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October 4, 1937: Vocalist Leon Thomas born in East St. Louis, IL.

Added: 2008-09-25

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1937
Vocalist Leon Thomas born in East St. Louis, IL.
1940
Electric/acoustic bassist Steve Swallow born in Fair Lawn, NJ.
1961
English tenor saxophonist Tubby Hayes records in New York with Clark Terry and Horace Parlan.

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