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Anything you are shows up in your music - jazz is whatever you are, playing yourself, being yourself, letting your thoughts come through.

Mary Lou Williams

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Mary Lou Williams
Age: 71 †
Born: 1910
Born: January 1
Died: 1981
Died: May 28
Bandleader
Composer
Jazz Pianist
Teacher
Atlanta
Georgia
Mary Elfrieda Scruggs
Mary Elfreda Winn
Mary Lou Burley
Mary Leo Burley
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