DINAH WASHINGTON & CHARLIE “BIRD” PARKER both have birthdays on August 29th. Dinah was four years younger than Bird, and both died very young – he at age 34, she at 39. Bird, born in 1920, would have been 90 years old and the representatives of his estate maintain an official website – click here. [...]

John Celebrates a birthday on August 20th. Can’t think of a better way to celebrate than to listen! Shout Me Out played by the Clayton Hamilton Orchestra, it’s the title track ~~ Sunday sung by Carmen McRae on her Dream of Life CD Take the ‘A’ Train on the Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra’s Heart & Soul recording [...]