About maketodayrock.com: We celebrate musicians' birthdays, remember those we've lost, and highlight key moments in music such a release dates, chart peak dates, or anything else tied to a specific date. Pick any day from the menu in the top right. The front page shows recent obituaries.
December 19, 1911 ~ Trumpeter, bandleader Lu Watters, full name Lucius Carl Watters, born in Santa Cruz, California, USA ~ Best known as leader of the Yerba Buena Jazz Band which at times also included Bob Scobey, Turk Murphy, Squire Gersh, Wally Rose, Clancy Hayes, and Harry Mordecai ~ Watters passed away in 1989
December 19, 1882 ~ Classical violinist Bronislaw Huberman born in Czestochowas, Russian Empire ~ Praised for his tone color, expressiveness, flexibility. Founded the Palestine Philharmonic Orchestra, renamed after the establishment of the State of Israel to the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra ~ Huberman passed away in 1947December 19, 1881 ~ Joseph Nathan Oliver, commonly known as cornetist, bandleader, composer King Oliver born in Aben, Louisiana, USA ~ Mentor to Louis Armstrong, the latter once exclaiming “if it had not been for Oliver, jazz would not be what it is today.” Noted composer known for songs such as Dippermouth Blues, Doctor Jazz, and other songs still popular to this day ~ Oliver passed away in 1938