It was 1933 & Bill Basie was stranded in KC when his vaudeville touring group disbanded, so he took a job playing organ for silent movies before joining, then swiftly leading, his own big band into music history as “Count” Basie (and his Cherry Blossom Orchestra)

Lead Belly sang a song about the (not true) legend that boxing champion Jack Johnson was denied a ticket on The Titanic because he was black — which spared his life.

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