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Art Tatum Had a Big Role in the Jazz Heyday Here
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| Title | Art Tatum Had a Big Role in the Jazz Heyday Here |
| Abstract | Death notice with biographical information about Art Tatum, a "jazz pianist" in "Kansas City in the heyday of jazz here in the early 1930s," dying at the age of 46 on November 5, 1956. Winner of national jazz awards in the 1940s-1950s and player in the "Count Basie band at the old Reno club at [12th Street] and Cherry streets, or the old Subway club at [18th Street] and Vine streets." |
| Date | November 6, 1956 |
| Source | Kansas City Times |
| Location | Vertical File: Jazz--People |
| Local Subject | Tatum, Art
Musicians
African Americans
Nightclubs
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| Illustrations | N |
| Item Type | Newspaper Article
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| Access This Item | This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests |
| Item ID | 120628 |
| CONTENTdm number | 26651 |
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