Trumpeter Lennie Johnson was at his playing peak in the late fifties and early sixties, but even then he was well...
October 7, 1973: Remembering Lennie Johnson
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Speed Anderson: Ain’t That a Kick in the Head?
Ezra “Speed” Anderson (the nickname came from his hustle on the basketball court) was a jazz deejay in Boston, and on...
Sabby Lewis on NBC’s Fitch Bandwagon Show
The Sabby Lewis Orchestra made a national splash when it appeared on the Fitch Bandwagon radio program on July 19,...
May 5, 1958: The Jazz Scene Debuts on Boston TV
On May 5, 1958, jazz came to commercial television in Boston as The Jazz Scene launched on station WHDH, hosted by...
May 3, 1981: Eric Jackson Debuts on WGBH
On May 3, 1981, Boston heard Eric Jackson host “Eric in the Evening” for the first time on WGBH radio. Radio plays...
May 1: “Look Alive and Dig the Jive” With Ken Malden
WBMS disc jockey and WILD program director Ken Malden died in Miami on May 1, 2009. Malden was a part of that long-ago...
Apr 7: The Jazz Scene of John McLellan
John McLellan, Boston’s one-man jazz media machine in the 1950s, was born in Shanghai, China, on April 7, 1926. For...
Mar 11, 1949: Live From Wally’s Paradise on WVOM-AM
I can't be positive about the exact date, but on or about March 11, 1949, Jimmy “Bottoms Up” Tyler started...