February 14, 1959 Warren “Baby” Dodds, Jazz drummer, died. Dodds was born December 24, 1898 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He gained a reputation as a top drummer at an early age, working with Louis Armstrong on Mississippi River steamboat bands. In 1921, Dodds moved to California to work with Joe “King” Oliver and then followed […]
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February 14th in African American History – Steve LaTreal McNair
February 14, 1973 Steve LaTreal McNair, former football quarterback, was born in Mount Olive, Mississippi. McNair played college football at Alcorn State from 1992 to 1994 and in 1994 won the Walter Payton Award as the top player in NCAA Division I-AA.