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The Peanut Vendor

The Peanut Vendor Don Azpiazu’s Havana Casino Orchestra The first Cuban song to become a hit in the United States Advertisement Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you’d like to share Cuban and Latin...

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The Congo-Conga

The Congo-Conga Cab Calloway Cab Calloway sings an early Latin number Cab Calloway, the King of Hi-De-Ho, is best remembered for “Minnie The Moocher,” various jive songs dominated by his crazy scat-singing, and his...

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Bongo Cito

Bongo Cito Slim Gaillard Bongo-rooney! Singer, pianist, guitarist, percussionist, song writer, and bandleader Slim Gaillard may be the most underestimated musician in jazz.A comic entertainer, he also had amazing chops –...

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St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues WC Handy The classic by the master WC Handy wrote it in 1914 when New Orleans had a club area known as the “Tango District.”The habanera (“coming from Havana”) rhythm was very popular and...

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St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues Performed by W. C. Handy Ed Sullivan Show – December 12, 1949 Bret Primack, the Jazz Video Guy, found this gem.The first recorded blues tune “St. Louis Blues” performed by the guy who wrote it,...

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