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Alabama's Music Achievers
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MUSIC ACHIEVERS
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-AVERY PARRISH - Birmingham, Alabama
-Pianist/composer with Erskine Hawkins
-Wrote the classic "After Hours"
DAN PENN - Vernon, Alabama
-Songwriter of hits, "Dark End of the Street," "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man," "Cry Like a Baby"
-Produced Boxtops super hit "The Letter"
HANK PENNY - Birmingham, Alabama
-Western Swing pioneer in 1930's & 40's
-Signature song - "Won't You Ride In My Little Red Wagon"
-One of the founders of the Palomino Club in North Hollywood
SAM PHILLIPS-- Florence, Alabama
-Founder of Sun Records
-Discoverer of Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, and Jerry Lee Lewis
WILSON PICKETT-- Prattville, Alabama
-Known as "Wicked, Wicked Wilson Pickett" because of his raucous singing and electrifying stage presence
-Joined the Falcons, a rhythm and blues group, and sang lead on their 1962 hit "I Found A Love"
-Recorded his milestone single, "In The Midnight Hour," with Booker T and the MGs in 1965
SANDY POSEY - Jasper, Alabama
-Her performance of "Born A Woman" in 1966 garnered nominations for Best Vocal Grammy & Best Contemporary Solo Vocal Grammy
-Named Most Promising Female Vocalist by Cash Box & Record World Magazines in 1966
JEANNE PRUETT - Pell City, Alabama
-Songwriter for Marty Robbins, Tammy Wynette, and Conway Twitty
-Success as a vocalist came with recording of "Satin Sheets" in 1973
CURLY PUTMAN-- Princeton, Alabama
-Co-wrote the hit single "He Stopped Loving Her Today" which was named "Song of the Year" two years in a row
-Wrote "Green, Green Grass of Home"
NORBERT PUTNAM - Muscle Shoals, Alabama
-Bass player with the original rhythm section at Fame Studio in Muscle Shoals
-Session work in Nashville with Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Linda Ronstadt, J.J. Cale, etc
-Produced Joan Baez, Jimmy Buffett, John Hiatt and many others
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date Of Birth | Date Of Death | Place Of Birth | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page, Richard | Rock | Vocals, Songwriter | Mr. Mister | Montgomery, AL | |||
| Paige, Allison | Country | Vocals | 1987 | Sand Mountain, AL | |||
| Paige, Lillian | Jazz, Blues | Vocals Soprano | aka Lillian Goodhue | 1994 | Montgomery, AL | ||
| Palmer, Chris | Pop, Jazz, R&B, Country | Record Executive | Take 6, Jeff Foxworthy | Dec. 7, 1953 | Sheffield, AL | ||
| Palmi, Madame Rose | Opera | Vocals | Founded Mobile Opera | Mobile, AL | |||
| Panepento, Michael | Jazz, R&B | Percussion | Four Tops, Temptations | Sept. 6, 1958 | Buffalo, NY | Bessemer, AL | |
| Panion, Henry | Classical, Gospel | Conductor, Composer | Birmingham Metropolitan Orches | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Parham, Warren | Jazz | Saxophone, Piano | Birmingham, AL | ||||
| Paris, Oren A. | Gospel | Songwriter, Publisher | Paris Music Co. | 1897 | 1966 | Jasper, AL | |
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Parker, Ivan Ray | Gospel | Songwriter, Vocals | Gold City | Dec. 21, 1957 | Roanoke Rapids, NC | Gadsden, AL | |
| Parker, Jeriel | Country, Bluegrass | Bass Fiddle | Warrior River Boys | Decatur, AL | |||
| Parker, Lee O. | Gospel, Blues, R&B | Producer, Promoter | April 25, 1945 | Jackson, MS | Huntsville, AL | ||
| Parris, Oren A. | Gospel | Songwriter, Publisher | Parris Music Co. | Dec. 26, 1897 | 1966 | Jefferson Co., AL | Jasper |
| Parrish, Avery | Jazz | Piano, Arranger | Erskine Hawkins | Jan. 24, 1917 | Dec. 1959 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Parrish, C. Julian | Jazz | Piano, Educator | Fess Whatley | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Patt, Frank Honeyboy | Blues | Vocals, Guitar | Specialty Records | Sept. 1, 1928 | Fostoria, AL | ||
