Today in Music: February 2nd (a Shiek of Mississippi)
Music history and highlights that have happened on February 2nd… from the birthplace of the blues… and rock n’ roll. 1731: George Frederic Handel’s opera “Poro” opens in London. 1926: Three men dance the Charleston for 22 hours in a dance marathon. 1927: Jazz saxophonist Stan Getz (Bennie Goodman, Tommy Dorsey) born in Philadelphia. 1937: […]