{"id":80,"date":"2008-03-10T07:35:48","date_gmt":"2008-03-10T13:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/?p=80"},"modified":"2015-07-28T11:08:04","modified_gmt":"2015-07-28T16:08:04","slug":"for-bix-happy-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2008\/03\/10\/for-bix-happy-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"For Bix — Happy Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"

A moment of silence, please, for the jazz musician<\/a> who didn’t need to read music with his eyes to play notes with his soul.<\/p>\n

Born March 10, 1903. Died August 6, 1931.<\/p>\n

His music lives on.<\/p>\n

And now, a moment in celebration of his 105th birthday:
\nClick the icon to play*<\/em><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/VariousArtists_DavenportBlues_888831093428_1_9.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Davenport Blues<\/h3>\n

Bix Beiderbecke & His Rhythm Jugglers
\nFirst recorded on January 26, 1925 in Richmond, Indiana
\nBix on coronet, Tommy Dorsey on trombone<\/p>\n

(Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Band<\/em>, c. 199?, SC 781.65 Bix<\/em>)<\/p>\n

This version downloaded from Freegal Music Service, one of our online databases<\/a>.<\/p>\n

*You must have Javascript enabled and Flash Player for this to work. If you don’t, why not come down to the library and check out a Bix CD instead?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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