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Vassilis Tsitsanis

Vassilis Tsitsanis

Vassilis Tsitsanis (Greek: Βασίλης Τσιτσάνης 18 January 1915 – 18 January 1984) was a Greeksongwriter and bouzouki player. He became one of the leading Greek composers of his time and is widely regarded as one of the founders of modern Rebetiko and Laiko music. Tsitsanis wrote more than 500 songs and is still remembered as…

Al Foster

Al Foster

Aloysius Tyrone Foster (born January 18, 1943) is an American jazz drummer. Foster’s professional career began in the mid-60s, when he played and recorded with hard bop and swing musicians including Blue Mitchell and Illinois Jacquet. Foster played jazz fusion with Miles Davis during the 70s and was one of the few people to have…

Cosmos Sh2-119

It is located about 2 degrees west of the North America Nebula , or 9 degrees west of the bright star Deneb ; it appears to envelop the star 68 Cygni , of fifth magnitude . It can be observed with a medium-power amateur telescope and shows itself very well in long-exposure photographs. Its shape…

Mick Taylor

Mick Taylor

Michael Kevin Taylor (born 17 January 1949) is an English guitarist, best known as a former member of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (1967–1969) and the Rolling Stones (1969–1974). As a member of the Stones, he appeared on Let It Bleed (1969), Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert (1970), Sticky Fingers (1971), Exile on…

Eartha Kitt

Eartha Mae Kitt (born Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer and actress known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of “C’est si bon” and the Christmas novelty song “Santa Baby“. Kitt began her career in 1942 and appeared in the 1945 original Broadway theatre production of…

Billy Harper

Billy Harper

Billy Harper (born January 17, 1943) is an American jazz saxophonist, “one of a generation of Coltrane-influenced tenor saxophonists” with a distinctively stern, hard-as-nails sound on his instrument. He was born in Houston, Texas, United States. In 1965, Harper earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of North Texas. Harper has played with…

Cedar Walton

Cedar Walton

Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. (January 17, 1934 – August 19, 2013) was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey‘s band, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and composer. Several of his compositions have become jazz standards, including “Mosaic”, “Bolivia“, “Holy…

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