Notable events in music history that have happened on August 20th from Clarksdale,Mississippi, the birthplace of the blues and rock n’ roll. 1812: Tchaikovsky opens his 1812 Overture in Moscow. 1905: Jazz singer and trombone player Jack Teagarden (“Dark Eyes”, “Basin Street Blues”) born in Vernon, Texas. 1923: Country singer Jim Reeves (“I Love You […]
Notable events in music history that have happened on August 19th from Clarksdale,Mississippi, the birthplace of the blues and rock n’ roll. 1812: The frigate USS Constitution defeats the British ship HMS Guerriere, and earns the nickname “Old Ironsides.” 1909: The first race at the Indianaapolis Motor Speedway. 1934: The first soap box derby. 1935: […]
Notable events in music history that have happened on August 18th from Clarksdale,Mississippi, the birthplace of the blues and rock n’ roll. 1587: Virginia Dare becomes first English child born in the Americas (Roanoke Island, North Carolina). 1612: The Pendle Witch Trials, one of England’s most famous, starts in Lancaster. 1750: Important Italian composer, and […]
Notable events in music history that have happened on August 17th from Clarksdale,Mississippi, the birthplace of the blues and rock n’ roll. 1807: Robert Fulton’s North River Steamboat leaves New York for Albany. It’s the first commercial steamboat service in the world. 1893: Actress and singer Mae West (She Done Him Wrong, My Little Chickadee) […]
Notable events in music history that have happened on August 16th from Clarksdale,Mississippi, the birthplace of the blues and rock n’ roll. 1858: President James Buchanan sends the first transatlantic telegraph to Queen Victoria in London. 1896: Gold discovered on the Klondike River in Alaska (and the Klondike gold rush starts). 1913: Tohoku University becomes […]
Notable events in music history that have happened on August 15th from Clarksdale,Mississippi, the birthplace of the blues and rock n’ roll. 1911: Blues and R&B singer Buster Brown (“Fannie Mae”, “Lost in a Dream”) born in Cordele, Georgia. 1914: The Panama Canal opens. 1925: Jazz pianist, composer and the ‘Maharaja of the Keyboard’ Oscar […]
Notable events in music history that have happened on August 14th from Clarksdale,Mississippi, the birthplace of the blues and rock n’ roll. 1941: David Crosby of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash singer songwriter born in Los Angeles. 1945: Comedian, author, musician Steve Martin born in Waco, Texas. 1946: Sly and the Family Stone […]
Notable events in music history that have happened on August 13th from Clarksdale, Mississippi, the birthplace of the blues and rock n’ roll. 1831: Nat Turner thinks solar eclipse he sees is a sign from God, and 8 days later he and some 70 other slaves riot and kill 60 white people in South Hampton, […]
Today’s song from Clarksdale, Mississippi, the birthplace of the blues and rock n’ roll. On Joe Jones birthday in 1926, “You Talk Too Much” was his most well known song. It was written by Fats Domino’s brother-in-law Reginal Hall for Fats, but he passed on it. Joe Jones released it in 1960, and it went […]
Notable events in music history that have happened on August 12th from Clarksdale, Mississippi, the birthplace of the blues and rock n’ roll. 1851: Isaac Singer gets his patent for the sewing machine. 1915: Choreographer great and dancer Michael Kidd (“Guys and Dolls”, “Can-Can”, “Finian’s Rainbow”) born in New York City. 1918: Music promoter Sid […]
