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Dave Dexter, John Hammond, Count Basie, and Sonny Burke

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In Hollywood, in 1946, Count Basie smokes his pipe and enjoys the company of his supporters Dave Dexter, Jr., the writer and record producerJohn Hammond, who discovered him in Kansas Cityand Sonny Burke, the bandleader who later became Frank Sinatra's record producer and who died in 1980 (from photo caption).1946Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.Two copies of printsecond copy 8.5 x 4.5negative included with photo.
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1 Photograph : Black And White Print; 21 X 26 Cm; Image/Tiff; Image/Jpeg; Image/Jp2
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All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections for more information.
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Keywords

  1. African American Jazz Musicians
  2. African Americans
  3. Basie, Count, 1904 1984
  4. Burke, Sonny, 1914 1980
  5. Dexter, Dave
  6. Hammond, John, 1910 1987
  7. Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
  8. Pianists
  9. Sound Recording Executives And Producers

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