Short Biography
J. J. Johnson (born James Louis Johnson) in Indianapolis, Indiana, (January 22, 1924 - February 4, 2001), was a United States jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. Johnson was one of the first trombonists to embrace bebop music. He has long been regarded as one of the leading trombonists of the P... Read More...
Merna Jeanette Semmen - Minot Daily News Merna J. Semmen, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, age 91, went to her eternal rest on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, after a long and wonderful life. Merna was born on Dec. 16, 1917, in Gasman Township, the first child of Cole and Evelyn ...
Boyfriend in Texas family ambush sentenced to life - Buffalo News A 20-year-old man who helped kill a lovesick girl's family because the two were forbidden to date has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Charlie James Wilkinson was sentenced Tuesday for the March 2008 killings of Penny Caffey and her ...
Just a few days of practice, then a Winter Blues jam - Quad-Cities Times Members of the Walking Blues Band, from left, Sam Hipple on base, Nick Johnson on guitar, instructor Hal Reed on harmonica and Alex Gombert on guitar display what they have learned over the past few days during the second annual Winter Blues concert ...
