Valaida Snow (June 2, 1904 – May 30, 1956) was an American jazz musician and entertainer who performed internationally. She was also known as “Little Louis” and “Queen of the Trumpet,” a nickname given to her by W. C. Handy. Snow was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Her mother, Etta, was a Howard University-educated music teacher…
Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, concertos for violin and cello, and two symphonies. He…
The Raspberry nebula is in the center.( Sh2-263 is the red emission nebula and vdB38 is the blue reflection nebula.) The central star is HD 34989. To the right is Sh2-265 and lower left shows a section of the Lambda Orionis ring Sh2-264. The blue light from the star Bellatrix “shines” from the lower right….
Herbert Edward Lovelle (June 1, 1924 – April 8, 2009) was an American drummer, who played jazz, R&B, rock, and folk. He was also a studio musician and an actor. Lovelle was born in New York City. His uncle was the drummer Arthur Herbert. Lovelle began his career with the trumpeter, singer, and band leader…
Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985 Oradell, NJ) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many vocalists at Capitol Records, including Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Dean Martin, Peggy Lee, Johnny Mathis,…
Lafayette Leake (June 1, 1919 – August 14, 1990) was an American blues and jazz pianist, organist, vocalist and composer who played for Chess Records as a session musician, and as a member of the Big Three Trio, during the formative years of Chicago blues. He played piano on many of Chuck Berry‘s recordings. Leake…
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