The Round Mound Of Sound

It's the birthday of Al Hirt.  A classically trained, technically skilled trumpeter from New Orleans, he usually kept it simple, which worked quite well for him.  He had sixteen albums hit the top 100 in the 60s, including three in the top ten.  He was injured in a Mardi Gras parade in 1970.  He recorded less after that and never charted again.

His biggest hit was "Java," which went to #4 in 1964.