Birthdays 1915 - Al Hibbler (d. 2001) 1915 - Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson (d. 1976) 1922 - Ernie Freeman (d. 1981) 1923 - Eddie Kirkland (d. 2011) 1924 - Fess Parker (d. 2010) 1928 - Eydie Gor… Read More

Birthdays 1881 - Ted Snyder (songwriter) (d. 1965) 1898 - Charles Tobias (songwriter) (d. 1970) 1901 - Ned Washington (lyracist) (d. 1976) 1905 - Johnny Lange (songwriter) (d. 2006) 1909 … Read More

Birthdays 1926 - Armando "Buddy" Greco (d. 2017) 1940 - Darrell "Dash" Crofts (Seals & Crofts) 1941 - David Crosby 1941 - Connie Smith 1941 - Lionel Morton (Four Pennies) 1942 - Bre… Read More

Birthdays 1919 - George Shearing (d. 2011) 1921 - Jimmy McCracklin (d. 2012) 1930 - Don Ho (d. 2007) 1938 - Dave "Baby" Cortez 1940 - John Stokes (Bachelors) 1942 - Frank "Son" Seals (d… Read More

Birthdays 1907 - Gladys Bentley (d. 1960) 1912 - Rex Griffin (d. 1959) 1918 - Sid Bernstein (d. 2013) 1918 - Roy Bennett (songwriter) (d. 2015) 1920 - Percy Mayfield (d. 1984) 1926 - Joe Jo… Read More

Birthdays 1925 - Mike Douglas (Diamonds) (d. 2012) 1939 - Ronnie Dyson (d. 2003) 1941 - John Simon (producer) 1941 - John Ellison (songwriter) 1942 - Mike Hugg (Manfred Mann) 1942 - Guy… Read More

Birthdays 1909 - Leo Fender (d. 1991) 1922 - Al Alberts (Four Aces) (d. 2009) 1927 - Jimmy Martin ("King of Bluegrass") (d. 2005) 1928 - Jimmy Dean (d. 2010) 1928 - Eddie Fisher (d. 2010) 1… Read More

Birthdays 1934 - Merle Kilgore (d. 2005) 1939 - Billy Henderson (Spinners) (d. 2007) 1941 - Viv Prince (Pretty Things) 1946 - Rinus Gerritsen (Golden Earring) 1947 - Barbara Mason 1947 … Read More

Birthdays 1907 - Benny Carter (d. 2003) 1920 - Jimmy Witherspoon (d. 1997) 1921 - Webb Pierce (d. 1991) 1927 - Andy Warhol (produced & managed the Velvet Underground) (d. 1987) 1932 - M… Read More

Birthdays 1904 - Dave Kapp (founder of Kapp Records) (d. 1976) 1925 - Felice Bryant (d. 2003) 1928 - Herb Reed (Platters) (d. 2012) 1935 - Rahsaan Roland Kirk (d. 1977) 1936 - Charles Pope… Read More

Birthdays 1918 - Norman Granz (founder of Verve Records) (d. 2001) 1929 - Mike Ellott (Foundations) 1935 - Ron Chancey (producer) 1937 - Charlie Hayden (d. 2014) 1940 - Myrna Lorrie (born… Read More

Birthdays 1930 - Damita Jo (born Damita Jo DeBlanc) (d. 1998) 1934 - Vern Gosdin (d. 2009) 1940 - Bobby Braddock 1941 - Airto Moreira (Weather Report) 1941 - Daniel Moore (songwriter) 194… Read More

Birthdays 1890 - Carson Robison (early promoter of country music) (d. 1957) 1899 - Frank Luther (d. 1980) 1901 - Louis Armstrong (accepted date, not 7/14/1900 as Armstrong claimed) (d. 1971… Read More

Birthdays 1910 - Joseph Spence (d. 1984) 1916 - Claude DeMetrius (songwriter) (d. 1988) 1921 - Richard Adler (songwriter) (d. 2012) 1926 - Tony Bennett 1935 - Gordon Stoker (Jordanaires) (… Read More

