on this day

1933 Zeke Carey born in Bluefield, W. Virginia. US Singer with The Flamingos (1959 US No.11 single ‘I Only Have

1915 Ewan MacColl (James (Jimmie) Miller) born in Salford, Lancashire in England. British folk singer, songwriter, socialist, actor, poet, playwright,

1934 Huey ‘Piano’ Smith born in New Orleans, Louisiana. US R&B pianist, (1958 US No.9 single ‘Don’t You Just Know

1925 Benny Hill born in Southhampton, England. English comedian and actor, best remembered for his television programme The Benny Hill

1924 Slim Whitman (Otis Whitman) born in Florida. US Singer. (1955 UK No.1 single ‘Rose Marie’, 1977 UK No.1 album

1935 Johnny O’Keefe born in Sydney, NSW. Australia’s ‘King of rock & roll’, died 6/10/78. Co- wrote and had the

1941 Bobby Goldsboro born in Marianna, Florida – US singer, (1968 US No.1 & UK No.2 single ‘Honey’). 1941 David Ruffin

1927 Eartha Kitt born in North, South Carolina. US female singer,(1955 UK No.7 single ‘Under The Bridges Of Paris,’ 1989

1932 Duke Ellington records “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If it Ain’t Got that Swing).” 1934 Robert Lenard “Bob” Bogle born

1893 Ivor Novello, songwriter & actor. Annual British music awards are named after him. Died 6th March 1951. 1929 Martin Luther