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Tiny Parham

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Year of Birth:1900
Year of death:1943

Biography

(source: wikipedia)

Hartzell Strathdene "Tiny" Parham (February 25, 1900 – April 4, 1943) was a Canadian-born American jazz bandleader and pianist of African-American descent.
Parham was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, but grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. He worked as a pianist at The Eblon Theatre being mentored by the ragtime pianist and composer James Scott, and later touring with territory bands in the Southwestern United States, before moving to Chicago in 1926.
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