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Saturday 26 January 2019

Jazz Greats: Curtis Mosby

Curtis J. Mosby (July 7, 1888 in Kansas City, Missouri – June 25, 1957 in
San Francisco)
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Jazz Drummer, Bandleader and Businessman, Curtis Mosby, toured during the 1910's and led his own Ensemble into the 1920's. He then opened a Record Store and a few Nightclubs and also appeared in movies with his band in 1929. After fighting Bankruptcy in the 1930's, he lost control of his clubs in 1947 when he was jailed for 2 years for tax evasion. He died in 1957. Please take a listen here and have a splendid Saturday: Whoop-Em up Blues and Blue Bowers blues

Source 1: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mosby

Source 2: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/curtis-mosby-mn0002150587
Background information
Name: Curtis J. Moses
Born: July 07,1888 
Died: Jun 25, 1959
Origin: Kansas City, Missouri, US
Genre: Jazz
Label: Columbia Records

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