Previous posts for February 28th are here: Hubert Parry (2020) and Marian Anderson (2021)
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Elisabeth Welch (27 February 1904 – 15 July 2003) was an American singer, actor, and entertainer, whose career spanned seven decades.
Second Chances
She followed other black entertainers who had gone off to Europe, where there were more opportunities than in their segregated homeland. ---- Michael Freedland, "Elisabeth Welch [obituary]", Guardian, 16 July 2003
Elisabeth Welch was mixed of race,
And lived in London as her base,
For there a singer got less flack
When they identified as Black.
She took the London stage by storm,
When in the West End to perform
And patrons lined the streets in queues
For tickets to her stage revues.
Then, late in life she could exult
In new attention from a cult
Of eager fans who found that they
Adored her brand of cabaret.
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Johann Philipp Krieger (bapt. 27 February 1649 - 7 February 1725) was a significant German organist and composer.
Namesakes
He was the elder brother of Johann Krieger. – Wikipedia
Johann Philipp and Johann Krieger
Had success (and that not meager),
It’s hard to know one from the other,
But we can blame that on their mother.
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