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Yes, Yes, he roars indeed! Been transfering all my Willie The Lion Smith discs to mp3 these days. Huge pile it was, starting from his very first recordings backing up Mamie Smith in 1920 all the way down to his last recordings in 1972, paired with another giant, Jo Jones. I could call myself a huge lionish freak!

His wife Ruth also died yesterday. They were married for 66 years. R.I.P.

A couple of hours ago:

That one has been in my to-buy list for too long!

Including