Thursday Rock School. Two early blues legends

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Double bill of biographies from two early blues legends!

Duke Ellington

At the end of his illustrious 50-year career in music, Duke Ellington wrote his biography. It’s a behind the scenes plethora of information about himself and the musicians who surrounded him. Those made the Ellington Orchestra unique

Bessie's Jazzy Blues

Although she wasn’t the first blues artist to record, she was most certainly an influential trailblazer. Frequently, her recordings were enhanced with jazz musicians like Fletcher Henderson, Louis Armstrong and many others