March 22, 1943 George Benson, Grammy Award winning jazz guitarist and singer, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At the age of eight, Benson was playing guitar in nightclubs and at the age of 10 he recorded his first single, “She Makes Me Mad.” From 1961 to 1965, he played with jazz organist Jack McDuff. In […]
Archive | March 22, 2011
March 22nd in African American History – Stephanie Dorthea Mills
March 22, 1957 Stephanie Dorthea Mills, Grammy Award winning singer and Broadway star, was born in Brooklyn, New York. Mills appeared in her first play at the age of nine and two years later won Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater a record six times. Mills made her Broadway debut in 1968 in the musical […]