on this day

AUGUST 26, 2000 – Bassist DOUG WOODY (b. October 3, 1955 in Nashville, Tennessee as Douglas Allen Woody) was found dead sitting up

SEPTEMBER 14, 1998 – Blues/jazz singer JOHNNY ADAMS (b. January 5, 1932 in New Orleans, Louisiana as Laten John Adams) died at age

SEPTEMBER 14, 1985 – The popular series “The Golden Girls” debuted on NBC-TV. Its theme song was “Thank You for Being

SEPTEMBER 14, 1970 – 20 year-old singer/songwriter/musician Stevie Wonder married 24 year-old singer Rita “Syreeta” Wright (August 3, 1946 – July

SEPTEMBER 14, 1981 – Singer/songwriter/guitarist FURRY LEWIS (b. March 6, 1893 or 1899 in Greenwood, Mississippi as Walter E. Lewis) died of a

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013 – Singer/songwriter/musician JACKIE LOMAX (b. on May 10, 1944 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England) died at age 69 on the Wirral

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013 – Singer BOBBY MANSFIELD (b. August 26, 1937 in The Bronx, New York City) died at age 76 in NYC.Mansfield

SEPTEMBER 15, 1983 – Drummer WILLIE BOBO (b. February 28, 1934 in New York City as William Correa) died at the age of

SEPTEMBER 15, 1965 – Bassist/tubist/sousaphonist STEVE BROWN (b. January 13, 1890 in New Orleans, Louisiana as Theodore Brown) died at age 75 in