This Day In Music: September 21
September 20 ~ Birthdays/All ~ September 22
 
September 21, 1992 ~ Kim Jong-dae, commonly known as K-pop, R&B singer, songwriter Chen, born in Daejeon, South Korea ~ Member of boy band EXO, known for a string of 2010 hits in their native South Korea including the No.1 hits December 2014 (The Winter's Tale), Love Me Right, Monster, and Ko Ko Bop. Following the band's disbandement Jong-dae has recorded as a solo artist starting with his April And A Flower solo debut EP which spawned the hit single Beautiful Goodbye
September 21, 1992 ~ Eva Celia Lesmana, commonly known as actress, singer, guitarist, songwriter Eva Celia, born in Jakarta, Indonesia ~ Daughter of jazz keyboardist Indra Lesmana and singer, actress Sophia Latuba. Best known as an actress for TV and film. As a singer known for Reason and Against Time, releasing her full-length And So It Begins album in 2016
 
September 21, 1989 ~ Jared Evan Siegel, commonly known as singer, rapper, producer, songwriter Jared Evan, born in Great Neck, New York, USA ~ Cites artists as diverse Sublime-singer Bradley Nowell, the Beatles, Radiohead, Method Man, Mos Def, Stevie Wonder, and Cream as his main influences. Has released two collaborative albums with producer Statik Selektah, Boom Bap & Blues and Still Blue, prior to his full-length The Blanket Truth solo debut album in 2016
September 21, 1989 ~ Jason Joel Desrouleaux, commonly known as singer, songwriter Jason Derülo, born in Miramar, Florida, USA ~ After having guested on tracks by Pitbull, Birdman, and Pixie Lott, Derülo issued his Whatcha Say debut single in 2010, followed by his eponymous full-length Jason Derülo debut album later the same year. The single would reach top ten in over half a dozen countries, including No.1 Billboard Hot 100 in his native America. Derülo has recorded to consistent commercial success since, racking up over half a dozen Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hits including Talk Dirty, Wiggle, and Savage Love (Laxed Siren Beat). An in-demand collaborator, Derülo has worked with Florida Georgia Line, Hardwell, Pentatonix, Flo Rida, David Guetta, Sofía Reyes, Gucci Mane, and Meghan Trainor
 
September 21, 1986 ~ Singer, guitarist, songwriter Blake Mills born in Santa Monica, California, USA ~ Co-founding member of Simon Dawes, known for their 2005 What No One Hears debut EP and their sole Carnivore album released the following year. Touring guitarist for artists such as Jenny Lewis, Band Of Horses, Cass McCombs, Julian Casablancas, Lucinda Williams. Session musician for Kid Rock, Weezer, the Avett Brothers, Paolo Nutini, Carlene Carter, the Dixie Chicks, P!nk, and Lana Del Rey. As a solo artist, Mills is especially acclaimed for his Break Mirrors debut album released in 2010
 
September 21, 1983 ~ Singer, songwriter Asa Taccone born in Berkeley, California, USA ~ Former Saturday Night Live writer collaborating with musical comedy trio the Lonely Island which includes his brother Jorma Taccone. Has released solo albums and is the lead singer of Electric Guest
 
September 21, 1982 ~ Folk singer, guitarist, bassist, pianist, songwriter Amber Rubarth, full name Amber Kristine Rubarth, born ~ Has opened for Emmylou Harris, Kenny Loggins, Marc Cohn. Best known for her 2011 Common Case Of Disappearing album which featured duets with Jason Reeves and Jason Mraz, and for her 2017 concept album Wildflowers In The Graveyard. Member of harmony trio Applewood Road. Formed indie folk, indie rock outfit Paper Raincoat with Alex Wong
 
September 21, 1977 ~ Ben Harvey Bailey Smith, commonly known as actor, comedian, rapper, songwriter Doc Brown, born in Kilburn, UK ~ Has recorded about half a dozen albums, starting with Citizen Smith Volume One released in 2004. Best known as an actor for film and TV with roles in TV shows such as Miranda, Rev, The Inbetweeners, and Law & Order UK, and films such as Huge and Other Side Of The Game. Smith wrote the music for the 2011 sci-fi comedy horror film Attack The Block. Smith, known for his love of films, has also frequently co-presented Kermode And Mayo's Film Review on BBC Radio 5
 
