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A personal history written and presented by Peter Clayton 3: Black and Blue and Lightly Latin
Everyone thinks that
'Alexander's Ragtime Band', which was written in 1911, started Ragtime. It did not. Ragtime was written years before I thought of the phrase.
(IRVING BERLIN)
With IRVING BERLIN, JAKI BYARD GENE LEES , HENRY MANCINI
ALBERT NICHOLAS , HENRY PLEASANTS JOSHUA RIFKIN , BILL WITHERS and MARK STRAKER
Additional research BILL SULLIVAN Producer MEL HOUSE

Contributors

Presented By:
Peter Clayton
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Jaki Byard
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Gene Lees
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Henry Mancini
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Albert Nicholas
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Henry Pleasants
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Joshua Rifkin
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Bill Withers
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Mark Straker
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Sullivan Producer Mel
Source: Radio Times

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