Terry Morel born 29 January 1925
Terry Morel ( January 29,1925 – June, 24, 2005) was an American West coast jazz singer active in the 1950s and early 60s. Born Florence Cohen, in Philadelphia on January 29, 1925, Terry Morel was a...
View ArticleFrank Weir born 30 January 1911
Frank Weir (30 January 1911 – 12 May 1981) was a British jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and bandleader.Frank Weir was born in Ton Pentre, Wales as Frederick Weir Willats. He served as an Army musician...
View ArticleFinis Tasby born 1 February 1939
Finis Tasby (February 1, 1939 – November 2, 2014)* was a Los Angeles based blues singer and front man for the group The Mannish Boys. Although he recorded his first nationally distributed full-length...
View ArticleDorris Henderson born 2 February 1933
Dorris Henderson (February 2, 1933 – March 3, 2005) was an American-born, United Kingdom-based folk music singer and autoharp player. Born in Lakeland, Florida but raised in Los Angeles, she was the...
View ArticlePatsy Ann Noble born 3 February 1944
Patricia Ann Ruth Noble (3 February 1944 – 23 January 2021) was an Australian singer and actress who enjoyed performing careers in Australia and England before turning to acting in the late '60s....
View ArticleBob Gaddy born 4 February 1924
Bob Gaddy (February 4, 1924 – July 24, 1997) was an American East Coast blues and rhythm-and-blues pianist, singer and songwriter. He is best remembered for his recordings of "Operator" and "Rip and...
View ArticlePete Terrace born 6 February 1927
Pete Terrace (born February 6 , 1927 ) is a composer, arranger, vibraphonist, drummer and percussionist of Latin jazz and Afro-Cuban jazz who has made numerous Latin arrangements of titles by other...
View ArticleDean Hudson born 7 February 1913
Dean Hudson (Feb. 7, 1913 - Dec. 5, 1991) was an American trumpeter, singer, and big band swing leader. Born Marion Elsworth Brown in Lake Worth, Florida, his father was a trumpeter and symphonic band...
View ArticleWilbur Sweatman born 8 February 1882
Wilbur Coleman Sweatman (February 7, 1882 – March 9, 1961) was an American ragtime and dixieland jazz composer, bandleader and clarinetist. Sweatman was one of the first African-American musicians to...
View ArticleRed Lane born 9 February 1939
Red Lane (February 9, 1939 – July 1, 2015), was an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist who was a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1993). He has credits as composer...
View ArticleBertini born 10 February 1887
Bertram Gutsell (February 10, 1887 - June 10, 1952), better known as Bertini, was a British dance band leader and composer.Bertram Harry Gutsell was born in Southwark, London, England within the sound...
View ArticleJules Ruben born 11 February 1912
Jules Ruben (February 11th 1912 - July 6th 2006) was a British jazz pianist, composer, recording artist, inventor and mentalist! Jules with his fatherJules was born at Stoke Newington, the youngest of...
View ArticleElliot Lawrence born 14 February 1925
Elliott Lawrence Broza (February 14, 1925 – July 2, 2021), known professionally as Elliott Lawrence, was an American jazz pianist and bandleader. Elliot Lawrence Broza was born in Philadelphia. His...
View ArticleTed Taylor born 15 February 1934
Theodore Taylor (February 16, 1934 – October 23, 1987) was an American R&B and soul singer. Born Theodore Austin Taylor in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, he moved to California in 1952. He became a member of...
View ArticleCast King born 16 February 1926
Joseph D. "Cast" King (February 16, 1926 – December 13, 2007) was a country musician and songwriter. Cast showed musical interest when he was young and taught himself to play guitar when he was a 10...
View ArticleJohnny Bush born 17 February 1935
John Bush Shinn III (February 17, 1935 – October 16, 2020) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician, nicknamed the "Country Caruso”. He was especially popular in his native Texas....
View ArticleBoško Petrović born 18 February 1935
Boško Petrović (18 February 1935 - 10 January 2011) was a Croatian vibraphonist, composer, band leader, producer , promoter, discographer and jazz educator. Bosko was born in Zagreb, Croatia, and in...
View ArticleGayle Caldwell born 20 February 1941
Gayle Caldwell (20 February 1941 - 14 April 2009) was an American singer musician and songwriter. The first of six daughters, Judith Gayle Geddes was born in Eugene, Oregon to Paul and Esther Geddes...
View ArticleScrapper Blackwell born 21 February 1903
Francis Hillman "Scrapper" Blackwell (February 21, 1903 – October 7, 1962) was an American blues guitarist and singer, best known as half of the guitar-piano duo he formed with Leroy Carr in the late...
View ArticleMick Green born 22 February 1944
Michael Robert Green (22 February 1944 – 11 January 2010) was an English rock and roll guitarist who played with The Pirates (with and without Johnny Kidd), Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, and Cliff...
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