Late trombonist Charles Hartman was born in New Orleans on July 1, 1898. Hartman worked with Oliver Naylor, Tony Parenti, Johnny Bayersdorffer Orchestra, Prima-Sharkey Orchestra, John Hyman (aka Johnny Wiggs), and others. Listen to Charles Hartman music on YouTube.
1935
Gospel vocalist Louis "Sweet Lou" Jones (with The Zion Harmonizers and Southern Tone gospel group) was born in Thibodaux, LA on July 1, 1935. He passed away on February 28, 2007 at age 71.
1952
Percussionist, songwriter, producer and educator Ndugu Chancler was born (Leon Chancler) in Shreveport, LA on July 1, 1952. Chancler worked with Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Frank Sinatra, Santana, Michael Jackson (he played drums on the "Thriller" album), George Duke, and dozens of others. He passed away on February 3, 2018 after a battle with prostate cancer. Read more here. See Ndugu Chancler discography. Watch Ndugu Chancler videos on YouTube.
1957
"A Fallen Star" by High Point, Louisiana native and Grand Ole Opry star Jimmy C. Newman entered the R&B Chart on July 1, 1957. The tune eventually reached #7, and went to #2 on the Country Chart and #23 on the Pop Chart.
1957
"Let The Four Winds Blow" by Roy Brown entered the Billboard Top 40 on July 1, 1957. It peaked at #29 on The Pop Chart and #5 on the R&B Chart.
1957
"Susie-Q" by Dale Hawkins entered the Billboard Top 40 on July 1, 1957. It peaked at #27 on The Pop Chart and #7 on the R&B Chart.
1967
Zydeco accordionist and bandleader Chubby Carrier was born (Joseph Roy Carrier, Jr.) in Church Point, Louisiana on July 1, 1967. He is the son of late Zydeco legend Roy Carrier. The Chubby Carrier & Bayou Swamp Band album "Zydeco Junkie" won a Grammy (Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album) in 2011. See Chubby Carrier's official web site. Watch Chubby Carrier videos on YouTube.
1967
"Make Me Yours" by Bettye Swann entered the Billboard Top 40 on July 1, 1967. The tune eventually reached #21 on the Pop Chart and #1 on the R&B Chart.
Blues man Baby Boy Warren passed away from a heart attack in Detroit on July 1, 1977 at age 57. The Lake Providence, Louisiana native grew up in Memphis, and moved to Detroit in the early 1940's. He became a fixture on the Motor City blues scene, recording with Sonny Boy Williamson and others. Read more here. Listen to Baby Boy Warren music on YouTube.
1990
Hank Williams Jr. married his fourth wife, former Hawaiian Tropic model Mary Jane Thomas, in Missoula, Montana on July 1, 1990. Thomas died unexpectedly in Jupiter, Florida on March 22, 2022 after suffering a complication from a medical procedure.
1994
A Baton Rouge judge sentenced soul singer Percy Sledge to five years of probation and fined him $95,000 for tax evasion on July 1, 1994. Sledge (1940–2015), a native of Alabama, had been a long time resident of Baton Rouge.
1995
"Good" by Better Than Ezra entered the Billboard Top 40 on July 1, 1995. It peaked at #30 on the chart, and hit #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
