Category Archives: This Historic Day In Music
This Historic Day In Music: John & Alan Lomax Meet Huddie Ledbetter
This is a reprise of a post that originally appeared on sixstr stories in July, 2010. In early June, 1933, Texas-based Folk song collector John Lomax and his 18-year-old son, Alan, drove out of Dallas on a mission. They were … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: “Blowin’ In The Wind” – Take 1
Bob Dylan wrote “Blowin’ In The Wind” sometime in late March/early April, 1962. He used the song “No More Auction Block” – a Civil War-era, African-American marching song/spiritual – as his starting point. (Dylan was a big fan of singer/guitarist … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: McKinley Morganfield
“Well, my mother told my father, just before I was born I got a boy child comin’, gonna be a rollin’ stone, Sure ‘nough he’s a rollin’ stone.” From the song, “Rollin’ Stone” by Muddy Waters. Many years … Continue reading
This Historic Month In Music: Doc, Wes & Lightnin’
It just so happens that three of my favorite guitarists were born in the month of March. Arthel “Doc” Watson was born in Deep Gap, North Carolina, on March 2, 1923. John Leslie “Wes” Montgomery was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: George Harrison
“Little darlin’, it’s been a long, cold, lonely winter.” That’s the first line of the first verse of the song “Here Comes The Sun” written by George Harrison in the Spring of 1969. George started writing “Here Comes The Sun” … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Little Richard
There aren’t many songs that hit the ground running and roar off into the stratosphere with a better opening line than: “Gonna tell Aunt Mary ’bout Uncle John, he claims he had the mis’ry but he had a lot of … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Guy Clark
Guy Clark was born today, November 6, in the year 1941 in Monihans, Texas. Guy Clark is a songwriter, singer, guitarist, performer, recording artist and a luthier. His first album, Old No. 1 came out in 1975. Thirty-eight years later, … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Leo Kottke
“Little Martha” is a fingerstyle acoustic guitar instrumental piece created by Duane Allman. Duane recorded it as an acoustic guitar duet with Allman Brothers bandmate Dickey Betts in October, 1971. “Little Martha” was released on The Allman Brothers’ album Eat … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Once again… Louis Armstrong
This is a story about two Jazz musicians, two Country musicians and a Blues song. On July 11, 1930, a headline in the Los Angeles, California newspaper – the California Eagle – proclaimed: “Louie Armstrong Famed Record Artist in City.” The … Continue reading
This Historic Day In Music: Woodrow Wilson Guthrie – Take 3
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie was born on this day, July 14, in 1912. He was the third of five children of Charley and Nora Guthrie of Okemah, OK. It wasn’t long before family and friends started calling him “Woody.” Many years later, The Penguin Encyclopedia … Continue reading
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