Saxophonist and singer Paul “Fat Man” Robinson, a key figure on Boston’s postwar nightlife scene, was the city’s...
Fat Man Robinson: “There’s Life Here!”
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Andy McGhee
Andy McGhee and Could It Be
Visit Andy McGhee Part 1 Andy McGhee was back in Boston in fall 1966, off the road after three years of bus rides with...
Andy McGhee: Rockin’ with the Fat Man
Back in the day—no, even before that—there was a rowdy saloon on the corner of Stuart and Tremont streets, in Boston’s...
Mar 5, 1974: The Lennie Johnson Memorial Concert
“Nobody in the capacity house at John Hancock Hall could see him, of course, but you can wager your paycheck that...
July 1949: Jimmie Martin Orchestra at the Rio Casino
I dedicated a chapter of The Boston Jazz Chronicles to Boston’s two late 1940s big bands, the “white contingent” of...
May 28, 1966: Berklee School’s First Grads
The Berklee School of Music awarded its first Bachelor of Music degrees to a graduating class on May 28, 1966. It was...
Ain’t Misbehavin’ Comes to Boston
Ain’t Misbehavin,’ the revue based on the music of Fats Waller, opened at the Wilbur Theatre on February 28, 1979....