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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

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1935 - Cleveland Duncan  - Singer with the 'Penguins' - "Earth Angel". Age 73

1940 - Gary Stites  - Singer - "Lawdy Miss Clawdy". Age 68

1945 - Dino Danelli  - Drummer for the pop group 'The Rascals' - "Good Lovin'". Age 63

1946 - Khan Jamal  - A talented vibraphonist, he worked early on with the Cosmic Forces and with Byard Lancaster. Age 62

1947 - David Essex  - Pop singer - "Rock On" and also such British pop-rock exports of the period as -Godspell, Rock Follies, color episodes of Doctor Who, and Rula Lenska. For most of that decade, Essex was a pop-culture institution in England, and he produced the music and entertainment in enough different media to fulfill the role admirably. Age 61

1947 - L. Subramaniam  - South Indian electric violinist who could be compared to Jean-Luc Ponty. Curious about all kinds of music, He has been a pioneer in exploring fusions between European classical music, American jazz, rock, and South Indian music. Age 61

1958 - Loren Schoenberg  - Pianist who became a jazz historian, working at the New York Jazz Museum. In 1974, he began playing tenor and within two years was playing professionally. Age 50

1961 - Martin Gore  - Musician for the rock group of the 80's and 90's 'Depeche Mode' - "Enjoy The Silence". Age 47

1930 - Richie Kamuca was born on this day. Tenor saxophonist who found his own voice in the Lester Young-influenced sound, He was overshadowed by those who came first (such as Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, and Al Cohn) but musicians knew how good he was. He died in 1977.

1934 - Steve Lacy was born on this day. One of the great soprano saxophonists of all time (ranking up there with Sidney Bechet and John Coltrane). He played dixieland with Rex Stewart. He died in 2004.

1941 - "Memories of You" was recorded by Sonny Durham and his Orchestra for Bluebird records on this day.

1966 - Tallulah, Louisiana raised, Little Joe Blue (Joseph Valery), hit the Billboard R&B charts on this day with 'Dirty Work Going On'.

1966 - "Strangers In The Night", by Frank Sinatra hit the top of the Album charts on this day.

1969 - Three Dog Night received a gold record for their single "One" on this day in history..

1977 - Barry Manilow ascended to the top of the charts with "Looks Like We Made It".

1982 - Sonny Stitt, Charlie Parker's disciple, dies one month after making his final recordings in New York.

1988 - Richard Marx brought his tune "Hold On To The Nights" to the peak of the pop charts this day.

 

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