On this day in 1940, Louis Armstrong and his orchestra recorded five tunes for Decca Records in New York City, including “Hepcats Ball.”
On this day in 1991, we learned the sad news that one of R&B’s greatest writers, Doc Pomus, had passed away. Just one month later, the great singer Johnny Adams recorded a whole album of Doc Pomus songs.
Today’s show features music performed by Louis Armstrong and Johnny Adams
On this day in Blues history is published every day in video format on Bluesland (on Facebook) and on Threads, as well as BlueSky
