In 1945, Duke Ellington recorded I’m Just a Lucky So and So. Check out Tony Bennett’s version, which is from “The Conan O’Brien...
Tag - classic jazz
Bessie Smith’s death was the result of a car accident outside of Memphis, according to This Day in Music. Here is more on Smith from The Red Hot Jazz...
The list of legendary trumpet players from the New Orleans area doesn’t begin or end with Louis Armstrong. Indeed, the list essentially is endless. Red...
The above probably predates The Thundering Herd, which was the great name that Herman used for years. It was a driving and creative band. Here is the first...
