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Jan 24, 2012 · The late John Levy was many things — African American, a bass player, nearly 100 years old when he died last weekend. But it was his work behind the scenes, as a businessman, which defined his ...
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John Levy (April 11, 1912 – January 20, 2012) was an American jazz double-bassist and businessman. Life. Levy was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Jan 14, 2005 · Who is John Levy, you ask? Born in New Orleans in 1911, Levy grew up in Chicago taking in some of the finest music ever to grace the ears of America. He was raised on big band, jazz, blues, and anything else he heard on the radio. A good student, he received counsel at a young age from an elementary school teacher.
Jan 20, 2012 · Renowned as a leading representative of jazz musicians, and as the first African American to work in the music industry as a personal manager, John Levy was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1912. His mother was a midwife and nurse, and his father was an engine stoker on the railroad. When Levy was six, his family moved to Chicago, where a ...
Jan 14, 2005 · John Levy, a jazz bassist and original member of the Stuff Smith Trio and George Shearing Quintet whose deal-making skills, insider's knowledge and warm personality enabled him to become jazz and pop's first successful black personal manager, died on January 20. He was 99. Starting in the early 1950s, John managed George Shearing not just as an ...
Jan 23, 2012 · John Levy, a jazz bassist and original member of the Stuff Smith Trio and George Shearing Quintet whose deal-making skills, insider's knowledge and warm personality enabled him to become one of jazz and pop's first successful black personal manager, died on January 20. He was 99.
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Oct 7, 2004 · John Levy. Biography. Renowned music manager John Levy was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 11, 1912. His mother was a midwife and nurse and his father was an engine stoker on the railroad. At the age of six, the Levy family moved to Chicago, and as he went through school, a teacher encouraged him to find a stable job at the post office.
