Joe King Oliver - Joe King Oliver Joe "King" Oliver, (born 1885 in Abend, Louisiana near Donaldsonville, died 1938 in Savannah, Georgia) bandleader and jazz musician. Oliver moved to New Orleans in his youth. Oliver played cornet in the New Orleans brass bands and dance bands and also in the city's red-light district, Storyville. The band he co-led with trombonist Kid Ory was considered New Orleans' hottest and best in the 1910s. Oliver achieved great popularity in New Orleans across economic and racial lines, and was in demand for playing jobs from rough working classs black dance halls to white society debutante parties. According to an interview at the Tulane Jazz Archive with Oliver's widow Stella Oliver, in 1919 a fight broke out at a dance where Oliver was playing,.
Kid Ory - Louisiana. Had one of the best bands in New Orleans in the 1910s, hiring many of the greats, including Joe King Oliver, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone, Mutt Carey, Louis Armstrong. He moved to California in 1919 and made his first recordings there around 1921. In Chicago for most of the 1920s, he was very active in recording studios, with bands of Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Joe King Oliver, and others. After this he returned to California and in the 1940s and 1950s his band was an important force in reviving interest in New Orleans style jazz, making popular radio broadcasts and recordings. Ory is also credited as the composer of numbers including Muscrat Ramble, Savoy Blues. He died in Hawaii..
Johnny Dodds - youth, studied clarinet with Lorenzo Tio. Played with bands of Frankie Duson, Kid Ory, and Joe "King" Oliver. Dodds went to Chicago, played with Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, whom he first recorded with in 1923. After break up of Oliver band in 1924, Dodds replaced Alcide Nunez as house clarinetist and bandleader of Kelly's Stables. He recorded with numerous small groups in Chicago, most notably with Louis Armstrong's Hot 5 and Hot 7, and Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers. Dodds was noted for his professionalism and virtuosity as a musician, and his heartfelt heavily blues laden style. He was an important influence on later clarinetists, notably Benny Goodman. Dodds died in Chicago in 1940..
Gennett Records - Richmond are decidedly below average in audio fidelity, and sometimes have a crude sound and show problems of inconsistent speed of the turntable while the master was being recorded, problems which the major labels had solved some 20 years earlier. Gennett label is best remembered to day for the wealth of early jazz talent recorded on the label, including sessions by Jelly Roll Morton, Bix Beiderbecke, The New Orleans Rhythm Kings, "King" Joe Oliver's band with young Louis Armstrong, Hoagy Carmichael, The Original New Orleans Jazz Band, and many others. Gennett also recorded early blues artists such as Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charlie Patton, and Big Bill Broonzy, and early country music performers such as Vernon Dalhart, Ernest Stoneman, and Gene Autry. Gennett began recordings using the electric microphone process in February.
Grammy Awards of 2002 - Bush, Mike Compton, The Cox Family, Stuart Duncan, Pat Enright, The Fairfield Four, Emmylou Harris, John Hartford, Chris Thomas King, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Tim Blake Nelson The Peasall Sisters, Chris Sharp, Ralph Stanley, Gillian Welch & The Whites for O Brother, Where Art Thou Song of the Year Alicia Keys for "Fallin'" Best New Artist Alicia Keys Special Merit Awards Lifetime Achievement Award The Beach Boys Tony Bennett Sammy Davis Jr Bob Marley The Who Trustees Award Arif Mardin Phil Ramone Tech Award Les Paul Digidesign Alternative Best Alternative Music Album Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin (producers), Ken Nelson (producer & engineer), Michael H. Brauer (engineer) & Coldplay for Parachutes performed by Coldplay Blues Best Traditional Blues Album John P. Hampton, Jared Tuten (engineers) & Jimmie.
Grammy Awards of 2001 - engineer/mixer) & Radiohead (producer & artist) for Kid A Blues Best Traditional Blues Album Simon Climie (producer), Alan Douglas (engineer), Eric Clapton (producer & artist) & B. B. King for Riding With the King Best Contemporary Blues Album Tony Braunagel (producer), Joe McGrath, Terry Becker (engineers/mixers), Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band for Shoutin' In Key Children's Best Musical Album for Children Joseph Miskulin (engineer/mixer & producer), Dan Rudin & Brent Truitt (engineers/mixers) & Riders in the Sky for Woody's Roundup Featuring Riders in the Sky Best Spoken Word Album for Children David Rapkin (producer) & Jim Dale for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Classical Best Orchestral Performance Stephen Johns (producer), Mike Clements (engineer), Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) & the Berliner Philharmonic for Mahler: Sym. No. 10 Best.
