Thinks happen

Today in 1941, Duke Ellington and his orchestra recorded "Take the "A" Train" for the first time. Ellington had met Billy Strayhorn in 1938. Legend has it that Strayhorn wrote '"A" Train' on the "A" Train, on the way to meet Ellington for the first time.

In 1964, The Beatles released the single "Eight Days a Week" and the album "Meet The Beatles." But nobody remembers it.

In 1965, Nat "King" Cole died of complications following surgery for lung cancer at the age of 48. Too soon. Too soon.

In 1967, Chicago was founded I mean, formed. The band, not the city.