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Richard Dobson born 19 March 1942
Richard James Joseph Dobson II (March 19, 1942 – December 16, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter and author. Called the "Hemingway of country music," by Nanci Griffith, Dobson was part of the...
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Joe Rivers born 20 March 1937
Joe Rivers (born March 20, 1937) is a singer who was one half of the duet with Johnnie Richardson known as Johnnie & Joe. They were an American R&B vocal duo from The Bronx, New York, United...
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Don Deal born 21 March 1938
Don Deal (March 21, 1938 - June 12, 2009), was West Coast singer and songwriter who played a role in the growth of country music during the late '50s and early '60s. Don Deal was born in Council...
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Lynne Nixon born 22 March 1941
Lynne Nixon (22 March 1941 – 9 January 2001) was the original female lead vocalist with the four-part harmony group The Aquatones. The Aquatones began in 1956 as three males from Valley Stream, New...
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Johnny Guarnieri born 23 March 1917
John Albert Guarnieri (March 23, 1917 – January 7, 1985) was an American jazz and stride pianist, born in New York City. One of the most talented pianists of the 1940s, Johnny Guarnieri had the ability...
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Dave Appell born 24 March 1922
David Appell (March 24, 1922 – November 18, 2014) was an American musician, musical arranger and record producer who had a track record in the music business that stretched from the dance band era of...
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Aretha Franklin born 25 March 1942
Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the "Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in Rolling Stone's "100...
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Billy Wallace born 26 March 1917
Billy Wallace (26 March 1917- 3 June 1978) was a Country and rockabilly singer, songwriter and guitarist. Billy Wallace had one of the most unique voices in rockabilly music and played a different...
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Johnny Copeland born 27 March 1937
John “Clyde” Copeland (March 27, 1937 – July 3, 1997) was an American Texas blues guitarist and singer.Johnny Copeland was born in Haynesville, Louisiana, about 15 miles south of Magnolia, Arkansas...
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Cripple Clarence Lofton born 28 March 1887
Cripple Clarence Lofton (March 28, 1887 - January 9, 1957), was a noted boogie-woogie pianist and singer and an integral figure in the boogie-woogie genre in Chicago. Some of his more popular songs...
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George Chisholm born 29 March 1915
George Chisholm OBE (29 March 1915 – 6 December 1997) was a Scottish jazz trombonist and vocalist whose career lasted more than 60 years and for most of it he was regarded as the finest jazz trombonist...
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Freddie Green born 31 March 1911
Frederick William Green (March 31, 1911 – March 1, 1987) was an American swing jazz guitarist who played rhythm guitar with the Count Basie Orchestra for almost fifty years. Green was born in...
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Jules Allen born 1 April 1883
Jules Verne Allen (April 1, 1883 – July 10, 1945) was an American country music singer-songwriter, writer, and cowboy. He was one of the few early singing cowboys who had actually engaged in ranching....
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Larry Coryell born 2 April 1943
Larry Coryell (April 2, 1943 – February 19, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist, known as the "Godfather of Fusion." The versatile guitarist recorded or appeared on more than 100 albums during a jazz...
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Muddy Waters born 4 April 1915
McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1915* – April 30, 1983), known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer-songwriter and musician who was an important figure in the post-war blues...
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Janet McBride born 5 April 1934
Janet McBride (born 5 April 1934) is a Country singer and songwriter. Like many regional artists, McBride mostly recorded singles, although an early LP recorded with labelmate Vern Stovall was a...
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Charlie Rouse born 6 April 1924
Charlie Rouse (April 6, 1924 – November 30, 1988) was an American hard bop tenor saxophonist and flautist. His career is marked by his collaboration with Thelonious Monk, which lasted for more than ten...
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Victor Feldman born 7 April 1934
Victor Stanley Feldman (7 April 1934 – 12 May 1987) was an English jazz musician who played mainly piano, vibraphone, and percussion. He began performing professionally during childhood, eventually...
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Peggy Lennon born 8 April 1941
Peggy Lennon (born 8 April 1941) is a member of the American vocal group The Lennon Sisters. They were initially made up of four sisters from a family that had seven sisters in all and five brothers....
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Dick Jensen born 9 April 1942
Richard Hiram Jensen (April 9, 1942 – June 21, 2006), was a live musical performer of the Rhythm and Blues, Soul, and Gospel genres. Known as “The Giant” (being over 6 foot tall) his signature on-stage...
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