1936

📅Events in 1936

1. Kenny HodgesAugust 3, 1936

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   Kenny Hodges, bassist and singer with Spanky and Our Gang, was born in Jacksonville, Florida.
2. Elsbeary HobbsAugust 4, 1936

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   Elsbeary Hobbs, bassist and vocalist with The Drifters, was born in New York City.
3. Charles PopeAugust 7, 1936

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   Charles Pope ze skupiny The Tams se narodil v Atlantě ve státě Georgia.
4. Dale HawkinsAugust 22, 1936

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   American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist Delmar Allen “Dale” Hawkins was born at Goldmine Plantation in Louisiana. He became best known for his swamp-rock hit “Susie Q” and later also worked as a music producer and manager.
5. Chuck BrownAugust 22, 1936

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   “Godfather of go-go” Chuck Brown was born in Gaston, North Carolina. He later moved to Washington, D.C., and became a pioneer of the go-go style, best represented by his hit “Bustin' Loose”.
6. Rudy LewisAugust 23, 1936

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   R&B singer Rudy Lewis of The Drifters, born Charles Rudolph Harrell, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
7. Helen McKayAugust 26, 1936

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   Helen McKay sang “Here's Looking At You” with music by Duke Ellington during a test transmission by the BBC television service. According to the source, it was the first song ever broadcast on television.
8. Willie WoodsSeptember 5, 1936

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   Blues guitarist Willie Woods, a member of Junior Walker and the All Stars, was born.
9. Buddy HollySeptember 7, 1936

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   Charles Hardin Holley, known as Buddy Holly, was born in Lubbock, Texas. His name was misspelled on his first recording contract, and he decided to keep the spelling. Holly, singer and songwriter with The Crickets, was one of the pioneers of rock'n'roll and had a major influence on The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and other stars of the 1960s. The Crickets had the US No. 1 hit “That'll Be The Day” in 1957, while Holly had the UK No. 1 single “It Doesn't Matter Anymore” in 1959 and more than 15 other UK Top 40 hits. He died at the age of 22 in a plane crash on February 3, 1959, alongside The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens. Don McLean's song “American Pie” is about his death.
10. Joe SimonSeptember 7, 1936

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    American R&B and soul musician and producer Joe Simon was born in Simmesport, Louisiana. In 1975, he had the US hit “Get Down, Get Down On The Floor” at No. 8, and between 1964 and 1981 he had 51 hits on the US pop and R&B charts. He was also known for the hits “Power of Love” and “The Chokin’ Kind”. Some of his songs were later sampled by other artists, including OutKast and Lil' Kim. He died on December 13, 2021.
11. Billy HigginsOctober 11, 1936

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    American jazz drummer Billy Higgins was born. Beginning in 1958, he played on early recordings by Ornette Coleman and worked with musicians including Donald Byrd, Dexter Gordon, Herbie Hancock, Don Cherry, Milt Jackson, Pat Metheny, Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins. He appeared on more than 700 recordings. He died on May 3, 2001, from kidney and liver failure.