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I find that here in the States, audiences are generally less knowledgeable, from the cognitive point of view, though they are emotionally more receptive.
Archie Shepp
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Archie Shepp
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: May 24
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Jazz Musician
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Fort Lauderdale
Florida
Archie Vernon Shepp
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