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From 1940, this is a show called The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street. It Was a popular a musical variety radio program, which was a satire of the high brow classical music programs on network radio at the time, and featured jazz and blues performers. Appearing on this episode are singer Dinah Shore, who would go on to have a 3 decade career on television. And Jelly Roll Morton, the legendary African-American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer, who claimed to be the inventor of jazz. Morton would die one year after appearing on this show. Her never fully recovered from being stabbed multiple times in 1938. Jelly Roll Morton was inducted into the Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.
For more visit http://krobcollection.com
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From 1940, this is a show called The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street. It Was a popular a musical variety radio program, which was a satire of the high brow classical music programs on network radio at the time, and featured jazz and blues performers. Appearing on this episode are singer Dinah Shore, who would go on to have a 3 decade career on television. And Jelly Roll Morton, the legendary African-American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer, who claimed to be the inventor of jazz. Morton would die one year after appearing on this show. Her never fully recovered from being stabbed multiple times in 1938. Jelly Roll Morton was inducted into the Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.
For more visit http://krobcollection.com