Kermit Holden “Pete” Johnson (March 25, 1904 – March 23, 1967 Kansas City, MO) was an American boogie-woogieand jazz pianist. Tony Russell stated in his book The Blues – From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray that “Johnson shared with the other members of the ‘Boogie Woogie Trio’ the technical virtuosity and melodic fertility that can…
Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018 Memphis, TN) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the “Queen of Soul“, Rolling Stone twice named her as the greatest singer of all time. With global sales of over 75 million records, Franklin is one of the world’s best-selling music artists….
Stephen Paul Motian (March 25, 1931 – November 22, 2011 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer. Motian played an important role in freeing jazz drummers from strict time-keeping duties. He first came to prominence in the late 1950s in the piano trio of Bill Evans, and later was a regular in…
Cecil Percival Taylor (March 25, 1929 – April 5, 2018) was an American pianist and poet. Taylor was classically trained and was one of the pioneers of free jazz. His music is characterized by an energetic, physical approach, resulting in complex improvisation often involving tone clusters and intricate polyrhythms. His technique has been compared to…
The shadow of the Moon can be seen darkening part of Earth. This shadow moved across the Earth at nearly 2000 kilometers per hour. Only observers near the center of the dark circle see a total solar eclipse – others see a partial eclipse where only part of the Sun appears blocked by the Moon….
Paul Brownlee McCandless Jr. (born March 24, 1947) is a multi-instrumentalist and founding member of the American jazz group Oregon. He is one of the few jazz oboists. He also plays bass clarinet, English horn, flute, penny whistle, tenor saxophone, sopranino saxophone, and soprano saxophone. Paul Brownlee McCandless Jr. was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania, United…
Lee Oskar (born 24 March 1948) is a Danish harmonica player, notable for his contributions to the sound of the rock-funk fusion group War, which was formed by Howard E. Scott and Harold Brown, his solo work, and as a harmonicamanufacturer.He continues to play with 3 other original War band members, Harold Brown, Howard Scott…
Carol Kaye (née Smith; born March 24, 1935) is an American musician. She is one of the most prolific recorded bass guitarists in rock and pop music, playing on an estimated 10,000 recordings in a career spanning over 65 years.
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