September 21, 1976 ~ Jonas Bjerre Terkelsbøl, commonly known as rock singer, guitarist Jonas Bjerre, born in Frederiksberg, Denmark ~ Best known as frontman of indie rock outfit Mew, with whom he has recorded since the late-1990s. The band is best known for their breakout album Frengers, which earned wide critical acclaim in the band's native Denmark, and its followup And The Glass Handed Kites, which spawned the Danish No.1 hit The Zookeeper's Boy. The band has enjoyed moderate success in the UK, where several singles charted just outside the top 40. Parallel to his career with Mew, Terkelsbøl has performed and recorded with Apparatjik, which also includes Coldplay-bassist Guy Berryman, A-ha-guitarist, keyboardist Magne Furuholmen, and drummer, producer Martin Terefe. Apparatjik first came together in 2009 for a charity album for the human rights organisation Survival International, for which they recorded the track Ferreting, and would issue their full-length We Are Here debut album the following year. The track Ferreting would also be used as the theme song to the BBC documentary series Amazon
 
September 21, 1972 ~ William John Paul Gallagher, commonly known as singer, guitarist Liam Gallagher, born in Burnage, UK ~ Member of Oasis, which also included his brother singer, guitarist Noel Gallagher. The band was seen as a defining force in 1990s Britpop and has recorded about half a dozen albums, all of which have topped the charts in their native UK. The band has scored about two dozen UK top 10 hits from the mid-1990s through the 2000s, including the No.1 hits Some Might Say, Don't Look Back In Anger, D'You Know What I Mean, All Around The World, Go Let It Out, The Hindu Times, Lyla, and The Importance Of Being Idle. Gallagher has also recorded as a solo artist, starting with the critically acclaimed As You Were album released in 2017, has notably fronted Beady Eye, with whom he recorded two albums in the early-2010s, and collaborated with John Squire
September 21, 1972 ~ Singer, guitarist, bassist, drummer, songwriter Spencer Gibb, full name Spencer David Gibb, born in London, UK ~ Son of the Bee Gees-singer Robin Gibb. Godson of Robert Stigwood. Cites the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder and Prince as influences. Released his 4-Track Mind solo debut album in 1997. Founding member of 54 Seconds, known for the 2007 Postcards From California album. Ventured into acting by the mid-2000s
 
September 21, 1971 ~ Pop, dance-pop singer, dancer Jimmy Constable, full name James Michael Constable, born in Liverpool, UK ~ Member of boy band 911, known for a string of British hits in the mid to late-1990s, including Don't Make Me Wait, The Day We Find Love, Bodyshakin', All I Want Is You, More Than A Woman, and perhaps their best known A Little Bit More
 
September 21, 1968 ~ David Jude Jolicoeur, commonly known as singer, rapper Trugoy the Dove, born in Brooklyn, New York, USA ~ Member of De La Soul alongside Pasemaster Mase and Posdnuos. The trio played a key role in the birth of jazz rap and alternative hip-hop, their 1989 3 Feet High & Rising debut album considered a landmark album and a hip-hop masterpiece ~ Jolicoeur passed away in 2023
 
September 21, 1967 ~ Guitarist, keyboardist, singer, songwriter David Grubbs born in Louisville, Kentucky, USA ~ Veteran of Chicago's indie scene. Co-founding member of Squirrel Bait, Bastro, and Gastr del Sol. Following the latter's disbandement in the late-1990s, Grubbs has recorded prolifically as a solo artist and collaborator. Noted especially for his 2002 Rickets & Scurvy album
September 21, 1967 ~ Audrey Faith McGraw, commonly known as country singer Faith Hill born in Jackson, Mississippi, USA ~ One of the all-time most successful female country singers, sold over 40 million albums. Active since the early-1990s, shooting to national fame with albums such as her debut Take Me As I Am and its follow-up It Matters To Me, crossing over to mainstream and reaching international success by the end of the decade with the albums Faith and Breathe. Best known for songs such as This Kiss, Breathe, The Way You Love Me, Let's Make Love with singer Tim McGraw whom she married in 1996, Mississippi Girl, Sunshine And Summertime, and others.
September 21, 1967 ~ Drummer Tyler Stewart, full name Tyler Joseph Stewart, born in Toronto, Canada ~ Drummer for melodic alt-pop outfit Barenaked Ladies, critically described as one of Canada's most successful exports since the early-1990s. The band has recorded over a dozen albums, is especially acclaimed for 1990s albums such as Gordon, Rock Spectacle, and Stunt, of which the latter spawned their Billboard Hot 100 No.1 hit One Week
 
