Today in Rock (April 29)
- 1899 - Duke Ellington was born.(”It Don’t Mean a Thing (If it Ain’t Got That Swing)“
- 1936 - First television interview takes place with actress Peggy O’Neill interviewed at the Ideal Home Exhibition, London.
- 1972 - John Lindsay, Mayor of New York, makes a personal plea to US Immigration Authorities not to deport John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
- 1973 - Mike Hogan (The Cranberries)
- 1993 - Barry White appears on “The Simpsons“, as a cartoon character.
A tribute to Duke, one of the most influential in jazz, R&B, and possibly all American music.
