Dietrich Buxtehude was an organist and highly-regarded composer of church music who influenced other composers such as George Frideric Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach is said to have walked from Thuringia to Lubeck (more than 200 miles) to hear him play.
This Day in Music History: 1924 - Ruth Lee Jones, famously known as Dinah Washington was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Also referred to as "The Queen of the Blues," she was a well-known vocalist of the mid-20th century. Her versatile vocal ability enabled her to record songs in various genres; from blues to jazz to pop.
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