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Alabama's Music Achievers
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MUSIC ACHIEVERS
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ALEX BRADFORD - Bessemer, Alabama
- In 1953 Bradford wrote and recorded Too Close to Heaven, which sold a million copies and received an award from the National Baptist Music Convention.
- In 1961 he achieved success in Langston Hughes's Black Nativity (1961),
- In 1972 he appeared on Broadway in Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope, for which he won the Obie Award, and again in 1976 in Your Arm's Too Short to Box with God.
- He composed more than 300 gospel songs
PERRY "MULE" BRADFORD- Montgomery, Alabama
- Musical director for Mamie Smith,
- Responsible for Mamie's recording debut-generally accepted as the first recording featuring a Negro blues singer.
- The 1921 recording of Bradford's composition 'Crazy Blues' sold over a million copies.
- He toured with Mamie Smith during the early 1920s, also led own recording bands featuring Louis Armstrong, Buster Bailey, Johnny Dunn, James P. Johnson.
- Ran own publishing company in New York, also pioneered use of Negro performers on commercial radio.
- Composed many big-selling numbers including 'You Can't Keep A Good Man Down', 'Evil Blues', 'That Thing Called Love'
- Helped define the jazz-flavored blues style of the 1920s
ROBERT BRADLEY - Evergreen, Alabama
- Blind Blues singer/songwriter
- Found success during the 1990's with a group of young white musicians forming the band Blackwater Surprise.
BRANDYS- Columbia/Dothan, Alabama
- Group members are Alan & Keith Brady and Sylvia Green.
- Their songs have been recorded by such artist as: The Perrys, Sheri Easter, The Wilburns, The Florida Boys, The Melody Trio, Brian Free, The Dixie Melody Boys, Karen Peck, The Singing Cookes, Naomi Sego, Amy Lambert and others.
- The Hoppers recording of their song "Here I Am" received the Singing News Magazine "Song of the Year" Award while the Brandys own version was nominated for a Dove Award.
- Nominees for the Singing News Magazine "Horizon Group of the Year" Award.
TOMMY BRASFIELD - Muscle Shoals, Alabama
- At the time of his death in late 1989, Brasfield had written a total of over 20 Top 10 singles and had made the Top 5 in every chart except gospel and jazz.
- His song "Holding Her and Loving You," earned "Song of the Year" honors in 1982 from the Nashville Songwriter's Association, International
ROGER BRELAND - Chickasaw, Alabama
- Founder of the Contemporary Christian Music group Truth
- Inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame 2000
- Truth has recorded almost 50 albums and performed 8,000 concerts in all 50 states and 21 countries.
JERRY BRIDGES- Red Bay, Alabama
- Began as a session player at FAME Studio
- Lead guitarist, bandleader, & tour manager for Waylon Jennings
- Bridges has performed with Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, George Jones, and many others.
DAVID BRIGGS- Killen, Alabama
- Member of the original Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section at FAME Studios
- Nashville session player whose credits include Elvis Presley, Alabama, Bob Seger, Hank Williams, Jr., Neil Young, Reba McEntire, Linda Ronstadt, Willie Nelson, B.B. King, Dolly Parton, James Brown, Ernest Tubb, Roy Orbison, and Marty Robbins.
- Opened his own recording studio in late 1960s
- Toured with Elvis during the 1970s
- Briggs has been successful in production, arranging, publishing, jingle writing, and performing
- Inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in 1999.
JOHN BRIGGS- Killen, Alabama
- Nashville Director of Membership at ASCAP
- Extensive history in music publishing
- John has played a key role in bringing many well known acts to ASCAP including the Dixie Chicks, Brad Paisley, Deana Carter, Alan Jackson, Clint Black, Little Texas, ZZ Top, The Cranberries, Brian McKnight, Backstreet Boys.
JOE BRITTON - Birmingham, Alabama
- Toured with Bessie Smith from 1924 until 1926
- Trombone with the Teddy Hill band 1934
- Recorded with Jelly Roll Morton in 1940; with Benny Carter (1941), Lucky Millinder (1942-44)
BROADWAY SOUND STUDIOS - Sheffield, Alabama
- In 1973, David Johnson bought Quin Ivy's interest in Quinvy Recording Studio and changed the name to Broadway Sound Studio.
- Among the acts recorded by outside producers were The Supremes, The Commodores, Swamp Dogg, among others.
- Johnson's productions included Clarence Carter, Kenny Price, Percy Sledge and others.
