Rock Source Music Facts Day by Day


May 25 1878	Dancer Bill Robinson is born in Richmond, Virginia, USA. Performing under the name Mr Bojangles, he is immortalised in the popular song of that name. (1878)
May 25 1907	Creole George Guesnon (aka Curly Guesnon) is born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. A much-recorded banjo player, guitarist and singer, he will tour with F.S. Wolcott?s Rabbit Foot Minstrels. (1907)
May 25 1915	Virginia Simms is born in San Antonio, Texas, USA. She will find success as Ginny Simms, an actress and big band singer working with Kay Kyser and others. (1915)
May 25 1921	The Original Dixieland Jazz Band records Satanic Blues, Royal Garden Blues and St. Louis Blues for Victor Records in New York City, USA. (1921)
May 25 1925	American bandleader Sam Wooding?s Orchestra begins an engagement at the Admirals-Palast, Berlin, Germany. Sixteen-year-old Berliner Alfred Lion attends the show and is inspired, years later, to start Blue Note Records, one of the most respected jazz record labels in the world. (1925)
May 25 1926	Jazz trumpet supremo Miles Davis is born in Alton, Illinois, USA. (1926)
May 25 1934	Carroll Gibbons And The Savoy Hotel Orpheans record Better Think Twice in London, UK. (1934)
May 25 1936	Al Bowlly, accompanied by Ray Noble and his Orchestra, records Empty Saddles, But Definitely and other tracks for Victor Records in New York City, USA. (1936)
May 25 1936	The Rhythm Rascals record Wah Hoo! in London, UK. (1936)
May 25 1937	Benny Goodman and his Orchestra record Chlo-e in New York City. (1937)
May 25 1937	Edgar Hayes And His Orchestra record Caravan, Stomping At The Renny and Edgar Steps Out for Decca Records in the USA. (1937)
May 25 1939	Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra play in Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City, USA. (1939)
May 25 1940	Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra, with vocalist Frank Sinatra, play at the Astor Hotel, New York City, during a fourteen?week engagement. (1940)
May 25 1950	Ted Heath And His Music record Birmingham Bounce and Button Up Your Overcoat for Decca Records in London, UK. (1950)
May 25 1950	Benny Freedman And His Orchestra play at The Savoy Ballroom, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. (1950)
May 25 1950	Tex Beneke And His Orchestra play the eleventh night of four weeks at The Cafe Rouge in The Hotel Statler, New York City, USA. (1950)
May 25 1950	Jimmy Palmer And His Orchestra play the fifth night of four weeks at The Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, USA. (1950)
May 25 1950	Griff Williams And His Orchestra play the fifth of 28 nights at The Trianon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, USA. (1950)
May 25 1953	The Charlie Parker Quartet, with the Gil Evans Orchestra, records In The Still Of The Night, Old Folks and If I Love Again, at Fulton Recording Studios, New York City, USA. (1953)
May 25 1953	Stan Kenton And His Orchestra record All About Ronnie for Capitol Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA. (1953)
May 25 1956	The Ken Colyer Skiffle Group records Stack-O-Lee Blues, Muleskinner Blues, Old Riley and Down Bound Train for Decca Records in London, UK. (1956)
May 25 1956	Lillian Roth plays the first of two nights at The Lagoon, Salt Lake City, USA. (1956)
May 25 1957	Louis Armstrong And His All-Stars play the first of two nights at The Lagoon, Salt Lake City, USA. (1957)
May 25 1961	You're Driving Me Crazy by The Temperance Seven on Parlophone Records is the new No1 single in the UK. (1961)
May 25 1962	Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers play the fifth night of a two-week season at McKie's Disc Jockey Lounge, Chicago, Illinois, USA. (1962)
May 25 1967	When Count Basie and Georgie Fame play at The Royal Albert Hall, London, the show is billed as 'The Fame Of Basie'. (1967)
May 25 1969	Pioneering British jazz-rock band Jon Hiseman?s Colosseum play at Mothers, Erdington, Birmingham, UK. (1969)
May 25 1981	Jazz drummer and bandleader Buddy Rich plays at Frenchy's, Hayward, California, USA. (1981)
May 25 1996	Jazz saxophonist and composer Barney Wilen dies of cancer, aged 59, in Paris, France. (1996)
May 25 2010	Natalie Cole plays at the Blue Note, Nagoya, Japan. (2010)
May 25 2011	Multi-award-winning jazz vocalist Clare Teal plays in the London Chat Show at The Canal Cafe Theatre, Little Venice, London, UK. (2011)
May 25 2013	Blues and jazz vocalist Kevin Mahogany plays at The Philharmonic Concert Hall, Odessa, Ukraine, Eastern Europe. (2013)