Grammy Awards of 1994 - for "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)" performed by Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle Best New Artist Toni Braxton Alternative Best Alternative Music Performance U2 for Zooropa Blues Best Traditional Blues Album B. B. King for Blues Summit Best Contemporary Blues Album Buddy Guy for Feels Like Rain Children's Best Musical Album for Children Alan Menken, Tim Rice (producers) & various artists for Aladdin - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Best Spoken Word Album for Children Deborah Raffin, Michael Viner (producers) & Audrey Hepburn for Audrey Hepburn's Enchanted Tales Classical Best Orchestral Performance Pierre Boulez (conductor)& the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Bartók: The Wooden Prince Best Classical Vocal Performance Arleen Auger for The Art of Arleen Auger (Works of Larsen, Purcell,,Schumann, Mozart) Best Opera Recording Steven Paul (producer), John Nelson (conductor), John.
Freddie Keppard - he joined Frankie Dusen's Eagle Band, taking the place recently vacated by Buddy Bolden. Soon after Bolden was off the music scene Keppard was proclaimed "King Keppard" as the city's top horn player. About 1914 Joe Oliver won a musical "cutting contest" and claimed Keppard's crown; soon after Keppard accepted an offer to join Bill Johnson's band in Los Angeles, California. Johnson and Keppard's band became the Original Creole Orchestra which toured the Vaudeville circuit, giving other parts of the USA a first taste of the music that was not yet known as "jazz". While playing a successful engagement in New York City in 1915 the band was offered a chance to record for the Victor Talking Machine Company. In retrospect this would probably have been the first jazz recording. An.
Elvis Costello - musical genres, before establishing himself as a unique and original voice in the 1980s. Born into a musical family (his father, Ross McManus, sang with Joe Loss), McManus moved with his mother to Liverpool in 1971. It was there that he formed his first band, Flip City, which had a style very much in the pub rock vein. They lasted until 1975-1976, by which time McManus was living in London with a wife and child. McManus worked a number of dead-end jobs, during which time he continued to write songs, and began aggressivley looking for a solo recording contract, which led to an incident in which he was arrested while busking outside a conference of record executives. On the basis of a demo tape, he was signed to Stiff Records. His.
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Duke Ellington - the 1920s and 30s, Ellington often shared composer credit with his manager Irving Mills until they had a falling out in the late 1930s. Billy Strayhorn became Ellington's collaborator (not always credited) from 1940 until Strayhorn's death in the mid 1960s. His works were always tailored to the talents of the musicians in his band, including Johnny Hodges, Bubber Miley, Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, Barney Bigard, Ben Webster, Harry Carney, Sonny Greer, Otto Hardwicke, and Wellman Braud. Many musicians stayed with him for decades. Taken by an admirer in the mid 1940's () Ellington started playing around Washington D.C in his teens, then formed a band "The Washingtonians", which he moved to New York City in 1923. Ellington & The Washingtonians played at various New York Clubs and toured New England.
Donaldsonville, Louisiana - The bricks that were used for the former statehouse of Louisiana are now blocking the waters of Bayou Lafourche. Donaldsonville has a museum, parks, shopping centers, civil war grounds, etc. Donaldsonville was the childhood home of jazz great "King" Joe Oliver and the home of bandleader Claiborne Williams. Geography Donaldsonville is located at 30°5'60" North, 90°59'39" West (30.099947, -90.994046)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.6 km² (2.5 mi²). 6.6 km² (2.5 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there are 7,605 people, 2,656 households, and 1,946 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,151.5/km² (2,986.9/mi²). There are 2,948 housing units at an average density of 446.4/km² (1,157.8/mi²)..
1885 in music - by Edward L. Park & William Howard Doane "There Is Beauty In The Bellow Of The Beast" w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan "This Is The House That Jerry Built" w. T. S. Lonsdale m. W. G. Eaton "Three Little Maids From School" w. W. S. Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan "A Wand'ring Minstrel I" w. William Schwenck Gilbert m. Arthur Sullivan "What Cheer 'Ria" w. Will Herbert m. Bessie Bellwood Musical theater Erminie London production The Mikado London production Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron) Vienna production Births - "King" Joe Oliver January 27 - Jerome Kern February 12 - James Scott Deaths.
1969 - The last issue of the Saturday Evening Post hits magazine stands February 13 - FLQ terorists bomb the Stock Exchange in Montreal, Quebec March 2 - In Toulouse, France the first Concorde test flight is conducted March 2 - Soviet and Chinese forces clash at a border outpost on the Ussuri River March 3 - In a Los Angeles, California court, Sirhan Sirhan admits that he killed presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy March 3 - Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 9 to test the lunar module March 10 - In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. Ray would later retract his guilty plea March 13 - Apollo program: Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module March 17 - Golda Meir.
