Author: mick

The Cosmos with NGC 2270

NGC 2770 is a type SASc spiral galaxy located about 88 million light years away, in the constellation Lynx. Three Type Ib supernovae have occurred there recently: SN 1999eh, SN 2007uy, and SN 2008D. The last of these is famous for being the first supernova detected by the X-rays released very early on in its…

Luther ‘Guitar Jr.’ Johnson Day

Luther Johnson (born April 11, 1939, Itta Bena, Mississippi) is an American Chicago blues singer and guitarist, who performs under the name Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson. He is not to be confused with Luther “Snake Boy” Johnson, Luther “Houserocker” Johnson, from Atlanta; or Lonnie “Guitar Junior” Brooks. Johnson moved to Chicago with his family in…

John Levy Day

John Levy (April 11, 1912 – January 20, 2012) was an African-American jazz double-bassist and businessman. Levy was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1944, he left his family home in Chicago, Illinois, and moved to New York City, New York, where he played bass for such renowned jazz musicians as Ben Webster, Erroll Garner,…

The Cosmos with NGC 7635

The Bubble Nebula, NGC 7635,  is 7 light-years across – about one-and-a-half times the distance from our sun to its nearest stellar neighbor, Alpha Centauri – and resides 7,100 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia. The seething star forming this nebula is 45 times more massive than our sun. Gas on the star gets…

Joey DeFrancesco Day

Joey DeFrancesco (born April 10, 1971) is an American jazz organist, trumpeter, and vocalist. He is a Grammy-nominated artist who has released more than 30 albums, including recordings with Miles Davis and Jimmy Smith. DeFrancesco signed his first record deal at the age of 16 and has played internationally with musicians that include David Sanborn,…

Omar Sosa Day

Omar Sosa (born April 10, 1965) is a Cuban-born composer, bandleader, and jazz pianist. Born in Camagüey, Cuba, Sosa began studying marimba at the age of eight, then switched to piano at the Escuela Nacional de Musica in Havana, where he studied jazz. Sosa moved to Quito, Ecuador, in 1993, then San Francisco, California, in…

Roscoe Gordon Day

Rosco N. Gordon III (April 10, 1928 – July 11, 2002) was an American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known for his hit songs “Booted” and “No More Doggin’” (1952) and “Just a Little Bit” (1960). Gordon was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He was a pioneer of the Memphis blues style and in…

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