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Living Legend, Rodney Richardson-Bassist, To Re-Unite With Basie Orchestra
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All About Jazz
Monday, June 17, 2002, at the Modesto Junior College Auditorium, 435 College Avenue, Modesto, CA, 95350.
RODNEY RICHARDSON-Bassist Former member of the Count Basie Orchestra, 84-year-old Living Legend Rodney Richardson spent several years with the Count. Basie and Biggun successfully recruited him as a uniform wearing member .. lured away from Art Tatum .. out-bid “Pops" for the privilege of employment ..
Rodney is one of the last of the great craftsmen/artisans/originators of this art form known as ...
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