Mary Lou Williams Rutgers Interview Block 573.1 (Q28910): Difference between revisions
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(Removed claim: block text (P19): I don't think it was very much. I hadn't joined the band then. I heard that Count Basie had to work either one or two weeks without pay. Andy Kirk's band went in next and we had a singer with us and he got in a dispute with one of the gangsters there. The gangster looked at him and he says, \"Andy, if it wasn't for you I'd kill him!\", #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1733262033270) Tags: Manual revert Mr Quick Statements Again [1.0] |
(Created claim: block text (P19): I don't think it was very much. I hadn't joined the band then. I heard that Count Basie had to work either one or two weeks without pay. Andy Kirk's band went in next and we had a singer with us and he got in a dispute with one of the gangsters there. The gangster looked at him and he says, ""Andy, if it wasn't for you I'd kill him!"", #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1733262082343) Tags: Reverted Mr Quick Statements Again [1.0] |
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I don't think it was very much. I hadn't joined the band then. I heard that Count Basie had to work either one or two weeks without pay. Andy Kirk's band went in next and we had a singer with us and he got in a dispute with one of the gangsters there. The gangster looked at him and he says, ""Andy, if it wasn't for you I'd kill him!"" | |||
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What was the pay like then in Kansas City? If:I don't think it was very much. I hadn't joined the band then. I heard that Count Basie had to work either one or two weeks without pay. Andy Kirk's band went in next and we had a singer with us and he got in a dispute with one of the gangsters there. The gangster looked at WILLIAMS him and he says, "Andy, if it wasn't for you I'd kill him! "
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I don't think it was very much. I hadn't joined the band then. I heard that Count Basie had to work either one or two weeks without pay. Andy Kirk's band went in next and we had a singer with us and he got in a dispute with one of the gangsters there. The gangster looked at him and he says, ""Andy, if it wasn't for you I'd kill him!""
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