++Who's Got A Birthday Today? (JAN 1)++
Roger Ford
mentioned
FRANK STOKES (1888 Whitehahaven Tn )
Early blues voc/gtr rcd Paramount,Victor 'Tain't Nobody's Business
MAMA YANCEY (1896 Cairo Il)
Wife to Jimmy Yancey rcd with him on Session & in 1951 on Atlantic
XAVIER CUGAT (1900 Barcelona Spain)
Flamboyant orchestra leader specialized in Latin American rhythms
JUDGE RILEY (1909 New Orleans La)
Blues drummer backed Arthur Crudup on That's All Right etc
SLIM GAILLARD (1916 Santa Clara Cuba)
Jazz styled voc/gtr orig part of Slim & Slim act Flat Foot Floogie etc
MILT JACKSON (1923 Detroit Mi)
Jazz vibes player co-founded MJQ recorded album with Ray Charles
ERNIE CHAFFIN (1928 Water Valley Ms)
Country singer rcd for Sun minor regional hit with Feelin' Low
FRANCK POURCEL (1928) Marselles France)
String orchestra leader #9 hit 1959 with version of Only You
BENNY BARNES (1936 Beaumont Tx))
Minor C&W figure rcd Starday,Mercury rcd several Big Bopper songs
EARL SINKS (1940 Amarillo Tx)
Sometime member the Crickets solo records on Warner Bros,Capitol
..........and here are some folk who said their last goodbyes this
day...........
HANK WILLIAMS (1953 Oak Hill WV)
Incredibly influential & important C&W figure many classics on MGM
MOON MULLICAN (1967 Beaumont Tx)
Hillbilly boogie vcl/pianist influenced Jerry Lee Lewis Jole Blon etc
MAURICE CHEVALIER (1972 Paris France)
Actor/singer several 50's records incl Thank Heaven For Little Girls
ALEXIS KORNER (1984 London UK)
Vocalist/gtr led Blues Incorporated key figure in 60's London R&B boom
BUCK RAM (1991 Las Vegas Nv)
Producer,arranger,songwriter mentor of The Platters
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EVENTS OF THE DAY
JANUARY 1 1955
Joan Weber takes the #1 spot this day with her version of "Let Me Go
Lover"replacing The Chordettes and "Mr Sandman"
JANUARY 1 1956
The Dream Weavers sing "It's Amost Tommorrow" on "The Ed Sullivan
Show". Roger Williams also appears
JANUARY 1 1957
In Britain ITV airs a brand new rock & roll show '"Cool For Cats" for
the first time. With a miniscule budget, the show is forced to rely on
artists miming and the talents of a resident dance group (led by
Douglas Squires). Ker Robertson, the first host, is succeeded after a
few weeks by Kent Walton, later better known for his ITV wrestling
commentaries
JANUARY 1 1958
Connie Francis sings "Who's Sorry Now" on "American Bandstand"
JANUARY 1 1959
Johnny Cash performs for the prisoners at San Quentin this day---one
of the prisoners in attendance is the young Merle Haggard.
JANUARY 1 1961
Earl Grant guests on "The Ed Sullivan show"
JANUARY 1 1962
The Beatles audition for Decca Records in London this day.After making
possibly the worst decision ever in recording history Decca proceed to
turn them down and sign Brian Poole & The Tremeloes instead
The Twisters guest on "American Bandstand"
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Acknowledgement for recording session info used in this series goes to
Dik de Heer's "In The Can" website. For more info see
http://members.home.nl/henk.gorter/Itcindex.html
ROGER FORD
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