Birthdays 1935 - Hank Cochran (d. 2010) 1937 - Garth Hudson (The Band) 1937 - Ted Harris (songwriter) (d. 2015) 1941 - Andrew Malcolm (The Herd) (d. 2005) 1941 - Doris Coley (Shirelles) (d… Read More

Birthdays 1898 - Morris Stoloff (d. 1980) 1929 - Mack Magaha (Porter Wagoner, Reno & Smiley) (d. 2003) 1931 - Ramblin' Jack Elliott 1942 - Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) (d. 1995) 1943 … Read More

Birthdays 1923 - Ahmet Ertegun (d. 2006) 1932 - Morey Carr (Playmates) (d. 1987) 1937 - Bonnie Brown (Browns) (d. 2016) 1943 - Lobo (born Roland LaVoie) 1946 - Gary Lewis (Gary Lewis &… Read More

Birthdays 1927 - Tony Hiller (songwriter, producer) (d. 2018) 1929 - Christine McGuire (McGuire Sisters) (d. 2018) 1936 - Buddy Guy 1941 - Paul Anka 1945 - David Sanborn 1946 - Jeffrey H… Read More

Birthdays 1916 - Charlie Christian (d. 1942) 1930 - Jim Stewart (co-founder of Stax Records) 1933 - Randy Sparks (New Christy Minstrels) 1936 - Leonard Lee (Shirley & Lee) (d. 1976) 19… Read More

Birthdays 1901 - Rudy Vallée (d. 1986) 1914 - Carmen Dragon (d. 1984) 1915 - Frankie Yankovic (d. 1998) 1930 - Junior Kimbrough (d. 1998) 1937 - Clem Cattini (Tornados) 1938 - George… Read More

Birthdays 1920 - Henry Haynes (Homer of Homer & Jethro) (d. 1971) 1925 - Doc Pomus (d. 1991) 1929 - Harvey Fuqua (Moonglows) (d. 2010) 1933 - Nick Reynolds (Kingston Trio) (d. 2008) 194… Read More

Birthdays 1914 - Erskine Hawkins (d. 1993) 1922 - Jim Foglesong (country music producer) (d. 2013) 1928 - Joe Jackson (father & manager of the Jacksons) (d. 2018) 1931 - Fred Foster (f… Read More

Birthdays 1894 - Walter Brennan (d. 1974) 1915 - Gene Phillips (d. 1990?) 1925 - Benny Benjamin (Funk Brothers) (d. 1969) 1930 - Annie Ross (Lambert, Hendricks and Ross) 1932 - Rudy West (… Read More

Birthdays 1916 - Bob Eberly (d. 1981) 1922 - Lawton Williams (songwriter) (d. 2007) 1934 - Jimmy Holiday (songwriter) (d. 1987) 1935 - Max D. Barnes (songwriter) (d. 2004) 1941 - Barbara Lo… Read More

The top hits of 1965 are calculated from the individual positions of the songs on the national charts and are based on the calendar year 1964. 799 different songs made the charts in 1965.&n&hell…Read More

Birthdays 1901 - Coble "Dock" Walsh (Carolina Tar Heals) (d. 1967) 1917 - Judy Martin (d. 1951) 1935 - Cleveland Duncan (Penguins) (d. 2012) 1940 - Johnny Darrell (d. 1997) 1942 - Madeline… Read More

Birthdays 1924 - Margaret Whiting (d. 2011) 1937 - Chuck Jackson 1940 - Thomas Wayne (d. 1971) 1941 - George Clinton 1941 - Estelle Bennett (Ronettes) (d. 2009) 1943 - Bobby Sherman 1944… Read More

Birthdays 1898 - Sara Carter (Carter Family) (d. 1979) 1915 - Floyd McDaniel (Four Blazes) (d. 1995) 1922 - Kay Starr (d. 2016) 1931 - Plas Johnson (saxophonist) 1939 - Kim Fowley (producer… Read More

Birthdays 1902 - Jimmy Kennedy (songwriter) (d. 1984) 1918 - Cindy Walker (songwriter) (d. 2006) 1933 - Buddy Knox (d. 1999) 1935 - Sleepy LaBeef 1938 - Jo Ann Campbell 1944 - T. G. Shepp… Read More