DWIGHT BROCK - Gadsden/Athens, Alabama
- One of the great innovators of gospel piano accompaniment, merging jazz like rhythms with the new up-tempo quartet songs.
- The first rhythm piano player on gospel songs
- In 1927 he joined the new Stamps Quartet and traveled with them to Atlanta to make their first recordings; one of the cuts was "Give the World a Smile Each Day," a best-seller which became a southern gospel standard.
JIM BROCK - Fayette County, Alabama
- At age 17 he became a professional fiddler, playing live radio performances in Birmingham.
- He performed for ten years with Carl Sauceman and the Green Valley Boys, then with Jim and Jesse on the Grand Old Opry.
- He has toured with Bill Monroe and Charlie Louvin.
- Has fiddled on scores of bluegrass and country albums, including a solo fiddle album, Sawdust from the Bow of Jim Brock.
BROTHER BONES - Montgomery, Alabama
- aka - Freeman Davis, he recorded as Brother Bones and His Shadows. He was also known as "Whistling Sam."
- His recording of "Sweet Georgia Brown" was adopted in 1952 by the Harlem Globetrotters as their theme song.
- Millions around the world have heard his recording but few know his name
- He went on to record a dozen songs, appeared in at least three movies, performed at Carnegie Hall and was on the Ed Sullivan Show.
HILLARD BROWN - Birmingham, Alabama
- Drums with Duke Ellington (October 1944). With Billy Eckstine (1944), Ben Webster at Onyx Club, New York (1945) And Dallas Bartley (1945).
- Own band in Chicago from 1946 until 1954.
- Became Business Agent for musicians union until the mid 1960s.
- Resumed free-lance playing during the 1970s, often worked with Art Hodges.
MILTON BROWN- Mobile, Alabama
- Songwriter of hits: "Every Which Way But Loose", and "Barroom Buddies"
- Garnered 2 Grammy nominations, CMA Award, People's Choice finalist award
- His songs have been recorded by Jimmy Buffett, Kim Carnes, Eddie Rabbit, The Little River Band, Loretta Lynn, Kenny Rogers, Tanya Tucker, Smokey Robinson, Ernest Tubb, Brenda Lee, Paul Davis, Billy Joe Royal, Glen Campbell, Merle Haggard, Charlie Rich, Jennifer Warnes, Terri Gibbs, Gary Morris, Maureen McGovern, Dorsey Burnette, Ronnie Milsap, Randy Travis, Anne Murray, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Roy Rogers, John Anderson, Tom Jones, Charlie McCoy and many others.
TOMMY BROWN - Birmingham, Alabama
- Joined disco-soul group, The Hues Corporation, in 1974 replacing Fleming Williams.
- Their big success came in late 1974, with "Rock the Boat." Follow-ups like "Rockin' Soul" (#18, 1974) and "Love Corporation" (#62, 1975) were modest in comparison.
- The group made frequent TV appearances in the mid Seventies and also appeared in the film Blacula.
- Tours took them to Europe, South America, the Far East and Australia.
WILLARD BROWN - Birmingham, Alabama
- Saxophone and clarinet player
- Worked with Benny Carter (1943), with Louis Armstrong Big Band (1944), occasionally with Duke Ellington from October 1944 until spring 1945. With Sy Oliver in late 1946-47, regularly with Snub Mosley from 1948 (including U.S.O. tour of Britain in 1952). Worked on and off with Lucky Millinder in the 1950s, with Cab Calloway in 1959.
BROWNS FERRY FOUR - Athens, Alabama
- Country's first great all-star Gospel quartet was formed during the turbulent days of WWII and existed in various forms until 1952.
- It recorded some 45 songs, all for the King record label out of Cincinnati.
- The original quartet was composed of four men who went on to become Country music legends: Louis M. "Grandpa" Jones, guitarist and singer Merle Travis and Alton and Rabon Delmore.
BILL BRUNNER, JR. - Cullman, Alabama
- He organized the band program for Austin High School in Decatur, Al. and served as band director and coordinator of high school, middle school, and elementary bands until his retirement in 1988.
- The band was the guest performing band at the Southeastern United States Band Festival in 1984 and was the invited performing band from Alabama at the Tri?State Band Festival held at Florida State University.
- Mr. Brunner was elected to the Phi Beta Mu Alabama Bandmasters Hall of Fame in 1988.
JAMES BRYAN - Mentone, Alabama
- He won his first fiddlers' convention at the age of 12 and the prestigious title of Tennessee Valley Fiddle King at the age of 17.
