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Title
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Big Joe Turner
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Description
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Obituary article about Big Joe Turner, an early Kansas City blues singer dying at the age of 74 on November 24, 1985 in California. Former singer and bartender "at the Sunset Club, owned by Felix Payne, managed by Piney Brown, and with house piano by Pete Johnson."
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Date
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1985-11-25
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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An Afternoon with Jay McShann
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Description
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Interview with Jay McShann, in which he discusses his jazz education, playing with Joe Turner, and his upbringing in a religious family.
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Date
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2006-06
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Last of the Blue Devils
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Description
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Presents the story of Kansas City jazz in the twenties and thirties, when this midwestern city acquired an intense concentration of nightlife. Includes performances by, and interviews with, Count Basie and his orchestra, Bennie Motten and his orchestra, Joe Turner, Jay McShann, Charlie Parker, and the Oklahoma Blue Devils.
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Date
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1979
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Object Type
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Audio Visual
