Sonny Stitt
1924: Saxophonist, bandleader & composer Sonny Stitt was born into an extremely musical family on this day in Boston. His father a music professor, his mother a piano teacher, his brother a concert pianist and his sister a singer. It is said that he was a true road warrior and blowing demon to the end and never failing to provide a lesson to any young player who dared to test him on the bandstand. He passed away in 1982. (Photo: YouTube)
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