Dinah Washington Marries NFL Star Dick “Night Train” Lane
July 3, 1963 - Jazz singer Dinah Washington married professional football star Dick “Night Train” Lane last night in a surprise ceremony...
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Mar 28, 2023
Jazz Trumpeter Chet Baker Deported from Britain
Mar. 28, 1963 - American jazz trumpet player Chet Baker has been deported from Great Britain to France, the British home office announced...
Nov 19, 2022
Paul Winter Group Performs at White House
Nov. 19, 1962 - Today, for the first time in history, a jazz concert was held at the White House. The young Paul Winter Jazz Sextet went...
Nov 5, 2021
Movies: "Paris Blues" with Paul Newman and Sidney Poitier
Nov. 5, 1961 - Scheduled to open this week in local theatres is “Paris Blues,” a drama with music. Martin Ritt directed the United...
Oct 11, 2021
Jazz Great Dizzy Gillespie Alleges Racial Discrimination in Kansas City
Oct. 11, 1961 - Dizzy Gillespie (pictured), the jazz trumpeter, charged today that he had been denied access to a swimming pool in a...
Oct 7, 2021
Gillespie Performance in New Orleans Canceled Over Racial Prohibition
Oct. 7, 1961 - A concert by Dizzy Gillespie (left) and his band at Tulane University in New Orleans on Tuesday has been canceled because...
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