on this day

1936 Clarence Carter born in Montgomery, Alabama. Blind US Singer/Guitarist, (1970 US No.4 & UK No.2 single ‘Patches’). 1937 Billie Jo

1930 Bobby Lester born in Louisville, Kentucky. US Singer & first tenor with the Moonglows. Died 15th October, 19801948 John

1926 Ray Price born in Perryville, Texas. US Country Singer. He had his biggest hit in Australia in 1971 with

1896 Laurens Hammond, inventor of the Hammond organ. The sound of the Hammond was used by many rock artists including;

1917 Jerry Wexler, producer and record company executive. Co-owner of Atlantic records, vice president at Warner Brothers, worked with Ray

1920 Clive Dunn born in Covent Garden, London. Singer, actor in UK TV’s ‘Dads Army’ 1971 UK No.1 single ‘Granddad’.

1930 Country musician Jack Greene, known for the 1966 hit “There Goes My Everything,” is born in Maryville, Tennessee. He

1899 – Composer/pianist FRANCIS POULENC in Paris, France1922 – Flautist JEAN-PIERRE LOUIS RAMPAL in Marseille, France (Claude Bolling, Ravi Shankar,

1930 Country musician Jack Greene, known for the 1966 hit “There Goes My Everything,” is born in Maryville, Tennessee. He

1924 Bluegrass musician Earl Scruggs (The Bluegrass Boys, The Foggy Mountain Boys) is born near Boiling Springs, North Carolina. 1929 Wilbert