RECORDING ARTISTS

Today in A&M History

Births

Blind Willie McTell (1898-05-05) - see Blind Willie McTell 

Cal Collins (1933-05-05) - see Cal Collins  Cal Collins & Herb Ellis  Concord Jazz All Stars  Concord Super Band 

Sandy Baron (1937-05-05) - see Sandy Baron 

Johnnie Taylor (1937-05-05) - see Johnnie Taylor 

Jerry Riopelle (1941-05-05) - see Parade  Travel Agency  Stuffin' 

Stanley Cowell (1941-05-05) - see Stanley Cowell 

Michael Palin (1943-05-05) - see Monty Python 

Steve Cash (1946-05-05) - see Steve Cash  Ozark Mountain Daredevils  Steve Cash/John Dillon 

Robin McNamara (1947-05-05) - see Robin & Jo 

Joe Esposito (1948-05-05) - see Prof. LaPlano & the Planotones 

Bill Ward (1948-05-05) - see Bill Ward 

Aiain Caron (1955-05-05) - see Uzeb 

Richard Mazda (1955-05-05) - see Richard Mazda  Cosmetics 

Pascal Mailloux (1957-05-05) - see Leyden Zar 

Chris Cacavas (1961-05-05) - see Danny & Dusty 

Gary Daly (1962-05-05) - see China Crisis 

Bryan Loren (1966-05-05) - see Bryan Loren 

David Reilly (1971-05-05) - see God Lives Underwater 

Deaths

Reverend Gary Davis (1972-05-05) - see Reverend Gary Davis 

Cal Tjader (1982-05-05) - see Cal Tjader  Cal Tjader & Carmen McRae  Cal Tjader & Charlie Byrd  Cal Tjader & Mary Stallings  Cal Tjader Quintet  Cal Tjader Sextet  Eiji Kitamura, Teddy Wilson, Cal Tjader, Ernestine Anderson, Eddie Duran, Bob Maize, Jake Hanna  Cal Tjader's Modern Mambo Quintet 

Marshal Royal (1995-05-05) - see Marshal Royal  Snooky Young & Marshal Royal  Gene Harris All Star Big Band 

James Doyle (2006-05-05) - see Ayers Rock 

Joe Russell (2012-05-05) - see Persuasions 

Craig Gruber (2015-05-05) - see Rainbow 

Jim Brady (2019-05-05) - see Grads  Sandpipers 

James Baker (2025-05-05) - see Hoodoo Gurus