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Mose Allison (1927-2016)

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Marc Myers
Nov 16, 2016
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Mose Allison, a jazz-folk pianist and singer-songwriter who brought white rural imagery to the urban jazz scene and was highly regarded by every musician who played with him, even those who were initially wary of his Mississippi roots, died on Nov. 15. He was 89.


Mose was one of a kind. While Dr. John and Leon Russell are two pianists who shared Mose's e…

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