St. James Infirmary

This day (June 23, 2013), in Memphis, Tennessee, died Bobby Blue Bland, a;k.a. the Lion of the Blues an American singer of blues and soul.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOIovP6z8Zra0PkvHapbR0ibAn5JcHwIy…

Cassandra Wilson's 'Loverly' is an album produced by herself and released on June 10, 2008 by Blue Note.

Bobby Bland's 'Two Steps from the Blues' is his debut album released on January 1, 1961 by Duke.

This day (November 18, 1994), in Hockessin, Delaware, died Cab Calloway, an American jazz singer and bandleader.

This day (November 10, 2015), in Madrid, Spain, died Allen Toussaint, an American musician, composer, record producer and influential figure in New Orleans

Louis Armstrong's exuberant and gravelly voice happened to be the perfect match with the mellifluous or crooning voices of his contemporaries. His blasting trumpet, the perfect contrast with the pianist.

Who ever they were, Billie Holiday,

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