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Brice Union Taylor

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Brice Union Taylor was born on February 5, 1969, in Bellflower, California. He attended Bellflower High School, where he played football and was named an...
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Sidney Bechet

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Sidney Bechet was a renowned jazz musician and composer, known for his virtuosic skills on the clarinet and soprano saxophone. He was born on May...
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Lucille Hegamin

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Lucille Hegamin was an important figure in the early history of jazz and blues music. She was one of the first African-American women to record...
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Sherman “Jocko” Maxwel

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Sherman “Jocko” Maxwell was an African American athlete, soldier, and activist who was born on February 9, 1910, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and died on...
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Ann Gregory

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Ann Gregory was an American amateur golfer who was born on July 25, 1912, in Aberdeen, Mississippi and died on February 10, 1990, in Gary,...
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Betty Wright

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Betty Wright was an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter who was born on December 21, 1953, in Miami, Florida, and passed away on May 10,...