A Guitar, A Cello, And The Day That Changed Music

Radio Diaries : #9: A Guitar, A Cello, And The Day That Changed Music Image
Radio Diaries : #9: A Guitar, A Cello, And The Day That Changed Music Image

A Guitar, A Cello, And The Day That Changed Music

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November 23, 1936 was a good day for recorded music. Two men – an ocean apart – sat before a microphone and began to play. One was a cello prodigy who had performed for the Queen of Spain; the other played guitar and was a regular in the juke joints of the Mississippi Delta. But on this day, Pablo Casals and Robert Johnson both made recordings that would change music history.