Thursday, November 6, 2008

6th November......Born Today

1753: Jean-Baptiste Breval [French composer] *RIP 18 March 1823
1814: Adolphe Sax [Belgian musician: invented the saxophone & saxotromba] *RIP 4 February 1894
1854: John P. Sousa [sousaphone named after him; composer/band leader] *RIP 6 March 1963
1860: Ignace Paderewski [Polish pianist, composer, and President of Poland] *RIP 29 June 1941
1916: Ray Conniff [Trombone, Strings, orchestra director; Bob Crosby's Bobcats] *RIP 12 October 2002
1923: Don Lusher [British jazz trombonist, band leader; Ted Heath] *RIP 5 July 2006
1932: Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson [US country singer, guitarist]
1937: Eugene Pitt [singer; The Jive Five]
1938: Jim Pike [American singer; The Lettermen]
1938: P.J. Proby/James Marcus [US singer]
1941: Guy Clark [singer, songwriter, guitar]
1942: Doug Sahm [singer, songwriter, steel guitarist, Sir Douglas Quintet] *RIP 18 November 1999
1947: George Redburn Young [songwriter, record producer; AC/DC]
1947: John Wilson [drummer; Them]
1948: Glenn Frey [guitar, vocals; The Eagles]
1949: Arturo Sandoval [Cuban-born trumpeter]
1950: Chris Glen [bassist; Alex Harvey Band] *RIP 4 February 1982
1957: Siobhán McCarthy [Irish singer and actress]
1961: Florent Pagny [French songwriter and singer]
1963: Rozz Williams [US singer; Christian Death/Premature Ejaculation] *RIP 1 April 1998
1963: Paul Brindley [bassist, Sundays]
1964: Corey Glover [lead singer; Living Colour]
1965: Greg Graffin [American singer; Bad Religion]
1966: Paul Brandon Gilbert [guitarist; Racer X/Mr.Big/solo]
1976: Mike Herrera [US singer, bassist, songwriter; MxPx]
1976: Jodi Martin [Australian singer-songwriter]
1978: Jolina Magdangal [Filipina singer, actress and television host]
1979: Trevor Penick [singer; O-Town]
1982: Sowelu/Aki Harada [Japanese pop singer]

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