The Week in Music Birthdays, April 17 to 20
Chavela Vargas, David Axelrod, Chris Bartley, Lord Kitchener, Mike Vickers, Skip Spence, Polly Brown, Ruby Johnson, Bobby Russell, Ten Wheel Drive, Alan Price, Bernie Worrell, Calvin Leavy, more
Another week begins, though it’s actually a holiday here in Modern Massachusetts. It’s Patriot’s Day, which has something to do with running. But birthdays don’t take holidays, so here we are.
Chavela Vargas was a legendary Mexican singer born April 17, 1919 in Costa Rica. She was a radical figure in the 1940’s, dressing as a man, smoking cigars and drin…
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