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Famous Black Composers
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Ellington, Duke
Performer of "Take the 'A' Train"
Gillespie, Dizzy
The bebop trumpeter with the upturned horn
Handy, W.C.
The composer called "The Father of the Blues"
Jones, Quincy
The jazz/pop maestro who produced Michael Jackson's album
Thriller
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Famous African-Americans (for Black History Month)