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Todays Date 11-13-2026
Birthday Wishes
| Year | birthday |
|---|---|
| 1872 | George Filhe, Traditional jazz trombonist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He began his career with the Coustaut-Desdunes Orchestra in 1892. He also played for almost twenty years with the 'Onward Brass Band'. He worked in the 'Peerless Orchestra' and the 'Imperial Orchestra' before moving to Chicago after stints in Storyville. During the early twenties he worked with all of the New Orleans legends including Joe 'King' Oliver, Manuel Perez, Sidney Bechet and Lawrence Duhe'. He later worked in the Dave Peyton Orchestra. George died in Chicago in 1954. (154) |
| 1894 | Bennie Moten, Pianist who's best-remembered as the leader of a band that became the original Count Basie Orchestra. He was a ragtime pianist who led a band of the 1920s that set the standard for Kansas City jazz. He died in 1935. (132) |
| 1913 | Louise 'Blu Lu' Barker, Traditional jazz vocalist from the Treme and Gentilly areas of New Orleans. She began performing for parties in private homes at the age of 7, and married her childhood sweetheart, Danny Barker, the famous jazz musician and historian. She recorded for a number of famous record labels, and inspired the likes of Billie Holiday and Eartha Kit for her singing approach. She was inducted into the Louisiana Blues Hall of Fame in 1997. She passed away in 1998 at the age of 84. (113) |
| 1915 | Clement Tervalon, Traditional jazz string bassist and trombonist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was primarily associated with the bands of Octave Crosby in the forties and fifties. He was also a member of the 'Young Tuxedo Brass Band', and led a band on Bourbon Street in the 1960's. He died in 1989 at 74. (111) |
| 1928 | Hampton Hawes, He was one of the finest jazz pianists of the 1950s. He was a fixture on the Los Angeles scene who brought his own interpretations to the dominant Bud Powell style. He died in 1977. (98) |
| 1939 | Idris Muhammed (Leo Morris), He's an excellent drummer and New Orleans, Louisiana native. He became a professional when he was 16. He played primarily soul and R&B during 1962-1964 and then spent 1965-1967 as a member of Lou Donaldson's band. (87) |
| 1940 | Janet Lawson, Singer wo worked with Art Farmer, Ron Carter, Duke Pearson, Chick Corea, and others during the decade of the 1960's. (86) |
Todays_Events
| Year | Musical_Fact |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers recorded for Victor Records in New York City on this day. the song recorded were "Sweet Peter", "Jersey Joe", "Mississippi Mildred" and "Mint Julep". |
| 1943 | Leonard Berstein took over as conductor for the New York Philharmonic Orchestra on this day. |
| 1965 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana native, Bobby Powell, hit the Billboard R&B charts on this day with the song 'C.C. Rider'. Powell was blind at birth. |
| 1968 | The movie "Yellow Submarine" by the Beatles premiered in America on this day. |
| 1975 | "Feelings", the Polyester Lounge favorite, by Moris Albert went gold on this day. |
| 1976 | "Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)" by Rod Stewart hit the top of the Billboard charts on this day. |
| 1982 | 'Chocolate Milk' reached the R&B charts on this day with the tune 'Take It Off'. |
| 1998 | Eldridge Holmes a singer and a native of Violet, Louisiana passed away on this day. He was first recorded by Allen Toussaint in a traditional New Orleans R&B style. He progressed to soul and funk, occasionally achieving release on national labels, but never cracking the R&B charts. He was either 55 or 56 when he passed away. |
| 1999 | Julius (Papa Cairo) Lamperez, a steel guitarist and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana passed away on this day at 79. He's a member of the Louisiana Hall of Fame and played Cajun and Western swing bands for 64 years. He worked with Chuck Guillory & His Rhythm Boys' and played on their hit, "Big Texas". He later toured with Ernest Tubb, and recorded with Harry Choates and Chuck Guillory. |
| 2011 | Yvonne (Dixie) Fasnacht, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, an artist and musician passed away on this day at the age of 101. In the 30's she toured with The Southland Rhythm Girls, playing Dixieland Jazz. In 1939 her sister Irma and she opened the original, Dixie's at 204 St. Charles Av. Then they moved Dixie's Bar of Music to 701 Bourbon St. in 1949 and closed in 1964. Dixie's was the kind of place where uptown and downtown, straight and gay, celebrities and regular folks would rub shoulders. |
