Steve Kuhn (born March 24, 1938) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and educator. Kuhn was born in New York City, New York, to Carl and Stella Kuhn (née Kaufman), and was raised in Newton, Massachusetts. His parents were Hungarian-Jewish immigrants. At the age of five, he began studying piano under Boston piano…
Boogie Bill Webb (March 24, 1924 – August 22, 1990) was an American Louisiana blues and rhythm-and-blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. His music combined Mississippi country blues with New Orleans R&B. His best-known recordings are “Bad Dog” and “Drinkin’ and Stinkin’”. Despite a lengthy (albeit intermittent) career, Webb released only one album. Webb was born…
The 4th day of a Rhythm Roots Workshop Residency at Lincoln Elementary in Ivanhoe, MN on the South Dakota boarder. Mounting performances for our exciting concert tomorrow at 2pm. K thru 6th grades will perform rhythms from around the world and sing and chant a Celebration of Diversity.
A mere 46 million light-years distant, spiral galaxy NGC 2841 can be found in planet Earth’s night sky toward the northern constellation of Ursa Major. This sharp image centered on the gorgeous island universe also captures spiky foreground Milky Way stars and more distant background galaxies within the same telescopic field of view. It shows…
Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan is an American singer. Her career has spanned more than five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. Known as the “Queen of Funk“, Khan was the first R&Bartist to have a crossover…
David Samuel Pike (March 23, 1938 – October 3, 2015) was an American jazz vibraphone and marimbaplayer. He appeared on many albums by Nick Brignola, Paul Bley and Kenny Clarke, Bill Evans, and Herbie Mann. He also recorded extensively as leader, including a number of albums on MPS Records. He learned drums at the age…
Iverson Minter (March 23, 1932 – February 25, 2012), known as Louisiana Red, was an American blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer, who recorded more than 50 albums. He was best known for his song “Sweet Blood Call”. Born in Bessemer, Alabama, Minter lost his parents early in life; his mother died of pneumoniashortly after…
Granville Henry “Stick” McGhee (March 23, 1918 – August 15, 1961) was an American jump bluesguitarist, singer and songwriter, best known for his blues song “Drinkin’ Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee”, which he wrote with J. Mayo Williams McGhee was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and grew up in Kingsport, Tennessee. He received his nickname when he was a…
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