Birthdays 1925 - Sue Thompson 1930 - Preston Epps (d. 2019) 1931 - Papa Dee Allen (War) (d. 1988) 1932 - Buster Benton (d. 1996) 1937 - George Hamilton IV (d. 2014) 1941 - Vicki Carr 1944… Read More

Birthdays 1910 - Joe "Fingers" Carr (d. 1979) 1929 - Screamin' Jay Hawkins (d. 2000) 1930 - Thomas "Papa Dee" Allen (War) (d. 1988) 1935 - Johnny Funches (Dells) (d. 1998) 1938 - Ian Stewar… Read More

Birthdays 1909 - Oakley Haldeman (songwriter) (d. 1986) 1918 - Red Sovine (d. 1980) 1928 - Vince Guaraldi (d. 1976) 1935 - Diahann Carroll 1938 - Stan Bronstein (Elephant's Memory) 1939 … Read More

Birthdays 1890 - Mabel Wayne (songwriter) (d. 1978) 1933 - Sollie McElroy (Flamingos) (d. 1995) 1938 - Tony Jackson (Searchers) (d. 2003) 1939 - William Bell 1941 - Desmond Dekker (d. 2006… Read More

Birthdays 1913 - Cowboy Copas (d. 1963) 1923 - Erroll Garner (d. 1977) 1944 - Millie Jackson 1945 - Peter Lewis (Moby Grape) 1946 - Linda Ronstadt 1947 - Peter Banks (Yes) (d. 2013) 1947… Read More

Birthdays 1910 - Slim Wilson (d. 1990) 1912 - Woody Guthrie (d. 1967) 1920 - Marijohn Wilkin (d. 2006) 1926 - Lowman Pauling (5 Royales) (d. 1973) 1930 - Polly Bergen (d. 2014) 1932 - Del R… Read More

Birthdays 1895 - Oscar Hammerstein II (d. 1960) 1928 - Barbara Cowsill (Cowsills) (d. 1995) 1942 - Swamp Dogg (born Jerry Williams, Jr.) (75) 1942 - Steve Young (d. 2016) 1943 - Christine M… Read More

Birthdays 1893 - Blind Lemon Jefferson (d. 1929) 1931 - Thurston Harris (d. 1990) 1932 - Alex Hassilev (Limeliters) 1932 - Roquel "Billy" Davis (songwriter, producer, writer) (d. 2004) 1938… Read More

Birthdays 1894 - Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) (d. 1969) 1900 - Mitchell Parish (lyricist) (d. 1993) 1933 - Jumpin' Gene Simmons (d. 2006) 1939 - Mavis Staples 1941 - Ian Whitcomb 1942 - Ronn… Read More

Birthdays 1890 - Hy Heath (songwriter) (d. 1965) 1927 - Ed Ames 1929 - Jesse McReynolds 1929 - Lee Hazlewood (d. 2007) 1935 - Phil Levitt (Diamonds) (d. 2012) 1935 - Mighty Sparrow (born Sl… Read More

Birthdays 1908 - Louis Jordan (d. 1975) 1924 - Johnnie Johnson (d. 2005) 1932 - Jerry Vale (d. 2014) 1935 - Steve Lawrence 1940 - Joe B. Mauldin (Crickets) (d. 2015) 1944 - Jaimoe "Johnny"… Read More

Birthdays 1924 - Mary Ford (d. 1977) 1927 - Doc Severinsen 1927 - Charlie Louvin (d. 2011) 1928 - Dave Mahoney (Four Aces) (d. 2012) 1930 - Doyle Wilburn (Wilburn Brothers) (d. 1982) 1932… Read More

Birthdays 1892 - Jack Yellen (lyracist) (d. 1991) 1911 - Laverne Andrews (Andrews Sisters) (d. 1967) 1925 - Bill Haley (d. 1981) 1931 - Della Reese (d. 2017) 1937 - Gene Chandler 1939 - Je… Read More

Birthdays 1912 - Mack David (songwriter) (d. 1993) 1913 - Smiley Lewis (d. 1966) 1928 - Mitch Jayne (Dillards) (d. 2010) 1938 - Ronnie Self (songwriter) (d. 1981) 1939 - Thomas Snuff Garret… Read More

