This is:

Fats Waller's Birthday

Fats Waller was blues musician who played piano and organ; he was also a song writer. Among his compositions: Ain't Misbehavin'

You can do Ain't Misbehavin' as well as songs that Fats recorded, but didn't write, including After You've Gone, Basin Street Blues, Sweet Sue, and Tea for Two.

Number 1 Songs

• 1949: Ghostriders in the Sky - Vaughn Monroe


• 1949: Lovesick Blues - Hank Williams


• 1957: A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation) - Marty Robbins


• 1965: Ticket to Ride - The Beatles

The Fourth week of May is:

International Pickle Week

Here's some info about this "event", first "celebrated" in 1948.

Teach your dancers Pickle Up a Doodle...and make sure they get a fun badge (A088 pickle up a doodle 122 Dancing with no mistakes to Windsor record #4823.). BTW, did you know that Theresa Brewer originally recorded Pickle Up a Doodle?