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Todays Date

Todays Date
11-04-2025

Birthday Wishes

Yearbirthday
1864William Clinton (Professor ) Nickerson, A music teacher and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He was a teacher at the St. Joseph University, a Catholic university. He was well known for teaching many musicians including Jelly Roll Morton and Manuel Manetta, who both both spoke very highly of Professor Nickerson. Mannetta said that Nickerson's daughter Camille was the best pianist in the city. He passed away in 1928 at the age of 63. (161)
1922Ralph Sutton, He was an outstanding pianist in the great tradition of Harlem stride giants James P. Johnson and Fats Waller. Besides the many recorded albums, on TV, Ralph appeared on the Dick Cavett Show, the Ed Sullivan Show, the Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, the Steve Allen Show, and the Today Show. Ralph Sutton died at Evergreen, CO on December 30, 2001, at the age of 79. (103)
1938Harry Elston, Musician in the jazz vocal harmony group, "Friends of Distinction". (87)
1940Delbert McClinton, Singer, songwriter, guitarist and harmonica player from Lubbock, Texas, who has long enjoyed the respect and support of his colleagues, most notably country-blues singer Bonnie Raitt, whose duet with McClinton, "Good Man, Good Woman," earned them both a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal by a Duo or Group in 1992. (85)
1944Willem Breuker, Jazz reed player who's music has been described as an experience - part circus, part orchestra, part theater. (81)

Todays_Events

YearMusical_Fact
1925New Orleans, Louisiana native, Lonnie Johnson recorded "Falling Rain Blues" and "Mr. Johnson's Blues" for Okeh Records on this day.
1938 Bing Crosby recorded "You're a sweet Little Headache" on Decca Records.
1954The New Orleans, Louisiana vocal group The Hawks, recorded the songs "These Blues", "It's Too Late Now", "School Girl" and "I Want My Loving Now" for Imperial Records on this day.
1957 New Orleans native and 1950's hitmaker, Antoine 'Fats' Domino hit the Billboard R&B charts on this day with the tune 'Wait And See'.
1962 Bob Dylan gave his first major concert at Carnegie Hall.
1963 Queen Elizabeth and the Prince of Wales attended a Royal Command Performance by the Beatles.
1963 Charles Bocage, traditional jazz banjo player and guitarist from New Orleans, Louisiana died on this day. He was born in 1895 and was the brother of trumpeter, Peter. Played and recorded with A.J. Piron early in hes musical career and spent his later years in bands headed by his brother Peter. He died in New Orleans.
1967 New Orleans R&B singer and icon, Ernie K-Doe, entered the Billboard R&B charts on this day with his tune '(It Will Have To Do) Until The Real Thing Comes Along'.
1972 "I Can See Clearly Now", by Johnny Nash, climbed the charts to #1 on this day.
1973 Charlie Duke, traditional jazz drummer from New Orleans, Louisiana died on this day. He was mostly linked to George Girard and the 'Basin Street Six' in the 1950's. Charlie died in New Orleans.
1978 Anne Murray reached the Billboard #1 spot with her hit "You Needed Me".
1984 Prince began a fall tour in Detroit on this night.
1989 Roxette broke into the #1 position on the pop charts on this day with the hit 'Listen To Your Heart'.
2007 Dorothy La Bostrie, born in Rayland, KY. and was one of the most prolific R&B and popular songwriters to emerge from New Orleans passed away on this day. She was raised in Alabama and moved to New Orleans as a teen. She's most well-known for cowriting Little Richard's hit "Tutti Frutti". She also penned the classics "I Will Not Cry" for Johnny Adams and "(You Can Have My Husband, But Please) Do not Mess With My Man" for Irma Thomas. Around 1970 she move to New York and devoted her writing to the church.