1994 Death Roy Castle, singer, musician, jazz trumpet player, television celebrity, starred in BBC's 'The Roy Castle Show', dies at age 62 in Buckinghamshire, England 1994 Death George Dixon, trumpet/sax, dies at 85 1994 Death John M Dengler, jazz Bass Sax/Trumpet/Trombone, dies at 67 1983 Death Harry James, swing-era bandleader/trumpet player, dies at 67 1957 Birthday Vincent Calloway, Kentucky, trumpet player, Midnight Star-No Parking 1955 Birthday Reginald Calloway, trumpet player, Midnight Star-No Parking 1952 Birthday Rhys Chatham, born in New York City, New York, composer, trumpet player, guitarist, minimalist, avant garde music 1937 Birthday Jon Hassell, born in Memphis, Tennessee, composer, played the trumpet, PhD in musicology, known for influencing world music scene with unique electronic manipulation of trumpet sounds 1932 Birthday Roy Castle, born in Scholes, England, singer, musician, jazz trumpet player, television celebrity, starred in BBC's 'The Roy Castle Show' 1930 Birthday Kenny Ball, born in Essex, England, musician, lead trumpet player, Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen, appeared in film Live It Up!, featured with Joe Brown, Brenda Lee on Kapp Records 1927 Birthday John M Dengler, jazz bass sax/trumpet/trombone 1927 Birthday Anthony Lewis, columnist New York Times and author, Gideon's Trumpet 1909 Birthday George Dixon, trumpet and sax 1900 Birthday June Clark, musician trumpet