During his half-century career, the jazz guitarist collaborated with a number of jazz greats including Benny Goodman, Les Paul, and Stephane Grappelli. On April 1, 2020, he became one of the first celebrity casualties of COVID-19.
An offensive lineman for the Arkansas Razorbacks football team from 1995 to 1998, Burlsworth was drafted by the NFL's Indianapolis Colts in 1999 but died in a car accident while on his way home from a workout.
The inventor and businessman has often been credited as having single-handedly invented the mechanical reaper. He was, however, one of several designing engineers who produced successful models in the 1830s.
Known for his time with WWE, the professional wrestler held the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship (WWWF Heavyweight Championship during his second reign) for more than 11 years across two reigns, the first of which is the longest single reign in the promotion's history at 2,803 days.
Founded in 1996, the Black Country Music Association (BCMA)'s goal was to bring more blacks into Nashville's musical scene. However, their reputation was marred by not only competition from the CMA and ACM but also tensions with Mike Johnson, country's No. 1 African-American yodeler. By 2002, the BCMA had dissolved.
One of wrestling's underrated tag teams, brothers Scott and Bill Irwin found fame as the Super Destroyers and then the Long Riders. After Scott's death from a brain tumor in 1987, Bill carried on as a solo competitor for several years.
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