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JPC's avatar

WOW! Tommy Stinson in a 50 seat venue? I will be there early. Such a fascinating career. Oh the things he has seen.......

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Dave Samuelson's avatar

King Oliver!!! King Creole is an Elvis movie!

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Dave Bangert's avatar

Good catch, Dave. Fixing now.

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Dave Samuelson's avatar

For what it's worth, Lil Hardin didn't sing on King Oliver's 1923 records. She just vamped piano chords. Her first recorded vocals came two years later on Louis Armstrong's classic Hot Five sides.

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