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Legacy Recordings Week in Music April 29-May 5
April 29 1899, Born on this day, the legendary Duke Ellington - composer, pianist, and big-band leader
. Duke collected many accolades during his life including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
and the Presidential Medal of Freedom
April 30 1933, Born on this day, American treasure, Willie Nelson. Willie is a singer-songwriter,
as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. Happy 80th Birthday Willie!
May 1 1969, Bob Dylan recorded an appearance for The Johnny Cash Show at the Ryman Auditorium
in Nashville, Tennessee. Bob performed two solo numbers and Johnny Cash joined him for
a rendition of Girl From The North Country.
May 2 1999, St Vincent and the Grenadines issued a *NSYNC postage stamp in honor of
the boy band. With Google in its infancy at that time, there was a reported rush of teenage
girls to public libraries trying to figure out where the heck St Vincent and the Grenadines was
May 3 1968, The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded 'Voodoo Chile.' It became a UK No.1 single
and Hendrix's solo on the track was named the 11th greatest solo of all-time in Guitar
World's 100 Greatest Guitar Solos.
May 4 1996, Mariah Carey began a two week stay at No.1 on the US singles chart with
'Always Be My Baby', her 11th US No.1 hit.
May 5 1942, On May 5th we celebrate the birthdays of two extraordinary women. Born on this day
in 1942, Virginia Wynette Pugh, better known as the first lady of country music, Tammy Wynette
Tammy charted 23 No 1 songs. Also born on this day in 1988, Adele Laurie Blue Adkins
better known as Adele. In 2011 Adele became the first artist to have two top five
hits in both the singles chart and the albums chart simultaneously since The Beatles in 1964