Posted in History, Tar Heelia, tagged billy strayhorn, billy taylor, dizzy gillespie, edward r murrow, john coltrane, kitty hawk, max roach, ninbe simone, ronald mcnair, thelonous monk, wright brothers on March 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
– Other than the first appearance of the Miscellany link dump, what are the 10 “most significant events in North Carolina history”? – What, you thought Wilbur and Orville flew to Kitty Hawk? – John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Nina Simone, Max Roach and Billy Taylor born here, Dizzy Gillespie educated here, Billy Strayhorn inspired here [...]
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged billy taylor, greenville nc, john coltrane, nc jazz musicians, thelonious monk on December 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“At the time I was making a reputation… I couldn’t go South…. “Greenville was a nice little country town… It became a university place later, but it was not a place I could take my family. That’s a terrible thing to live with… and I guess John [Coltrane] and [Thelonious] Monk experienced some of the [...]
