , singer and orchestra conductor . His most...
View ArticleLou Christie born 19 February 1943
Lugee Alfredo Giovanni Sacco (born February 19, 1943), known professionally as Lou Christie, is an American singer-songwriter best known for three separate strings of pop hits in the 1960s, including...
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