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Music Appreciation

applegrove

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1. My dad went to University, undergrad, in Ottawa.

Reply to tishaLA (Original post)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 11:08 PM

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He would visit his friends at McGill University, in Montreal, on weekends in the late 1940s or early 1950s. He'd book into a hotel early afternoon on Friday and head down to the bar. Who was playing there? the only other person in the room? but Oscar Peterson. They'd chat. My dad was lucky like that.

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Ella Fitzgerald & Oscar Peterson -- St Louis Blues [live, 1953] [View all] tishaLA Saturday OP

My dad went to University, undergrad, in Ottawa. applegrove Saturday #1

Early in his career, for some reason he wasn't allowed to play for money in the US tishaLA Saturday #2

That sucks that he wasn't allowed to get paid. Also applegrove Saturday #3

Oh, he got paid tishaLA Saturday #4

Good. applegrove Saturday #5

I actually was able to see sdfernando Saturday #6