Birthdays 1900 - Louis Armstrong (date claimed by Armstrong, accepted date is 8/4/01) (d. 1971) 1903 - Charlie Monroe (d. 1975) 1911 - Mitch Miller (d. 2010) 1916 - Stringbean (born David A… Read More

Birthdays 1893 - Mississippi John Hurt (d. 1966) (other sources have birthday as March 8, 1892) 1927 - Boots Randolph (d. 2007) 1929 - David Lynch (Platters) (d. 1981) 1930 - Tommy Tedesco… Read More

Birthdays 1916 - Ken Curtis (Sons of the Pioneers, actor) (d. 1991) 1919 - Fred Maddox (Maddox Brothers and Rose) (d. 1992) 1923 - Janette Carter (Carter Family) (d. 2006) 1925 - Marvin Ra… Read More

Birthdays 1899 - DeFord Bailey (first performer on the Grand Ole Opry) (d. 1982) 1908 - Alvino Rey (born Alvin McBurney) (d. 2004) 1915 - Willie Dixon (d. 1992) 1928 - Bobby Day (d. 1990) 1… Read More

Birthdays 1917 - Lena Horne (d. 2010) 1920 - Eddie Stoneman (Stoneman Family) (d. 2001) 1936 - Doyle Holly (Buckaroos) (d. 2007) 1937 - Larry Henley (songwriter) (d. 2014) 1939 - Tony Hatch… Read More

Birthdays 1910 - Frank Loesser (d. 1969) 1929 - Johnny Ace (d. 1954) 1935 - Johnnie Richardson (Johnnie & Joe) (d. 1988) 1940 - L. Russell Brown (songwriter) 1943 - Roger Spear (Bonzo D… Read More

Birthdays 1902 - Richard Rodgers (d. 1979) 1905 - Red Nichols (d. 1965) 1924 - George Morgan (d. 1975) 1945 - Dave Knights (Procol Harum) 1947 - Kim Williams (songwriter) (d. 2016) 1951 … Read More

Birthdays 1913 - Elton Britt (d. 1972) 1913 - Nathan Abshire (d. 1981) 1921 - Red Murrell (Ozark Playboys) (d. 2001) 1925 - Doc Pomus (d. 1991) 1926 - Ivan "Little Roy" Wiggins (steel guita… Read More

Birthdays 1898 - Big Bill Broonzy (d. 1958) 1909 - Colonel Tom Parker (d. 1997) 1914 - Doc Williams (d. 2011) 1926 - Kenny Baker (Bill Monroe & the Bluegrass Boys) (d. 2011) 1938 - Bill… Read More

Birthdays 1900 - Joe Beal (songwriter) (d. 1967) 1918 - Sid Tepper (songwriter) (d. 2015) 1922 - Johnny Smith (d. 2013) 1925 - Clifton Chenier (d. 1987) 1935 - Eddie Floyd 1936 - Harold Me… Read More

Birthdays 1897 - Memphis Minnie (d. 1973) 1900 - Gene Austin (d. 1972) 1917 - Ramblin' Tommy Scott (d. 2013) 1929 - Connie Hall 1942 - Michelle Lee 1942 - Arthur Brown 1944 - Jeff Beck… Read More

There is no doubt that 1964 was the year of the Beatles. So, how did jazz great Louis Armstrong end up with the number 1 record of the year? It's all about longevity.  The Beatles' "I… Read More

Birthdays 1915 - Zeb Turner (d. 1978) 1929 - June Carter Cash (d. 2003) 1937 - Paul Peek (Gene Vincent's Blue Caps) (d. 2001) 1937 - Niki Sullivan (Crickets) (d. 2004) 1940 - Diana Trask 1… Read More

Birthdays 1919 - Ella Johnson (d. 2004) 1930 - Roy Drusky (d. 2004) 1936 - Kris Kristofferson 1936 - Verne Allison (Dells) 1939 - Bobby Harrison (Procol Harum) 1944 - Peter Asher (Peter … Read More

