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Bix Beiderbecke was born on this date. (Original Post)
Dyedinthewoolliberal
Mar 2022
OP
I'm currently sitting in the parking lot of Davenport Central HS where Bix attended
Itchinjim
Mar 2022
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BeyondGeography
(39,386 posts)1. Yay for Bix!
Heres another one.
Easterncedar
(2,339 posts)2. The Beiderbecke Trilogy
Alan Plater's 1985 (?) BBC series was my introduction to Beiderbecke. Lots of fun, and worth looking for.
Itchinjim
(3,085 posts)3. I'm currently sitting in the parking lot of Davenport Central HS where Bix attended
from 1919-1921. And I grew up just a couple blocks from his childhood home.
rsdsharp
(9,214 posts)5. My best friend, and his second wife, went to Central High.
Of course, that was 100 years ago.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,664 posts)4. I read an article about him in Smithsonian magazine years ago.
Give me a minute ...
Bix: the Story of a Young Man and His Horn | Arts & Culture