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Arbee Stidham born 9 February 1917
Arbee Perkins Stidham (February 9, 1917– April 26, 1988) was an American blues singer and multi-instrumentalist, active mostly in the late 1940s and 1950sHe was born in De Valls Bluff, Arkansas, to a...
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Jack Leonard born 10 February 1913
Jack Leonard (February 10, 1913 - June 17, 1988) was an American big band singer who recorded many songs with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra,One of the top male vocalists of the late 1930s, Brooklyn born...
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Otis Clay born 11 February 1942
Otis Clay (February 11, 1942 – January 8, 2016) was an American R&B and soul singer, who started in gospel music. In 2013, Clay was inducted to the Blues Hall of FameOtis Lee Clay was born in...
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Buddy Childers born 12 February 1926
Marion "Buddy" Childers (February 12, 1926 – May 24, 2007) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer and ensemble leader. Childers became famous in 1942 at the age of 16, when Stan Kenton hired him to...
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Les Hite born 13 February 1903
Les Hite (February 13, 1903 – February 6, 1962) was an American jazz bandleader.Born in DuQuoin, Illinois, his brothers were Ernie Hite and Bill Hite. He graduated from Urbana High School and attended...
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Jessica Dragonette born 14 February 1900
Jessica Valentina Dragonette (February 14, 1900 – March 18, 1980) was a singer who became popular on American radio and was active in the World War II effort. An admiring press dubbed her the "Princess...
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Harold Arlen born 15 February 1905
Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition...
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Otis Blackwell born 16 February 1931
Otis Blackwell (February 16, 1931 – May 6, 2002) was an African-American songwriter, singer, and pianist, whose work significantly influenced rock and roll. Born and brought up in New York City, he...
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Dodie Stevens born 17 February 1946
Dodie Stevens (born Geraldine Ann Pasquale, February 17, 1946) is an American rock and pop singer. She is best known for her 1959 song "Pink Shoe Laces." It debuted at #96 on the Billboard Hot 100 when...
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José Curbelo born 18 February 1917
José Curbelo (February 18, 1917, Havana - September 21, 2012, Miami) was a Cuban-born American pianist and manager. Curbelo was a key figure in Latin jazz in New York City in the 1940s and helped to...
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Dutch Mason born 19 February 1938
Dutch Mason, CM (19 February 1938 – 23 December 2006) was a Canadian musician from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Known as “Prime Minister of the Blues” was inducted into the Canadian Jazz and Blues Hall of...
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David Ackles born 20 February 1937
David Thomas Ackles (February 20, 1937 – March 2, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and child actor. He recorded four albums between 1968 and 1973.Born into a show-business family,...
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Bruce Forsyth born 22 February 1928
Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson CBE (22 February 1928 – 18 August 2017) was a British presenter and entertainer whose career spanned more than 70 years.Bruce Joseph Forsyth Johnson was born in...
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Betty Madigan born 1930
Betty Madigan (born 1930*) is an American traditional popular singer and actress who never achieved the success she deserved.It seems she was born sometime in 1930 in Washington, D.C., and at age 24...
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Jan Crutchfield born 26 February 1938
Jan Lynn Crutchfield (February 26, 1938 – October 30, 2012) was an American singer and songwriter. During his career, Crutchfield earned seven BMI Awards and was twice nominated for the Nashville...
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Jackie Lynton born 27 February 1940
Jackie Lynton (February 27, 1940) is a British guitarist and singer who emerged from the 2i’s coffee bar at the turn of the 60’s and proceeded to carve out a reputation as a memorable live performer...
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Willie Bobo born 28 February 1934
Willie Bobo was the stage name of William Correa (February 28, 1934 – September 15, 1983), was one of the great Latin percussionists of his time, a relentless swinger on the congas and timbales, a...
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Connie Eaton born 1 April 1950
Connie Eaton (March 1, 1950 – September 30, 1999) was a country music singer.Eaton was a native of Nashville, Tennessee and began her recording career as a teenager in 1968, recording for Chart...
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Cherry Wainer born 2 March 1935
Cherry Wainer (March 2, 1935 – November 14, 2014) was a South African-born musician, best known as a member of Lord Rockingham's XI and a soloist on the Hammond organ.Cherry Rachael Wainer was in show...
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Betty Jack Davis born 4 March 1932
Betty Jack (B.J.) Davis (4 Mar 1932 – 2 Aug 1953) was the founder member of the Davis Sisters, who were an American country music duo consisting of two unrelated singers, Skeeter Davis and Betty Jack...
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