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Lou Donaldson, alto saxophonist, recording star andentertainer extraordinaire was born in Badin, North Carolinaon November 1, 1926. He is the child of parents, LucyWallace Donaldson, mother, and Louis Andrew Donaldson,Sr., father. His mother was a first grade teacher at BadinHigh School, Musical Director at the school, and a concertpianist who was a graduate of Cheney University. His fatherwas a graduate of Livingstone College, an AME Zionminister, and insurance agent. Lou is the second of 4children, between older sister Margaret and younger sisterElizabeth and brother William, all of whom ended up involvedwith music. Lou never studied piano because his mother hada switch that she would crack across the fingers whenstudents missed a note. That turned him completely awayfrom being a pianist. When he was about 9 years old, sheheard him singing or humming all of the piano etudes that thestudents played and she took him aside and told him that hehad more musical talent than anyone in the family and that heneeded to play some type of instrument. She got a clarinetfrom the Band Director, Leo Gabriel, at the Alcoa AluminumPlant Band. Although she knew nothing about the clarinet,she taught him basic music and they used the clarinet bookto learn the fingerings and how to play the clarinet. Loumastered the instrument and this ignited his pursuit of acareer in music.
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