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Stars are forming in the Soul of the Queen of Aethopia. More specifically, a large star forming region called the Soul Nebula can be found in the direction of the constellation Cassiopeia, whom Greek mythology credits as the vain wife of a King who long ago ruled lands surrounding the upper Nile river. Also known…

Joe Mooney (March 14, 1911 – May 12, 1975) was an American jazz and pop accordionist, organist, and vocalist. Mooney was born in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. He went blind when he was around 10 years of age. Mooney’s first job, at age 12, was playing the piano for requests called in to a…

Shirley Scott (March 14, 1934 – March 10, 2002) was an American jazz organist. Her music was noted for its mixture of bebop, blues and gospel elements. She was known by the nickname “Queen of the Organ”. Scott was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her father operated a jazz club in the basement of the family…

Leslie Thompson “Les” Baxter (March 14, 1922 – January 15, 1996) was a best-selling American musician and composer. After working as an arranger and composer for swing bands, he developed his own style of easy listening music, known as exotica and scored over 100 motion pictures. Baxter studied piano at the Detroit Conservatory before moving to…