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b. 25 January 1934, Twist, Arkansas, USA, d. 24 Oct 2000, Chicago, Illinois, USA. ‘Small’ Mack Simmons was among the stalwarts from the Chicago golf club scene; he trained himself harmonica as a young child and in the first 50s occasionally caused bluesmen around the St. Louis, Missouri, golf club …

Sanford Clark found out fleeting fame along with his rendition from the Lee Hazlewood track “The Fool.” Using a vocal design that blended components of Johnny Money with Ricky Nelson, Clark released the tune in 1956, and it ultimately peaked in the very best Ten from the pop graphs and …

Besides being among the initial jazz music artists to convert to Islam and modification his name (1947), Sahib Shihab was also among the earliest boppers to utilize the flute. But he was also a fluent soloist in the alto, aswell as the baritone sax, the last mentioned being the device …

b. André Echkyan, 24 Oct 1907, Meudon, France, d. 9 August 1972, Alicante, Spain. A self-taught clarinettist and alto saxophonist, Ekyan became popular in France in the first 30s. He also performed in London, with Jack port Hylton, and produced many recordings. The music artists with whom he worked well …

The sly, insinuating vocals and chunky piano design of Willie Mabon won the guts of several an R&B fan through the early ’50s. His salty Chess waxings “I HAVE NO IDEA,” “I’m Mad,” and “Poison Ivy” set up the pianist as an authentic Chicago blues power, but he faded as …

While he by no means gained exactly the same popularity and public acknowledgement therefore fellow West Coast rockabilly pioneers as Eddie Cochran and Ricky Nelson, Glen Glenn’s skill much outweighed his fortune within the music business, and his basic sides have grown to be the stuff of tale among rockabilly …

Referred to as “Monsieur 100,000 Volts” for his powerful stage presence, Gilbert Bécaud was among France’s most widely used singers through the 1950s and ’60s, and enjoyed a profession greater than 4 decades in display business. Bécaud is most beneficial known for his 1961 smash “Et Maintenant,” which became a …

Swedish-born jazz and pop vocalist Fredrika Stahl’s career got heading when she met producer Geef, which resulted in a gathering with pianist Tom McClung, who after that shaped a band around her and helped land her a major-label cope with the French arm of BMG, Vogue Information. Given birth to …

Remembered as an accurate author of hymn tunes, Christmas carols, and music for radio courses and movies, Elizabeth Poston was mixed up in field of music from various sides. She researched piano with Harold Samuel and received a formal education on the Royal Academy of Music, after that gained recognition …

American writer/composer/actor Adolph Green initial attracted attention as an associate from the Revuers, a satirical musicomedy troupe which performed at New York’s Community Vanguard nightclub in the first ’40s. The group couldn’t spend the money for royalties on previously created material, therefore Green and fellow Revuer Betty Comden got to …