Jazz trumpet genius Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong was born August 4th in 1901. By the time of his death in 1971, ‘Pops’ not only influenced jazz music, but other genres, as well.
Today, August 5th, Dave Clark Five bassist Rick Huxley was born in 1942. Although nearly forgotten today, at their peak in the early years of the British Invasion, the DC5 challenged The Beatles at the top of the pop charts.