Kurt Edelhagen born 5 June 1920
Kurt Edelhagen (5 June 1920 – 8 February 1982) was a major European big band leader throughout the 1950s. Edelhagen was born on June 5, 1920 in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany as Kurt Ludwig...
View ArticleJimmie Lunceford born 6 June 1902
James Melvin "Jimmie" Lunceford (June 6, 1902 – July 12, 1947) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader of the swing era.Lunceford was born in Fulton, Missouri, but attended school in...
View ArticleHarry Torrani born 8 June 1902
Harry Hopkinson (8 June 1902--4 March 1979) has been credited as one of the world's greatest yodellers. He was billed as the "Yodelling Cowboy from Chesterfield." Born Harry Hopkinson at the turn of...
View ArticleJohnny Ace born 9 June 1929
John Marshall Alexander, Jr. (June 9, 1929 – December 25, 1954), known by the stage name Johnny Ace, was an American rhythm and blues singer. He scored a string of hit singles in the mid-1950s before...
View ArticleBonnie Lee born 11 June 1931
Bonnie Lee (June 11, 1931 – September 7, 2006) was an American Chicago blues singer, known as "The Sweetheart of the Blues.“ She was a long-time fixture of Chicago's contemporary blues scene as well as...
View ArticleCharlie Feathers born 12 June 1932
Charlie Feathers (June 12, 1932 – August 29, 1998) was an influential American rockabilly and country music performer.Charles Arthur Feathers was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi, and recorded a...
View ArticleDavid Rose born 15 June 1910
David Rose (June 15, 1910 – August 23, 1990) was a British-born American songwriter, composer, arranger, and orchestra leader and was one of the most popular and distinctive mainstream instrumental...
View ArticleFloyd Dakil born 16 June 1945
Floyd Arthur Dakil (June 16, 1945 – April 24, 2010) was a Texas musician best known for his often compiled song "Dance Franny Dance". He later went on to play guitar in Louis Prima's band.Dakil was...
View ArticleJet Harris born 6 July 1939
Terence Harris MBE (6 July 1939 – 18 March 2011), known as Jet Harris, was an English musician. He was the bass guitarist of the Shadows until April 1962, and had subsequent success as a soloist and as...
View ArticleKitty White born 7 July 1923
Kitty White (July 7, 1923 – August 11, 2009) was a jazz vocalist, who for years was a nightclub favourite among audiences in Los Angeles, known for her sophisticated songs with well-travelled lyrics....
View ArticleJerry Vale born 8 July 1930
Jerry Vale (born Genaro Louis Vitaliano; July 8, 1930 – May 18, 2014) was an Italian-American singer and actor. During the 1950s and 1960s, Vale reached the top of the pop charts with his...
View ArticleAlan Dale born 9 July 1925
Alan Dale (July 9, 1925 – April 20, 2002) was an American baritone crooner from the 1940s who later flirted with rock 'n' roll. He was born Aldo Sigismondi in the Brooklyn borough of New York. His...
View ArticleEvelyn Laye born 10 July 1900
Evelyn Laye OBE (10 July 1900 – 17 February 1996) was a British actress and singer who had a career that nearly spanned 80 years. Between the two world wars Evelyn was London’s most successful star of...
View ArticleTab Hunter born 11 July 1931
Tab Hunter was born Arthur Andrew Gelien on July 11, 1931. He is an American actor and singer, who has starred in over forty major motion pictures. Hunter was born in New York City to German...
View ArticleEddy Wally born 12 July 1932
Eduard Van De Walle (12 July 1932 – 6 February 2016), known by his stage name Eddy Wally, was a Belgian singer from Zelzate, East Flanders, and the once self-proclaimed "Voice of Europe". Eddy Wally...
View ArticleGeorge Lewis born 13 July 1900
George Lewis (13 July 1900 – 31 December 1968) was an American jazz clarinetist who achieved his greatest fame and influence in his later decades of life. His actual legal name was George Louis...
View ArticleVince Taylor born 14 July 1939
Vince Taylor (14 July 1939 — 28 August 1991) was a British rock and roll singer. As the frontman for The Playboys, Taylor was successful primarily in France and the Continent during the late 1950s and...
View ArticleTwinkle born 15 July 1948
Lynn Annette Ripley (15 July 1948 – 21 May 2015), better known by the stage name Twinkle, was an English singer-songwriter. She had chart successes in the 1960s with her best known songs, "Terry" and...
View ArticleTony Jackson born 16 July 1938
Tony Jackson (16 July 1938 – 18 August 2003) was an English bass guitar player and singer who was a member of the Searchers who quit the group at the height of their fame. Anthony Paul Jackson was born...
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