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September 25, 1933 Erik Darling (of The Weavers, The Tarries, Rooftop Singers) is born in Baltimore, Maryland.
September 15, 1933 Pop singer Pat Barrett (of The Crew-Cuts) is born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Known for the 1954 hit "Sh-Boom," a cover of the Chords' song.
September 8, 1933 Playback singer Asha Bhosle is born in Imperial India. She goes on to record more songs than anyone in history, mostly for Bollywood films.
August 15, 1933 Country singer Bobby Helms is born in Bloomington, Indiana. He scores two #1 hits on the Country chart, but is best remembered for the holiday favorite "Jingle Bell Rock."
July 29, 1933 Randy Sparks (of The New Christy Minstrels) is born in Leavenworth, Kansas.
July 27, 1933 Nick Reynolds of the The Kingston Trio is born in San Diego, California.
July 23, 1933 Bert Convy is born in St. Louis, Missouri. As a member of the vocal group The Cheers, he lands a hit with the 1955 single "Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots." His greater success comes as an actor and game show host of Tattletales, Super Password, and Win, Lose or Draw.
May 26, 1933 Country singer Jimmie Rodgers dies at age 35 after a long battle with tuberculosis (which he sings about in "T.B. Blues.")
May 3, 1933 James Brown is born in Barnwell, South Carolina, raised in Augusta, Georgia. His '60s and '70s hits like "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" and "Funky Drummer" break new ground with a percussive soul sound that lays the foundation for hip-hop when they're heavily sampled in the '80s and '90s. He's also an electrifying performer whose dazzling stage moves are emulated by the likes of Michael Jackson and Prince.
April 15, 1933 Country musician and Hee Haw host Roy Clark is born in Meherrin, Virginia.
March 14, 1933 Quincy Jones is born in Chicago, Illinois. After studying music composition in France, he becomes an acclaimed arranger and conductor before moving into production, most famously for Michael Jackson, whose Jones-produced Thriller remains the best-selling album of all-time.
March 13, 1933 Songwriter Mike Stoller is born in Long Island, New York. Along with his partner Jerry Leiber, he writes a slew of hits, including "Jailhouse Rock," "Yakety Yak" and "Stand By Me."
February 23, 1933 Daisy Canfield Danziger, oil heiress and estranged wife of silent screen star Antonio Moreno, dies on the way home from a party when her car careens off Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles. The music connection? Daisy allegedly haunts her former home, The Paramour Mansion, which has been the site of many album recording sessions, from My Chemical Romance's The Black Parade to Papa Roach's The Paramour Sessions.More
February 22, 1933 Ernie K-Doe, known for his 1961 hit "Mother-In-Law," is born Ernest Kador Jr. in New Orleans.
February 18, 1933 Yoko Ono is born in Tokyo, Japan. She becomes an artist in New York City's downtown scene and meets future husband John Lennon at one of her exhibits in the mid-'60s.
February 10, 1933 Don Wilson (rhythm guitarist for The Ventures) is born in Tacoma, Washington.
January 11, 1933 Country singer Goldie Hill is born in Texas. She lands a contract with Decca Records and releases her #1 hit "I Let the Stars Get In My Eyes" in 1953.
December 27, 1932 With 6,200 seats and a stage spanning 10,000 square feet, the world's largest indoor theater of the time, Radio City Music Hall, opens in New York City with a massive six-hour show.
December 14, 1932 Singer/actress Abbe Lane is born Abigail Francine Lassman in Brooklyn, New York. Known as "the swingingest sexpot in show business," she would marry (and divorce) bandleader Xavier Cugat.
November 29, 1932 The Broadway musical The Gay Divorce, featuring Cole Porter's classic "Night And Day," premieres in New York. Two years later, it reaches the big screen as The Gay Divorcee, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
November 15, 1932 Clyde McPhatter (of The Dominoes, The Drifters) is born in Hayti, Durham, North Carolina.
November 8, 1932 Legendary songwriting team Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein's first production, Music In The Air, opens on Broadway.
November 6, 1932 Honky Tonk singer and musician Stonewall Jackson is born in Tabor City, North Carolina. Stonewall is his real name - he was named after Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.
October 1, 1932 Albert Collins, electric blues guitarist and singer, is born in Leona, Texas. Movie fans can catch his cameo appearance in the 1987 comedy Adventures in Babysitting, where he performs "Babysitting Blues" with the cast.
September 8, 1932 Country singer Patsy Cline is born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Winchester, Virginia, to Hilda, a 16-year-old seamstress, and Sam, a 43-year-old blacksmith.
August 8, 1932 Country singer Mel Tillis is born in Dover, Florida. Known for the hits "I Ain't Never," "Good Woman Blues," and "Coca-Cola Cowboy."
July 14, 1932 Country singer Del Reeves, known for the 1965 novelty hit "Girl On The Billboard" and the 1968 trucker's anthem "Looking At The World Through A Windshield," is born Franklin Delano Reeves in Sparta, North Carolina.
June 21, 1932 Lalo Schifrin, the Argentine composer who wrote the classic "Theme From Mission: Impossible" and the music for Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry films, is born in Buenos Aires.
June 21, 1932 O.C. Smith, known for the 1968 hit "Little Green Apples," is born in Mansfield, Louisiana.
June 5, 1932 Pete Jolly is born in New Haven, Connecticut. The jazz pianist and accordionist is known for his work in film and television, including The Love Boat, M*A*S*H, and Dallas.
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