On this day in 1957, Fats Domino’s first album, “This Is Fats”, was released.

On this day in 1970, Singer Bessie Smith finally gets a marker for her grave in Philadelphia, 33 years after her death. Janis Joplin, who counted Smith among her influences, purchased the marker for the grave.

Today’s show features music performed by Fats Domino and Bessie Smith

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