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June 7, 1911 Ragtime performers Arthur Collins & Byron G. Harlan record Irving Berlin's "Alexander's Ragtime Band," which will hold the top spot for 10 weeks.
May 13, 1911 Jazz singer Maxine Sullivan, known for her 1937 swing version of the Scottish folk song "Loch Lomond," is born Marietta Williams in Homestead, Pennsylvania.
March 18, 1911 "Alexander's Ragtime Band" is published by Ted Snyder of New York; it becomes a massive hit.
December 28, 1910 Billy Williams is born Wilfred Williams in Waco, Texas. He has a hit cover of Fats Waller's "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter" in 1957.
December 15, 1910 Producer and record executive John Hammond is born in New York City. A mainstay at Columbia Records, he champions jazz music at the label, and in 1961, signs Bob Dylan.
August 2, 1910 Scottish playwright Roger MacDougall ("The Emperor Of Lancashire") is born in Glasgow.
July 18, 1910 Jazz pianist Joe "Fingers" Carr is born Louis Ferdinand Busch in Louisville, Kentucky. He will eventually become an A&R man and studio pianist for Capitol Records, playing on tracks from Peggy Lee, Jo Stafford, and Tennessee Ernie Ford.
June 15, 1910 Songwriter/orchestra leader David Rose is born in London, England. Under the pseudonym Ray Llewellyn, he'll write music for many television shows, including Little House on the Prairie and Bonanza.
June 10, 1910 Chicago blues singer Howlin' Wolf is born Chester Arthur Burnett in White Station, Mississippi.
November 18, 1909 Singer-songwriter Johnny Mercer is born in Savannah, Georgia. Composed '40s hits like "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)," and "That Old Black Magic," and added lyrics to popular instrumentals like "Laura," "Midnight Sun," and "Satin Doll."
July 18, 1909 Harriet Nelson is born Peggy Lou Snyder in Des Moines, Iowa. Before starring on the long-running sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, alongside husband Ozzie Nelson, Harriet works as a singe and actress under contract with RKO Studios.
January 13, 1909 Jazz trombonist Quentin "Butter" Jackson is born in Springfield, Ohio. He starts his music career playing with Cab Calloway and later the Duke Ellington Orchestra.
October 21, 1908 The first two-sided vinyl record (!) was offered for sale by the Columbia label in an ad running in this week's Saturday Evening Post.
January 26, 1908 Violinist Stephane Grappelli, who forms the jazz group Quintette du Hot Club de France along with guitarist Django Reinhardt, is born in Paris, France.
January 19, 1908 Comedian and cornet player Ish Kabibble is born Merwyn Bogue in North East, Pennsylvania. He borrows his stage name from the novelty song "Isch ga-bibble," a play on a Yiddish expression meaning "I should worry?"
December 25, 1907 Jazz singer Cab Calloway is born Cabell Calloway III in Rochester, New York. He would grow up in Baltimore, Maryland.
December 3, 1907 Connee Boswell (of the '30s jazz trio The Boswell Sisters) is born in Kansas City, Missouri.
November 22, 1907 The world's first radio company, the Marconi Wireless Company of America, is incorporated in New Jersey.
November 21, 1907 Songwriter, arranger Buck Ram is born Samuel Ram in Chicago, Illinois. Known for his work with The Platters, among other greats like Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington and Glenn Miller. (You can also spot him under the pseudonyms Ande Rand, Lynn Paul and Jean Miles.)
November 10, 1907 Actress/singer Jane Froman is born in University City, Missouri. She would inspire the 1952 film With a Song in My Heart: The Jane Froman Story, starring Susan Hayward.
October 14, 1907 Singer/actor Allan Jones, the father of pop singer Jack Jones, is born in Old Forge, Pennsylvania.
October 5, 1907 Pop cover singer Mrs. Miller is born Elva Ruby Connes in Joplin, Missouri. Known for her version of Petula Clark's "Downtown," one of many off-key song renditions Miller was both celebrated and criticized for.
June 23, 1907 Eddie Pola, co-writer of the Christmas classic "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," is born in New York City.
December 10, 1906 Lyricist Harold Adamson is born in Greenville, New Jersey. He would write the lyrics for the iconic theme to I Love Lucy. Though it was kept as an instrumental, Desi Arnaz sings the lyrics in the episode "Lucy's Last Birthday."
June 3, 1906 Josephine Baker is born in in St. Louis, Missouri, but makes her mark in France, where she becomes a renowned singer, dancer and actress.
March 20, 1906 Ozzie Nelson is born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He starts his career as a bandleader before starring with his family, including son Rick Nelson, in the long-running radio and television series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
January 12, 1906 Country blues performer Mississippi Fred McDowell is born in Rossville, Tennessee. The Rolling Stones cover his "You Gotta Move" on their 1971 album, Sticky Fingers.
October 15, 1905 Claude Debussy's symphonic suite "La Mer" is premiered by the Lamoureux Orchestra under the baton of Camille Chevillard in Paris. The piece was initially not well received, but soon became one of the French composer's most admired and frequently performed orchestral works.
July 15, 1905 Dorothy Fields, co-writer of "The Way You Look Tonight," is born in Allenhurst, New Jersey.
March 11, 1905 Songwriter Michael Carr is born Maurice Alfred Cohen. His credits include the Shadows hit "Kon-Tiki."
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