February 11February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 323 days remaining, 324 in leap years. Events through 1799 660 BC Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu Tenno. 731 Gregory II ends his reign as Pope. 824 Paschal I - 1st Gold record presented to Glenn MillerAlton Glenn Miller ( March 1, 1904 December 15, 1944) was an American jazz musician and band leader in the Swing era. One of his most famous pieces was " In the Mood", probably the most well-known recording of the style. Musician and Bandleader During the for Chattanooga Choo Choo.
Alan LomaxAlan Lomax ( January 31, 1915 July 19, 2002) was an American folklorist and musicologist specializing in the music of the United States and that of other nations which influenced American music. Lomax was son of pioneering musicologist and folklorist John (working for the Library of CongressThe Library of Congress the unofficial national library of the United States, is one of the most important libraries in the world. Originally founded as a research library for the United States Congress April 24th 1800, its original collection were the bo) discovers Muddy WatersMcKinley Morganfield born April 4, 1915 in Rolling Fork, Mississippi died April 30, 1983 in Westmont, Illinois, is better known as Muddy Waters . He was an American blues musician and is generally considered the father of Chicago blues. Waters was first r and Son HouseEddie James House, Jr. March 21, 1902 October 19, 1988), better known as Son House was an influential blues singer and guitarist. His birth is a matter of debate. While all legal records place his birth on March 21, 1902, Son House himself gave contradict, among others
Les PaulLes Paul and Mary Ford Les Paul (born June 9, 1915) is best known as a guitarist, and as one of the most important figures in the development of modern electric guitars and recording techniques. Les Paul is also known as a pioneer in the development of th designs and builds the first solid-body electric guitarAn electric guitar is a type of guitar with a solid or semi-solid body that utilizes electromagnetic " pickups" to convert the vibration of the steel-cored strings into electrical current. The current may be electrically altered to achieve various tonal e.