September 21, 1964 ~ Country, bluegrass, gospel singer, bassist, songwriter Daryl Mosley born in Waverly, Tennessee, USA ~ Wrote Ask The Blind Man (He Saw It All), a signature song for southern gospel trio the Booth Brothers. Co-founding member of bluegrass quartet New Tradition, for whom he wrote some of their best known including Seed Of Love, With His Hand In Wood and On His Knees. Member of the Osborne Brothers from 2001 through 2003 replacing Terry Smith. Co-founding member of the Farm Hands, known best for their 2018 Colors album. Mosley released his solo debut album, The Secret Of Life, in 2020
 
September 21, 1956 ~ Rock singer, guitarist, pianist, percussionist Celeste Carballo born in Buenos Aires, Argentina ~ Acclaimed for her wide vocal range. Draws from blues, hard rock, punk and tango. One of the first Argentinian musicians to come out as lesbian. Best known for songs such as Sere Judia, Mi Ultimo Blues, Mujer Contra Mujer and Una Cancion Diferente
 
September 21, 1952 ~ Rock guitarist Dave Gregory, full name David Charles Gregory, born in Swindon, UK ~ Member of XTC from 1979, first appearing on the Drums And Wires album, through 1998. Present on all three of the band's UK top 20 hits, Making Plans For Nigel, Sgt Rock (Is Going To Help Me), and Senses Working Overtime. Member of progressive rock outfit Big Big Train from 2012 through 2020, previously having guested on some of the band's recordings. Gregory has also sessioned on albums by Peter Gabriel (Peter Gabriel 3), Porcupine Tree (In Absentia), and Steven Wilson (Hand Cannot Erase)
 
September 21, 1951 ~ Pop singer Ivano Fossati, full name Ivano Alberto Fossati, born in Genoa, Italy ~ Member of progressive rock group Delirium. Has been releasing solo albums since the early-1970s. Also worked with Fabrizio de André, Riccardo Tesi, Anna Oxa, Mia Martini, Ornella Vanoni, Shirley Bassey, Francesco de Gregori, Laura Pausini, Dalida, and others
 
September 21, 1949 ~ Bassist Colin Gibson born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK ~ First gained attention as a member of the Primitive Sect during the mid-1960s. Subsequently joined the Chosen Few with bandmate John Turnbull, soon renamed to Skip Bifferty. Member of short-lived Griffin, known for their 1969 I Am The Noise In Your Head single. Member of Ginger Baker's Air Force, replacing Ric Grech, present on the band's acclaimed 1970 Ginger Baker's Air Force 2 album. Would go on to work, both as a band member and a session musician, with the likes of Stefan Grossman, Alan Hull, Mark Almond, Snafu, Steve Howe, Graham Bonnet, Kevin Coyne, Trevor Watts Moiré Music, and others
 
September 21, 1948 ~ Eddie James Lusk Jr, commonly known as Chicago blues keyboardist, pianist Professor Eddie Lusk, born in Chicago, Illinois, USA ~ Raised in the Pentecostal faith, his parents running the Lusk Bible Way Center in Chicago, Illinois, and Lusk himself an ordained minister, Lusk could not resist the lure of the blues. Got his start in music backing Luther Allison for a number of years, before going on to work as a session musician throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Notably appeared on albums by Buddy Guy, Jimmy Johnson, Koko Taylor (Queen Of The Blues), Jimmy Dawkins, Sunnyland Slim, Michael Coleman, and Nate Taylor. Lusk has also toured with the likes of Fenton Robinson, Syl Johnson, and Otis Rush. Lusk recorded one solo album, Professor Strut released in 1989, before committing suicide at age 43 after being diagnosed with cancer ~ Lusk passed away in 1992
 
