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Krupa's drums went through us like a triple bourbon.

Eddie Condon

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Eddie Condon
Age: 67 †
Born: 1905
Born: November 16
Died: 1973
Died: July 4
Bandleader
Banjoist
Conductor
Guitarist
Jazz Guitarist
Jazz Musician
Musician
Indiana
United States
Drums
Jazz
Went
Like
Bourbon
Triple

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