Judy Clay born 12 September 1938
Judy Clay (September 12, 1938 – July 19, 2001) was an American soul and gospel singer, who achieved greatest success as a member of two recording duos in the 1960s.Judy was born Judith Grace Guions in...
View ArticleRay Charles born 13 September 1918
Ray Charles (born Charles Raymond Offenberg; September 13, 1918 – April 6, 2015) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, vocal arranger and conductor who was best known as organizer and leader of...
View ArticleAl Casey born 15 September 1915
Albert Aloysius Casey (September 15, 1915 – September 11, 2005) known professionally as Al Casey, was a jazz guitarist who was a member of Fats Waller's band during the 1930s and early 1940s. During...
View ArticleJack McDuff born 17 September 1926
Eugene McDuff (September 17, 1926 – January 23, 2001), known professionally as "Brother" Jack McDuff or "Captain" Jack McDuff, was a marvelous bandleader and organist as well as capable arranger,...
View ArticleGabriella Ferri born 18 September 1942
Gabriella Ferri (18 September 1942 – 3 April 2004) was an Italian pop-folk singer and actor. Her career was one of the richest and most varied of Italian music, although many remember only the great...
View ArticleHelen Carter born 19 September 1927
Helen Myrl Carter (Jones) (September 19, 1927 – June 2, 1998) was an American country music singer. The eldest daughter of Maybelle Carter, she performed with her mother and her younger sisters, June...
View ArticleWard Swingle born 21 September 1927
Ward Lamar Swingle (September 21, 1927 – January 19, 2015) was an American vocalist and jazz musician and the founding father of the Swingle Singers, the a cappella group that blended jazz rhythms with...
View ArticleLeRoy Holmes born 22 September 1913
Alvin LeRoy Holmes (September 22, 1913 – July 27, 1986) was an American songwriter, composer, arranger, orchestra conductor and record producer.Holmes graduated from Hollywood High School, studied...
View ArticleTiny Bradshaw born 23 September 1907
Myron Carlton "Tiny" Bradshaw (September 23, 1907 – November 26, 1958) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues bandleader, singer, composer, pianist, and drummer. His biggest hit was "Well Oh Well"...
View ArticleSheila MacRae born 24 September 1921
Sheila Margaret MacRae (née Stevens; 24 September 1921 – 6 March 2014) was an English-born American actress, singer, and dancer.She was born in London on 24 September 1921. In 1939 her family left...
View ArticleLew Davies born 25 September 1911
Lew Davies (25 September 1911 - 11 December 1968) was an American bandleader, composer and arranger, long associated with Enoch Light's Command Records.Davies was born Lewis A. Davies in 1911 at...
View ArticleRay Kinney born 26 September 1900
Ray Kinney (September 26, 1900 – February 1, 1972) was a singer, musician, composer, orchestra leader, and performer on radio, stage and screen.Kinney was born in Hilo, Hawaii to Irish-Hawaiian parents...
View ArticleJim Boyd born 28 September 1914
James Alexander “Jim” Boyd (28 Sep 1914 - 11 Mar 1993) was a singer and multi-instrumentalist who contributed to the creation of the genre of western swing music.The son of Lemuel and Molly (Jared)...
View ArticleLou Dinning born 29 Srptember 1922
Lou Dinning (September 29, 1920 – April 28, 2000) was a member of the Dinning Sisters who were an American singing group, active from 1941 to 1955.The trio consisted of Ella Lucille "Lou" Dinning, Jean...
View ArticleBonnie Owens born 1 October 1929
Bonnie Owens (October 1, 1929 – April 24, 2006), born Bonnie Campbell, was an American country music singer who was married to Buck Owens and later Merle Haggard.Born Bonnie Campbell on October 1,...
View ArticleNancy Harrow born 3 October 1930
Nancy Harrow (born October 3, 1930, New York City) is a dedicated and talented American jazz composer , lyricist and singer. She may not be a household name, but in the early 1960s and again starting...
View ArticleLeon Thomas born 4 October 1937
Amos Leon Thomas Jr. (October 4, 1937 – May 8, 1999), better known by his stage name Leon Thomas, was an American jazz and blues vocalist, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, and known for his bellowing...
View ArticleMonte Rey born 5 October 1900
Monte Rey (October 5th 1900 – August 4th 1982) was a Scottish popular singer who started performing as an operatic tenor, later becoming a radio and TV star singing with Geraldo. He was often billed as...
View ArticleCarmen Mastern born 6 October 1913
Carmen Mastren (born Carmine Nicholas Mastrandrea, 6 October 1913 – 31 March 1981) was an American jazz guitarist, banjoist, and violinist who was a member of the Tommy Dorsey orchestra from 1936–1941....
View ArticleJohnny Long born 7 October 1916
Johnny Long (October 7, 1916* (disputed) – October 31, 1972) was an American violinist and bandleader, known as "The Man Who's Long on Music". He was raised on a farm in Newell, North Carolina,...
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