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Wengert, Ree, 1927-2006
She was born December 14, 1927 and died July 2, 2006. She was a skilled musician and studied on a full scholarship at Julliard school of music.
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Scrapbooks, 1960-1974
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Collection Number: MS-00488
Collection Name: Musicians Wives Club Scrapbooks
Box/Folder: Box 01
Collection Name: Musicians Wives Club Scrapbooks
Box/Folder: Box 01
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Cunningham, Don
Don Cunningham, Jazz musician and Las Vegas resident was born in 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri. As a child he was heavily influenced by blues and jazz musicians such as BB King, Count Basie, and Ella Fitzgerald. Growing up in St. Louis Cunningham worked shining shoes and cleaning steps going to white neighborhoods working inside taverns. He received saxophone lessons from a family friend and joined the band attending a segregated high school.
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