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ShazzieB

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9. Well, you just added a lot more context, so thanks for that.

Reply to LenaBaby61 (Reply #8)

Sun Dec 3, 2023, 10:42 AM

Dec 2023

I was just going off the information that's publicly available, which seemed less than conclusive to me. Sounds like there's a lot more to the story!

The stuff about Duke Ellington and his colorism is fascinating to me. Looking at some pictures of his band just now seems to be consistent with what you say about his preference for lighter skin. Very interesting.

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