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Billie Holiday: The Truth About Her Guitarist Father's Life and Death, (2 of 2) (+Bonus Recordings)
(Paying Subscribers, jazz guitarist and historian Nick Rossi has put together for you some highlights of Clarence Holiday’s recorded work.
 • Lewis Porter
Billie Holiday: The Truth About Her Guitarist Father's Life and Death, (1 of 2)
I’ve previously shown that Billie Holiday did indeed create the book Lady Sings the Blues, working closely with William Dufty.
 • Lewis Porter
Billy Taylor: My Memories of Him,1—On the Radio, In The Studio, A Filmed Interview, Etc.
Billy Taylor (1921-2010) was a marvelous person, and brilliant, and a topnotch jazz pianist.
 • Lewis Porter
Sonny Rollins: Phone Interview with Ken Dryden re 9/11 and more
Ken Dryden, a Florida native, has been based in the area of Chattanooga, Tennessee since 1982.
 • Lewis Porter
Freddie Webster, 5 of 8: His Nervous Breakdown and His Return to Music
In four previous essays, I have presented many discoveries about the life of legendary trumpeter Freddie Webster. Almost all of the books and websites…
 • Lewis Porter
Eddie South: Jazz Violin Audio Discovery, Plus Video. Guest Post by Anthony Barnett (+Bonuses)
(Paying subscribers, at the bottom you’ll find three bonuses—two more unissued Eddie South audio performances from a television program, and a book…
 • Lewis Porter
Jack Teagarden Audio Oral History, 3: Legendary Pianist Peck Kelley, Meeting Armstrong (+Bonus Audio)
(Paying Subscribers, at the bottom you will find two recordings by Peck Kelley, and two articles about him.)
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