Died On This Date (August 8, 1975) Cannonball Adderley / Jazz Great
themusicsover Julian “Cannonball” Adderley
September 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975
Somewhat of a child prodigy, Cannonball Adderley was already turning heads with his sax playing while still a teenager in Tallahassee, Florida. He along with his brother, Nat Adderley was even competent enough to sit in with Ray Charles as far back as the early ’40s. After relocating to New York City in the mid ’50s, Adderley was well on his way to becoming one of jazz’s most revered alto saxophonists. Throughout his career he performed or recorded with such legends as Oscar Pettiford, Miles Davis, Yusuf Lateef and Bill Evans. Adderley also had a brief career as an actor, first performing with his band in Clint Eastwood’s Play Misty For Me, and later acting opposite David Carradine in an episode of Kung Fu. On August 8, 1975, Cannonball Adderley died of a stroke at the age of 46.
What You Should Own
Jack Parnell was an English jazz drummer, pianist and bandleader who began playing is instruments at the age of five. During WWII, he played in the RAF band. He composed many television theme songs throughout his career, and in 1973, he became the first British musician to win an Emmy for his work on a Barbra Streisand special. Over the course of his career, Parnell played with the likes of 
Although Rick James is best remembered for his funk classics, “Super Freak” and “Give It To Me Baby,” his first gig of note was the Canadian R&B band he shared with Neil Young and future Buffalo Springfield bassist, 
Willie DeVille was a much respected American singer, songwriter and musician who came to prominence fronting his own band, Mink DeVille, the one-time house band for legendary NYC club, CBGB’s. Although it’s difficult to label DeVille’s music, he had no problem fitting with the punk and new wave artists of the era with his musical stew of R&B, rock, cabaret, roots, blues, New Orleans, and country. Mink DeVille as a band was over by the mid ’80s, but DeVille continued to have a successful career (at least at the cultish level) well into the 2000s. Throughout his career, he worked with the likes of Brenda Lee, Dr. John, Mark Knopfler and 