Posted in History, On This Day, Tar Heelia, tagged charlotte armory, charlotte nc, dizzy gillespie, nicholas brothers on July 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On this day in 1945: A dance and show at the Charlotte Armory features the Nicholas Brothers and 27-year-old Dizzy Gillespie (who is still playing a conventional trumpet — his famous upturned bell will result from a serendipitous 1953 mishap). Admission is $1.50 – “white spectators, 75 cents.”
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 [...]
