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Also Known As Carmen Clarke
Born April 8, 1920 • New York City • New York
Died November 10, 1994 (aged 74) • Beverly Hills • California
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Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
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Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
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Count Basie, 1968
Count Basie
American musician
Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck
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Jerry Lee Lewis
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The Piano Man
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Stevie Wonder smiling and wearing sunglasses and a dark jacket while performing outdoors.
Stevie Wonder
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Hoagy Carmichael
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Mary Lou Williams, c. 1947.
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