Little Jimmy Scott born 17 July 1925
James Victor "Jimmy" Scott (July 17, 1925 – June 12, 2014), also known as "Little" Jimmy Scott, was an American jazz vocalist famous for his unusually high countertenor voice and his sensitivity on...
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Seems that thr Prostopleer mp3 player have a few problems , so hopefully they will sort it out in less than a few weeks as normal! If not it's back to Zippyshare. It seems you can still download the...
View ArticleBoomer Castleman born 18 July 1945
Owens "Boomer" Castleman (July 18, 1945 – September 1, 2015), better known by his stage name Boomer Castleman, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Best known as the co-writer of several...
View ArticleCliff Jackson born 19 July 1902
Clifton Luther "Cliff" Jackson (July 19, 1902, Washington, D.C. - May 24, 1970, New York City) was an American jazz stride pianist.Nick Rongetti (left) and Cliff Jackson (right) on the uprights.One of...
View ArticleSleeoy LaBeef born 20 July 1935
Sleepy LaBeef (b. Thomas Paulsley LaBeff, July 20, 1935, Smackover, Arkansas) is a first-generation American rocker whose music has never lost its edge and unbridled passion. Sleepy performs a wide...
View ArticlePlas Johnson born 21 July 1931
Plas John Johnson Jr. (born July 21, 1931) is an American soul-jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist, probably most widely known as the tenor saxophone soloist on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther...
View ArticleGary Stites born 23 July 1940
Gary Stites (born July 23, 1940) is an American pop singer who enjoyed brief success in the late 1950s.Gary was born on July 23, 1940 in Denver, Colorado. He attended Wheat Ridge High School and worked...
View ArticlePeggy Mann born 27 July 1919
Margaret Germano, better known as Peggy Mann (September 27*, 1919 – summer 1988), was an American Big Band singer who was prominent in the 1930s and 1940s. Now virtually forgotten, but certainly...
View ArticleWalter Brennan born 25 Jly 1894
Walter Brennan (July 25, 1894 – September 21, 1974) was an American actor. Brennan won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor three times and is tied with Jack Nicholson for the most Academy Award...
View ArticleBuddy Clark born 26 July 1912
Buddy Clark (July 26, 1912 - October 1, 1949) was an American popular singer of the 1930s and 1940s. In the late 1940s, after his return from service in World War II, his career blossomed and he became...
View ArticleIsabelle Aubret born 27 July 1938
Isabelle Aubret (born 27 July 1938) is a French singer. She permanently pays tribute to the greatest artists and her repertoire is worth the best anthologies of classic French music.A promising gymnast...
View ArticleCarmen Dragon born 28 July 1914
Carmen Dragon (July 28, 1914 – March 28, 1984) was an American conductor, composer, and arranger who in addition to live performances and recording, worked in radio, film, and television....
View ArticleOle Erling born 29 July 1938
Ole Erling was born Erling Axel Olsen on July 29th 1938 in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, Denmark. Although he grew up in a musical home, it was not immediately apparent that Erling, the youngest of three...
View ArticleBenny Featerstone born 30 July 1912
Benny Featherstone (July 30, 1912 –April 06, 1977) is considered "one of the most fascinating and gifted musicians in the history of Australian jazz". Once described as "Australia's Louis Armstrong. He...
View ArticleRoy Bargy born 31 July 1894
Roy Fredrick Bargy (July 31, 1894 – January 16, 1974) was an American composer and pianist.Roy Frederick Bargy was born in Newaygo, Michigan on July 31, 1894 but grew up in Toledo, Ohio. When he was...
View ArticleRonnie Kemper born 1 August 1907
Ronnie Kemper (b. 1 August 1907, Missoula, Montana, USA, d. 16 February 1997, Sacramento, California, USA) was a big band singer and pianist known for his recording of "Cecilia."A native Californian,...
View ArticleDoris Kenner Jackson born 2 August 1941
Doris Kenner-Jackson (August 2, 1941 in Goldsboro, North Carolina – February 4, 2000) was a member (and occasional lead singer) of the Shirelles.Addie, Beverly, Doris & ShirleyDoris Kenner-Jackson,...
View ArticleMarilyn Maxwell born 3 August 1921
Marilyn Maxwell (August 3, 1921 – March 20, 1972), born Marvel Marilyn Maxwell, was an American actress and entertainer. A sex symbol of the 1940s and 1950s, she appeared in several radio programs and...
View ArticleLouis Armstrong born 4 August 1901
Louis Armstrong (4 August 1901* – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo and Pops, was an American jazz musician. Armstrong was a charismatic, innovative performer whose inspired, improvised soloing was the...
View ArticleWillie Nix born 6 August 1922
Willie Nix (August 6, 1922 – July 8, 1991) was an American Chicago blues singer and drummer, active in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, in the 1940s and 1950s.Willie Nix came out of the rural South...
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