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September 28, 1910 ~ Houston Goff, commonly known as blues, country blues guitarist, singer Houston Stackhouse, born in Wesson, Mississippi, USA ~ Influenced by Blind Blake, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Tommy Johnson, and Lonnie Johnson. Though not an exceptional singer or guitarist, Stackhouse is well known for mentoring slide virtuoso Robert Nighthawk, the pair working together through the late 1940s, and again on some 1960s cult recordings including on Sonny Boy Williamson II's King Biscuit Time album, reportedly the last recording featuring Nighthawk. Stackhouse has also taught guitar techniques to Jimmy Rogers and Sammy Lawhorn. Unlike his contemporaries, Stackhouse rarely toured outside the Mississippi Delta, where he is held in the highest regards by blues aficionados ~ Goff passed away in 1980September 28, 1907 ~ Jazz pianist Jack Wilson born in Warwickshire, UK ~ Founded the Versatile Five in 1933, one of the most popular jazz ensembles in pre-war Britain. The band would continue throughout the early 1950s, entertaining the troops during the war and regularly appearing on the BBC thereafter. Composer Billy Mayerl, an idol of Wilson's, dedicated his Nimble-Fingered Gentleman to Wilson, considered one of the top pianists of the era ~ Wilson passed away in 2006