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Also known as the Lobster Nebula and the War and Peace Nebula, NGC 6357 is a diffuse nebula. It is located in the constellation Scorpius, approximately 5,500 light-years away. NGC 6357 is actually a ‘cluster of clusters,’ containing at least three clusters of young stars, including many hot, massive, luminous stars. Astronomers call NGC 6357 and other objects…

John Edmund Andrew Phillips (August 30, 1935 – March 18, 2001) was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and promoter of the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Phillips was a member and leader of the vocal group The Mamas & the Papas. Phillips was born August 30, 1935 in Parris Island, South Carolina. His father, Claude Andrew…

McKinley Howard “Kenny” Dorham (August 30, 1924 – December 5, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer. Dorham’s talent is frequently lauded by critics and other musicians, but he never received the kind of attention or public recognition from the jazz establishment that many of his peers did. For this reason, writer Gary…

born 8-30-1922 died May-9-1982 Brown when, at age five, she sang at a sanctified temple in St. Louis. By then her family, including a mother who played ragtime piano, had relocated to Detroit. Her professional debut was in Motor City clubs in the early ’40s, and within several years she had relocated west to the…

Flamenco Fridays with Tango. In flamenco a tango (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtaŋɡo]) is one of the flamenco palos closely related in form and feeling to the rumba flamenca. It is often performed as a finale to a flamenco tiento. Its compás and llamada are the same as that of the farruca and share the farruca’s lively nature….

NGC 5307 is located 10,551 light-years from Earth in the southern hemisphere constellation of Centaurus.Also known as ESO 221-11 or Hen 2-98, this planetary nebula was discovered by the English astronomer John Herschel on April 15, 1836.“Planetary nebulae like NGC 5307 are the final stage of a Sun-like star,” Hubble astronomers said.“As such, these objects…

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009 Gary, IN) was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Dubbed the “King of Pop“, he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest entertainers. Jackson’s contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with his…

Bennie Maupin (born August 29, 1940, Detroit, Michigan) is a jazz multireedist who performs on various saxophones, flute, and bass clarinet. He is known for his participation in Herbie Hancock‘s Mwandishi sextet and Headhunters band, and for performing on Miles Davis‘s seminal fusionrecord, Bitches Brew. Maupin has collaborated with Horace Silver, Roy Haynes, Woody Shaw,…