October 10, 1917: Pianist/composer Thelonious Monk born in Rocky Mount, NC.
Added: 2008-09-25
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Trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison born in Columbus, OH.
1917
Pianist/composer Thelonious Monk born in Rocky Mount, NC.
1956
Billie Holiday stages a comeback concert at Carnegie Hall (it also became an album) with a band that includes Roy Eldridge and Coleman Hawkins.
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