She was a child prodigy whose brilliance was clear from the start. But the struggles she endured helped make her the Queen of Soul.
League revenue began to swell like never before, as did the NBA’s burgeoning place in the cultural lexicon. So much so that the shot clock that Biasone so passionately pushed for was threatening to push Syracuse out of the door. To boot, the popularization of commercial air travel opened ...
Duke Ellington. Moved from Washington D.C. to NYC in the 1920s. Considered one of the greatest jazz composers ever and many of his songs have become American standards. Ellington and his orchestra was the house band at the famous Cotton Club in 1927. Songs To Check Out “The Charleston”...
Other greats of the era to record for Decca and its subsidiaries included Louis Jordan – his wonderful hit song “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie” – bassist Ray Brown, singers Mel Tormé and Teddy Grace and bandleaders Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, andDuke Ellington. At this time, Decca in America was...
A black person might own a shelf full of records by groundbreaking artists like Ma Rainey, Jelly Roll Morton or Duke Ellington, all of whom became best-selling artists on so-called “race records.” But a white person might have no idea who any of those artists were, though they had sol...
Rock guitarist Eric Clapton’s 4.5-year-old son, Conor Clapton in 1991 tragically died after falling out of an apartment window on the 53rd floor of the New York City building. Clapton famously penned “Tears in Heaven” for his young son. When Clapton performed the song, acoustic, at the...
Rock guitarist Eric Clapton’s 4.5-year-old son, Conor Clapton in 1991 tragically died after falling out of an apartment window on the 53rd floor of the New York City building. Clapton famously penned “Tears in Heaven” for his young son. When Clapton performed the song, acoustic, at the...
Rock guitarist Eric Clapton’s 4.5-year-old son, Conor Clapton in 1991 tragically died after falling out of an apartment window on the 53rd floor of the New York City building. Clapton famously penned “Tears in Heaven” for his young son. When Clapton performed the song, acoustic, at the...
Rock guitarist Eric Clapton’s 4.5-year-old son, Conor Clapton in 1991 tragically died after falling out of an apartment window on the 53rd floor of the New York City building. Clapton famously penned “Tears in Heaven” for his young son. When Clapton performed the song, acoustic, at the...
Rock guitarist Eric Clapton’s 4.5-year-old son, Conor Clapton in 1991 tragically died after falling out of an apartment window on the 53rd floor of the New York City building. Clapton famously penned “Tears in Heaven” for his young son. When Clapton performed the song, acoustic, at the...