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Music Appreciation

applegrove

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

Reply to tishaLA (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 11:33 PM

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a shame that he was playing in a fancy hotel bar when he was 25 instead of touring. Totally underemployed as were so many people back in the day. But he made it. People are still underemployed.

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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