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Flying Crow
Dave Alexander billed himself as Black Ivory King. You could say he was “better-known as”, but barely anything is known of the man at ...
Since Henry Ford Apologized to Me
This song, Since Henry Ford Apologized to Me, is a response to events surrounding Ford’s newspaper, the Dearborn Independent. One of the largest publications ...
Oozlin’ Daddy Blues
Bob Wills was a pioneer of Western swing, but he also had a bit of the blues in him.
The Picks
You’re listening to “Oh, Boy!” by Buddy Holly and the Crickets, and a vocal group you may never have heard of…because they were left ...
The Little Man Who Wasn’t There
It’s hard to imagine a jazzy Hit Parade favorite having once been a poem…and a super-creepy poem at that.
The First Lady of Song
When Chick Webb first met Ella Fitzgerald in 1934, she was a shy, ungainly 16 year old girl...
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