Submitted by Robin Gillespie, Aug 22, 2008 23:04

Wow! Thank you, Mr. Giddins for the excellent article, and the small asides regarding uncredited African-American musicians and singers. My grandfather was mentioned in your article and it was an extremely pleasant surprise to see his name mentioned with other jazz masters. Thank you!

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