Birthdays 1880 - Blind Alfred Reed (d. 1956) 1892 - Tex Owens (songwriter) (d. 1962) 1910 - David Rose (d. 1990) 1917 - Leon Payne (songwriter) (d. 1969) 1921 - Erroll Garner (d. 1977) 1929… Read More

Birthdays 1909 - Burl Ives (d. 1995) 1929 - Cy Coleman (d. 2004) 1931 - Junior Walker (born Autry Mixon, Jr.) (d. 1995) 1936 - Renaldo "Obie" Benson (Four Tops) (d. 2005) 1938 - Julie Felix… Read More

Birthdays 1927 - Slim Dusty (d. 2003) 1934 - Uriel Jones (Funk Brothers) (d. 2009) 1940 - Bobby Freeman (d. 2017) 1941 - Esther Ofarim 1941 - Marv Tarplin (Miracles) (d. 2011) 1942 - James… Read More

Birthdays 1909 - Archie Bleyer (producer, executive) (d. 1989) 1925 - Penny Jay (songwriter) (d. 2006) 1928 - Vic Damone (d. 2018) 1930 - Jim Nabors (d. 2017) 1932 - Charlie Feathers (d. 19… Read More

Birthdays 1904 - Pinetop Smith (d. 1929) 1934 - James “Pookie” Hudson (Spaniels) (d. 2007) 1936 - Jud Strunk (d. 1981) 1939 - Wilma Burgess (d. 2003) 1939 - Bernard Purdie (funk… Read More

Birthdays 1891 - Al Dubin (songwriter) (d. 1945) 1910 - Howlin' Wolf (born Chester Arthur Burnett) (d. 1976) 1922 - Judy Garland (d. 1969) 1930 - Lou Silvestri (Four Aces) (d. 2013) 1931 … Read More

Birthdays 1891 - Cole Porter (d. 1964) 1915 - Les Paul (d. 2009) 1926 - Herb Remington (Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (d. 2018) 1929 - Johnny Ace (d. 1954) 1934 - Jackie Wilson (d. 19… Read More

Birthdays 1916 - Adolph Hofner (d. 2000) 1936 - James Darren (born James Ercolani) 1938 - Mack Vickery (songwriter) (d. 2004) 1940 - Nancy Sinatra 1940 - Sherman Garnes (Frankie Lymon &am&hell…Read More

Birthdays 1917 - Dean Martin (d. 1995) 1934 - Wynn Stewart (d. 1985) 1940 - Tom Jones 1944 - Clarence White (Byrds) (d. 1973) 1945 - Billy Butler (Enchanters) 1946 - Micky Jones (Man) 19… Read More

Birthdays 1885 - Gid Tanner (Skillet Lickers) (d. 1960) 1911 - Vaughn Horton (Pinetoppers, songwriter) (d. 1988) 1936 - Levi Stubbs (Four Tops) (d. 2008) 1939 - Gary "U.S." Bonds 1942 - Ho… Read More

Birthdays 1914 - Stan Jones (songwriter) (d. 1963) 1925 - Bill Hayes 1937 - Floyd Butler (Friends of Distinction) (d. 1990) 1945 - Don Reid (Statler Brothers) 1947 - Fred Stone (Sly &… Read More

Birthdays 1907 - June Whalin (Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (d. ?) 1908 - Texas Ruby (born Ruby Owens) (d. 1963) 1932 - Bill Mack (songwriter, DJ) 1937 - Freddy Fender (born Baldemar… Read More

Birthdays 1897 - Memphis Minnie (born Lizzie Douglas) (d. 1973) 1906 - Josephine Baker (d. 1975) 1914 - Curley Williams (d. 1970) 1924 - Jimmy Rogers (Muddy Waters' band) (d. 1997) 1927 - B… Read More

Birthdays 1927 - Carl Butler (Carl Butler & Pearl) (d. 1992) 1932 - Sammy Turner (born Samuel Black) 1934 - Johnny Carter (Flamingos, Dells) (d. 2009) 1936 - Otis Williams (Charms) 1937… Read More

Birthdays 1915 - Johnny Bond (d. 1978) 1921 - Nelson Riddle (d. 1985) 1925 - Hazel Dickens (d. 2011) 1926 - Andy Griffith (d. 2012) 1934 - Pat Boone 1941 - Wayne Kemp (d. 2015) 1943 - Tom… Read More

