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Oscar Aleman Day

Oscar Marcelo Alemán (February 20, 1909 – October 14, 1980) was an Argentine jazz guitarist, singer, and dancer. He is widely recognized in his country and abroad as one of the best jazz performers, and as an influential artist. Alemán was born in Machagai, Chaco Province, in Northern Argentina. He was the fourth child of…

The Cosmos with NGC 2857

NGC 2857 (also known as Arp 1 and PGC 26666) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered on January 9, 1856 by R. J. Mitchell. NGC 2857 is the first object in Halton Arp’s Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, and one of six Arp objects in the ‘Low Surface Brightness Galaxies’…

Smokey Robinson Day

William “Smokey” Robinson Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson was the founder and frontman of the Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he was also chief songwriter and producer. Robinson led the group from its 1955 origins as “the Five Chimes” until 1972…

Louis Kid Shots Madison Day

Louis “Kid Shots” Madison (born February 19, 1899 in New Orleans , † September 1948 ibid) was an American jazz trumpeter ( cornet ). Madison taught cornet lessons with Davey Jones , Joe Howard and Louis Dumaine . In his youth, he played in a street band with Louis Armstrong (where he took over the…

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