| Payne, A.D. | Country | Vocals | Echo Records | Montgomery, AL | |||
| Payne, Irvin C. Jr. | Jazz, Country | Performer, Educator | Thrasher Bros. | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Payne, Jody | Country | Guitar | Willie Nelson, Ray Price | Stapleton, AL | |||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Payne, Rufus "Tot" | Blues | Guitar | Hank Williams | 1884 | Mar. 1939 | Greenville, AL | Montgomery, AL |
| Pearce, George | Country | Songwriter | Hamilton, AL | ||||
| Pearson, Ken | Country-Bluegrass | Musician, Producer | Charlie Louvin, Jack Greene | 03/20/52 | Anniston, AL | Anniston, AL | |
| Peck, John B. Jack | R&B | Trumpet | Muscle Shoals Studios | Lebanon, OH | Florence, AL | ||
| Peeples, Mark | Voice-over, Radio | 1972 | Killen, AL | ||||
| Pendergrass, Marlon | Gospel | Baritone Vocals | Cat Freeman, Premiers | Powell, AL | |||
| Pederson, Mary Holladay | Pop, R&B, Country | Background Vocals | Elvis Presley, Percy Sledge, Neil Diamond, B.J. Thomas | Pell City, AL |
Pell City, AL | ||
| Penn, Dan | R&B, Country | Vocals, Songwriter | Aretha Franklin, Box Tops | Nov. 16, 1941 | Vernon, AL | ||
| Penny, Herbert Clayton Hank | Country, Western Swing | Vocals | Aug. 18, 1918 | April 17, 1992 | Birmingham, AL | ||
| Perine, Bonnie Mae | Jazz | Piano, Organ, Vocals | Birmingham public schools | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Perkins, J.T. | Bluegrass | Fiddle | Sept. 11, 1927 | Aug. 11, 1998 | Marshall Co., AL | Arab, AL | |
| Perkins, Wayne | Rock | Guitar, Vocals | Rolling Stones, Muscle Shoals Studios | Sept. 6, 1951 | Birmingham, AL | ||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Peterson, James | Blues | Guitar, Vocals | Nov. 4, 1937 | Battle, AL | |||
| Pettis, Coleman Jr. Alabama | Blues | Guitar, Vocals | Magic Slim | 1935 | April 1988 | AL | |
| Pettis, Pierce | Folk, Rock | Guitar, Vocals, Songwriter | April 14, 1954 | Ft. Payne, AL | |||
| Pfaff, Mark | Rock | Bass, Harmonica, Vocals | Will & the Bushmen | Mobile, AL | |||
| Phillips, James Blind | Blues | Vocals, Guitar | Arhoolie Records | April 20, 1914 | Birmingham, AL | ||
| Phillips, Joel | Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||||
| Phillips, Jud | Country, Rock | Promoter | Sun Records | 1921 | July 20, 1992 | Florence, AL | |
| Phillips, Knox | Rock | Engineer, Producer | Sam's son | Florence, AL | |||
| Phillips, Sam | Country, Rock | Studio Owner, Producer | Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis | Jan. 5, 1923 | July 30, 2003 | Florence, AL | Memphis, TN |
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Phillips, Sonny | Jazz | Keyboards | Dec. 7, 1936 | Mobile, AL | |||
| Phillips, Tony | Country | Songwriter | Cherokee Co., AL | ||||
| Pickett, Dan | Blues | Guitar | |||||
| Pickett, Wilson | R&B | Vocals | Mar. 18, 1941 | Prattville, AL | |||
| Pierce, Allison | Rock, Folk | Vocals, Guitar, Piano | 1986 | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Pierce, Catherine | Rock, Folk | Vocals | The Pierces | 1988 | Birmingham, AL | ||
| Pierson, Linda | Broadway, Pop | Vocals | 1967 | Monroeville, AL | |||
| Pirates of the Mississippi | Country | Group | Bill McCorvey from AL | ||||
| Pittman, Portia Washington | Classical, Pop, Gospel | Piano, Educator | daughter of Booker T. | June 6, 1883 | Feb. 26, 1978 | Tuskegee, AL | |
| Plowman, Linda | Country | Vocals, Songwriter | Conway Twitty | Dec. 31, 1956 | Tuscaloosa, AL | ||
