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Count Basie

Count Basie

  • The Roots of Rock and Roll (Sort Of), Part 2
    The Roots of Rock and Roll (Sort Of), Part 2

    Part 2 of Jeff Weiner’s two-part series that tries—and does so convincingly—to answer the enduring question: “Where did rock and roll come from?”

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  • The Roots of Rock and Roll (Sort Of), Part 1
    The Roots of Rock and Roll (Sort Of), Part 1

    A much-debated topic in popular music is the origin of rock and roll music. Writer Jeff Weiner tries to sort it all out in his new series.

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  • Harlem’s Honor Roll: The Most Important Jazz Photo Ever Taken
    Harlem’s Honor Roll: The Most Important Jazz Photo Ever Taken

    On a hot August morning in 1958, something extraordinary happened on a Harlem street. Fifty-seven jazz legends gathered on the stoop of 17 East 126th Street, not for a performance, but for a photograph that would become one of the most iconic images in American music history: A Great Day in Harlem. Captured by Art…

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  • The International Sweethearts’ Story
    The International Sweethearts’ Story

    Amid WWII and deep segregation, the International Sweethearts of Rhythm—an all-women, racially diverse jazz band—rose to fame, defying racial and gender norms while electrifying audiences and outshining male counterparts across the nation.

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