I'm overwhelmed by all the music to check out. Thanks to WKCR and their broadcasts, I can check out the older material.
Looking forward to these this summer:
Louis Armstrong
(b. August 4, 1901; d. July 6, 1971)
(he believed his birthdate to be July 4th 1900, so we celebrate both birthdays.)
Lester Young
(b. August 27, 1909; d. March 15, 1959)
Charlie Parker
(b. August 29, 1920; d. March 12, 1955)
(combines with Lester Young to form a three-day broadcast)