In 1937 the bass player John Kirby put together a black band to play at the Onyx Club on 52nd St, New York. Geoffrey Smith presents the first of two programmes on their rise and subsequent decline. Producer DEREK DRESCHER Mono
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In 1937 the bass player John Kirby put together a black band to play at the Onyx Club on 52nd St, New York. Geoffrey Smith presents the first of two programmes on their rise and subsequent decline. Producer DEREK DRESCHER Mono
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