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Caldonia!
In his hit “Caldonia,” Louis Jordan wasn’t singing about his wife Fleecie Moore’s “hard head”, but, you know, he could have been.
September 15, 2023Django!
One of the most influential guitarists in jazz, and indeed all of music history.
September 15, 2023Cinderell-y Man
As far as boxing names go, there are lots of “Sugar Rays”, plenty of “Golden Boys”…but only one Cinderella Man.
September 7, 2023The First Lady of Song
When Chick Webb first met Ella Fitzgerald in 1934, she was a shy, ungainly 16 year old girl…
August 9, 2023