September 21, 1947 ~ Jazz guitarist Bern Nix born in Toledo, Ohio, USA ~ Best known for his association with Ornette Coleman for over a decade, starting in the mid-1970s. Other than with Coleman's Prime Time group Nix also worked with Jayne Cortez, John Zorn, Elliott Sharp, Jemeel Moondoc, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Kip Hanrahan, Lenore von Steiin, and recorded a number of albums as a leader, notably Tangerine released in 2015 ~ Nix passed away in 2017
September 21, 1947 ~ Guitarist Don Felder, full name Donald William Felder, born in Gainesville, Florida, USA ~ Best known as member of the Eagles since 1974, joining the band shortly after having guested on the tracks Good Day In Hell and Already Gone. Felder is present on most of the band's best known, and co-wrote songs such as Visions, which was the only song on which he sang lead, Too Many Hands, Victim Of Love, Hotel California, The Disco Strangler, and Those Shoes. Between the band's initial disbandement in the early-1980s and their reunion by the mid-1990s, Felder has composed and performed several soundtracks, notably Fast Times At Ridgemont High, recorded as a solo artist, and guested on albums by Joe Walsh (There Goes The Neighbourhood), the Bee Gees, Stevie Nicks (Bella Donna), Mickey Thomas, Bob Seger, Barbra Streisand, and Robin Zander. Felder was fired from the Eagles in 2001, after which he filed various lawsuits against the band for wrongful termination. Felder published an autobiography detailing his tenure with the band, Heaven And Hell (My Life In The Eagles 1974-2001), in 2008
September 21, 1947 ~ Rock drummer Jan Manschot, also known as Brekken Jan Schampschot, born in Lichtenvoorde, the Netherlands ~ Co-founded Normaal with Bennie Jolink, with whom he recorded over a dozen albums. The band, a mainstay in Dutch rock and one of the first to consistently gain national attention with songs performed in a regional dialect, is known especially for songs such as Oerend Hard, Net As Gisteren, Mamma Woar Is Mien Pils and Deurdonderen. Manschot has also worked with Boi Foi Toch, Bakkerij Manschot, Old Ni-js, and the Hanska Duo ~ Manschot passed away in 2014
September 21, 1947 ~ Singer, keyboardist, songwriter, producer Rupert Hine, full name Rupert Neville Hine, born in Wimbledon, UK ~ As a singer and keyboardist, Hine is best known as a member of Quantam Jump, with whom he scored the 1979 UK top 10 hit The Lone Ranger. Hine has recorded over half a dozen albums under either the moniker Thinkman or his own name, notably the 1981 Immunity album. However, Hine is best known as a producer, successful particularly in the 1980s, producing or co-producing albums by Yvonne Elliman, Camel (I Can See Your House From Here), Murray Head, Saga, Chris De Burgh (The Getaway), the Waterboys (The Waterboys), the Fixx (Reach The Beach), Tina Turner (Private Dancer), Howard Jones (Human's Lib), Power Station, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins, Stevie Nicks, Robert Palmer, and Rush. Former Genesis guitarist Anthony Phillips, for whom Hine produced several late-1970s albums, once said of Hine: “I've yet to work with a more affable, patient, funny and bloody good producer” ~ Hine passed away in 2020
 
September 21, 1944 ~ Rock, blues-rock, electric blues guitarist, bassist, keyboardist, singer Bobby Tench born in UK ~ Though never a household name, Tench was held in the highest regards by peers and critics, having played with some of the biggest names in British rock. Co-founding member of Gass and of Hummingbird. Best known for his associations with blues guitarist Freddie King and with singer Van Morrison. Worked with Jeff Beck both in the Jeff Beck Group and as a touring singer with Beck Bogert & Appice. Other notable associations include Humble Pie, the Streetwalkers, Hummingbird, Ginger Baker, Linda Lewis, Boxer, Widowmaker, Eric Burdon, Axis Point, Brian Robertson, Topper Headon, Roger Chapman, Ruby Turner, and Alan Price ~ Tench passed away in 2024
September 21, 1944 ~ Ginger Kay Hammond, commonly known as bluegrass singer Ginger Boatwright born in Columbus, Mississippi, USA ~ Sang with her father Hap Hammond's bluegrass unit the Magic City Ramblers. Upon meeting guitarist Grant Boatwright in the early-1970s, whom she would later marry, the two formed a duo and later still with the addition of Dale Whitcomb, the bluegrass group Red White & Blue (Grass). Boatwright recorded both as a solo artist, notably the 1974 single The Lovin's Over, and with the group until the couple's divorce by the end of the decade. From the 1980s onward, Boatwright worked with the short-lived all-female outfit the Bushwhackers, as well as with Doug Dillard, and recorded several well-received solo albums including notably Fertile Ground released in 1991
 
