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January 27 – Today in Music History

1918 Elmore James, US blues guitarist, singer, wrote ‘Shake Your Money Maker’, covered by Fleetwood Mac in 1968. Influenced Jimi

1927 Ronnie Scott, jazz musician. Formed his own nine-piece group in 1953 and opened the first Ronnie Scott’s night club

1889 Leadbelly, (Hurrdi William Ledbetter), Blues musician, Wrote ‘Goodnight Irene’, ‘The Rock Island Line’, ‘The Midnight Special,’ once jailed for

1934 Melvin Endsley born in Drasco, Alaska. US country Singer/Songwriter. He biggest contriubution was a writer was ‘Singing the Blues’.

1797 composer Franz Schubert (“Unfinished Symphony”) was born in Vienna, Austria. He died on November 19, 1828. 1946 Terry Kath

1927 Johnny Ashcroft born in North Sydney, NSW. Australian country music and folk entertainer, singer, songwriter, and musician, who has

1927 Stan Getz (Stan Gayetsky) born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. US Tenor Saxophonist. Getz died of liver cancer on June 6,

1928 Frankie Vaughan (Frank Abelson) born in Liverpool, England. UK singer.During the 50’s he scored twenty UK Top 30 singles

1929 Paul Burlison American pioneer rockabilly guitarist and a founding member of The Rock and Roll Trio. Burlison worked with

1929 Hal Blaine (Harold Simon Belsk) born in Holyoke, Massachusetts. American drummer and session musician. He is most known for