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June 19th, 1919: D.C. Bender was born in Arbala, Texas. Like JB
June 19th, 1919: D.C. Bender was born in Arbala, Texas. Like JB Lenoir, DC’s initials held no other significance. Raised on a farm in Polk County,...

September 6th, 1919: Little Hudson was born Hudson Shower in
September 6th, 1919: Little Hudson was born Hudson Shower in Anguilla, Mississippi. He moved to Chicago at the age of 20. There he began to play on ...

August 26th, 1992: Professor Eddie Lusk took his own life after
August 26th, 1992: Professor Eddie Lusk took his own life after being diagnosed with AIDS and colon cancer. Lusk was born in Chicago, Illinois on Se...

July 4th, 1905: Wright Holmes was born in Hightower, Texas.
July 4th, 1905: Wright Holmes was born in Hightower, Texas. Apart from a spell of wartime defense work in the north, Holmes was based in Houston fro...

July 8th, 1908: Louis Jordan was born in Brinkley, Arkansas.
July 8th, 1908: Louis Jordan was born in Brinkley, Arkansas. Jordan was a pioneering musician, songwriter and bandleader in Jump Blues and Jazz who ...

June 8th, 2011: Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin died of lung cancer in
June 8th, 2011: Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin died of lung cancer in New York City at the age of 68. He was born February 11th, 1943 in Brooklyn, New Yo...