Johann Sebastian Bach March 31, 1685 – July 28, 1750)
German born composer Johann Sebastian Bach revolutionized religious
and secular music. His compositions include over 300 cantatas. He is
generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.
Bach’s abilities as an organist were highly respected during his
lifetime.
James Wilkes Noble (March 5, 1922 – March 28, 2016)
Actor James Noble, best known for his portrayal of the sweet-
natured but naive Governor on ABC’s 1980s sitcom Benson,
died on Monday in Connecticut. A spokesman for Noble’s
family said that the actor had suffered a stroke the week
prior to his death.
George Alexander "Alex" Trebek will be 76 in July. He is signed as
host of Jeopardy! through 2018.
The TV game show Jeopardy! was created by Merv Griffin. The original daytime
version debuted on NBC and aired until January 3, 1975. A weekly nighttime
syndicated edition aired from September 1974 to September 1975, and a revival,
The All-New Jeopardy!, ran on NBC from October 1978 to March 1979. A daily syndicated version premiered on September 10, 1984, and is still airing, making
it by far the program’s most successful incarnation.
ROSS SIMPSON
Eric Patrick Clapton is 71 today.
Clapton got the nickname Slow hand because he played the
guitar with such ferocity that his strings would break and as
he replaced them onstage, the audience would slowly clap
their hands.