Birthdays 1922 - Vic Willis (Willis Brothers) (d. 1995) 1930 - Clint Eastwood 1938 - Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul & Mary) 1938 - Lenny Welch 1938 - Johnny Paycheck (born Donald Lytle) (… Read More

Birthdays 1909 - Benny Goodman (d. 1986) 1926 - Johnny Gimble (d. 2015) 1933 - Don Wayne (songwriter) (d. 2011) 1942 - Tom Collins (producer) 1944 - Lenny Davidson (Dave Clark Five) 1945 … Read More

Birthdays 1916 - Carl Story (d. 1995) 1923 - Eugene Wright (Dave Brubeck Quartet) 1925 - Danny Davis (Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass) (d. 2008) 1935 - Sylvia Robinson (d. 2011) 1937… Read More

Birthdays 1910 - T-Bone Walker (d. 1975) 1912 - Dave Barbour (d. 1965) 1917 - Papa John Creach (d. 1994) 1931 - Sonny Burgess (d. 2017) 1938 - Prince Buster (born Cecil Campbell) (d. 2016)… Read More

Birthdays 1923 - Redd Stewart (songwriter, singer) (d. 2003) 1924 - Brother John Sellers (d. 1999) 1925 - Patsy Stoneman (Stoneman Family) (d. 2015) 1931 - Kenny Price (d. 1987) 1932 - Herm… Read More

Birthdays c. 1883 - Mamie Smith (d. 1946) 1886 - Al Jolson (d. 1950) 1904 - George Formby (d. 1961) 1909 - Papa Charlie McCoy (d. 1950) 1916 - Moondog (Louis Hardin) (d. 1999) 1920 - Peggy… Read More

Birthdays 1893 - Ernest "Pop" Stoneman (d. 1968) 1921 - Hal David (d. 2012) 1922 - Kitty Kallen (d. 2016) 1927 - Norman Petty (d. 1984) 1936 - Tom T. Hall 1936 - Donnie Elbert (d. 1989) 19… Read More

Birthdays 1931 - Clint Ballard, Jr. (songwriter) (d. 2008) 1935 - Rusty York (Rockabilly Hall of Fame member) (d. 2014) 1938 - Tommy Chong (Cheech & Chong) 1938 - Prince Buster (born C… Read More

Birthdays 1910 - Artie Shaw (d. 2004) 1918 - Bumps Blackwell (d. 1985) 1925 - Mac Wiseman (d. 2019) 1926 - Arthur Gunter (d. 1976) 1928 - Rosemary Clooney (d. 2002) 1934 - Robert Moog (d. 2… Read More

Birthdays 1892 - Ralph Peer (recorded the Bristol Sessions, CMHOF Member) (d. 1960) 1924 - Charles Aznavour (d. 2018) 1930 - Kenny Ball (d. 2013) 1930 - Jimmy Keyes (The Chords) (d. 1995)… Read More

Birthdays 1904 - Thomas "Fats" Waller (d. 1943) 1937 - Luise King (King Sisters) (d. 1997) 1940 - Tony Sheridan (d. 2013) 1941 - Ronald Isley (Isley Brothers) 1941 - Martin Carthy 1943 … Read More

Birthdays 1915 - Bill McElhiney (arranger, trumpeter) (d.2002) 1925 - Vic Ames (Ames Brothers) (d. 1978) 1940 - Frederick "Shorty" Long (d. 1969) 1942 - Jill Jackson (Paula of Paul & Pa… Read More

Birthdays 1932 - Alma Cogan (d. 1966) 1938 - Herbie Flowers (Blue Mink, T. Rex) 1938 - Chip Young (session guitarist) (d. 2014) 1939 - Richard Teitelbaum 1940 - Mickey Newbury (d. 2002) 1… Read More

Birthdays 1911 - Big Joe Turner (d. 1985) 1912 - Perry Como (d. 2001) 1922 - Kai Winding (d. 1983) 1936 - Leon Ashley (d. 2013) 1939 - Glen Hardin 1939 - Gary S. Paxton (Skip & Flip… Read More

