JAZZ & BLUES NICKNAMES
His nickname of "Satchmo" came from a truncation of "Satchel Mouth"
Louis Armstrong
The Washington Post won the 1973 Pulitzer in Public Service "for its investigation of" this "case"
Watergate
By way of
via
Abbott & Costello first performed this baseball-themed routine on the radio in 1938
"Who's On First?"
The perception of texture & weight of a wine in the mouth; in a wine with rich & lingering flavor, it's "full"
body
In her lifetime, Bessie Smith was known as this 7-letter title "of the Blues", implying rule over a vast realm
Empress
His death on Jan. 22, 2 days after Nixon's second inauguration, left no living ex-U.S. presidents
LBJ
It precedes "-glory" in a word referring to boastfulness
vain
The song "Over The Rainbow" ends with this 3-word question
"Why can't I?"
Called "brown bag vino", this brand of wine contains 17.5% alcohol & shares its name with a model of Ford
Thunderbird
Legend says this "King of the Delta Blues Singers" sold his soul to the devil at a crossroads for his talent
(Robert) Johnson
Already 12 games out after playing 80, "ya gotta believe" this team led by Tom Seaver came back to win the NL pennant
the Mets
Roger Rabbit was one, & it was part of the name of the town where he lived
toon
In a Longfellow poem, Priscilla Mullins asks this question of John Alden
"Why don't you speak for yourself, John?"
Musical term for the clear glass used for rose or champagne
a flute
A Broadway show was called this nickname for Billie Holiday "at Emerson's Bar & Grill"
Lady Day
Construction of the CN Tower began in February; 1,815' & 3 years later, the tower opened to the public in this city
Toronto
A cauldron
a vat
It's the title question of P.D. Eastman's classic kids' book featuring a just-hatched baby bird
Are You My Mother?
It's not just Oman's capital, it's also a variety of grape with a pronounced sweet aroma & flavor
Muscat
Riley King went by B.B., originally short for Blues Boy; his guitar also had a nickname--this woman's name
Lucille
The 2018 TV show "Trust" dramatizes the 1973 kidnapping of this man III & the lack of interest of his billionaire grandpa
Getty
1300s B.C. Egyptian sun god
Aton
This question from "The Merchant of Venice" mentions a bridge on the Grand Canal
"What news on the Rialto?"
This white wine grape appropriately named for a Roman god is found in many German wines
Bacchus