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Art Tatum
b. 10-13-1909; Toledo, OH
d. 11-5-1956; Los Angeles, CA
Pianist Art Tatum, considered one the greatest jazz pianist of all time, began losing his sight as an infant.
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Mary Lou Williams, née Mary Elfrieda Scruggs
b. 5-8-1910; Atlanta, GA
d. 5-28-1981; Durham, NC (cancer)
Self taught pianist Mary Lou Williams grew up in Pennsylvania, working as early as age six to help support her large family. She wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements, and recorded over a hundred records with such greats as Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, as well as being a friend, mentor, and teacher to Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, and Dizzy Gillespie.
• Mary Lou Williams on Culture Map poster
• Piano Lesson collage by Romare Bearden
• Live at the Keystone Korner, CD
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Stevie Wonder
(Stevland Hardaway Morris)
b. 5-13-1950; Saginaw, MI
Stevie Wonder, a multi-instrumentalist, recorded the 1982 hit “Ebony and Ivory” with composer and performer Paul McCartney. The title refers to “black notes, white notes, and you need to play the two to make harmony folks!” (Spike Milligan)
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