August 27, 1937, January 12, 2007

Alice Coltrane, née McLeod (August 27, 1937 – January 12, 2007) was an American jazz pianist, organist, harpist, and composer, and the second wife of jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane. One of the few harpists in the history of jazz, she recorded ...

July 25, 1937, February 24, 1970

Darrell Banks (born Darrell Eubanks, July 25, 1937 – February 24, 1970) was an American soul singer. Born in Mansfield, Ohio, Banks grew up in Buffalo, New York, and learned to sing in gospel churches before choosing a career in secular music. He signe ...

June 4 1937, October 14 2006

Freddy Fender (4 June 1937 – 14 October 2006), born Baldemar Garza Huerta in San Benito, Texas, United States, was an American Tejano, country and rock and roll musician, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups Los Super Seven and the Texas ...

April 6, 1937, April 6, 2016

Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, fiddler, and instrumentalist. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band the Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is charact ...

December 25, 1937, March 31, 1986

O'Kelly "Kelly" Isley, Jr. (December 25, 1937 – March 31, 1986) was an American singer and one of the founding members of the family group, The Isley Brothers. The eldest of the Isley Brothers, Kelly Isley started singing with his brothers at church. W ...

June 15, 1937, February 13, 2002

Waylon Arnold Jennings (pronounced /ˈweɪlən ˈdʒɛnɪŋz/; June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Jennings began playing guitar at 8 and began performing at 12 on KVOW radio. His first band was The Texas Lo ...