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Rudi Blesh
American jazz critic and enthusiast / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rudolph Pickett Blesh (January 21, 1899 ā August 25, 1985) was an American jazz critic and enthusiast.
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![]() Blesh (right) and Baby Dodds in 1947 | |
Born | Rudolph Pickett Blesh January 21, 1899 Guthrie, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Died | August 25, 1985(1985-08-25) (aged 86) Gilmanton, New Hampshire, U.S. |
Education | Dartmouth College |
Occupation | Jazz critic |
Years active | 1940sā1971 |
Notable work | They All Played Ragtime (1950) |
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