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Jean Baptiste "Illinois" Jacquet
Illinois Jacquet Scott Hamilton, the great tenor saxophonist and keeper of the flame, posted concert footage of Illinois Jacquet playing “Blues for Louisiana” on Facebook...
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Walter Becker of Steely Dan - A Farewell
Walter Becker at the Beacon Theater, New York City, on November 16, 2016 Leave it to Marian McPartland to host a relaxed, conversational hour with Donald Fagen and the late Walter...
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Lester Young: From Woodville to Algiers to Minneapolis to Kansas City
Lester Young playing tenor saxophone with the horn held at a 45-degree angle Lester Young was born 108 years ago, on August 27, 1909, in Woodville, Mississippi. The state’s...
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Randy Newman Declares For the One True Sonny Boy Williamson
John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson It doesn’t require more than a casual knowledge of blues to know that there were two prominent figures in the music named Sonny Boy...
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