Today in Music History - Dec. 21
The Canadian Press 2020-12-21
Today in Music History for Dec. 21:
In 1672, Benjamin Schmolck, German Lutheran clergyman and prolific hymn writer, was born. Though a busy pastor, he found time to pen 900 hymns, the best remembered of them being My Jesus, As Thou Wilt.
In 1934, jazz saxophonist Hank Crawford was born in Memphis, Tenn. He was the musical director for Ray Charles in the late 1950s and early 60s before embarking on a solo career. He died Jan. 29, 2009.
In 1940, rock singer and composer Frank Zappa was born in Baltimore. The oldest of four children, Zappa and his family moved to California while he was still in his teens. After graduation in 1958, he played with various lounge bands and began composing songs, one of which, Memories of El Monte, was recorded by The Penguins of “Earth Angel” fame. In 1964, Zappa took over a R&B band called The Soul Giants and turned them into The Mothers of Invention. Their irreveren
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