Theodore Marcus “Teddy” Edwards (April 26, 1924 – April 20, 2003) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Edwards was born in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. He learned to play at a very early age, first on alto saxophone and then clarinet. His uncle sent for him to come to Detroit to live because he felt opportunities were…
John Ned Shines (April 26, 1915 – April 20, 1992) was an American blues singer and guitarist. Shines was born in the community of Frayser, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was taught to play the guitar by his mother and spent most of his childhood in Memphis, playing slide guitar at an early age in juke joints…
Harry Belafonte, the singer, actor and wide-ranging activist, has died aged 96. The cause of death was congestive heart failure, his spokesman told the New York Times. As well as performing global hits such as Day-O (The Banana Boat Song), winning a Tony award for acting and appearing in numerous feature films, Belafonte spent his…
M81 is a spiral galaxy with a relatively modest diameter of 60,000 light years. In 1993, the observation of about thirty cepheids by the Hubble telescope made it possible to estimate the distance of the galaxy at 11.8 million light years, making it one of the closest to ours. It is part of the same…
William P. Homans III, (born 1949) professionally known as “Watermelon Slim”, is an American bluesmusician. He plays both guitar and harmonica. He is currently signed to NorthernBlues Music, based in Toronto, Ontario. Homans has also earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from University of Oregon and Oklahoma State University. Homans was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United…
Albert Nelson (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), known by his stage name Albert King, was an American guitarist and singer who is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential bluesguitarists of all time. He is perhaps best known for his popular and influential album Born Under a Bad Sign (1967) and…
Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the “First Lady of Song”, “Queen of Jazz”, and “Lady Ella”. She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, intonation, and a “horn-like” improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. After a tumultuous…
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