Tag Archives: 1940s – 1990s

Blessed in Mansfield, LA in 1923, vocalist and harmonica blower Sidney Maiden produced his mark over the blues using the common “Eclipse of sunlight.” Within the ’40s, Maiden transferred to California where he first fulfilled guitarist K.C. Douglas. They bonded instantly given that they both acquired a purist attitude towards …

Among the all-time great tenor saxophonists, Stan Getz was referred to as “The Audio” because he previously perhaps one of the most beautiful shades have you ever heard. Getz, whose primary early impact was Lester Youthful, turned out to be a major impact himself, also to his credit he hardly …

CeDell Davis was created in 1927 in Helena, AR. His correct hands was crippled by polio at age ten, therefore he turned his guitar to some left-handed bottleneck design, making for a distinctive, atonal audio. He performed locally through the entire 1950s and ’60s, with close friends such as for …

Giuseppe di Stefano begun to research tone of voice as he trained for the priesthood within a Jesuit seminary in Milan; his instructors included Luigi Montesanto and Mariano Stabile. Mobilized in to the Fascist military at age 19, di Stefano helped pay the bills by singing well-known music beneath the …

b. 20 Apr 1926, London, Britain, d. 18 Apr 2002, Stapleford Abbotts, Essex, Britain. A leading number in the post-war traditional jazz growth in the united kingdom, clarinettist Laurie led his personal music group in the past due 40s and early 50s. He also used the music group led by …

Yves Montand was an enormously popular vocalist in France, his adopted nation, through the 1940s until his loss of life. He also offered concerts all over the world, but he was better-known internationally as an acting professional. Montand was created Ivo Livi on Oct 13, 1921, within the town of …

David Rose was probably one of the most well-known and unique mainstream instrumental pop composers from the ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s, composing several items that became area of the nation’s collective memory space. From “Vacation for Strings” to “The Stripper,” his music was generally distinguished by way of a loose, …

Margaret MacArthur continues to be collecting and singing the original tunes of New England’s working-class and plantation communities for pretty much half a hundred years. In 1985, officials of the brand new Britain arts biennial committee called MacArthur among seven “living artwork treasures of New Britain.” MacArthur’s first contact with …

b. 10 Oct 1933, London, Britain, d. 25 March 1998, London, Britain. Born right into a theatrical environment (parents Raymond Massey and Adrianne Allen and sister Anna Massey all reputed stars), Daniel produced his film debut at age eight in WHERE We Serve (1942), that was aimed by and starred …

A fantastic bop-based guitarist with hook nation twang to his audio, Herb Ellis became well-known using the Oscar Peterson Trio during 1953-1958. Ahead of that, he previously attended North Tx State School and used the Casa Loma Orchestra, Jimmy Dorsey (1945-1947), as well as the unfortunately under-recorded trio Soft Winds. …