1891, Born on this day, Cole Porter, singer, composer, one of Americas greatest songwriters. Wrote countless classic songs, Night And Day, I Get A Kick Out Of You, Evry Time We Say Goodbye. musicians.allaboutjazz/coleporter#.U5UFSSjb67o 1915, Born on this day, guitarist Les Paul, inventor of the Gibson Les Paul guitar who also had a 1953 UK No.7 single with ‘Vaya Con Dios’ and the US No.7 single ‘Hummingbird’ with Mary Ford featuring his multi-layered recording techniques. He also pioneered ‘close miking’ and echo delay recording. He broke his right arm in a car accident and had it set at an angle so he could still play guitar. musicians.allaboutjazz/lespaul#.U5UFVijb67o 1934 - Jack Leroy Jackie Wilson, Jr. was an American singer and performer. Known as Mr. Excitement, Wilson was important in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Wilson 1941, Born on this day, Jon Lord, keyboards, Deep Purple, (1970 UK No.2 single Black Night), 1973 US No. 4 single Smoke On The Water). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Lord 1964 - Wayman Lawrence Tisdale was an American professional basketball player in the NBA and a smooth jazz bass guitarist. A three-time All American at the University of Oklahoma, he was elected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009. musicians.allaboutjazz/waymantisdale#.U5UFZSjb67o
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