| Plump, Larry E. | Jazz | Drums | Birmingham Heritage Band | April 1, 1953 | Birmingham, AL | ||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Poe, Randy | R&B, Rock, Pop, Country | Publisher, Producer | Sammy Cahn, Leiber & Stoller | Sept. 22, 1955 | Fayette, AL | ||
| Polivnick, Paul | Classical | Conductor | AL Symphony Orchestra | July 7, 1947 | Atlantic City, NJ | Birmingham, AL | |
| Poole, George W. | Jazz | Organ | Auburn Knights Orchestra | May 29, 1913 | Birmingham, AL | ||
| Poole, Madelyn | Pop, Broadway | Vocals | April 22, 1922 | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Pope, John A. | Jazz | Trumpet | Excelsior Band | 1884 | 1972 | Mobile, AL | |
| Porch, Katherine | Opera | Soprano Vocals | Birmingham, AL | ||||
| Porter, James "Jim" | Country | Pedal Steel | Hank Williams, Curly Fox | Mar. 11, 1928 | Selma, AL | ||
| Porter, James A. King | R&B | Trumpet | Nov. 23, 1916 | Bessemer, AL | |||
| Posey, Sandy | Country, Pop | Vocals | June 18, 1944 | Jasper, AL | |||
| Powell, James | Jazz | Drums | Birmingham, AL | ||||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Powell, Jerry | Gospel | Songwriter, Studio Owner | Cathedral Quartet | May 28, 1946 | Falkville, AL | Mobile, AL | |
| Powell, Lacy Jr. | Marching Band | Bandmaster | Bandmasters Hall of Fame | Dec.19, 1928 | Troy, AL | ||
| Powell, Mac | Christian Rock | Vocals, Songwriter | Third-Day | Dec. 25, 1972 | Montgomery, AL | Clanton, AL | |
| Powell, Madison "Shine" | Country | Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica | Shine & Blackwater | July 30, 1938 | Houston, TX | Gulf Shores, AL | |
| Powers, Mary Norman | Gospel | Moundville, AL | |||||
| Powers, Terry | Rock, Blues | Guitar | Black Oak Arkansas | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Powers-Barlett, Angie | Pop, Jazz, Country | Vocals | Kenny Loggins | L`oxley, AL | |||
| Premiers | Gospel | Group | Marlon Pendergrass | Powell, AL | |||
| Prestwood, Hugh | Country | Songwriter | Andalusia, AL | ||||
| Price, Denise Davis | Country | Vocals | Miss Alabama, Opera Land | Russellville, AL | |||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Price, Grailor | Jazz, Gospel | Performer, Educator | Sept. 19, 1940 | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Price, Topper | Blues, R&B, Rock | Harmonica | Dickie Betts | 1954 | 5/16/2007 | Mobile, AL | Birmingham, AL |
| Primes | R&B | Group | Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams | 1958 | Birmingham, AL | ||
| Printz, George Van Meter | Marching Band | Conductor, Trumpet | Band Masters Hall of Fame 1976 | Mar. 19, 1909 | Steubenville, OH | Montgomery, AL | |
| Pritchett, Travis | Country | Vocals | Bob & Travis | Mar. 18, 1939 | Jackson, AL | ||
| Pruett, Jeanne | Country | Vocals | Jan. 30, 1937 | Pell City, AL | |||
| Pruett, Sammy | Country | Guitar | Hank Williams, Happy Wilson | Goodwater, AL | |||
| Pruitt, Carl B. | R&B, Blues, Jazz | Bass | Millinder | June 3, 1918 | Birmingham, AL | ||
| Pruitt, Jack | Country | Guitar | Marty Robbins | Goodwater, AL | |||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Pugh, Henry | Jazz, Blues | Keyboards | Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame | 1937 | Montgomery, AL | ||
| Pugh, Sollie J. | Gospel | Bass Vocals | Four Great Wonders | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Pumphrey, Phyillis | Vocals | Birmingham, AL | |||||
| Putman, Curly | Country | Songwriter | Tammy Wynette, George Jones | Nov. 20, 1930 | Princeton, AL | ||
| Putnam, Norbert | Country, Rock, Christian | Bass, Producer, Studio Owner | Joan Baez, Jimmy Buffett | ||||
| Pyle, Mark | Rock, Christian | Guitar, Studio Owner | Clear Day Studio - E. Avalon | Sheffield, AL | |||
| Pyle, Mike | Country, Christian | Vocals, Guitar | Earl Thomas Conley | May 5, 1961 | Birmingham, AL | Muscle Shoals, AL |