- He has recorded two solo albums on the Rounder label and many more with Norman and Nancy Blake as the Rising Fawn String Ensemble.
- Considered to be the best traditional Southern fiddler playing today
BEULAH BRYANT - Dayton, Alabama
- She worked the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island in 1958
- She toured with Bo Diddley, Little Willie John and others on a package rock show across the United States.
- She served her country by performing at military bases all over the world with her own "Beulah Bryant Show" in the late 60's and 70's
JIMMY BRYANT - Birmingham, Alabama
- Ghost singer for Richard Beymer in "West Side Story"
- Sang for James Fox in "Thoroughly Modern Millie"
- Was the vocalist for the theme song to the "Batman" TV series
- Composer of music for rides at Disney World in Orlando & Tokyo
LOUIE BUCK - Bessemer, Alabama
- He joined the staff of WSM in 1938, and was the announcer of the Prince Albert portion of the Grand Ole Opry until 1946.
- "Cousin Louie" as he was known on-air, was additionally a songwriter, whose credits included "Your Locket Is My Broken Heart" (Hank Snow) and "Loafin' on a Lazy River" (Red Foley).
- Buck introduced Hank Williams' initial appearance at the Opry
MICKEY BUCKINS - Muscle Shoals, Alabama
- Veteran in the Muscle Shoals Music Industry, as a songwriter, studio musician, audio engineer, recording artist and record producer.
- As a percussionist he has worked with Dionne Warwick, Bob Dylan, Gus Hardin, Jerry Reed, Helen Reddy, The Oak Ridge Boys, Mac Davis, Millie Jackson, Dr. Hook, Clarence Carter, Larry Gatlin, Bertie Higgins, Levon Helm and Alicia Bridges.
- Many artists have recorded Mickey's songs, such as, Melissa Manchester, Wayne Newton, Billy "Crash" Craddock, The Osmonds, Patti Austin, Tony Joe White, Clarence Carter, and the number one hit "Tell Me A Lie" by Janie Fricke.
JIMMY BUFFETT- Mobile, Alabama
- Refers to his style of music as "Gulf and Western"
- Famous for such songs as "Margaritaville," "Cheeseburger in Paradise," "Pencil Thin Mustache" and "Come Monday"
BUDDY BUIE - Dothan, Alabama
- Concert promoter and award-winning songwriter/publisher.
- Buddy wrote for and managed his boyhood friend, Bobby Goldsboro.
- He went on to write for Roy Orbison, The Classics IV, Billy Joe Royal, B.J. Thomas, The Atlanta Rhythm Section, Travis Tritt, Gloria Estefan, and Wynonna Judd.
JAMES BULLARD - Atmore, Alabama
- Record executive and Gospel industry pioneer
- Launched the careers Shirley Caesar, Rev. Milton Brunson, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, Al Green, Helen Baylor, and O'Landa Draper & the Associates
- Over 20 Grammys to his credit
- Bullard is widely regarded as one of the pivotal figures in moving Gospel from the back burner to center stage in American popular music.
CURTIS BURCH - Montgomery, Alabama
- Original guitarist with the New Grass Revival
- Combined elements of rhythm & blues and rock & roll creating a musical style in which bluegrass instruments, usually electrified, were combined with the heavy rhythm and emotionalism of rock & roll.
NORMA BURKHARDT - Montgomery, Alabama
- Miss Burkhardt has sung leading roles with the New Orleans and Baton Rouge Opera companies.
- She produced a concert (performed in antebellum costume) which she performed regularly at the Louisiana World's Fair.
COUNTRY BOY EDDIE BURNS- Warrior, Alabama
- Longest running TV Show in Alabama, 37 years - Country Boy Eddie Show
- Key role in early careers of Tammy Wynette, Dolly Parton, & Emmylou Harris
HAPPY HAL BURNS - Birmingham, Alabama
- He worked in radio, television, theatre, rodeo, and motion pictures, appearing in several Hollywood westerns in 1933-34.
- In addition to working as a manager and promoter; Burns was also a songwriter, composing over 100 songs, one of which was recorded by George Strait, "Cow Town," co-written by Tex Ritter.
CALVIN "MOUSE" BURROUGHS - Mobile, Alabama
- "Mouse" Burroughs jazz drummer extraordinaire
- Played for many renowned band leaders including Horace Henderson, Earl "Fatha" Hines, Milt Larkins, Benny Carter and Henry "Red" Allen.