September 21, 1943 ~ Bassist, trombonist David Hood born in Sheffield, Alabama, USA ~ Session musician praised for his craftsmanship and versatility, with a career spanning four decades. Co-founded the renowned Muscle Shoals Studios, Sheffield, Alabama. Either with or without the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Hood has appeared on albums by Aretha Franklin (I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You), John Hammond Jr, Clarence Carter, Etta James (Tell Mama), Percy Sledge, the Sweet Inspirations, Mavis Staples, Wilson Pickett, Cher, Tony Joe White (Tony Joe), Odetta, Herbie Mann, King Curtis, Albert King (Lovejoy), Linda Ronstadt, Bobby Womack, Jim Capaldi, Boz Scaggs, Paul Simon (There Goes Rhymin' Simon), Traffic, Eddie Floyd, Willie Nelson, Millie Jackson, Rod Stewart (Atlantic Crossing), the Dramatics, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Delbert McClinton (Second Wind), Levon Helm, Eddie Rabbitt, Patti Austin, Jerry Jeff Walker, Glenn Frey, JJ Cale, and Luther Ingram. On occassion, Hood has produced or co-produced for artists such as Bob Seger (Beautiful Loser), Blackfoot, Jackson Highway, and Denise Lasalle
 
September 21, 1942 ~ Ewart Beckford, commonly known as reggae, dancehall, dub singer, toaster U-Roy, born in Jones Town, Jamaica ~ Pioneer toaster. Influenced by Louis Prima, James Brown, Ruth Brown, Fats Domino, Smiley Lewis, and especially Louis Jordan. Known for songs such as Wake The Town, Wear You To The Ball, and Runaway Girl. Worked with producers such as Lee Scratch Perry, Bunny Lee, Phil Pratt, Sonia Pottinger, Ruple Edwards, Alvin Ranglin, and Lloyd Daley ~ Beckford passed away in 2021
 
September 21, 1940 ~ Drummer, bandleader John Pochée, commonly known as John Kenneth Pochee, born in Sydney, Australia ~ Founded the Last Straw. Played with the Judy Bailey Quartet from 1974 to 197. Also worked with the Engine Room, the Ten Part Invention, Bernie McGann, Dewey Redman, Shirley Bassey, the Four Kinsmen, Peter Boothman, and others
 
September 21, 1936 ~ Royden Dickey Lee, commonly known as singer, songwriter Dickey Lee, born in Memphis, Tennessee, USA ~ Best known for his 1960s recording Patches, I Saw Linda Yesterday, and Laurie Strange Things Happen. Wrote or co-wrote songs recorded by George Jones (She Thinks I Still Care), Elvis Presley, Connie Francis, Leon Russell, Anne Murray, George Strait, Charley Pride, Reba McEntire, Emmylou Harris (Someone Like You), Tracy Byrd (Keeper Of The Stars), Jo-El Sonnier (I've Been Around Enough To Know), and John Schneider, and others
September 21, 1936 ~ James Marcellus Arthur Murray, commonly known as jazz drummer Sunny Murray, born in Idabel, Oklahoma, USA ~ Pioneering free jazz drummer. Rose to prominence backing Cecil Taylor on albums such as Air, Nefertiti The Beautiful One Has Come and Live At the Café Montmartre. Also closely associated with Albert Ayler, including on the seminal Spiritual Unity album released in 1964. Over a dozen albums as a leader, especially acclaimed for the albums Sunny Murray and Hard Cores. Also present on albums by Dave Burrell, Archie Shepp, Clifford Thornton (Ketchaoua), Jimmy Lyons, and Khan Jamal ~ Murray passed away in 2017
 
September 21, 1934 ~ Singer, songwriter, poet, novelist Leonard Cohen, full name Leonard Norman Cohen, born in Westmount, Canada ~ Pursued a career as poet and novelist during the 1950s and most of the 1960s. Eventually turned to music, debuting with the critically acclaimed Songs Of Leonard Cohen in 1967. Known for songs such as Suzanne, Bird On A Wire, Famous Blue Raincoat, and Hallelujah ~ Cohen passed away in 2016
 
