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The Red Hot Jazz Archive – the place to go for information about old jazz – says that Fletcher Henderson ran the most successful African-American jazz band of...
Sometimes things just happen in neat little bundles. Yesterday, my wife, daughter and I spent much of the afternoon at Flushing Meadows Park in Queens. The...
More Fun Facts: The Andrews Sisters were Greek – their real name was Andreos – but their first hit was based on a Yiddish fiddle tune called “Bei Mir Bist Du...
Here are ten (actually, a few more) fun facts about music: 1. Merle Haggard was incarcerated in San Quentin Prison from 1958 to 1960. He was inspired by Johnny...
The remarkable ability of New Orleans to produce trumpet (and cornet) players — which began with Buddy Bolden and reached its zenith with Louis Armstrong...
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...
For years, Gaetano Alberto “Guy” Lombardo was synonymous with playing Auld Lang Syne on New Year’s Eve. He also was considered a stodgy...