CHARLIE BURSE- Decatur, Alabama
- A skilled guitarist and a sprightly entertainer
- Member of the Memphis Jug Band which was one of the best and most popular of all jug bands of the late-' 20s jug band craze.
- Formed the Memphis Mudcats jazz band
COLONEL CARLTON BUTLER - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- During his 34 years as band director at the University of Alabama, Colonel Butler was a driving influential force behind the band movement in the State of Alabama.
- In 1939 he called a meeting of Alabama band directors at the University of Alabama to form the Alabama Bandmasters Association of which he was elected the first President.
- He lifted the "Million Dollar Band" to National prominence through his insistence of high, quick stepping, elaborate maneuvers, and accuracy and style of musical performance.
- Colonel Butler was inducted into the Phi Beta Mu Alabama Bandmasters Hall of Fame in 1976.
BUTLER TWINS - Florence, Alabama
- Clarence on harmonica and vocals and Curtis on guitar.
- The twins won a talent contest at the W.C. Handy Elementary School and played in the abandoned house where Handy once lived.
- Moved to Detroit and play regularly in the blues clubs.
GEORGE "WILD CHILD" BUTLER- Autaugaville, Alabama
- One of the last of the wandering bluesmen
- Harmonica with Lightnin' Hopkins
- From 1977 until 1986 George was a part of an all-star blues package including Ted Harvy, Sam Lay, Jimmy Rogers and Wild Child Butler.
ROBERT BYRNE - Muscle Shoals, Alabama
- Songwriter-singer won the American Song Festival professional division grand prize in 1977 and the professional country category prize the next year.
- He has had songs recorded by Alabama, Ronnie Milsap, Johnny Rivers, Helen Reddy, Dr. Hook, Roy Orbison, Mac Davis, Mickey Giley, T.G. Sheppard, Captain and Tonille, The Osmands, Englebert Humperdinck, Dottie West, Carpenters, Michael Johnson, Thelma Houston, Anne Murray, Earl Thomas Conley, Gary Morris, and others.
LARRY BYROM - Huntsville, Alabama
- Beginning in 1968 Byrom played guitar with the group Steppenwolf for four years
- Nashville studio musician on many hits
- His songwriting has resulted in numerous cuts, including the #10 hit "Feel Right" by Tanya Tucker in 1983.
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date Of Birth | Date Of Death | Place Of Birth | Home |
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| Bradford, Alex Professor | Gospel | Vocals, Composer | Mahalia Jackson | Jan. 23, 1927 | Feb. 15, 1978 | Bessemer, AL | |
| Bradford, Perry "Mule" | Jazz, Big Band, Blues | Vocals, Piano, Producer | Mamie Smith | Feb. 14, 1893 | April 20, 1970 | Montgomery, AL | |
| Bradley, Robert | Blues | Vocals, Guitar | Blackwater Surprise | 1950 | Evergreen, AL | ||
| Bradys | Gospel | Group | Columbia, AL | ||||
| Brandon, Bill | R&B | Vocals, Drums Trumpet, | 1944 | Huntsville, AL | |||
| Brant, Beulah | Blues | Vocals | Feb. 20, 1918 | Dayton, AL | |||
| Brantley, Marvin | Country | Songwriter | Mel Tillis | July 8, 1939 | Bessemer, AL | McCalla, AL | |
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Brasfield, Rod | Country | Comedian | Grand Ole Opry | ||||
| Brasfield, Tommy | Country | Songwriter | Ronnie Milsap | Oct. 28, 1953 | Dec. 14, 1989 | Jasper, AL | |
| Brassfield, John | Jazz | Trombone | Fess Whatley, Pop Williams | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Breland, Roger | Gospel | Vocals | Truth | Chickasaw, AL | |||
| Bremer, Perry | Classical | Cornet | Montgomery, AL | ||||
| Bridges, Charles | Gospel | Vocals | Birmingham Jubilee | 1901 | Pratt City, AL | ||
| Bridges, Jerry | Country | Guitar | Waylon Jennings | Red Bay, AL | |||
| Briggs, David | Rock, Pop, Country | Keyboards, Piano | Elvis Presley | Mar. 16, 1943 | Killen, AL | ||
