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Today in History, April 30th:
Wayne Kramer, firebrand guitarist for the MC5, b. 1948, Detroit, MI
Today in Musical History, May 1st:
1930: Marion Walter Jacobs, AKA Little Walter, the JImi Hendrix of the harmonica, b. Marksville, LA. Some claim that he was the first musician to deliberately use feedback and distortion, being interested in the racket producing by overdriving his amps in an attempt to not be drowned out by electric guitars.
Today in Musical History, May 2nd:
Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray, b. 1929, Dunn, SC. The only man who ever managed to get an INSTRUMENTAL song banned by the FCC. And here it is:
Today in Musical History, May 4th:
1937: Ron Carter, the most-recorded double bassist in history (2,221 known sessions, not including live performances), cellist and 3-time Grammy winner, bassist for (among others) Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Gil Evans, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery, Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock, b. Ferndale, MI.
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