Today in History – The Birthday of Three Music Icons and the Anniversary of an Infamous Baseball Play!!

So three music icons share September 23rd as their birthday. First born in 1926 the great jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, next, born in 1930 the incomparable Ray Charles and finally in 1949 Bruce Springsteen. Quite a lineup, I could play music clips from these guys all day long!!

All three musicians appear in my music collection.The Greatest Hits of Ray Charles appeared first in the late 1960s, while “Greetings From Asbury Park” came with its release in 1973, when I heard about this new Bob Dylan! Coltrane’s music has entered the library in the last few years…. read more