May 01 2022
Country singer/songwriter Sonny James was born on this day May 1, 1928 in Hackleburg, Alabama, into a musical family, and by the young age of three, “Sonny Boy” was already singing and playing the mandolin. By his early 20’s, Sonny’s musical career was soaring and he was dubbed the “Southern Gentleman” for his polite manner. …
Apr 29 2022
Happy birthday Willie Nelson, born on this day April 29, 1933 in Abbott, Texas. Here is “Highwayman” featuring Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, and Willie Nelson.
Apr 18 2022
Composer and marimba player Keiko Abe was born on this day April 18, 1937 in Tokyo, Japan. Here is “The Song of Trees” by Keiko Abe, performed by Felix Reyes.
Apr 16 2022
Today is the birthday of singer & songwriter Bobby Vinton, born on April 16, 1935 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. His is perhaps best known for his cover of Tony Bennett’s 1951 song “Blue Velvet,” a song which was an inspiration for David Lynch’s movie Blue Velvet. Some of his other hits include “Roses Are Red,” “Blue on Blue,” “There! I’ve …
Mar 25 2022
Singer/songwriter Aretha Franklin was born on March 25th, 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee, then the family moved to Buffalo, New York when she was two. When she was about five years old, the family moved to Detroit where she was raised. She grew up around music; her mother, Barbara Franklin, was a piano player and vocalist, and …
Feb 26 2022
The Man in Black was born on this day February 26, 1932 in Kingsland, Arkansas.
Feb 25 2022
Happy birthday to “the quiet Beatle,” George Harrison, born February 25, 1943 at 12 Arnold Grove in Liverpool, England. Here is Harrison’s 1970 hit “My Sweet Lord” from the triple album All Things Must Pass. “‘My Sweet Lord’ has got a mantra in there and mantras are – well, they call it a mystical sound vibration encased in …
Feb 06 2022
Happy birthday to singer and songwriter Bob Marley, born on February 6, 1945 in Nine Mile, Jamaica. Here is “Redemption Song” released in 1980 from the album Uprising.
Jan 02 2022
Today is the birthday of the beloved, affable country western legend, Roger Miller, born on this day in Fort Worth, Texas. Miller grew up plowing the land and picking cotton on a farm in Erick, Oklahoma. Erick is located on Oklahoma’s Route 66 and has a Roger Miller Museum in his honor, as well as …
Jun 24 2021
Singer and songwriter Colin Blunstone was born on June 24, 1945, in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. In the 1960’s, Blunstone rose to fame as the lead singer for The Zombies, and has also had a successful solo career, making music for over 50 years now. The band formed in 1962 in St. Albans, England, with Colin …