1946 - Soviet Union and Switzerland reform diplomatic relations. March 19 - French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion become overseas départements of France April 1 - 14-meter high tsunami strikes Hilo, Hawaii - 173 dead, thousands injured. April 1 - Singapore becomes a Crown colony April 3 - Japanese Lt. General Masaharu Homma is executed outside Manila in the Philippines for leading the Bataan Death March. April 10 - In Japan, women vote for the first time in parliamentarian elections April 18 - USA recognizes Josip Broz Tito's government April 18 - Last meeting of League of Nations – its transfers its mission to United Nations. April 29 - War crimes trial begins in Tokyo – accused include Hideki Tojo, Shegenori Togo and Hiroshi Oshima. May 7 - Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed.
1973 - Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President of the United States Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. January 17 - Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines January 22 - Supreme Court of the United States rules on Roe v. Wade January 17 - George Foreman breaks Joe Frazier's professional career undefeated heavyweight world boxing champion status. January 23 - President Richard Nixon announces that a peace accord has been reached in Vietnam. January 27 - U.S. involvement in Vietnam War ends with the signing of peace pacts February 11 - Vietnam War: First release of American prisoners of war from Vietnam takes place February 12 - Ohio becomes the first U.S. state to post distance in metric on signs. February 21 -.
1967 in music - Simon and Garfunkel give live concert at Philharmonic Hall in New York City. While bits and pieces of this concert are released on October 4, 1997, on their box set Old Friends, the majority of this concert is not released until July, 2002. February 3 - UK record producer Joe Meek, commits suicide by shooting himself in the head February 12 - British police arrest Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones and Marianne Faithfull on drug charges. February 14 - Aretha Franklin records "Respect" at the New York based Atlantic Studios February 16 - "Aretha Franklin day" is declared in Detroit, Michigan February 23 - A taped appearance by The Beatles on American Bandstand. The band premieres their new music videos for the songs "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields Forever" February.
1960 in music - in Los Angeles, California. Belvin was the co-author of "Earth Angel," the Penguins' classic from 1954 February 17 - The Everly Brothers sign a 10-year, $1 million contract with Warner Bros Records. March 5 - Elvis Presley returns home from serving in the US Army First performance of Lionel Bart's Oliver April 1 - Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, Elvis Presley, Dean Martin and Mitch Miller film Sinatra's Timex Special for ABC at Miami, Florida's Fountainbleu Hotel April 2 - The National Association of Record Merchants presents its first annual awards in Las Vegas, Nevada April 4 - RCA Victor Records announces that it will release all pop singles in mono and stereo simultaneously, the first record company to do so. Elvis Presley's single, "Stuck on You," is RCA's first mono/stereo.
1942 in music - Heart" w.m. Irving Berlin "Be Like The Kettle And Sing" w.m. Connor, O'Connor & Ridley "Born To Lose" w.m. Frankie Brown "Cow-Cow Boogie" w.m. Don Raye, Gene De Paul & Benny Carter "Dearly Beloved" w. Johnny Mercer m. Jerome Kern "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" w. Bob Russell m. Duke Ellington "Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree" w. Lew Brown & Charles Tobias m. Sam H. Stept "Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen "Happy Holiday" w.m. Irving Berlin "Holiday For Strings" m. David Rose "The House I Live In" w.m. Earl Robinson & Lewis Allan "I Came Here To Talk For Joe" w. Charles Tobias & Lew Brown m. Sam H. Stept "I Had The Craziest Dream" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren "I Heard You Cried Last Night" w. Jerrie Kruger m. Ted Grouya "I Left.
1944 in music - James "Mairzy Doats" by Merry Macs "San Fernando Valley" by Bing Crosby "Shoo-Shoo Baby" by The Andrews Sisters "Swinging On a Star" by Bing Crosby "You Always Hurt the One You Love" by The Mills Brothers Published popular songs "Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive" w. Johnny Mercer m. Harold Arlen "All Of A Sudden My Heart Sings" w. (Eng) Harold Rome (Fr) Jean Marie Blanvillain m. Herpin "And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine" w. Joe Greene m. Stan Kenton & Charles Lawrence "The Boy Next Door" w.m. Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane "Candy" w.m. Mack David, Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer "Can't Help Singing" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Jerome Kern "Close As Pages In A Book" w. Dorothy Fields m. Sigmund Romberg "Dance With A Dolly" w.m. Terry Shand, Jimmy Eaton & David Kapp "Don't Fence Me In" w.m. Cole Porter.
