Ben Pollack born 23 June 1903
Ben Pollack (June 22, 1903 – June 7, 1971) was a drummer and bandleader from the mid 1920s through the swing era. His eye for talent led him to either discover or employ, at one time or another,...
View ArticleKenneth McKellar born 23 June 1927
Kenneth McKellar (23 June 1927 – 9 April 2010) was a lyric tenor and among the most popular of Scotland's singers, recording both classical and popular music.Kenneth McKellar was born on June 23 1927...
View ArticleMillie Kirkham born 24 June 1923
Millie Kirkham (born Mildred Eakes; June 24, 1923 – December 14, 2014) was an American singer who was featured on many classic hit recordings from the mid 1950s through the 1980s. Millie was known as...
View ArticleJohnny Smith born 25 June 1922
Johnny Henry Smith II (June 25, 1922 – June 11, 2013) was an American cool jazz and mainstream jazz guitarist. He was universally adored by Jazz guitarists and although he reappeared on the Jazz scene...
View ArticleBig Bill Broonzy born 26 June 1903
Big Bill Broonzy ( June 26, 1903 – August 14, 1958) was an American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist.Big Bill Broonzy was born William Lee Conley Broonzy in Jefferson County, Arkansas. During his...
View ArticleRosalie Allen born 27 June 1924
Rosalie Allen (born Julie Marlene Bedra; June 27, 1924 – September 23, 2003) was an American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, columnist and television and radio host who was noted for her...
View ArticleCathy Carr born 28 June 1936
Angelina Helen Catherine Cordovano (June 28, 1936 – November 22, 1988), known professionally as Cathy Carr, was an American pop singer.She was born in The Bronx and as a young girl, Cordovano made her...
View ArticleLeo Diamond born 29 June 1915
Leo Diamond (June 29, 1915 – September 15, 1966) was an American harmonica player, songwriter, composer, orchestra leader and arranger.. Regarded as a virtuoso of the instrument, and employed on...
View ArticleTony Dallara born 30 June 1936
Antonio Lardera (born 30 June 1936), better known by his stage name Tony Dallara, is an Italian former singer, actor and television personality who was one of Italy's top vocalists of the late '50s and...
View ArticleRoberta Sherwood born 1 July 1913
Roberta Sherwood (July 1, 1913i – July 5, 1999) was an American singer, notable in part for her sudden rise to fame at the age of 43. She recorded many albums, appeared frequently on television, and...
View ArticleJack Hylton born 2 July 1892
Jack Hylton (2 July 1892, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire – 29 January 1965, London) was an English pianist,composer, band leader and impresario.Hylton rose to prominence during the British dance band...
View ArticleRhoda Scott born 3 July 1938
Rhoda Scott (born July 3, 1938) is one of the greatest American hard bop and soul jazz organist. Her technical mastery and virtuosity combined with a perfect knowledge of the sonic possibilities of the...
View ArticleFritz Schulz-Reichel born 4 July 1912
Fritz Schulz-Reichel (July 4, 1912 – February 14, 1990) was a German jazz and pop pianist and composer.Fritz Schulz-Reichel was born in Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany. His father was a classical...
View ArticleTommy "Snuff" Garrett born 5 July 1939
Snuff Garrett (July 5, 1938 – December 16, 2015) was an American record producer whose most famous work was during the 1960s and 1970s.Thomas Lesslie Garrett was born in Dallas on July 5, 1938. His...
View ArticleBill Haley born 6 July 1925
William John Clifton Haley (July 6, 1925 – February 9, 1981) was a pioneering American rock and roll musician. He is credited by many with first popularizing this form of music in the early 1950s with...
View ArticleTiny Grimes born 7 July 1916
Lloyd "Tiny" Grimes (July 7, 1916 – March 4, 1989) was an American jazz and R&B guitarist. He was a member of the Art Tatum Trio from 1943 to 1944, was a backing musician on recording sessions, and...
View ArticleGertrude Niesen born 8 July 1911
Gertrude Niesen* (July 8, 1911 – March 27, 1975) was an American torch singer, actress, comedian, and songwriter who achieved popular success in musicals and films in the 1930s and 1940s.Niesen was...
View ArticleLee Hazlewood born 9 July 1929
Lee Hazlewood (July 9, 1929 – August 4, 2007), was an American country and pop singer, songwriter, and record producer, most widely known for his work with guitarist Duane Eddy during the late fifties...
View ArticleMarcel Azzola born 10 July 1929
Marcel Azzola (10 July 1927 – 21 January 2019) was a French accordionist, credited with using his rare technical mastery of one of France’s most emblematic instruments to adapt it to the world of...
View ArticleJohn Holt born 11 July 1947
John Holt CD (11 July 1947 – 19 October 2014) was one of Jamaica’s best-loved singers. Though chiefly known for romantic ballads and reggae renditions of pop and soul tunes, Holt was also an...
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