Bud Powell (1924)
Earl Rudolph “Bud” Powell was an American jazz pianist and composer. A pioneer in the development of bebop and its associated contributions to jazz theory, Powell’s application of complex phrasing…
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Willie Davis (1934)
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Dusty Springfield (1939)
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Len Cook (1949)
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