Jazz: America's Music Timeline
Category: Other
Updated: 27 Feb 2019
Henry Buzolits
Prof. Hilliard
2/26/19
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Scott Joplin- Piano
Born 1868 in TexasW.C. Handy- Trumpet
Born 1873 in AlabamaBuddy Bolden- Cornet
Born 1877 in New OrleansKing Oliver- Cornet
Born 1881 in New OrleansMa Rainey- Vocals
Born 1886 in GeorgiaJelly Roll Morton- Piano
Born 1890 in New OrleansPaul Whiteman- Violin
Born 1890 in DenverBessie Smith- Vocals
Born 1894 in TennesseeSidney Bechet- Clarinet/Sax
Born 1897 in New OrleansFletcher Henderson- Piano
Born 1897 in GeorgiaDuke Ellington- Piano
Born 1899 in D.C.Louis Armstrong-Trumpet/Cornet
Born 1901 in New OrleansJimmie Lunceford-Sax/Flute
Born 1902 in MississippiBix Beiderbecke- Cornet/Piano
Born 1903 in IowaCole Hawkins- Tenor Sax
Born 1904 in MissouriGlenn Miller- Trombone
Born 1904 in IowaValaida Snow- Trumpet
Born 1904 in TennesseFats Waller- Piano
Born 1904 in New YorkCount Basie- Piano
Born 1904 in New JerseyCab Calloway- Vocals
Born 1907 in New YorkBenny Carter- Sax/Trumpet/Clarinet
Born 1907 in ChicagoBenny Goodman- Clarinet
Born 1909 in HarlemLester Young- Tenor Sax
Born 1909 in MississippiArt Tatum- Piano
Born 1909 in OhioArtie Shaw- Clarinet
Born 1910 in New YorkDjango Reinhart- Guitar
Born 1910 in BelgiumMary Lou Williams- Piano
Born 1910 in AtlantaRobert Johnson- Guitar
Born 1911 in MississippiBillie Holiday- Vocals
Born 1915 in PhiladelphiaCharlie Christian- Guitar
Born 1916 in TexasElla Fitzgerald- Vocals
Born 1917 in VirginiaScott Joplin dies 1917Buddy Bolden dies 1931Bix Beiderbecke dies 1931Bessie Smith dies 1937King Oliver dies 1938Robert Johnson dies 1938Ma Rainey dies 1939Jelly Roll Morton dies 1941Charlie Christian dies 1942Fats Waller dies 1943Glenn Miller dies 1944Jimmie Lunceford dies 1947Fletcher Henderson dies 1952W.C. Handy dies 1953Valadia Snow dies 1956Sidney Bechet dies 1959Lester Young dies 1959Art Tatum dies 1959Billie Holiday dies 1959Paul Whiteman dies 1967Cole Hawkins dies 1969Louis Armstrong dies 1971Duke Ellington dies 1974Mary Lou Williams dies 1981Count Basie dies 1984Benny Goodman dies 1986Cab Calloway dies 1994Ella Fitzgerald dies 1996Benny Carter dies 2003Artie Shaw dies 2004New Zealand becomes 1st country to allow women to voteNabisco invents the Oreo CookieAlexander Graham Bell conducts 1st continental phone callTreaty of Versailles is signed ending WWIThe IBM Corporation is FoundedMickey and Minnie Mouse appear in 1st filmU.S. Stock Market experiences worst crash in historyFDR's New Deal Program is passed in CongressBaseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, NYJapan attacks Pearl HarborThe Bikini Swimsuit is inventedBall Point Pens go on sale1st Professional Baseball Game
Cleveland Forest Citys vs Fort Wayne Kekiongas1st Kentucky Derby is run at Churchill DownsWashington Monument opens to the public1st colored TVs go on saleAlaska admitted as the 49th State1st SuperBowl Game is played
Green Bay Packers vs Kansas City ChiefsWheel of Fortune permires 1st episodeRonald Reagan survives assassination attemptThe World Trade Organization is formedPeriods
Ragtime EraChicago Dixieland EraSwing EraStride Piano EraUrban Blues EraDelta Blues Era
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