Donaldson, Lou
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- Donaldson, Lou, 1926-
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Birth Date
- 1926-11-01
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Blue Note (Firm)
- Organization: Modern Jazz Quartet
- Organization: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Birth Place
- Badin (N.C.)
Field of Activity
jazz
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Sources
- found: Live Messengers [SR] p1978 (a.e.)container (Lou Donaldson, alto saxophone)
- found: New Grove dict. of jazz(Donaldson, Lou; b. Nov. 1, 1926, Badin, NC; alto saxophonist and singer)
- found: African American National Biography , accessed December 16, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Donaldson, Lou; jazz musician, saxophonist; born 01 November 1926 in Badin, North Carolina, United States; attended Greensboro A & T College, earning a degree in Science; worked in a dance band led by saxophonist Billy Tolles; recorded extensively in bop-oriented settings; recorded as a leader for the Blue Note label, one in which he was accompanied by the Modern Jazz Quartet (1952); spent nearly his entire career after 1952 as a bandleader; awarded an honorary doctorate of letters by North Carolina A & T University; received the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Award for 2013)
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Change Notes
- 1979-01-30: new
- 2023-09-08: revised
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