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2000 Dave Peverett, rocker, singer, guitarist, founded, sang and played rhythm guitar for Foghat dies
1999 Boxcar Willie, born Lecil Travis Martin, guitarist, American hobo music singer, sang country, gospel music, dies from leukemia, in Branson, Missouri, at age 67 1999 Joe Williams, jazz singer, sang with Count Basie, dies at 80 1978 Tracie Spencer, born in Waterloo, Iowa, singer, songwriter, actress, model, performed pop, rhythm and blues, dance pop, quiet music genres, 'This House' reached Billboard Hot 100, guest on ABC sitcom Family Matters, sang background vocals for Eve, Kanye West, 50 Cent 1968 Robert Anderson's "I Never Sang for My Father," premieres in New York City 1953 Betty Wright, born in Miami, Florida, singer, rhythm and blues, soul music, influenced the world of hip hop, sang with Alice Cooper, Gloria Estefan, song Shoorah! Shoorah!, used in movie Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1953 Samantha Sang, singer, Emotion 1948 Merry Clayton, born in Gert Town, New Orleans, singer, actress, sang gospel and soul music, famous for singing with The Rolling Stones' song 'Gimme Shelter' with Mick Jagger 1948 Bill Ward, born in Birmingham, England, musician, vocalist, drummer for Black Sabbath, a British heavy metal band, sang lead vocals on Technical Ecstacy, Never Say Die! 1943 Dave Peverett, born in Dulwich, South East London, rocker, singer, guitarist, founded, sang and played rhythm guitar for Foghat 1941 Curtis Lee, born in Yuma, Arizona, singer, doo-wop and pop recording artist with Phil Spector, partnered with Tommy Boyce, sang 'Under the Moon of Love', 'Pretty Little Angel Eyes' 1940 Sylvia Tyson, born in Chatham, Canada, guitarist, singer, songwriter, sang with Ian Tyson in folk duo Ian and Sylvia in the 1960's 1939 O. V. Wright, born in Leno, Tennessee, singer, sang gospel, considered southern soul artist, first pop recording, 'That's How Strong My Love Is' 1931 Boxcar Willie, born in Red Oak, Texas, born Lecil Travis Martin, guitarist, American hobo music singer, sang country, gospel music 1920 Paul Foster, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, singer, Soul Stirrers gospel group member, sang with Robert Harris, Sam Cooke, Rising Stars, Golden Echoes, memorable recording 'Be With Me Jesus' 1917 Robert Anderson, born in New York, writer, Tea and Sympathy, Never Sang for My Father 1644 Si Sang, last Ming-emperor of China, commits suicide |
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