biography
| name: |
Lunceford, Jimmie
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popular name of James Melvin Lunceford
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1902–47)
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| biography:
| Jazz dance-band leader, born in Fulton, Missouri, USA. As a child he became a proficient player of wind instruments, but preferred conducting to playing. He began a career as a professional bandleader in 1929, and enjoyed success during the 1930s and early 1940s. |
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