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Johnny Hodges

Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone, (1907-1970) “Never the world\'s most highly animated showman or greatest stage personality, but a tone so beautiful it sometimes brought tears to the eyes, this was Johnny Hodges. Because of this great loss... more

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