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Died On This Date (March 16, 1975) T-Bone Walker / Blues Icon

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Aaron “T-Bone” Walker
May 28, 1910 – March 16, 1975

T-Bone Walker was a highly influential Texas blues guitarist, songwriter and singer. His electrifying blues solos laid the foundation for such future disciples as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Billy Gibbons, Chuck Berry, and Jimi Hendrix. Walker learned to play the guitar while in his teens, getting a helping hand from family friend, Blind Lemon Jefferson. He moved to Los Angeles and began making records in 1929. He soon became a popular draw along the city’s fabled Central Avenue jazz scene. He made several albums through the early ’70s, with his 1971 release, Good Feelin’ earning him his only Grammy. Health issues dogged Walker during his later years which no doubt, lead to a stroke in 1974. In March of 1975, T-Bone Walker suffered a second stroke and ultimately died of bronchial pneumonia on March 16, 1975. He was 64 years old.

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Died On This Date (March 4, 2010) Lolly Vegas / Co-Founder & Lead Singer of Redbone

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Lolly Vegas (Born Lolly Vasquez)
October 2, 1939 – March 4, 2010

Lolly Vegas was the founding lead singer and guitarist for Redbone, a popular rock band who was somewhat unique in that it was made up of Native Americans. Formed in 1969, by Vegas and his brother, Patrick (Vasquez) Vegas, the band achieved it’s most success during the early ’70s. In 1974 they scored their biggest hit single with “Come and Get Your Love,” which reached the top 5 on the Billboard singles chart. Other popular singles included “The Witch Queen of New Orleans” and “Maggie.” Prior to Redbone, the brothers worked as a duo, Pat & Lolly Vegas who, during the mid ’60s, released one album Pat & Lolly Vegas at the Haunted House. It has been reported that Jimi Hendrix suggested at the time that they form an all-Native American rock band. During the mid 90s, Vegas suffered a stroke from which he never fully recovered. It resulted in his leaving the band. He also was reportedly suffering from cancer at the time of his death. On March 4, 2010, Lolly Vegas, age 70, died at home in his sleep. Redbone’s Tony Bellamy died on December 25, 2009.

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Died On This Date (March 2, 1942) Charlie Christian / Jazz Guitar Great

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Charlie Christian
July 29, 1916 – March 2, 1942

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Charlie Christian was an influential jazz guitarist who, with his electric guitar prowess, helped pave the road for cool jazz, bebop, and ultimately, rock ‘n roll. Christian became a household name, at least in the jazz world, during the swing era and has since been called the greatest improviser of that time. His influence stretched far beyond jazz, earning him such disciples a T-Bone Walker, Chuck Berry, Eddie Cochran and Jimi Hendrix. By doing so, he was named to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an early influence in 1990. During the late ’30s, Christian was diagnosed with tuberculosis, causing his health to quickly deteriorate. Charlie Christian was just 25 when he died of the disease on March 2, 1942.

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Died On This Date (February 26, 2008) Buddy Miles / Played Drums For Jimi Hendrix

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Buddy Miles

September 5, 1947 – Februay 26, 2008

Buddy Miles was 60 years old when, on February 26, 2008, he died from congestive heart failure. Miles was the great drummer behind Jimi Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys. Prior to that he spent his teens playing in such bands as the Ink Spots, the Delfonics and with Wilson Pickett. In the mid-’80s, Miles was introduced to a whole new generation as the voice of The California Raisins in the popular ad campaign. It is his voice that was heard singing “I Heard It Through The Grapevine.” His drums could be heard throughout his career behind the likes of Carlos Santana, Cheech & Chong and even Phish. He also released several mind-blowing albums of his own throughout the years. Mitch Mitchell, drummer for Jimi Hendrix Experience was found dead in a hotel room on November 12, 2008.

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Died On This Date (February 24, 1988) Memphis Slim / Blues Legend

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Memphis Slim (Born John Chatman)
September 3, 1915 – February 24, 1988

Memphis Slim was a jump blues pianist and prolific composer who could count over 500 recordings as his own. He got his start during the early ’30s by playing honky-tonks and dance halls throughout Arkansas and Missouri. In 1939, he migrated up to Chicago where he started out playing gigs with Big Bill Broonzy. In 1940, Slim began making his own records. One of those recordings, “Nobody Loves Me” has been covered (as “Every Day I Have The Blues”) by the likes of Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Ray Charles, Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Ella Fitzgerald, and Natalie Cole, to name just a few. Like so many of the blues greats of the first part of the 20th century, Slim made a nice comeback during the folk and blues revival of the early ’60s. He was so respected around the world, that the U.S. Senate once named him an Ambassador-At-Large of Good Will. Memphis Slim was 72 when he died of renal failure on February 24, 1988.

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Died On This Date (March 4, 2010) Lolly Vegas / Co-Founder & Lead Singer of Redbone

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Died On This Date (March 2, 1942) Charlie Christian / Jazz Guitar Great

Died On This Date (February 26, 2008) Buddy Miles / Played Drums For Jimi Hendrix

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Died On This Date (February 24, 1988) Memphis Slim / Blues Legend

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