Bluesman Larry Garner was born in New Orleans on July 8, 1952. Garner grew up in Baton Rouge where he was influenced by swamp blues players Clarence Edwards, Silas Hogan, Henry Gray and Lonesome Sundown. The critically acclaimed Garner toured extensively and was popular on the European blues circuit. Read more here and here.
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Webb Pierce recorded "Tupelo County Jail" at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville on July 8, 1958. The track, co-written by Pierce and legendary songwriter Mel Tillis, reached #7 on the Country Singles chart.
Rising rap artist Young Ready (aka "Racked Up Ready") was born (Shannen Hudson) in Baton Rouge on July 8, 1983. Hudson was killed in a shooting on June 23, 2015 in Bogalusa, LA. He was 31 years old.
