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Kansas city lightning succeeds as few biographies of jazz musicians have. . . this book is a magnificent achievement; i could hardly put it down.
-Henry Louis Gates
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Kansas City Lightning Succeeds As Few Biographies

Henry Louis Gates
Kansas city lightning succeeds as few biographies of jazz musicians have. . . this book is a magnificent achievement; i could hardly put it down.
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