Posted by gigi on August 16, 2008 at 04:02:43:
1915 Al Hibbler Jazz, pop, r&b singer Duke Ellington's band/solo
Remembering 1915 Melvin 'Lil Son' Jackson electric blues artist
Remembering 1915 Murray McEachern jazz and swing trombonist
Remembering 1929 Bill Evans jazz piano
1942 Robert 'Squirrel' Lester tenor Chi-Lites
1945 Gary Loizzo singer American Breed
Passings on this date:
1977 Elvis Presley 42 The King of Rock 'n' Roll a icon
2007 Max Roach 83 American bebop percussionist, drummer, and composer