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How three 'Jazz Men' fought Jim Crow from the stage

"The Jazz Men: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie Transformed America" by Larry Tye

Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams speaks with Larry Tye, author of the new book The Jazz Men: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie Transformed America. The book includes anecdotes and historical accounts detailing how the three legends battled Jim Crow to become global superstars and, as the book title suggests, change the country.

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Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.
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