Zeke Clements born 6 September 1911
Zeke Clements (September 6, 1911 – June 4, 1994) was one of the most versatile figures in American country music. He was a major star on radio and films in the 30’s and 40’s and composed some of the...
View ArticleArthur Ferrante born 7 September 1921
Arthur Ferrante (September 7, 1921, New York City – September 19, 2009), was part of the duo Ferrante & Teicher who were American piano players, known for their light arrangements of familiar...
View ArticleDuffy Power born 9 September 1941
Duffy Power (born Raymond Leslie Howard; 9 September 1941 – 19 February 2014) was an English blues and rock and roll singer.He grew up loving music, and his influences included composers from George...
View ArticleBobby Wayne born 10 September 1936
Bobby Wayne was born, Robert Wayne Snyder, in Spokane, Washington on September 10, 1936. As the youngest son of Paul and Virginia Snyder, Bobby learned to play the piano at age nine. As a small boy,...
View ArticleShep Fields born 12 September 1910
Shep Fields (September 12, 1910 – February 23, 1981) was the band leader for the "Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm" orchestra during the Big Band era of the 1930s.He was born in Brooklyn, New York...
View ArticleMel Torme born 13 September 1925
Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed The Velvet Fog, was an American musician, best known as a singer of jazz standards. He was also a jazz composer and arranger, drummer,...
View ArticleDon Walser born 14 September 1934
Donald Ray Walser (September 14, 1934 - September 20, 2006) was an American country music singer. He was known as a unique, award-winning yodeling "Texas country music legend." Nicknamed "the Pavarotti...
View ArticleGlen Mason born 16 September 1930
Glen Mason (16 September 1930 – 25 August 2014) was a Scottish-born singer of popular music.Glen Mason was born Tom Lennon in Stirling, Scotland, UK, on 16 September 1930.After three years in the...
View ArticleWilliam McKinney born 17 September 1895
William McKinney (17 September 1895 – 14 October 1969) was an American jazz drummer who led a series of musical groups, most notably McKinney's Cotton Pickers.McKinney was born in Kentucky near the end...
View ArticlePia Beck born 18 September 1925
Pia Beck ( September 18, 1925 - November 26, 2009 ) was a Dutch jazz pianist and singer.Pia was born Pieternella Beck in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. As a young child she was a natural talent...
View ArticleChico Hamilton born 20 September 1921
Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton, (September 20, 1921 – November 25, 2013) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader.He came to prominence as sideman with the likes of Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Count...
View ArticleRay Charles born 23 September 1930
Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), known professionally as Ray Charles, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and composer. Among friends and fellow musicians he...
View ArticleTarheel Slim born 24 September 1923
Allen Rathel Bunn (September 24, 1923 – August 21, 1977),who was sometimes credited as Alden Bunn and who performed as Tarheel Slim, was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter whose work spanned...
View ArticleLynn Anderson born 26 September 1947
Lynn Rene Anderson (September 26, 1947 – July 30, 2015) was an American country music singer known for a string of hits throughout the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, most notably her 1970 worldwide...
View ArticleVincent Youmans born 27 September 1896
Vincent Millie Youmans (September 27, 1898 – April 5, 1946) was an American Broadway composer and producer of the '20s and '30s. He wrote popular songs and became famous for his Broadway musical hits....
View ArticleJohnny "Country" Mathis born 28 September 1930
Johnny "Country" Mathis (September 28, 1930 – September 27, 2011) was an American country music singer and songwriter. He is credited with penning more than 500 tunes over the course of his long...
View ArticleFrankie Lymon born 30 September 1942
Franklin Joseph "Frankie" Lymon (September 30, 1942 – February 27, 1968) was an African-American rock and roll/Rhythm and blues singer, best known as the boy soprano lead singer of a New York...
View ArticleRoger Williams born 1 October 1924
Roger Williams (born Louis Jacob Weertz, October 1, 1924 – October 8, 2011) was an American popular music pianist. A celebrated musician, considered by many as the greatest pianist of popular music of...
View ArticleHoward Roberts born 2 October 1929
Howard Roberts (October 2, 1929 – June 28, 1992) was an American jazz guitarist, educator, and session musician.Roberts was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and began playing guitar at the age of 8. By the...
View ArticleAndrea Carroll born 3 October 1946
Andrea Carroll was the stage name of Andrea Lee DeCapite, now Andrea Hill, Ph.D. (born October 3, 1946). She is an American former pop singer and actress, who had a Billboard top 50 hit in 1963 with...
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