Finally, the item that gave the exhibit its name: a poster for the 1945 two-reeler Caldonia, featuring Louis Jordan, a.k.a. “King of the Bobby Sox Brigade.”
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The story of the 55 Bar dates back to Prohibition, when the underground West Village watering hole opened as a speakeasy. It entered jazz lore … Read More “Favorite Number”
You never quite knew what Chicago bassist Kelly Sill was going to play (or what he was going to say). But you always knew that … Read More “Kelly Sill”
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