1^st

Pastor David Battle of The Fantastic Violinaires is born in Rocky Mount, NC.

2^nd

1913: Willie Johnson of the Golden Gate Quartet is born.

3^rd

1934: Johnnie Taylor of the Highway QC's & Soul Stirrers is born in Crawfordsville, AR.

1980: Willie Johnson of the Golden Gate Quartet dies

2007: Mr. Bobby Hodo, of The Sweet Singing Disciples of Atlanta, GA and former member of The Gospel Incredibles, died in Atlanta GA

2007: J. Robert Bradley, one of the greatest bass-baritone vocalist, died in Nashville, TN.

2008: Brother James H. Crutcher, gospel singer and promoter, died in Huntsville, AL.

1996: Calvert McNair of the Sensational Nightingales dies in Richmond, VA.

5^th

1917: Jethroe Bledsoe is born in Newport New, VA.

1926: Olice Thomas of the Blind Boys of Alabama is born in Gainesville, AL.

7^th

1948: Caleb Butler of the Blind Boys of Alabama is born in Washington, D.C.

8^th

1915: Leo Manley lead singer of the Stars of Harmony is born in Ensley, AL

9^th

1961: The Harmonizng Four record "Wade In the Water."

1997: Norsalus Mckissick of the Roberta Martin Singers dies in Philadelphia, PA.

10^th

11^th

1959: The Swan Silvertones record "Mary Don't You Weep."

1915: William Bobo bass singer for the Dixie Hummingbirds is born in Spartanburg, SC.

13^th

1941: The Golden Gate Quartet records "Jezebel."

Martha Jackson Carswell, of Brothers and Sisters, is born in Willacoochee, GA.

1955: Andrew Jackson, of Brothers and Sisters, is born in Willacoochee, GA.

1991: James Keels bass singer for the CBS Trumpeteers dies in Baltimore, MD.

Terrance "Rico" Camp of Lil Blair & The Violinaires is born.

1925: Ira Tucker of The Dixie Hummingbirds is born in Spartanburg, S.C.

19^th

1997: Nolan Washington of the Zion Harmonizers dies in New Orleans, LA.

20^th

1955: Michael Atkins of the Pilgrim Jubilees is born in Chicago, IL.

1978: H. Ivan Browning of the 4 Harmony Kings dies in Los Angeles, CA.

1996: Clem Reed of the Bells of Joy dies in Austin, TX.

21^st

1931: The Dunham Jubilee Singers record "Light of the World."

1907: Lonnie Smith of the Harmonizing Four is born in Andrews, SC.

Patricia Artison, Lead Singer of The Bell Singers of Memphis, TN, is born.

23^rd

1919: Wesley Hill of the Southern Sons is born in Danville, VA

24^th

1926: James Walker of the Dixie Hummingbirds is born in Mileston, MS.

2007: William “Bill” Cherry, promoter, died in Durham, NC.

28^th

1916: Josephine Mcdowell of the Angelic Gospel Singers is born in Plum Branch, SC.

1979: William Edmonson bass singer for the Southernaires dies in Los Angeles, CA.

1930: Dorothy Norwood former Caravan is born in Atlanta, GA.

1977: Eugene Mumford of the Selah Jubilee Singers dies in Los Angeles, CA.

1922: Carl Coates of the Sensational Nightingales is born in Chesapeake Beach, MD.

2006:  Thelma Inez Reid Smalls, the mother of Attorney Joseph L. Smalls, Jr., dies in Moncks Corner, SC.

2000: Johnnie Taylor of the Highway QC's & Soul Stirrers dies in Dallas, TX.