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Saturday Apr 30, 2022
JIMMY RUSHING & COUNT BASIE – a SWINGIN’ FRIENDSHIP! RARE Interview!
Saturday Apr 30, 2022
Saturday Apr 30, 2022
Jimmy Rushing was best known as the bluesy vocalist of Count Basie's Orchestra from 1935 to 1948. In fact, as you will hear, Basie originally started it as Rushing’s backing group. Their swingin’ friendship resulted in the longest partnership of a singer with a big band! I made this documentary in 2002 for BBC Radio 2. The story is told by “Mr. Five By Five”, Rushing himself in a rare interview - along with British jazz legend Humphrey Lyttleton, jazz pianist Dave Frishberg, and authors Gene Lees, Will Friedwald, Chris Albertson and Stephanie Stein Crease.
JIMMY RUSHING & COUNT BASIE – a SWINGIN’ FRIENDSHIP! RARE Interview!
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