Joseph Louis Barrow was born on May 13, 1914, in La Fayette, Alabama.To get a sense of how big a culture hero Joe Louis became, check out some of these songs from the 1930s and ’40s:
1. “Champ Joe Louis” – Bill Gaither
2. “Joe Louis Is a Fighting Man” – The Dixieaires
3. “Joe Louis Is the Man” – Joe Pullum
4. “Fighting Joe Louis” – Ike Smith and His Chicago Boys
5. “Joe Louis Blues” – Carl Martin
6. “Joe Louis Chant” – Richard M. Jones
Happy Birthday Joe. RIP.
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Hey today was Stevie Wonder's birthday, too. 58 years young. The jazz station out played various jazz interpretations of his songs. Very interesting and very cool.
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^ Oh damn... I had something for Stevie's birthday. I'll put it out there anyway...
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