1994 Death James Clay, saxophonist, flutist, hard bop jazz music genre, style influenced by Sonny Rollins, dies at 59 in Dallas, Texas 1992 Death Charlie Ventura, jazz sax (Bop for the people), dies at 75 of cancer 1989 Death George O'Hanlon, actor and director (Bop Girl, Zamba), dies at 71 1959 Event Little Anthony and the Imperials record "Shimmy Shimmy Koko Bop" 1959 Birthday Leon "The Bop" Klaasse, rock drummer/singer, The Pilgrims-Red 1935 Birthday James Clay, born in Dallas, Texas, saxophonist, flutist, hard bop jazz music genre, style influenced by Sonny Rollins 1927 Birthday Elvin Jones, born Pontiac, Michigan, musician, jazz drummer, played hard bop, avant-garde jazz, post-bop, member of John Coltrane quartet, appearing in A Love Supreme
