Mundell Lowe ran away from his Mississippi home at age 16 to play jazz guitar but was drafted into the army two years later, in 1942. Before shipping out, Mundell met producer John Hammond. After Mundell was discharged in 1945, Hammond introduced him to bandleader Ray McKinley, and Mundell played with McKinley exclusively in 1946.
Between 1947 and 1948, …
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