On this day in 1891, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky was guest conductor at a 5 day music festival marking the opening of New York City’s “Music Hall”.  The “Music Hall” was later renamed “Carnegie Hall” in honor of Andrew Carnegie.  Around a hundred years later Roy Buchanan, Lonnie Mack, and Albert Collins would appear together on the same stage Tchaikovsky once graced.

On this day in 1939, Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra recorded “Octoroon” in New York City for the Brunswick label.

On this day in 1925, John T. Scopes, a teacher in Dayton, Tennessee, was arrested for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution in violation of state statute.

Today’s show features music performed by Jack Teagarden and Blind Willie McTell

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