1941 - "Roll on Columbia", from Woody Guthrie to Pearl Jam

1941 - Youtube vids

Billie Holiday (with Count Basie Orchestra) - god bless the child, now baby vid
Josh White - Legendary American Folk-Blues man vid
Glenn Miller Orchestra - chattanooga choo choo vid
Glenn Miller Orchestra - String of Pearls vid
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Green Eyes vid




1941 - Rock Facts

-In 1941, Woody Guthrie writes and records "Roll on Columbia" in Portland wiki
...and Stone Gossard from Pearl Jam covers it in 2007 vid
-Les Paul designs and builds the first solid-body electric guitar wiki