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Another Saturday Night - Black Music History [1]

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Date: 2023-02-11  

This week I decided to check out big band leaders. I already had a few in my “faves” file but I decided to go in a slightly different direction. The most important black bands to emerge were those of William “Count” Basie and Duke Ellington according to this article. A troubled but brilliant vocalist sang with the Count Basie orchestra. Here is Billy Holiday singing They can’t take that away from me with the CB Orchestra.

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Gentle reminder: Please continue to put the name of your selection in your comment along with your song. Those of us on our phones? We really appreciate it.

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You know how this works — Put your quarter in the slot and your song in the comments. This is your Saturday night jukebox and the party starts NOW.

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