26-12-2014 21:54
Buddy DeFranco, renowned jazz musician, dead at 91
Renowned jazz clarinetist Buddy DeFranco - who collaborated with Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday and other top singers and musicians of his era - has died at the age of 91. DeFranco's family told The Associated Press on Friday that the famed musician died Wednesday evening at a Panama City hospital. DeFranco performed at venues around the world for 75 years and recorded with musicians including Sinatra, Holliday, Art Tatum, Ella Fitzgerald and Tony Bennett.
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