Birthdays 1921 - Bob Merrill (born Harvey Levan) (songwriter) (d. 1998) 1925 - Red Smiley (Reno & Smiley) (d. 1972) 1938 - Pervis Jackson (Spinners) (d. 2008) 1941 - Malcolm Hale (Spank… Read More

Birthdays 1913 - Woody Herman (d. 1987) 1919 - Liberace (d. 1987) 1929 - Betty Carter (d. 1998) 1932 - Isaac "Red" Holt (Young-Holt Unlimited) 1936 - Kripp Johnson (Del-Vikings) (d. 1990)… Read More

Birthdays 1918 - Eddy Arnold (d. 2008) 1928 - Wally Gold (songwriter) (d. 1998) 1935 - Utah Phillips (d. 2008) 1937 - Trini Lopez 1938 - Lenny Welch 1941 - K.T. Oslin 1942 - Lois Johnson… Read More

Birthdays 1891 - Grant Clarke (songwriter) (d. 1931) 1914 - Foy Willing (Riders of the Purple Sage) (d. 1978) 1928 - Dub Jones (Coasters) (d. 2000) 1930 - Marilyn Maye 1932 - Bob Johnston… Read More

Birthdays 1914 - Johnnie Wright (Johnnie and Jack) (d. 2011) 1916 - Jack Anglin (Johnnie and Jack) (d. 1963) 1921 - Terry Fell (d. 2007) 1926 - Dewey Phillips (DJ) (d. 1968) 1927 - Fred He… Read More

Birthdays 1901 - Duke of Paducah (born Benjamin Ford) (d. 1986) 1910 - Gordon Jenkins (d. 1984) 1920 - Billie "Tiny" Moore (Texas Playboys, Strangers) (d. 1987) 1921 - Joe Maphis (d. 1986)… Read More

Birthdays 1888 - Irving Berlin (d. 1989) 1914 - Bob Atcher (d. 1993) 1935 - Kit Lambert (producer, manager of the Who) (d. 1981) 1941 - Eric Burdon 1943 - Arnie Satin (born Arnie Silver) (… Read More

Birthdays 1909 - Maybelle Carter (d. 1978) 1920 - Bert Weedon (d. 2012) 1935 - Larry Williams (d. 1980) 1938 - Henry Fambrough (Spinners) 1940 - Arthur Alexander (d. 1993) 1942 - Carl Doug… Read More

Birthdays 1911 - Harry Simeone (d. 2005) 1914 - Hank Snow (d. 1999) 1935 - Nokie Edwards (Ventures) (d. 2018) 1937 - Sonny Curtis (Crickets) 1937 - Dave Prater (Sam & Dave) (d. 1988) 1… Read More

Birthdays 1911 - Robert Johnson (d. 1938) 1928 - Benny Martin (fiddler) (d. 2001) 1940 - Rick Nelson (d. 1985) 1942 - Jack Blanchard (Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan) 1942 - Jim "Motorhe… Read More

Birthdays 1894 - Riley Puckett (Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers) (d. 1946) 1923 - Jim Lowe (d. 2016) 1931 - Teresa Brewer (d. 2007) 1931 - Jerry Chesnut (songwriter) (d. 2018) 1939 - J… Read More

Birthdays 1903 - Cliff Carlisle (d. 1983) 1917 - Kal Mann (d. 2001) 1939 - Herbie Cox (Cleftones) 1942 - Colin Earl (Mungo Jerry, Foghat) 1945 - Bob Seger 1945 - Jimmie Dale Gilmore 194… Read More

Birthdays 1898 - Blind Willie McTell (born William McTier) (d. 1959) 1922 - Jay D Miller (producer & songwriter) (d. 1996) 1925 - Sonny Parker (d. 1957) 1928 - Marshall Grant (Tennessee… Read More

Birthdays 1905 - Al Dexter (born Clarence Poindexter) (d. 1984) 1923 - Ed Cassidy (Spirit) (d. 2012) 1928 - Maynard Ferguson (d. 2006) 1930 - Katherine Jackson (mother of the Jacksons) 193… Read More