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Barbara Dane born 12 May 1927
Barbara Dane (born May 12, 1927) is an American folk, blues, and jazz singer. She co-founded Paredon Records with Irwin Silber.Barbara Dane's parents arrived in Detroit from Arkansas in the 1920s. Out...
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Lucille Starr born 13 May 1938
Lucille Starr (born May 13, 1938)** is a Canadian Franco-Manitoban / British Columbian singer, songwriter, and yodeler best known for her 1964 hit single, "Quand Le Soleil Dit Bonjour Aux Montagnes"...
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Sidney Bechet born 14 May 1897
Sidney Joseph Bechet (May 14, 1897 – May 14, 1959) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer.Bechet was born in New Orleans to a middle-class Creole family. His older brother, Leonard...
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Gordon Mills born 15 May 1935
Gordon William Mills (15 May 1935 – 29 July 1986) was a successful London-based music industry manager and songwriter. During the 1960s and 70s, he managed the careers of three highly successful...
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Richard Tauber born 16 May 1891
Richard Tauber (16 May 1891 – 8 January 1948) was an Austrian tenor acclaimed as one of the greatest singers of the 20th century. Some critics commented that "his heart felt every word he sang", later...
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Bobby Sheen born 17 May 1941
Bobby Sheen (May 17, 1941 – November 23, 2000) was an American rhythm and blues singer. Though he made a handful of records under his given name, singer Bobby Sheen was far better known to audiences as...
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Big Joe Turner born 18 May 1911
Big Joe Turner (born Joseph Vernon Turner Jr., May 18, 1911 – November 24, 1985) was an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri.Known variously as The Boss of the Blues, and Big Joe Turner...
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Henry Busse born 19 May 1894
Henry Busse Sr. (May 19, 1894 – April 23, 1955) was a jazz trumpeter known for work with sweet bands and big bands.Henry Herman Busse was born to a generational German Band family. Under his uncle who...
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Syd Dale born 20 May 1924
Syd Dale (20 May 1924 – 15 August 1994) was an English self-taught composer and arranger of funk, easy listening and library music. His music played an important role on TV, radio and advertising media...
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Terry Lightfoot born 21 May 1935
Terry Lightfoot (21 May 1935 – 15 March 2013 was a British jazz clarinettist and bandleader, and together with Chris Barber, Acker Bilk and Kenny Ball was one of the leading members of the trad jazz...
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Elek Bacsik born 22 May 1926
Elek Bacsik (22 May 1926 – 14 February 1993) was a Hungarian-American jazz guitarist and violinist. He was the cousin of guitarist Django Reinhardt.Born in Budapest, he inherited his musical talent...
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Arthur Gunter born 23 May 1926
Arthur Neal Gunter (May 23, 1926 – March 16, 1976) was an American blues guitarist and musician. Brother of Al Gunter aka Little Al. He was best known for his song "Baby Let's Play House", which was...
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Clint Ballard Jr. born 24 May 1921
Clinton Conger Ballard Jr. (May 24, 1931 – December 23, 2008) was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist. Ballard also pursued a solo singing career. With minor success he recorded under his own...
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Linda Laurie born 26 May 1941
Linda Maxine Laurie was an American singer and songwriter, best known for the novelty record "Ambrose (Part 5)", which went to #52 on the Billboard chart while she was still a high school student in...
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Cilla Black born 27 May 1943
Priscilla Maria Veronica White OBE (27 May 1943 – 1 August 2015), better known as Cilla Black, was an English singer, television presenter, actress, and author.Cilla grew up in one of the toughest...
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Dave Barbour born 28 May 1912
David Michael Barbour (May 28, 1912 – December 11, 1965) was an American jazz guitarist. He was married to singer Peggy Lee and was her co-writer, accompanist, and bandleader.Barbour was born in Long...
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Dick Stabile born 29 May 1909
Dick Stabile (May 29, 1909 – September 18, 1980) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader. He was one of the great alto sax player of his time.The son of a band leader and...
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Priscilla Bowman born 30 May 1928
Priscilla Bowman (born Priscilla I. Mills, May 30, 1928 – July 24, 1988) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues singer who had a No. 1 hit single on the Billboard magazine R&B chart in 1955 with...
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Kip Tyler born 31 May 1929
Kip Tyler (May 31, 1929* – September 23, 1996) was an American rock and roll singer and bongo player.To become a true rock 'n' roll singer back in the fifties meant that almost everyone hated you -...
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Ida James born 1 June 1920
Ida James (June 1, 1920 - September 1986) was an American singer and actress.Delicate beauty Ida James was a sweet-honey voiced singer whose singing could rival the birds. She gained popularity in the...
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