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* Today in Black History - September 27 *
1936 - Don Cornelius is born. He will become the creator, producer, and
host of the TV show, "Soul Train" in 1970. The show will become
the longest running program originally produced for first-run
syndication in the entire history of television. The show^=D2s
resounding success will position it as the cornerstone of the Soul
Train franchise which includes the annual specials: "Soul Train
Music Awards," the "Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards" and the "Soul
Train Christmas Starfest."
* Today in Black History - September 28 *
1912 - W.C. Handy's ground-breaking "Memphis Blues" is published in
Memphis, Tennessee. The composition was originally entitled
"Mr. Crump" and was written for the 1909 political campaign
of Edward H. "Boss" Crump.
1938 - Ben E. King is born in North Carolina. He will become a rhythm and
blues singer and will be best known for his song, "Stand By Me."
1945 - Todd Duncan debuts with the New York City Opera as Tonio in Il
Pagliacci. He is the first African American to sing a leading
role with a major American company, almost ten years before
Marian Anderson sings with the Metropolitan Opera.
1990 - Marvin Gaye gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
1991 - Miles Davis, jazz musician, joins the ancestors at the age of 65
when he succumbs to pneumonia.
* Today in Black History - September 29 *
1947 - Dizzy Gillespie presented his first Carnegie Hall concert in New
York City, adding a sophisticated jazz touch to the famous
concert emporium. Dizzy will become one of the jazz greats of
all time. His trademark: Two cheeks pushed out until it looked
like his face would explode.
* Today in Black History - September 30 *
1935 - John Royce "Johnny" Mathis is born in San Francisco, California.
He will become a romantic pop singer who will amass more than
50 gold and platinum records for such hits as "Misty". He will
also have the distinction of having an album on the Billboard
pop charts for the longest period, 560 weeks.
1935 - "Porgy and Bess," a folk opera by composer George Gershwin, has
its premiere in Boston at the Colonial Theatre. It was a flop!
It was revived in 1942 and ran longer than any revival in the
history of American musical theater.
1942 - Frankie Lymon is born in New York City. He will become the lead
singer of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers and will record his
signature song, "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?," at age fourteen. He
will develop a serious drug problem before he turns twenty and will
join the ancestors after succumbing to a drug overdose on the
bathroom floor of his grandmother's apartment at age 25, on
February 28, 1968.
1943 - Marilyn McCoo (Davis) is born in Jersey City, New Jersey. She
will become a singer with the group, "The Fifth Dimensions". Some
of the hits with the group will be "Up, Up and Away,"
and "Aquarius." She will have a solo hit, "One Less Bell to
Answer," and will record "You Don't Have to be a Star" with her
husband, Billy Davis, Jr. She will later become a TV hostess
for "Solid Gold" from 1981-1984, and from 1986-88. She will also
be a TV music reporter for "Preview."
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