Birthdays : October 22nd-28th
Charles Ross AKA “Doctor Ross” 10/21/25 Detroit blues musician who would often perform as a one-man band, singing, playing harmonica, guitar, and drums. William Perks
Charles Ross AKA “Doctor Ross” 10/21/25 Detroit blues musician who would often perform as a one-man band, singing, playing harmonica, guitar, and drums. William Perks
Charles “Chuck” Berry 10/18/26 American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who helped to pioneer rock & roll music, influencing and inspiring generation after generation the world
Robert Lewis Jones aka Guitar Gabriel 10/12/25 An American blues musician who combined his unique style of guitar playing with other various genres of blues
Albert Collins AKA “The Ice Man”: 10/1/32 -Grammy Award winning electric blues guitarist and singer whose influence can be heard in the likes of John
“Blind” Lemon Jefferson: 9/24/1893 -Influential blues singer and guitarist that has often been called “The Father of Texas Blues”. Houston “Stackhouse” Goff: 9/28/10 -Delta blues
Louis Myers: 9/18/29 -Blues musician that co-founded the influential Chicago blues band, The Aces, in the 1950’s. Ray Charles Robinson: 9/23/30 – Better known as
Willie D. Warren: 9/11/24 – Detroit blues guitarist, bass player and singer that worked with such artists as Freddie King, Otis Rush, Baby Boy Warren,
John Chatman AKA Memphis Slim: 9/3/25 -Blues pianist, singer, and composer who has over 500 recordings, including the blues classic “Everyday I Have The Blues”.
Odie Payne: 8/27/26 -Chicago blues drummer that played with such blues musicians as Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry. Chris Beard: 8/29/57