----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd Mason" <
Todd.Mason@tvguide.com>
> Yes, it was inspired by Beiderbecke's
life.
Not according to the author. "The inspiration for the writing
of this book
[Young Man With a Horn] has been the music, but NOT the life,
of a great musician, Leon (Bix) Beiderbecke, who died in the
year 1931." - attributed to Dorothy Baker on the inside page
of my 1962 Corgi edition.
Al
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