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Also Known As John Cornelius Hodges ā€¢ Rabbit Hodges
Born July 25, 1907 ā€¢ Cambridge ā€¢ Massachusetts
Died May 11, 1970 (aged 62) ā€¢ Jackson ā€¢ Mississippi
Movement / Style swing

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