Spotlight on Jay McShann
Spotlight on Jay McShann The Last of the Blue Devils (Documentary) 1974 Performing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City in 1974, McShann sings “Jumpin’ the Blues” and his hit “Hootie...
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Lime House Blues
Lime House Blues Cliff Jackson Recorded in New York in 1944 Pianist Cliff Jackson was born on July 19, 1902 in Culpeper, Virginia. He moved to New York in 1923 as stride style piano, pioneered by James P. Johnson and Fats...
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Stormy Weather Lena Horne June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010 Lena Horne sings the title song in the 1943 film “Stormy Weather.”Born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, Lena Horne went to live with relatives in Georgia...
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Honeysuckle Rose Fats Waller May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943 Pianist, composer, singer, comic entertainer Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller was born on May 21, 1904 in New York City.He was the prize pupil, and later...
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Crawl Red Crawl Red Allen and his Band January 1, 1946 J. C. Higginbotham was a perfect musical match with Red Allen, with a highly compatible style he was able to mirror the trumpeter’s tone perfectly.The duo first began...
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