ROSS SIMPSON

On this day in 1981.

Signing the Alaska purchase on this day in 1867. Seward is seated
at center.

On this day in 1986.

1942

Eric Patrick Clapton is 72 years old today.

Clapton got the nickname Slowhand 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.

Eric Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the "100
Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson’s "Top 50 Guitarists
of All Time". He was also named number five in Time magazine’s list of
"The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009.

CARLATA BRADLEY

Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby, Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977)

"Swinging on a Star" was introduced by Bing Crosby in the 1944 film Going My Way, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song that year, and has been recorded
by numerous artists since then. In 2004 it finished at #37 in AFI’s 100 Years…100
Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.

CAMILLE BOHANNON

ROSS SIMPSON

TIM MAGUIRE

Carlos Santana is 69 today.

Carlos began playing the guitar when he was eight and
turned down an opportunity to attend Humbolt State
University to pursue a career in music.