| Briggs, John | Country | Publisher | VP - ASCAP | July 7, 1961 | Killen, AL | ||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Bright Stars | Gospel | Group | Decatur, AL | ||||
| Britton, Joseph E. Joe | Jazz, Blues, Swing | Trombone | Jelly Roll, Morton, Rosetta | Nov. 28, 1903 | Aug. 12, 1972 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Broadway Sound Studios | R&B, Rock | Studio | Percy Sledge, Clarence Carter | Sheffield, AL | |||
| Brock, Dwight Moody | Gospel | Piano | Stamps Quartet | 1907 | Gadsden, AL | ||
| Brock, Jim | Country, Bluegrass | Fiddle | Bill Monroe, Charlie Louvin | 1934 | Fayette Co., AL | ||
| Brooks, Clinton Curly | Country | Vocals | Mobile Country Music Assoc. | Mar. 16, 1935 | Thomasville, AL | ||
| Brooks | Marvin | Guitar & Promoter | J.D. Sumner & the Stamps, Southmen Quartet | July 3, 1928 | Gadsden, AL | Gadsden, AL | |
| Brooks, Theodore "Ted" | Pop, Country | Guitar, Banjo | Bob Wills, Chet Atkins, Bing Crosby | Dec. 17, 1917 | April 12, 1974 | Bibb County, AL | Bibb County, AL |
| Brother Bones | R&B | Vocals, Bones, Whistling | Harlem Globe Trotters Theme | Oct. 4, 1902 | 1974 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Brother Cane | Rock | Group | Birmingham, AL | ||||
| Brown, Alexander | R&B | Vocals | The Persuaders | Perdue Hill, AL | |||
| Brown, Autumn | Gospel | Vocals | Sept.14, 1989 | Fort Payne, AL | Henegar, AL | ||
| Brown, Beverly | Gospel | ||||||
| Brown, Charles | Jazz, R&B | Piano, Songwriter | Walter Tarver | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Brown, Charlie | Bluegrass | Fiddle | Charlie Brown's Band | Piney Woods, AL | |||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Brown, Daryl | Gospel | ||||||
| Brown, Gloria | 1959 | Montgomery, AL | |||||
| Brown, Hillard | Jazz, Big Band, Swing | Drums | Duke Ellington | May 12, 1913 | Birmingham, AL | ||
| Brown, Johnny Blind | Blues | Guitar, Harmonica | Oct. 1, 1910 | Montgomery, AL | |||
| Brown, Larry Downtown | Blues | Saxophone, Songwriter | Southeast AL | ||||
| Brown, Lenard | Fairfield, AL | ||||||
| Brown, Millie | Gospel | ||||||
| Brown, Milton | Pop | Songwriter | Clint Eastwood | Aug. 4, 1933 | Mobile, AL | ||
| Brown, Owen | Country, Rock, R&B | Bass | James Taylor | Mar. 27, 1952 | Cullman, AL | ||
| Brown, Stephanie | Gospel, Country | Songwriter | |||||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Brown, Tommy | R&B | Vocals | Hues Corporation | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Brown, Tracey | Gospel | ||||||
| Brown, Willard S. | Jazz | Saxophone, Clarinet | Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington | 1909 | July 5, 1967 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Browns Ferry Four | Gospel | Group | See Delmore Brothers | ||||
| Bruce, Neely | Classical, Sacred Harp | Piano | Birmingham, AL | ||||
| Brunner, C. William Bill Jr. | Marching Band | Conductor | Bandmasters Hall of Fame 1988 | 1937 | Cullman, AL | ||
| Bryan, Andy | Gospel | Vocals | Morning Star Records | Headland, AL | |||
| Bryant, Brooke | Country | Background Vocals | Brenda Lee Kenny Rogers | Coosada, AL | |||
| Bryan, James | Country, Folk | Fiddle | Rising Fawn String Ensemble | Mentone, AL | |||
| Bryant, Beulah | Blues | Vocals | Feb. 20, 1918 | Jan. 29, 1988 | Dayton, AL | ||
| Bryant, Jimmy | Broadway | Vocals, Composer | West Side Story | 1929 | Birmingham, AL | ||
| Bryce, Sherry | Country | Vocals | Mel Tillis | May 28, 1946 | Haleyville, AL | ?Duncanville, AL | |
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Buck, Gary | Southern Gospel | Trumpet | Four Guys, J.D. Sumner & Stamps, Grand Ole Opry Member | March 10, 1943 | Decatur, AL | Orlando, FL | |
