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When Chick Webb first met Ella Fitzgerald in 1934, she was a shy, ungainly 16 year old girl…
August 9, 2023How Louis Armstrong’s first international tour earned him his famous nickname.
August 4, 2023The legendary Johnny Appleseed was not only real, but a real shrewd businessman.
July 5, 2023Elvis played guitar on this 1957 RCA recording, but…not in the way you’d think.
June 6, 2023DeWolf Hopper was a favorite on the Vaudeville stage and starred in more than thirty Broadway musicals.
May 29, 2023One of the first songs in rock and roll history, and maybe the first to use guitar distortion…but, not on purpose.
April 26, 2023Perhaps no man is more qualified to sing a song of impending execution than the “Murderous Minstrel” himself, Huddie Ledbetter.
April 16, 2023