All About Jazz — Fame is an ephemeral condition, especially for sidemen in jazz. Drummer Barrett Deems spent a decade stretch with Louis Armstrong. He also served as the engine room for bands under the leadership of Joe Venuti, Jack Teagarden and Benny Goodman. Today... more info

Guardian Music — The parents of my friend Josie Miller, who has died aged 94, first met in Stratford, Essex, in the 1890s. Three black circus workers, tired of sleeping under canvas in midwinter, knocked at Rosie Millist's door in search of rooms. Rosie had never met... more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — Sandra Bullock has filed for divorce from husband Jesse James, she tells People in an exclusive interview and also has adopted an infant boy, Louis Bardo Bullock, whom she and James brought home in January and named after Louis Armstrong. more info

Guardian Music — Father of British trad jazz, he inspired Humphrey LytteltonThe pianist and bandleader George Webb, who has died aged 92, was an unlikely revolutionary. Dapper and straight-talking, he played decent traditional jazz piano and knew the real thing when ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Levin said... Floyd Cramer - Hello Blues (1960) James Gang - Thirds (1971) Eva Cassidy & Chuck Brown - The Other Side (1992)FLAC The Very Best of Otis Redding (1992) Eric Culberson - Blues is My Religion (1996) The Very Best of Seekers (1997) Walter ... more info

The Mirror — Michael Jackson's fedora, Ella Fitzgerald's yellow dress and Louis Armstrong's trumpet are together in a Smithsonian exhibit celebrating the famed Apollo Theater that helped these stars to shine. more info

All About Jazz — Although he would have been astonished if you had told him he was in any way mysterious, Jack Teagarden is difficult to unravel. For one thing, Jack (or Big Tea or Mr. T.) was regarded as perhaps the finest trombonist of his time by musicians in and ... more info

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Guardian Music — Classy American jazz guitarist who helped the Oscar Peterson Trio swingThere are no easy rides in jazz, but some are easier than others. High on the list of the toughest had to be acting as an accompanist and fellow soloist to Oscar Peterson, one o... more info