| Buck, Louie Cousin | Country | WSM Announcer, Songwriter | Grand Ole Opry | May 10, 1910 | Bessemer, AL | ||
| Buckins, Mickey | Rock, Country, Session Musician | Percussion, Engineer | MSS, Fame Studios | Muscle Shoals, AL | |||
| Buffett, Jimmy | Rock, Country, Pop | Guitar, Vocals | Dec. 25, 1946 | Pascogoula, MS | Mobile, AL | ||
| Buie, Buddy | Rock, Pop | Vocals, Producer | Atlanta Rhythm Section | Dothan, AL | |||
| Bullard, James | Gospel | Industry Executive | Shirley Caesar | April 9, 1932 | Atmore, AL | ||
| Burbridge, Oteil | Rock | Bass | Allman Brothers | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Burch, Curtis | Bluegrass, Rock, Folk | Dobro, Guitar, Vocals | New Grass Revival | Jan. 24, 1945 | Montgomery, AL | ||
| Burchfield, Vann | Jazz, Christian | Saxophone | Holds Guinness record for longest note ever held on a wind instrument. 47 minutes and 6 seconds. | 1963 | Birmingham, AL | ||
| Burks, Jo Lynn | Pop, Broadway | Arranger, Piano | Roger Daltrey, Gladys Knight, Temptations | Decatur, AL | |||
| Burgess, Byron | Gospel | Vocals | Stamps Quartet | July 11, 1936 | Winfield, AL | ||
| Burke, Ralph | Gospel | Vocals | Inheritance | Sand Mountain, AL | |||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Burkhardt, Norma | Opera | Vocals | Montgomery, AL | ||||
| Burks, Jo Lynn | Broadway | Conductor, Piano | Hair, Jesus Christ SuperStar | 1960 | Huntsville, AL | ||
| Burnett, Shawn | Country | Drums | Jan. 29, 1976 | Jasper, AL | |||
| Burns, Eddy "Country Boy" | Country | Fiddle | Happy Hal Burns | 1931 | Warrior, AL | ||
| Burns, Hal "Happy" | Country | Vocals | Country Boy Eddie | July 3, 1906 | Oct. 12, 2000 | Mule Shoe, TX | Birmingham, AL |
| Burroughs, Calvin Mouse | Jazz | Drums | Red Allen | Nov. 21, 1911 | Aug. 1, 1950 | Mobile, AL | |
| Burse, Charlie Uke | Blues, Jug Band, Country Blues | Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals | Memphis Jug Band | Aug. 25, 1901 | Dec. 20, 1965 | Decatur, AL | |
| Burse, Robert | Blues, Jug Band, Country Blues | Drums | Memphis Jug Band | Feb. 19, 1891 | Sheffield, AL | ||
| Burt, Jim | Country | Songwriter | Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Burton, Buddy | Gospel | Vocals | Singing Americans | Florence, AL | |||
| Burton, Eddie | Country/Rock | Guitar/Songwriter | "The IN" - Norro Wlison's Band Leader - wrote "Dancing You Memory Away" | July 2, 1947 | Montgomery, AL | Lakeland, FL | |
| Burton, Wayne Buzzin | Blues | Vocals | Bessie Smith | 1893 | Birmingham, AL | ||
| Busby, Jeremy Scott | Country | Vocals | 1970 | St. Stephens, AL | |||
| Butler, Clarence | Blues | Guitar | Butler Twins | Jan. 21, 1942 | December 22, 2003 | Florence, AL | Detroit, MI |
| Butler, Col. Carleton K. | Marching Band | Conductor | Band Masters Hall of Fame 1976 | Feb.2, 1907 | May 27, 1993 | Edinberg, OH | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Butler, Curtis | Blues | Vocals, Harmonica | Butler Twins | Jan. 21, 1942 | April 9, 2004 | Florence, AL | Detroit, MI |
| Butler, George "Wild Child" | Blues | Vocals, Harmonica, Guitar | Oct. 1, 1936 | March 1
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Autaugaville, AL | ||
| Butler, Jerry "The Iceman" | R&B | Vocals | Sunflower, MS | ||||
| Butler, Joan | Vocals, Songwriter | ||||||
| Butler, Richard | Country, Pop | Songwriter, Publisher | Anne Murray, Frank DiLeo | June 13, 1958 | Booneville, MS | Florence, AL | |
| Byrne, Patrick Henry | Classical | Organ | 1915 | March 1993 | Mobile, AL | ||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Byrne, Robert | Country | Songwriter | July 10, 1954 |
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| Byrnes, Harold F. | Country | ||||||
| Byrom, Larry | Rock, Country, R&B | Guitar | Steppenwolf, Session Musician | Dec. 27, 1948 | Huntsville, AL |