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History
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Happy Birthday Washboard Sam!
(Robert Clifford Brown) July 15, 1910 – November 6, 1966 It’s possible Washboard Sam was born 116 years ago today in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, but also possible he was born in 1903 or 1904 in Jackson Tennessee. It’s also possible that Washboard Sam is the half-brother of Big Bill Broonzy. But it’s known for sure…
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Happy Birthday Louis Jordan
Louis Jordan was born in Brinkley, Arkansas into a musical family. He was raised by his grandmother and aunt due to his mother’s early death and his father’s career as a bandleader, minstrel, and music teacher. He played clarinet, then the saxophone, and majored in Music at Arkansas Baptist College. He was in a minstrel…
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Happy Birthday, Willie Dixon!
July 1, 1915-January 12, 1992 Today is Willie Dixon’s Birthday! I could commemorate this by listing the people he wrote songs for, but that’s just about everybody in the Chicago Blues Scene. I could list the songs he wrote, but I’m pretty sure you have heard at least 3 or 4 variations of all of…