1941 Charlie McCoy born in Oak Hill, West Virginia. Area Code 615, 1970 theme for UK BBC TV Music show

1930 Donny Conn was born in Waterbury, Connecticut. Vocalist with The Playmates. He wrote the song ‘Beep Beep’. He died

1903 Lawrence Welk born in Strasberg, North Dakota. US Band Leader. Died of Pneumonia on May 17, 1992 in Santa

1917 Leonard Chess, the founder of the Chess record label, home to John Lee Hooker, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and

1933 Mike Stoller born in New York. One half of the famous Leiber/Stoller US Songwriting team.They found success as the

On This Day In Music   14tth March 1922 Les Baxter born in Mexia, Texas. US Orchestra Leader/Pianist/Composer. (1956 US No.1

1932 Betty Johnson born in Guilford County, North Carolina. North Carolina. US Singer. 1942 Jerry Jeff Walker (Paul Crosby) born in

1919 Nat King Cole (Nathaniel Coles) born in alabama. US Singer/Jazz Pianist. (1955 US No.2 single ‘A Blossom Fell’, 1957

1936 Robert Lee Smith – US Sould Singer with The Tams, (1964 US No.9 single ‘What Kind Of Fool Do

1937 Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry born in Algiers, Louisiana. an American singer and pianist. 1942 Robin Luke born in Los Angeles, California.