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Bix Beiderbecke Links

Posted on October 8, 2023 by Bob Ballantyne

Bix Beiderbecke – American Musician – Britannica.com Bix Beiderbecke | Biography & Music of the Early Jazz Legend – Jazzfuel Bix Beiderbecke – Wikipedia

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Joe Abodeely Links

Posted on October 8, 2023 by Bob Ballantyne

J.R. MONTEROSE IN ACTION AND IN THE $1,000 BIN – Jazz Collector

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Slayton Thompson: A Talent of Many Dimensions

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Bob Ballantyne

Activist, musician, community leader, labor leader, drum and bugle corps impresario, family man: Slayton Thompson has done it all. Born in Rockford, Illinois to a family rooted in a musical tradition, Slayton migrated to the Cedar Rapids area after serving in the

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Peter Tilly Named Dean of the AFM, L137 Musical Community

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Bob Ballantyne

Pete Tilly has been dubbed a Dean of our musical community by the membership of the America’s Federation of Musicians, Local #137. Pete is now retired after playing the violin in Orchestra Iowa for over fifty years. Most of those years he

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Jul
08

Richard Alva “Dick” Kriz

Dick Kriz has been elected by his peers within the American Federation of Musicians as a Dean of Our Community because of his lifelong devotion to music and the union movement. Dick was a lifelong member of the AFM having joined in

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Jul
08

Becky Livermore & Terry Ard Links

Becky and Terry, AKA, Barefoot Becky and the Ivanhoe Dutchman are the thriving rendition of ethnic dance band traditions of the upper Midwest in the twentieth century. Yet, if asked they’ll play anything they know or you can hum. Popular all over

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Jul
08

Dan “DJ” Johnson Links

Not only is Dan a prominent Iowa Rocker and Blues Bassist, he is also a strong unionist. Dan is a life long member of the American Federation of Musicians. DAN “DJ” JOHNSON – Central Iowa Blues Society

Nov
04

Eddie Piccard Links

The Eddie Piccard Jazz Quartet – https://eddiepiccardjazz.com/

Oct
08

Sheriff Tom Owen Links

https://www.hippostcard.com/listing/ia-cedar-rapids-iowa-rppc-sheriff-tom-owen-his-cowboys-wmt-radio-station/28197620

Oct
08

Leo Greco Links

Leo Greco – Wikipedia Radio Personality Leo Greco Dies – The Gazette Leo Greco – Discogs

Oct
08

Charlie Haden Links

Charlie Haden – Wikipedia

Oct
08

Glenn Miller Links

Glenn Miller – Wikipedia

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