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Happy Birthday Frank, Grover, Joe & Tony
Other Jazz Musicians born on December 12th None | Notable December Jazz Musician Birthdays
Joe Williams (born Joseph Goreed; December 12, 1918 – March 29, 1999) was an American jazz singer. He sang with big bands such as the Count Basie Orchestra and the Lionel Hampton Orchestra and with his combos. He sang in two films with the Basie orchestra and sometimes worked as an actor. From 1954 to 1961 he was the singer for the Count Basie Orchestra. "Every Day I Have the Blues", recorded in 1955, and "Alright, Okay, You Win" were among many successful recordings from this period. He toured and made recordings with many other musicians, including Harry "Sweets" Edison in 1961–62, Junior Mance between 1962 and 1964, George Shearing in 1971, and Cannonball Adderley between 1973 and 1975. He went on a long tour from Egypt to India with Clark Terry in 1977, and toured Europe and the United States with Thad Jones and the Basie Orchestra in 1985. Anthony Tillmon Williams (December 12, 1945 – February 23, 1997) was an American jazz drummer. Williams first gained fame in the band of trumpeter Miles Davis and was a pioneer of jazz fusion. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1986. |
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Jazz 98.5 FM wants to be your
regular go-to source for listening and enjoying jazz music, whether on the radio or online. We play a wide selection of jazz styles from A to Z and everything in between. We brew jazz just the way you like it. Watch with your ears. |
One of Our Favorite Comments
" First there was WOSU with Jazz programs here and there that I’d listen to. Then there was a rock station that featured Mike Island and Jazz fusion for 2 hours on Sunday morning. Along came the King, WBBY 104 fm. Jazz that went to all of the corners of Jazz music. It was fabulous, while it lasted. Then we had the Smooth-Jazz twins. Nice, but a little too much Smooth and not enough other Jazz. It disappeared. Now a breath of fresh air has entered our fair city …. WSAX-LP, I am grateful to be able to breathe fresh air once again. It is very difficult to believe that a metro city the size of Columbus, cannot hang onto a Jazz station. One with varying types of Jazz from all corners of the musical spectrum of Jazz. God Bless you folks at WSAX-LP, for you help me keep the groove in my groovin’ day!!!! " |
A Crisis In Our Community There's An Opioid Problem In Our Communities The Epidemic is Really RealOhioans
continue to die from drug overdoses at a record-setting pace. Death from
drug overdoses is now the leading cause of death in people ages 22-50.
Ohio continues to be one of the nation's leaders in the death-toll rate.Locally, Franklin County has realized a 343% increase in deaths between 2003-2016. Whitehall,
per capita, has been one of the hardest hit cities in the county with
overdose rates five times higher than the Franklin County average. Information above was taken from the City of Whitehall website atwww.whitehall-oh.us/426/Whitehalls-Help-for-OverdosesSax Says ... "Join us in helping to make our community a
better place to live, work and raise happy, responsible and safe
children." Educate yourself about this problem. |
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March Love The Locals Celebration |
April Jazz Appreciation Month
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