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OBITUARY: Benny Powell, Count Basie Trombonist, Dies at 80

Benny Powell, a trombonist who performed or recorded with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Screamin' Jay Hawkins but who was best known for his long tenure with Count Basie's big band, died on June 26 in New York. He was 80. He died in a Manhattan hospital, apparently of a heart attack, shortly after undergoing spinal surgery, said Devra Hall Levy, a family spokeswoman...

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07:30 on July 4 2010

OBITUARY: Benny Powell, Count Basie Trombonist, Dies at 80

All About Jazz — Benny Powell, a trombonist who performed or recorded with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Screamin' Jay Hawkins but who was best known for his long tenure with Count Basie... more info
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