Category Archives: This Historic Day In Music
This Historic Day In Music: August 18, 1962, Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight, Birkenhead, England
In 1959, he was the drummer with Rory Storm & The Hurricanes, the biggest of all the groups in Liverpool, England at that time. But it wasn’t until October and November of 1960 when Rory Storm & The Hurricanes played alternating sets, seven nights a week, 6 … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: A Jazz Guitarist Was Born
A Jazz guitarist was born on this day, July 31, in 1931. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, this Jazz guitarist started to play at the age of 12. He was inspired to play guitar, instead of tenor sax (his … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Charlie Christian
Jazz musician & electric guitarist Charlie Christian was born on this day, July 29, in 1916 in Bonham, Texas. Charlie became a member of the Benny Goodman Quintet on August 16, 1939. Through his resultant 23-month career that included recordings, … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Woody Guthrie – Take 2
When he was born, he was the third child of Nora Belle Sherman Guthrie. Nora, 24, soon started singing to her newborn son and as she had with her other children – 8-year-old Clara and 6-year-old Lee Roy – filled his childhood … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Paul Met John
Of all the historic days in music that I have celebrated in this blog, few, in my mind, are of a level of significance equal to that of this day. 55 years ago, on Saturday, July 6, 1957, 16-year-old John Lennon and … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Mississippi John Hurt
This is my third post celebrating the anniversary of the birthday of Mississippi John Hurt. Last year, in my post of July 3, 2011, I included a link to a video of John playing and singing “You Got To Walk … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Big Bill Broonzy
I don’t remember when or where I first heard or read it, but Big Bill Broonzy is a name you don’t forget. Big Bill Broonzy played guitar and sang the Blues. Big Bill’s recording career started in November of 1927. He … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: June 20,1937, The Vitagraph/Warner Brothers Exchange Building, 508 Park Avenue, Dallas, Texas
Even though it was a typically hot middle-of-June Texas afternoon and even though the “recording studio” was a third-floor room in a warehouse/office building in downtown Dallas, Robert Johnson had the most productive day of recording in his career. Johnson cut seventeen … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Paul McCartney
“Eight Days A Week,” “Nowhere Man,” “Hey Jude,” “I Should Have Known Better,” “Blackbird,” “I’ve Just Seen A Face,” “Help,” “Rocky Raccoon.” As you, my knowledgeable reader, knows; these are all titles of songs recorded by The Beatles. And, if you were … Continue reading
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