| Title: |
Larry Ridley
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| Local code: |
Sc Visual VRA-189
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
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| Collection: |
Louis Armstrong Jazz Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Larry Ridley is a double-bass player and teacher of jazz history. Born September 3, 1937 in Indianapolis, Indiana, Ridley played
violin as a child and switched to double-bass in high school. Ridley has performed and recorded extensively, worked for the
National Endowment for the Arts and other music education organizations; is currently teaching jazz history and performing
with his Jazz Legacy Ensemble.
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| URL: |
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/scl/MULTIMED/JAZZHIST/lrcat.htm
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Video: |
[Video available]
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1996 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Ridley, Larry, 1937-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
3-Sep-1937
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Indianapolis, IN; Indiana; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
Black
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| Speaker occupation: |
Jazz musician; Oral historian; Teacher
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| Age at speaking: |
59
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| Document location: |
New York, NY
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| Document date: |
30-Jul-1996
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| Interviewer: |
Murray, James Briggs
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| Locations discussed: |
Chicago, IL; Illinois; New York; New York, NY; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Chicago, IL; History; Illinois; Jazz; Jazz musicians; Music; New York; New York, NY; North America; Oral history; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Jazz scene; Music history
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0024712-26404
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