Al Hirt

Los Angeles, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Rock and roll and country vocalist and pianist.
Songs:

Controversial marriage to his cousin

Myra Gale Brown

who was 13 years old.
Guitar Center RockWalk 1988.
Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2008.
Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1986.
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame 2008.
Delta Music Museum Hall of Fame 2002.
Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
The Southern Legends Entertainment & Performing Arts Hall of Fame 2005.
Memphis Music Hall of Fame 2012.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6631 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry; ceremony: 13 June 1989.
See the page at Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.

Jimmie Davis

governor, singer, southern gospel, country, composer, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

James Houston Davis

Birth Date:

September 11, 1899

Death Date:

November 5, 2000

Age at Death:

101

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo

- the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Quitman, Louisiana, USA

Brief Facts:

Two-term governor of Louisiana (1944-1948 and 1960-1964.) Songs:

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1971.
Country Music Hall of Fame 1972.
Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame 1971.
Delta Music Museum Hall of Fame.
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.

Jimmy C. Newman

singer, musician, country, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Jimmy Yves Newman

Birth Date:

August 29, 1927

Death Date:

June 21, 2014

Age at Death:

86

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo

- the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Mamou, Louisiana, USA

Brief Facts:

The "C" middle name stood for "Cajun."Grand Ole Opry.
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame 2009.
Cajun Music Hall of Fame 2004.

Johnny Horton

singer, radio, criminal, country, accident, hall of fame, vehicle crash

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

John Gale Horton

Nickname(s):

The Singing Fisherman

Birth Date:

April 30, 1925

Death Date:

November 5, 1960

Age at Death:

35

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus

- the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Relationships:

husband of

Billie Jean Horton, until he died.

Older than Billie Jean Horton by 7 or 8 years.

Mooringsport, Louisiana, USA

Brief Facts:

Died of injuries in a car accident.
Songs:

Radio show:

The Louisiana Hayride

Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame 2009.
Delta Music Museum Hall of Fame.
Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2009.

Johnny Rivers

singer, musician, composer, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

John Henry Ramistella

Birth Date:

November 7, 1942

Age today:

75

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio

- the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Brief Facts:

Song:

Secret Agent Man

Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2008.
Delta Music Museum Hall of Fame.
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.

Lead Belly

singer, blues, criminal, folk, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Huddie William Ledbetter

Also Known As:

Leadbelly

Birth Date:

January 23, 1888

Death Date:

December 6, 1949

Age at Death:

61

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius

- the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Songs:

which became a folk hit for the group:

The Weavers

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1988.
Blues Hall of Fame 1986.
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1980.
Louisiana Blues Hall of Fame.
Songwriters Hall of Fame 1970.
International Guitar Hall of Fame.

Little Richard

singer, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Richard Wayne Penniman

Birth Date:

December 5, 1932

Age today:

85

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

- the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Macon, Georgia, USA

Brief Facts:

Songs:

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1986.
Music City Walk of Fame 2008.
Songwriters Hall of Fame 2003.
Guitar Center RockWalk 1990.
Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2009.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1984.
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
Blues Hall of Fame 2015.
Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame 2015.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6840 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry.
See the page at Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.

Lloyd Price

singer, R&B, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Lloyd Price

Nickname(s):

Mr. Personality

Birth Date:

March 9, 1933

Age today:

85

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces

- the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Kenner, Louisiana, USA

Brief Facts:

Songs:

Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1998.
National Black Sports and Entertainment Hall of Fame 2001.

Louis Armstrong

musician, singer, bandleader, jazz, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Louis Daniel Armstrong

Nickname(s):

Satchmo

Birth Date:

August 4, 1901

Death Date:

July 6, 1971

Age at Death:

69, 29 days before his 70^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo

- the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Songs:

Movie:

Hello, Dolly!

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1990.
DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame 1952.
Long Island Music Hall of Fame.
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1978.
Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2009.
Gennett Records Walk of Fame 2007.
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame.
National Black Sports and Entertainment Hall of Fame 2001.
Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame 2004.
Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame 2017.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 7018 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry.
See the page at Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.

Louis Prima

singer, bandleader, actor, composer, lyricist, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Louis Prima

Birth Date:

December 7, 1910

Death Date:

August 24, 1978

Age at Death:

67

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

- the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Keely Smith

Older than Keely Smith by 21 years.

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Brief Facts:

Name pronounced "Loo-ee Pree-ma." Song:

That Old Black Magic

Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1993.
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 1615 Vine Street for contributions to the recording industry; ceremony: 25 July 2010.
See the page at Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.

Mahalia Jackson

singer, R&B, activist, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Mahala Jackson

Nickname(s):

Halie
The Queen of Gospel

Birth Date:

October 26, 1911

Death Date:

January 27, 1972

Age at Death:

60

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio

- the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Gospel singer, also active in the civil rights movement.
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame 2008.
Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame 1995.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1997.
GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame 1978.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6840 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry; ceremony: 1 September 1988.
See the page at Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.

Mickey Gilley

musician, singer, country, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Mickey Leroy Gilley

Birth Date:

March 9, 1936

Age today:

82

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces

- the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Natchez, Mississippi, USA

Relationships:

cousin of

Jerry Lee Lewis

cousin of

Jimmy Swaggart

Brief Facts:

Honky-tonk piano.
Songs:

First cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart.
The scene for movie:

Urban Cowboy

is his famous bar "Gilley's Club" in Pasadena, Texas.
Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame.
Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 2011.
Delta Music Museum Hall of Fame 2002.
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6930 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry; ceremony: 18 October 1984.
See the page at Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.

Percy Sledge

singer, R&B, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Percy Tyrone Sledge

Birth Date:

November 25, 1940

Death Date:

April 14, 2015

Age at Death:

74

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

- the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Leighton, Alabama, USA

Brief Facts:

Song:

When a Man Loves a Woman

Carolina Beach Music Hall of Fame 2004.
Alabama Music Hall of Fame 1993.
Delta Music Museum Hall of Fame.
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame 2007.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2005.

Pete Fountain

musician, jazz, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Pierre Dewey LaFontaine Jr

Birth Date:

July 3, 1930

Death Date:

August 6, 2016

Age at Death:

86, 34 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer

- the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Clarinetist.
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1997.
Delta Music Museum Hall of Fame 2008.
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame 2007.

Randy Newman

composer, singer, musician, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Randall Stuart Newman

Birth Date:

November 26, 1943

Age today:

74

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Los Angeles, California, USA

- the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Relationships:

nephew of

Alfred Newman

Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Brief Facts:

Songs:

Composed soundtracks and songs for movies.
Songwriters Hall of Fame 2002.
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame 2011.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2013.
Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame 2002.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6667 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry; ceremony: 2 June 2010.
See the page at Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.

Robert Parker

writer, educator, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Robert Brown Parker

Birth Date:

September 17, 1932

Death Date:

January 18, 2010

Age at Death:

77

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo

- the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

The Spenser mysteries, basis for the TV series:

Spenser: For Hire

Also a series of Jesse Stone novels.
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.

Slim Harpo

musician, blues, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

James Moore

Nickname(s):

slim
Harmonica Slim

Birth Date:

January 11, 1924

Death Date:

January 31, 1970

Age at Death:

46, 20 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn

- the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Brief Facts:

Blues harmonica player.
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.

Tim McGraw

singer, country, actor, politician, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Tim Smith

Birth Date:

May 1, 1967

Age today:

50, 6 days before his 51^st birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus

- the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Relationships:

husband of

Faith Hill

Older than Faith Hill by less than 1 year.

son of

Tug McGraw