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2011

Monday, 1/31/11

Roy Eldridge, January 30, 1911-February 26, 1989

No you, no me.

—Dizzy Gillespie

“I Can’t Get Started,” live (TV broadcast), 1958

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“After You’ve Gone,” 1937

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“Wabash Stomp,” 1937

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“Let Me Off Uptown” (Gene Krupa Orchestra with Anita O’Day), 1942

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lagniappe

radio Roy Eldridge

WKCR-FM’s centennial birthday celebration, mentioned yesterday, continues until midnight.

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2011

Sunday, 1/30/11

They don’t just sing about—they take you on—a journey.

“Heavenly Home (Got to Take a Journey),” live, Langrun Branch Baptist Church, York, South Carolina

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More? Here. And here.

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Happy (100th) Birthday, Roy!

For two full days—all day today and tomorrow—WCKR-FM (broadcasting from Columbia University) celebrates the birthday of trumpeter Roy Eldridge. (I’m listening as I type this—delicious!)


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