This day (February 1, 1969), in Berkeley, California, is born Joshua Redman,an American jazz saxophonist and composer .

This day (February 1, 1933), in Utsunomiya, Japan, is born Sadao Watanabe,a Japanese jazz musician who plays the alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone and flute, known for his Bossa Nova recordings, although his work encompasses a large range of styles with collaborations from musicians all over the world.

This day (January 31, 1944), in Kosciusko, Mississippi, is born Charles Douglas Musselwhite,an American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader, one of the non-black bluesmen who came to prominence in the early 1960s.

This day (January 30, 1982), in Houston, Texas, died Sam John ‘Lightnin” Hopkins,an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist, from Houston, Texas.