Stars of Vaudeville # 788: Lester Young
Today is the birthday of the great jazz saxophonist Lester Young (1909-1959). This one blew my mind — to learn that Lester Young, whom I think of as the ultimate be bop hep cat, had a background in vaudeville! He grew up in his family’s musical act, The Young Family Band, which played the black […]
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