GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan is home to some prolific musicians. Madonna, the queen of pop, was born in The Mitten State. Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul, was a Detroit legend. Eminem, Stevie Wonder, Bob Seger, Jack White, Diana Ross and Iggy Pop — all native Michiganders.
None of those superstars have ever won a Pulitzer Prize, but Michigan has a handful of those, too — including Grand Rapids’ own Leo Sowerby.
Friday marked Sowerby’s 131st birthday. He was born on May 1, 1895. According to a 1913 article from the Grand Rapids Press, Sowerby grew up in a house on Innes Street between Union and Grand avenues…