On this day in 1939, Cab Calloway recorded the hit “Jumpin’ Jive” considered to be the first million selling R&B record.
On this day in 1965, James Brown’s “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” entered the pop and R&B charts. It eventually reached #8 on the pop, and #1 on the R&B charts.
On this day in 1967, a group of actors who played a fictional rock band on a television series, put on a concert at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in New York. Their opening act? Jimi Hendrix.
Today’s show features music performed by Cab Calloway and Jimi Hendrix
On this day in Blues history is published every day in video format on Bluesland (on Facebook) and on BlueSky