September 21, 1932 ~ Jazz, rock keyboardist Don Preston, full name Donald Ward Preston, born in Flint, Michigan, USA ~ Best known as a member of the Mothers Of Invention, backing Frank Zappa from the mid-1960s through the mid-1970s. Has also worked with Herbie Mann, Tommy Flanagan, Elvin Jones, Yusef Lateef, Nat King Cole, Shorty Rogers, Charlie Haden, Paul Bley, Emil Richards, Paul Beaver, Meredith Monk, Lou Rawls, Al Jarreau, Vaughn Monroe, Carla Bley, Leo Sayer, Flo & Eddie, John Lennon, Bunk Gardner, Captain Beefheart, the Jefferson Airplane, and others
 
September 21, 1918 ~ Double bassist Tommy Potter, full name Charlie Thomas Potter, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ~ Member of Charlie Parker's classic quintet, alongside Miles Davis, Duke Jordan, and Max Roach, from 1947 to 1950. Potter rarely recorded as a leader, though Tommy Potter's Hard Funk album released in 1956 was well-received, and has worked as a sideman through the mid-1960s before semi-retiring from music. Other than Parker, notable collaborations include Gene Ammons, Al Cohn (Cohn's Tones), Bennie Green, Bud Powell (The Amazing Bud Powell Vol.1), Wardell Gray, Sonny Criss, JJ Johnson, Sonny Stitt (Kaleidoscope), Thelonious Monk, Stan Getz, Al Haig, Tommy Flanagan, Willis Jackson, Jimmy Forrest (Out Of The Forrest), and Zoot Sims ~ Potter passed away in 1988
 
September 21, 1914 ~ Leroy Elliott Stewart, commonly known as double bassist Slam Stewart, born in Englewood, New Jersey, USA ~ Played the violin before switching to bass at age 20. Mostly known as a session musician particularly active during the 1940s for artists such as Lester Young, Fats Waller, Coleman Hawkins, Erroll Garner, Art Tatum, Johnny Guarnieri, Red Norvo, Don Byas, Benny Goodman, and Beryl Booker ~ Stewart passed away in 1987
 
September 21, 1912 ~ Pianist György Sándor born in Budapest, Hungary ~ Best known as interpreter, as well as close friend, of Béla Bartók. One of only ten people who attended Bartok's funeral. Toured as a concert pianist throughout the 1930s, briefly served in the US Army during World War II, and returned to the stage after the war. Has recorded works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and notably the complete solo piano works of Zoltán Kodály and Sergei Prokofiev, and the complete piano works of Bartók ~ Sándor passed away in 2005
September 21, 1912 ~ Thereon Eugene Daffan, commonly known as country singer, guitarist, songwriter Ted Daffan, born ~ Wrote the seminal Truck Driver's Blues originally recorded by Cliff Bruner in 1939 with Moon Mullican singing lead. Daffan also wrote, and was the first to record, both I'm A Fool To Care and Born To Lose. Both would become standards, the former covered by Gene Autry, Jim Reeves, Connie Francis, Fats Domino, and others. The latter would be covered by Porter Wagoner, Ferlin Husky, Don Gibson, Ray Charles, and numerous others ~ Daffan passed away in 1996
 
September 21, 1905 ~ Sonero singer, bandleader Abelardo Barroso, full name Abelardo Barroso Dargeles, born in Havana, Cuba ~ Arguably the first sonero lead singer to achieve wide acclaim. Lead singer of the Félix Chappottín led the Sexteto Habanero during the mid-1920s. Would go on to work with the Sexteto Boloña, the Septeto Nacional, Salmerón, Prestes Lopez, Andrés Laferté, and the Maravillas del Siglo ~ Barroso passed away in 1972
 
September 21, 1873 ~ George Vital Laine, commonly known as drummer, bandleader Papa Jack Laine, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA ~ Pioneering bandleader often credited for nurturing and mentoring young talent, including future jazz greats such as Chink Martin, Achille Baquet, Albert Brunies, Merritt Brunies, Emile Christian, Frank Christian, Eddie Edwards, Nick LaRocca, Gussie Mueller, Alcide Yellow Nunez, Alphonse Picou, Larry Shields, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro, and Ragbaby Stephens ~ Laine passed away in 1966