Earl Kenneth "Fatha" Hines
Recognized as the father of modern jazz piano, an influential band leader, and one of the first Black musicians to perform on American radio in 1921. His orchestra launched the careers of many popular jazz artists and was an incubator for bebop jazz. Born in Duquesne.
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