ST.LOUIS, Mo., April 22 (UPI) -- There was a lot of love and respect shown at bluesman Johnnie Johnson's musicians' wake in St. Louis -- but no one should be surprised.

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Saturday was "Jerry Garcia Day" in Palo Alto, Calif., where the late singer's roots run deep.

Today is Saturday, Oct. 16, the 290th day of 2004 with 76 to follow.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 21 (UPI) -- A musical icon of the 1960s, Spencer Dryden, the drummer for Jefferson Starship, is hoping a benefit concert in San Francisco will help him get heart surgery.

Today is Thursday, Oct. 16, the 289th day of 2003 with 76 to follow.

The weekly UPI Today in Music package for March 29-April 4.

Today's birthdays include Muddy Waters, whose real name was McKinley Morganfield, who was born in 1915; Hugh Masekela in 1939 (age 64); Major Lance in 1941 (age 62); Tangerine Dream's Christoph Franke in 1942 (age 61); Berry Oakley of the Allman Brothers

Today's birthdays include Tennessee Ernie Ford, who was born in 1919; songwriter Boudleaux Bryant was born in 1920; Gene Ames of the Ames Brothers in 1925 (age 78); Dotty McGuire of the McGuire Sisters in 1930 (age 73); country's Razzy Bailey in 1939 (age

The weekly UPI Today in Music package for Feb. 8-14.