excerpt from 'Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It' pp. 58-59 (74 words)
excerpt from 'Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It' pp. 58-59 (74 words)
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It was in a saloon that Leon Rappolo first picked up a clarinet. Leon's father owned a negro saloon, and every now and then a coloured band would drop in to play a chorus as ballyhoo for a colored dance coming up or a prize fight. Late at night they'd serenade the saloon for free drinks. [...] Rappolo's kid would tease the clarinet players in these bands to teach him some licks. And they did. |
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