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Subject: 0309 - Today in Black History - March 09
* Today in Black History - March 9 *
1930 - Ornette Coleman is born in Fort Worth, Texas. He will become one
of the most important and controversial innovators of the jazz
avant-garde movement. He will be influenced at an early age by
the music of Charlie Parker. His career will be divided into two
major segments: 1950-1959 (Classic Jazz) and 1960-1999 (Modern
Jazz).
1933 - Lloyd Price is born. He will become a successful Rhythm & Blues
artist and will record "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" ('52 #1 R&B), "Oooh,
Oooh, Oooh" ('52 #4 R&B), "Ain't It A Shame" ('53 #4 R&B), "Just
Because" ('57 #3 R&B, #29 Pop), "Stagger Lee" ('58 #1 R&B, #1
Pop), "Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)" ('59 #4 R&B, #23
Pop), Personality" ('59 #1 R&B, #2 Pop), and fifteen other hits.
1948 - Jeffrey Osborne is born. He will become an accomplished rhythm
and blues singer performing as lead singer for the group LTD.
He will later become a successful solo artist.
1997 - The popular "gangsta rapper" Notorious B.I.G., whose real name is
Christopher Wallace, joins the ancestors after being killed in a
drive-by shooting in Los Angeles, California at the age of 24.
* Today in Black History - March 11 *
1919 - Mercer Ellington is born in Washington, DC, the only child of
Edward "Duke" Ellington and his wife, Edna. He will become
"the keeper of the flame," the charge his father will give him
and one he will readily accept. In doing so, he will lead the
Duke Ellington Orchestra for over twenty years after replacing
his father.
1950 - Robert "Bobby" McFerrin is born in New York City. He will be
known for his versatile and innovative a cappella jazz vocals
and for his hit song "Don't Worry Be Happy," which will sell
over ten million copies and earn him three Grammy awards in
1989 in addition to a Grammy for best jazz vocalist.
1968 - Otis Redding posthumously receives a gold record for the single
"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay."
* Today in Black History - March 12 *
1888 - Hall Johnson is born in Athens, Georgia. In 1925, he will organize
and direct the Hall Johnson Choir as well as have significant
success as an arranger. One of his early stage successes will be
as choral director for the 1930 Broadway play "The Green Pastures"
and the 1933 play, "Run Little Chillun," for which he will write
the book and music. Johnson and his choir will move to Hollywood in
1936 to make the film version of "The Green Pastures."
1926 - The Savoy Ballroom, nicknamed the "Home of Happy Feet," opens in New
York City.
1940 - Al Jarreau is born. He will become a singer and will be known for
his recording of the theme for the television show, "Moonlighting".
Al Jarreau will become the first vocalist in musical history to win
Grammy Awards in three different categories (Rhythm & Blues, Jazz,
and Pop).
1955 - Charlie Parker joins the ancestors in New York City at the age of
34. He had been one of the founders of the modern jazz movement.
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