Duke found piano playing jobs at clubs and cafes throughout theWashington area. Three months shy of graduation, Duke dropped out ofschool and began his professional music career. The Jazzmen: How Duke ...

Exploring the life and music of Joan Shaw/Salena Jones, who fled racist attitudes in the USA during the 1960s, to become one ...

Glass covers the white table clothes ... In one booth, legends such as Count Basie, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington smile from their signed promo shots. Another features Lawrence Welk, the ...

Glass covers the white table clothes ... In one booth, legends such as Count Basie, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington smile from their signed promo shots. Another features Lawrence Welk, the ...

We are having Louis Armstrong or Miles Davis come out as ... We are having Betty Carter, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Duke Ellington [playing] the set before Ella. And then, with her full and entire ...

Duke Blues Machine competes in International ... which is why this charming record has covers from Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet, but also Van Morrison and John Lennon. Relish the version ...

In 1899, blues guitarist and singer Lonnie Johnson was born in New Orleans. More respected for his playing than his singing, Johnson developed his distinctive style as early as 1927 when he recorded ...

Kanye West and Biana Censori’s bizarre red carpet appearance at the 2025 Grammys was an attempt to recreate his “Vultures 1” album cover. A source exclusively tells Page Six that the couple ...

Digitas Chicago/NERDS In the commercial, Shaboozey also adds some twang to a cover of Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World.” “I have this deep resonating tone, and Louis' voice is so ...

before the album's debut on Sept. 26, 2000. In the Jan. 16 post, Timmons, Jeffre, Nick and Drew posed below a beach pier. Similar to the original photo, which served as the cover for the UK promo ...