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This is the grave of Wynton Kelly. Born in 1931 in Brooklyn, Kelly grew up in a Jamaican immigrant family. His family had a piano and he started playing with.
This is the grave of Johnny Dodds. Born in 1892 in Waveland, Mississippi, Dodds grew up in a musical family. I don't know a lot about his family's background, but.
This is the grave of Bill Evans. Born in 1929 in Plainfield, New Jersey, Evans grew up in a tough household, with an awful abusive drunkard father. But he found.
This is the grave of Kidd Jordan. Born in 1935 in Crowley, Louisiana, Jordan grew up in the rice farms of southwestern Louisiana. This was zydeco country musically. Clifton Chenier.
This is the grave of Jelly Roll Morton. Perhaps born in 1890 in New Orleans, Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe grew up in the mixed race community of that city, which was.
This is the grave of Woody Herman. Born in 1913 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Herman was brought up in a family that welcomed show business. His father was a big fan.
This is the grave of J.J. Johnson. Born in 1924 in Indianapolis, James Louis Johnson, or J.J. as he would be known throughout his life, started playing music as a.
I have had trouble finishing my Music Notes posts lately. The problem is that they take a lot of time and I am trying to finish a book manuscript here..