1995 Death Marshall Royal, jazz Sax/Clarinet, dies at 82 "King" Herbert Whitaker, tenor sax, dies at 66 1994 Death Haywood Frank Henry, sax player, dies at 81 Clarence Ford, sax player, dies at 64 George Dixon, trumpet/sax, dies at 85 John M Dengler, jazz Bass Sax/Trumpet/Trombone, dies at 67 Earle Warren, alto Sax Player, dies at 79 Elbert "Skippy" Williams, tenor Sax player, dies at 77 Grady "Fats" Jackson, tenor Sax Player, dies at 66 Noel Chiboust, trumpeter/sax, dies at 84 1992 Death Charlie Ventura, jazz sax (Bop for the people), dies at 75 of cancer 1988 Event Yankees sign free agent 2nd-baseman Steve Sax to 3-year contract 1975 Death Julian "Cannonball" Alderly, sax player, dies of a stroke at 46 1969 Death Jack Kerouac, U.S. writer (Doctor Sax, On the Road), dies at 47 1967 Death John Coltrane, U.S. jazz sax/composer, dies at 40 1961 Birthday Tim Lever, keyboard/sax, Dead or Alive-You Spin Me Round 1960 Birthday Steve Norman, born in London, rock sax, Spandau Ballet-True Steve Sax, 2nd baseman, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox 1953 Birthday William Simmons, sax/keyboardist, Midnight Star-No Parking 1952 Birthday Eddie Manion, born in America, Eddie 'Kingfish' Manion, saxophonist, tenor and baritone sax, session musician, member of Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band Tour, recorded and performed with Diana Ross, Bon Jovi, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, The E Street Band 1951 Birthday Ronald Bell, Youngstown, Ohio, rock sax, Kool and The Gang 1950 Birthday Johnny Colla, born in California, rock sax, Huey Lewis and The News-Need a New Drug 1946 Birthday Andy MacKay, born in London, rock sax/oboe, Roxy Music-Dance Away 1943 Birthday Fred Lipsius, New York City, rock pianist/sax, Blood, Sweat and Tears 1942 Birthday Mark Lindsay, born in Eugene, Oregon, rock vocalist/sax, Paul Revers and Raiders 1930 Birthday Herbie Mann, born in Brooklyn, New York, jazz flute/sax, Just Wallin' 1929 Birthday Clarence Ford, sax player 1927 Birthday Grady "Fats" Jackson, tenor sax player John M Dengler, jazz bass sax/trumpet/trombone Boots Randolph, born in Paducah, Kentucky, saxophonist, Yakety Sax 1926 Birthday Lee Allen, born in Pittsburg, Kansas, tenor sax, Walkin' With Mr. Lee 1922 Birthday Larry Elgart, born in New Haven, Connecticut, bandleader/alto sax, Elgart Orchestra 1916 Birthday Elbert "Skippy" Williams, tenor Sax player 1914 Birthday Earle Warren, alto sax player 1913 Birthday Earl Bostic, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, alto sax player, Flamingo, Temptation Haywood Frank Henry, sax player 1912 Birthday Marshall Royal, jazz sax/clarinet 1909 Birthday Noel Chiboust, trumpeter/Sax George Dixon, trumpet and sax 1894 Death Antoine J "Adolphe" Sax, instrument maker (saxophone), dies at 79 1886 Birthday Sax Rohmer, England, author, Dr. Fu Manchu 1865 Death Charles J Sax, Belgian inventor (saxophone), dies at 74 1848 Event Antoine Joseph Sax patents Saxophone 1848 Birthday Antoine Joseph Sax, inventor, saxophone 1846 Birthday George Sax, inventor, saxophone 1846 Event Saxophone is patents by Antoine Joseph Sax 1814 Birthday Adolphe Sax, Belgium, musician/inventor, saxophone 1791 Birthday Charles J Sax, Belgian music instrument builder
