Born on this day – Henry Townsend:

Henry Townsend

Blues singer

Guitarist

Pianist

October 27, 1909 – September 24, 2006

Credits:

Albums:

Blues Piano and Guitar (2019); Cairo Blues (1973); Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live in Dallas (2007); More Devil's Music (2006); Mule / Expanded Edition (1980); Mule's Blues (2015); My Story (2001); St. Louis Blues Ace (1996); The 88 Blues (1998); The Blues in St. Louis, Vol. 3: Henry Townsend (1984); The Real St. Louis Blues (2001).

Movies and television:

10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads (2007); Blues Like Showers of Rain (1970); Blues Like Showers of Rain / Legends of Country Blues Guitar (1994); Blues Story (2003); Thats the Way I Do It (1986); The Devil's Music (1979).

Born on this day – Franz Liszt:

Franz Liszt

Composer

Pianist

October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886

Born on this day – Fiorenzo Carpi:

Fiorenzo Carpi

Composer

Pianist

October 19, 1918 – May 21, 1997

Born on this day – John Morris:

John Morris

Composer

Dance arranger

Conductor

Pianist

October 18, 1926 – January 25, 2018

Born on this day – Boogie Woogie Red:

Boogie Woogie Red

Blues singer

Pianist

Songwriter

October 18, 1925 – July 2, 1992

Credits:

Albums:

Live at the Blind Pig (1974); Red Hot (1977).

Songs:

After Hours; Blues for My Baby; Bumble Bee Blues; Got to Find My Baby; Mean Ol' Frisco; Old Time Shuffle; Prison Bound; Red's Boogie; Red's Rhumba; Red's Rumba; Relaxin; Showtime; Sisterly Love; Step Down on It; Take Five; The Reefer Song; Viper Song; When I Was Young; You Put a Spell on Me.

Born on this day – Johnny Green:

Johnny Green

Composer

Songwriter

Musical arranger

Conductor

Pianist

October 10, 1908 – May 15, 1989

Born on this day – Janusz Olejniczak:

Janusz Olejniczak

Pianist

Actor

October 2, 1952 – October 20, 2024

Credits:

AVE MARIA (Ellens Gesang III) D. 839 / Short (1990); Blue Note (1991); Die Drehscheibe (1981); Influence (2015); Le grand échiquier (1989); Les Milles (1995); The 2016 European Film Awards (2016); The Pianist (2002); Tydzien z zycia mezczyzny (1999).

Born on this day – George Gershwin:

George Gershwin

Composer

Pianist

September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937

Born on this day – Tom Delaney:

Tom Delaney

Blues singer

Songwriter

Pianist

September 14, 1889 – December 16, 1963

Credits:

Songs:

Absent Minded Blues; Alabama Blues; Down on Pennsylvania Avenue; Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die); Follow the Deal on Down; Graveyard Love; I Wanna Jazz Some More; If I Lose, Let Me Lose (Mamma Don't Mind); I'm a Back Bitin' Mama; Jazz It Blues; Jazz Me Blues; Log Cabin Blues; Move It On Out of Here; Never Drive a Beggar from Your Door; Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Mornin'; Police Blues; Sinful Blues; Slow and Steady; Somethin' Goin' On Wrong; Southbound Blues; The Down Home Blues; Troublesome Blues; Walk That Broad; You May Go but You'll Come Back Some Day.

Born on this day – Amy Beach:

Amy Beach

Composer

Pianist

Writer

September 5, 1867 – December 27, 1944

Credits:

By the Still Waters; Canticle of the Sun, Op. 123; Invocation for the Violin, Op. 55; With Prayer and Supplicaton, Op. 8; Te Deum, from Service in A, Op. 63; Constant Christmas, Op. 95; On a Hill; Kyrie eleison, Op. 122; Sanctus, Op. 122; Agnus Dei, Op. 122; Spirit of Mercy, Op. 125; Evening Hymn, Op. 125; I Will Give Thanks, Op. 147; Peace I leave With You, Op. 8. (1998); Chamber Music CDs: 2 Ambache Ensemble recordings on Chandos Records; Fire Flies (1998); Grand Mass in E-flat major (1989); Grand Mass in E-flat major (1995); Mrs. H.H.A. Amy Beach (1867–1944); Piano Concerto in C sharp minor; Piano Music, Vol. 1, The Early Works; Piano Music, Vol. 2, The Turn of the Century; Piano Music, Vol. 3, The Mature Years; Piano Music, Vol. 4, The Late Works; Piano Quintet in F♯ minor, Op. 67Sonata for violin and piano in A minor, Op. 34: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A minor; Quartet for Strings; Pastorale for Wind Quintet; and Sketches (4) for Piano, Dreaming; Songs. Performed by mezzo-soprano Katherine Kelton, accompanied by pianist Catherine Bringerud; Under the Stars; Une prodige empêchée (2024).

Born on this day – Meade Lux Lewis:

Meade Lux Lewis

Blues musician

Pianist

Composer

September 4, 1905 – June 7, 1964

Credits:

Albums:

A Summer Sky Shines (2015); All That Jazz, Vol. 138: Jabouti! (2021); Barrel House Blues (2020); Barrel House Piano (1957); Bear Cat Crawl (2015); Blues De Lux' (2015); Boogie on Down (2015); Boogie Woogie (1941); Boogie Woogie Boys 1938-1944 (2014); Boogie Woogie Classic Blues Accompaniments (1955); Boogie Woogie Kings (2009); Boogie Woogie Piano and Drums (1955); Boogie Woogie Stomp (1998); Boogie Woogie Trio (2011); Boogie Woogie Trio, Vol. 1 (2017); Boogie Woogie Trio, Vol. 2 (1997); Cat House Piano (1955); Chicago Flyer (2016); Chicago Piano Blues and Boogie Woogie 1936–1951 Vol. 3, Oldie Blues OL 2827 (1984);Colours of Music History (2014); Complete Jazz Series 1939 – 1941 (2009); Complete Jazz Series 1941 – 1944 (2009); Complete Jazz Series 1946 – 1954 (2009); Far Ago Blues (2015); Frompy Stomp (2021); Giant of Blues and Boogie Woogie 1905–1964, Oldie Blues OL 2810 (1982); Gliding from Glendale to Chicago (2005); Honky Tonk Train Blues (2009); Jazz Piano Masters - Meade Lux Lewis (2011); Lux's Boogie (2012); Masters of Boogie Piano: Five Classic Albums Plus (2013); Meade "Lux" Lewis (1939 to late 1940s) (2005); Meade Lux Lewis Selected Favorites Volume 1 (2006); Melancholy (2016); Original Jazz Sound: Cat House Piano 1955 (2012); Shooboody (2023); Spirit of Boogie Woogie (2015); Tell Your Story, Oldie Blues OL 2805 (1975); The Best Boogie Woogie Piano (2013); The Blues Piano Artistry Of Meade Lux Lewis (1990); The Boogie Woogie Trio vol. 1 (1995); The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis (1983); The First Day (1992); The Original Boogie Woogie Piano Giants (2023); The Ultimate Jazz Archive 17 - Boogie Woogie (2 Of 4) (2007); Tidal Boogie (1996); Yancey's Last Ride (1957).

Movies and television:

A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor (1999); Ain't Misbehavin' (1974); Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes (2018); Cabin in the Sky (1943); Cow-Cow Boogie (1943); Emily's First 100 Days of School (2006); Fuzzy Wuzzy (1946); I'll Be There (2003); It's a Wonderful Life (1946); Low Down Dog (1944); Mississippi Masala (1991); New Orleans (1947); Nightmare (1956); Swingtime Jamboree (1946); The Blues (2003); The DuPont Show of the Week (1961); The Mike Douglas Show (1962); The Roaring 20's (1961).

Born on this day – Jimmy Rushing:

Jimmy Rushing

Blues singer

Pianist

August 26, 1901 – June 8, 1972

Credits:

Albums:

1944 - 1944 (1986); 1965-70 - The Scene: Live in New York (2009); At Savoy Ballroom 1937–1944 (1972); Benny Goodman, Benny in Brussels (1958);  Bessie - Clara - Mamie & Trixie: The Songs They Made Famous (1961); Big Boy Blues (1964); Buck Clayton, Copenhagen Concert (1979); Cat Meets Chick (1956); Count Basie at Newport (1957); Dave Brubeck, Brubeck and Rushing (1960); Duke Ellington, Jazz Party (1959); Earl Hines, Blues and Things (1968); Every Day I Have the Blues (1967); Five Feet of Soul (1963); Gee Baby Ain't I Been Good to You (1971); Goin' to Chicago (1955); If This Ain't the Blues (1958); Jimmy Witherspoon, Jimmy & Jimmy (1967); Listen to the Blues with Jimmy Rushing (1956); Little Jimmy Rushing and the Big Brass (1958); Livin' the Blues (1968); Mr. Five By Flve "Live" (1966); Rushing Lullabies (1959); Sings the Blues (1955); The Complete Count Basie, Volumes 1-10 (date?); The Jazz Odyssey of James Rushing Esq. (1957); The Newport Years Volume VI (1973); The Original American Decca Recordings / 3CD box set (1992); The You and Me That Used to Be (1971); VV AA -The Sound Of Jazz (1959); Who Was It Sang That Song? (1967).

Movies and television:

A Great Day in Harlem (1994); Air Mail Special (1941); Baseball (1994); Blues Masters (1999); Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993); Choo Choo Swing (1943); Crazy House (1943); Eileen (2023); Ella Fitzgerald: Good Morning Blues / Visualizer (2023); Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams (2020); Fellow Travelers (2023); Kansas City (1996); Omnibus / Segment: 135th Street (1953); Sarah Sings & Basie Swings (1963); Six-Five Special (1957); Take Me Back, Baby (1941); The Blues (2003); The David Frost Show (1970–1972); The Learning Tree (1969); The Robert Herridge Theater (1960); The Salton Sea (2002); The Seven Lively Arts (1957); The Subject Is Jazz (1958); The Tonight Show (1955–1956); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1959); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1978); The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022); The War (2007); When We First Met (2018).

Born on this day – Leonard Bernstein:

Leonard Bernstein

Conductor

Composer

Pianist

Teacher

Writer

Humanitarian

August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990

Born on this day – Stelvio “Viostel” Cipriani:

Stelvio “Viostel” Cipriani

Composer

Conductor

Pianist

August 20, 1937 – October 1, 2018

Born on this day – Gladys Bentley:

Gladys Bentley

Blues singer

Pianist

August 12, 1907 – January 18, 1960

Born on this day – Robert Shaw:

Robert Shaw

Blues singer

Pianist

Songwriter

August 9, 1908 – May 18, 1985

Born on this day – Richard "Hacksaw" Harney:

Richard "Hacksaw" Harney

Blues guitarist

Pianist

July 16, 1902 – December 25, 1973

Born on this day – St. Louis Jimmy Oden:

St. Louis Jimmy Oden

Blues singer

Pianist

Songwriter

June 26, 1903 – December 30, 1977

Born on this day – Louis Alter:

Louis Alter

Composer

Pianist

Songwriter

June 18, 1902 – November 5, 1980

Born on this day – Carmine Coppola:

Carmine Coppola

Composer

Flautist

Pianist

Songwriter

June 11, 1910 – April 26, 1991