On this day in 1959, Alan Lomax first recorded the fife and drum music of the Young family, consisting of Lonnie Young Sr. – vocals/bass drum, Ed Young – fife, and Lonnie Young Jr.- snare drum, in Como, Mississippi.

On this day in 1959, “Sleep Walk” by Santo & Johnny peaked at #1 on the pop singles chart.

On this day in 1982, the album by Zapp called “Zapp II” was certified Gold by the RIAA.

Today’s show features music performed by Young Family and Santo & Johnny

On this day in Blues history is published every day in video format on Bluesland (on Facebook) and on BlueSky