Transition: Farewell to a Royal Jazzman
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Transition: Farewell to a Royal Jazzman
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Photo and obituary for William Basie, or Count Basie (1904-1984), leader of "some of the most explosive big bands in jazz history." Native of New Jersey coming to Kansas City in 1927 as a pianist and joining Benny Moten's band here in 1929 before becoming a nationally prominent swing bandleader starting in the late 1930s.
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Creator: Miller, Jim
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1984-05-07
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Newsweek
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An accompanist for traveling vaudeville shows, he [Count Basie] found himself stranded in the wide-open river town of Kansas City in 1927--and so first heard, he recalled, 'the blues played and sung as they should be.'
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SC 73: Collection of Magazine Article Photocopies
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Restriction on Access
This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests
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