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William James Basie, also known as Count Basie, was a legendary bandleader and pianist whose Kansas City swing defined an era of jazz.

Louis Daniel Armstrong was born on August 4, 1901. He was among the most influential figures in jazz, with a career spanning five decades.

American clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman was known as the “King of Swing,” who brought jazz to mainstream audiences in the 1930s and 1940s.

Best known for his comedic turns on television in the groundbreaking English program Beyond the Fringe and blockbuster films like 10 and Arthur, Dudley Moore was also a successful jazz pianist and composer.

In Hollywood, he is known as “Dirty Harry,” an Oscar-winning director, or simply as the “Man with No Name” from a string of Spaghetti Westerns, but the multi-talented Clint Eastwood has made his mark in Jazz.

Art Tatum Jr. was born in 1909. Blind from a young age, Tatum overcame obstacles to become a virtuoso pianist whose technical brilliance and harmonic innovations left an indelible mark on jazz.

The Jazz Appreciation Forever Stamp was dedicated in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 2011. Inspired by vintage jazz record album covers, the stamp captured the spontaneity and improvisation of jazz musicians.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Rakin Hoq about anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.

“C” is for Claflin University. Responding to the urgent need to educate former enslaved persons, northern Methodists established Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina in 1869.

“B” is for Board of Public Works. The national trend toward improving waterways and other public facilities led South Carolina to create the Board of Public Works in December 1819.