Music history and highlights that have happened on February 12th… from the birthplace of the blues… and rock n’ roll. 1898: “When Johnny Comes Marching Home” composer LeRoy Harris born in Oklahoma. 1914: Glenn Miller Orchestra saxophonost Tex Beneke born in Ft. Worth. 1939: The Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek (“Light My Fire”) born in Chicago. […]
Music history and highlights that have happened on February 11th… from the birthplace of the blues… and rock n’ roll. 1911: Blues, folk and gospel musician and civil rights activist Josh White born in Greenville, South Carolina. 1922: Al Jolson’s “April Showes” hits No. 1. 1935: Important early rock singer and guitarist Gene Vincent (“Be […]
Music history and highlights that have happened on February 10th… from the birthplace of the blues… and rock n’ roll. 1878: Tchaikovsky’s 4th Symphony in F opens. 1927: Opera soprano Leontyne Price born in Laurel, Mississippi. 1932: Zydeco singer Rockin Dopsie (Alton Jay Rubin) born in Carencro, Louisiana. 1937: The Ventures’ guitarist Don Wilson born […]
Music history and highlights that have happened on February 8th… from the birthplace of the blues… and rock n’ roll. 1735: First opera to ever appear in the American colonies, “Flora”, opens in Charleston. 1895: Tchaikovsky’s revival of “Swan Lake” opens in St. Petersburg. 1915: “Birth of a Nation”, the first full length motion picture […]
Music history and highlights that have happened on February 7th… from the birthplace of the blues… and rock n’ roll. 1941: Frank Sinatra and The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra record “Everything Happens to Me”. 1944: Bing Crosby records “Swinging on a Star” for Decca Records in Los Angeles. 1964: The Beatles land at JFK Airport in […]
Music history and highlights that have happened on February 6th… from the birthplace of the blues… and rock n’ roll. 1943: Frank Sinatra debuts on radio show “Your Hit Parade”. 1965: Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” hits No. 1 on U.S. charts. 1945: Bob Marley born in St. Ann, Jamaica. 1950: Natalie Cole […]
Music history and highlights that have happened on February 5th… from the birthplace of the blues… and rock n’ roll! 1887: Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Othello” opens in La Scala, Italy. 1897: The first showing of a motion picture ever in Hawaii (at the Hawaiian Opera House). 1923: Country singer Claude King (“Wolverton Mountain”) born in […]
Music history and highlights that have happened on February 4th… from the birthplace of the blues… and rock n’ roll. 1924: Jazz great Louis Armstrong marries pianist Lil Armstrong. 1938: “Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” opens on Broadway. 1939: Frank Sinatra’s first wedding with Nancy Barbato. 1938: Blues guitarist Joe Beard (“No More Cherry Rose”) […]
Music history and highlights than have happened on February 3rd… from the birthplace of the blues… and rock n’ roll. 1809: Composer and pianist Felix Mendelssohn forn in Hamburg, Germany. 1911: Blues singer Jesse “Babyface” Thomas born in Logansport, Louisiana. 1935: Johnny “Guitar” Watson born in Houston. 1943: The Temptations lead singer Dennis Edwards born […]
Music history and highlights that have happened on February 2nd… from the birthplace of the blues… and rock n’ roll. 1731: George Frederic Handel’s opera “Poro” opens in London. 1926: Three men dance the Charleston for 22 hours in a dance marathon. 1927: Jazz saxophonist Stan Getz (Bennie Goodman, Tommy Dorsey) born in Philadelphia. 1937: […]