1925 - Peter (Chuck) Badie - a bassist and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He is best known for playing on R&B hits such as Jessie Hill’s Ooh Poo Poo Pa Doo, Ernie K-Doe’s Mother-In-Law, Barbara George’s I Know and Chris Kenner’s Something You Got. After a stand at the Dew Drop Inn, Badie got the call to go on the road with Roy Brown from 1950 to 1952. Returning to New Orleans, Badie began playing with Paul Gayten’s band, then Dave Bartholomew's band and the American Jazz Quintet. He was also a part of A.F.O. when it formed in 1961. Since 1994, he regularly performs on Saturday nights at the Palm Court Jazz Café.
Age 87
1931 - Dewey Redman - One of the great avant-garde tenors, he has never received anywhere near the acclaim that his son Joshua Redman gained in the 1990s, but ironically Dewey is much more of an innovative player. Age 81
1942 - Taj Mahal - Singer and multi-instrumentalist, he played an enormous role in revitalizing and preserving traditional acoustic blues. Age 70
1944 - Jesse Winchester - A singer and songwriter and a native of Shreveport, Louisiana. He was the music world's most prominent Vietnam War draft-evader, though his renown came from a body of wry, closely observed songs. Age 68
1961 - Enya - Singer who created a distinctive style that more closely resembled new age than the folk and Celtic music that provided her initial influences. Age 51
1965 - Trent Reznor - Singer and guitarist for for the rock group 'Nine Inch Nails'. Age 47
1965 - O'Dell - Musician for 'Mint Condition', formed in the 1980s, is a six-person R&B band from the Twin Cities. Age 47
1970 - Jordan Knight - Singer in the pop group 'New Kids On The Block'. Age 42
1974 - Derrick Freeman - A drummer, vocalist and a native of Houston, TX, but moved to New Orleans early in his life. He studied jazz at the University of New Orleans under the tutelage of Mr. Ellis Marsalis and Mr. Harold Batiste. He studied New Orleans jazz drumming under Shannon Powell. In 1994 at the age of 20, Freeman began playing and touring worldwide with Kermit Ruffins and The BBQ Swingers. Later, Freeman and Tegel joined forces with Davis Rogan in the ever popular New Orleans group All That. In addition, he currently plays with Sir Funk-a-Lot, Corey Henry, Jimbo Mathus, Jonathan Freilich, Shamarr Allen and Tondrae. Freeman is currently releasing his first solo record, “It Is What It Is” with his group “Smoker’s World”
Age 38
1976 - Kandi Burruss - R&B singer in the female R&B quartet "Xscape". Age 36
1916 - Paul Quinichette - He was known throughout his career as the "Vice Prez" because he sounded so similar to Lester Young. While most of Young's other followers emulated his '30s style, Quinichette sounded like Lester Young of the then-present day (the 1950s). He died in 1983.
1932 - Jackie McClean - Saxophonist who was one of the few bop-oriented players of the early '50s who explored free jazz in the '60s, widening his emotional range and drawing from the new music qualities that fit his musical personality. He died in 2006.
1938 - Pervis Jackson - A bass vocalist and a native of the New Orleans area. He was a founding member of the Motown group The Spinners for 50 years. He passed away in 2008 at the age of 70.
1947 - Louis Armstrong debuts with his new All Stars at Town Hall in New York on this day.
1952 - Kenner, Louisiana native singer and songwriter, and perennial chart-topper, Lloyd Price began a wonderful chart run today as 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy' entered the Billboard R&B charts on this day.
1954 - The album "West Coast Sound" is recorded by drummer Shelly Manne in Los Angeles.
1975 - Native New Orleanian, Charles Brimmer entered the R&B charts on this day. The song was 'God Bless Our Love', written by Al Green and Willie Mitchell, and it stayed on the charts for 12 weeks.
1986 - 'Greatest Love Of All' catapulted Whitney Houston to the top of the Billboard Top 40 charts on this day.
2000 - Richard Payne, a New Orleans native and R&B, Jazz and Classical bassist passed away on this day. He studied at Xavier under Clyde Kerr, Sr. He was classmates with Edward Frank and Frank introduced him to Jazz. He recorded and played with many, but eventually became an educator, and played with most of the symphonies in Louisiana.
1942 - Taj Mahal was born on this day. Singer and multi-instrumentalist, he played an enormous role in revitalizing and preserving traditional acoustic blues. ...see
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