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Joseph Nathan Oliver is born in Aben, Louisiana, USA. He will find success as jazz cornettist and composer Joe 'King' Oliver.
Jazz clarinettist and saxophonist Sidney Bechet is born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Jimmy Dorsey, saxophonist, bandleader, and brother of Tommy Dorsey, is born in Shenandoah, Philadelphia, USA.
Kenneth Norville is born in Beardstown Illinois, USA. He will find fame as jazz xylophonist, vibraphonist and bandleader Red Norvo.
George Alexander Aberle is born in Brooklyn, New York City, USA. He will grow up to use the name Eden Ahbez and, as a beatnik songwriter, will compose Nature Boy for Nat King Cole.
Jazz piano star Art Tatum is born in Toledo, Ohio, USA.
Ian Ernest Gilmore Green is born in Toronto, Canada. He will find fame as jazz arranger and composer Gil Evans.
Smith 'Hezzy' Adair, who will play bass, guitar and harmonica with Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys, is born in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Hezzy is seen second from the right in the attached pic.
Harry James, American band leader and trumpet player, is born in Albany, Georgia, USA. He is best remembered for his hit You Made Me Love You.
Blues/r'n'b vocalist Lil Green is born in Mississippi, USA. She will enjoy a brief period of r'n'b chart success in the 40s but her career will be cut short by an early death from pneumonia.
Sarah Vaughan is born in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Theodor Meir Bikel is born in Vienna, Austria, Europe. He will move to the USA and find fame as folk singer and actor Theo Bikel.
Guitarist Harold Bradley is born in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He will become an integral member of Nashville's fabled A-Team of studio musicians, playing on classics including Patsy Cline's Crazy, Johnny Horton's Battle Of New Orleans and Elvis Presley's Little Sister.
George Jones is born in Saratoga, Texas, USA. Despite ongoing problems with chemical addictions, he will become widely regarded as one of the most gifted singers in country music.
Teddy Wilburn, who will go on to become one half of leading country music duo The Wilburn Brothers, is born in Hardy, Arkansas, USA.
Swamp blues guitarist and singer Clarence Edwards is born in Lindsay, Louisiana, USA.
Jazz pianist Cedar Walton is born in Dallas, Texas, USA.
Sam Moore of 60s soul duo Sam And Dave, is born in Miami, Florida, USA.
Daphne Oram, composer, electronic music pioneer and founder of the BBC's Radiophonic Workshop, is born in Devizes, Wiltshire, UK.
Jazz drummer Elvin Jones is born in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He will record with Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus and Sonny Rollins, to name just a few.
Jazz musicologist, pianist and bandleader James Dapogny is born in Berwyn, Illinois, USA.
Ian Amey is born in Enford, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe. He will find fame as Tich of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich.
Lee Dorman, guitarist with Iron Butterfly, is born in St Louis, Missouri, USA.
Ian Kilmister, who will become better known as Lemmy of Hawkwind and Motorhead, is born in Burslem, Stoke on Trent, UK.
Music promoter Harvey Goldsmith is born in Edgware, Middlesex, UK. In a lengthy and acclaimed career, he will work with Andrea Bocelli, Jeff Beck, Muse, Genesis, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Bruce Springsteen, Santana, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, Luciano Pavarotti, Sheryl Crow, Shania Twain, Bee Gees, Jools Holland, Marti Pellow, Oasis, Paul Weller, Rod Stewart, Diana Ross, Saxon, Shirley Bassey, Family, Ronan Keating, Gabrielle, Richard Hawley, U2, Coldplay, Nigel Kennedy, Eric Clapton, Richard Ashcroft, Ash, Asian Dub Foundation, Supergrass, Doves, Madness, Aswad, David Gray, Queen, Elton John, Streetwalkers, The Black Eyed Peas, John Legend, Nelly Furtado, Scissor Sisters, Van Morrison, Madonna, Pink Floyd, Iron Maiden, Whitesnake, Passionate Friends, Sting and many others.
Alan Jones, baritone sax player with 60s British hitmakers Amen Corner, is born in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales.
Nick van den Broeke is born in Bergen Op Zoom, Holland, Europe. He will enjoy success as vocalist and recording artist Nick MacKenzie.
Katherine Farthing is born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies, Caribbean. She will find international success as Katie of the pop duo Mac And Katie Kissoon.
Jonathan Richman is born in Natick, near Boston, Massachusetts, USA. As founder/leader of The Modern Lovers, he will become one of the most eccentric and admired cult figures in rock music history.
Al Greenwood, keyboard player with and founder-member of Foreigner, is born in New York City, USA.
Twin Haris and Panos Katsimihas are born in Athens, Greece, Europe. They will find success as singer-songwriters The Katsimihas Brothers, whose career will exceed two decades.
Van McLain, guitarist and singer of Kansas-based rock band Shooting Star is born.
Robert Ellsworth Pollard Jr. (Bob Pollard) of Guided By Voices, is born in Dayton, Ohio, USA.
Eric Boucher is born in Boulder, Colorado, USA. He will find fame and notoriety as Jello Biafra of The Dead Kennedys.
David McClymont, future bassist with Scottish band Orange Juice is born.
Ray Herndon, guitarist and singer with 90s country recording band Terry McBride And The Ride, is born in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Malcolm Holmes, drummer of Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark, is born in Birkenhead, UK.
Rebecca Luker, Tony-award winning stage musical vocalist, is born in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Actress/singer Nia Peeples is born in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Foster Emerson Sylvers is born in Pasadena, California, USA. he will find success as a singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist, best known as a member of popular family act The Sylvers.
Art Alexakis, vocalist/guitarist of Everclear is born in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Tim Kelly, guitarist of heavy rock band Slaughter, is born in Trenton, New Jersey, USA.
Eric William Mantel is born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He will achieve success as guitarist Eric Mantel.
Singer-songwriter Joan Osborne is born in Anchorage, Kentucky, USA.
Emily Saliers of The Indigo Girls is born in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Kierin Magenta Kirby is born in Youngstown, Ohio, USA. She will find fame as Lady Miss Kier of Deee-Lite.
Michael Marshall, aka Mike Marshall and Mike Meezy, is born in Berkeley, California, USA. He will achieve some success as the lead singer of Timex Social Club.
Patsy Kensit, vocalist with Eighth Wonder, actress and wife first of Jim Kerr of Simple Minds, then Noel Gallagher of Oasis, is born in Hounslow, London, England, UK, Europe.
Elizabeth Caroline Orton is born in East Dereham, Norfolk, UK. She will find success as singer-songwriter Beth Orton.
Internationally successful bandleader, vocalist, songwriter and nightclub entrepreneur Edmundo Ros dies aged 100 in Javea, Alicante, Spain, Europe.
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