Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

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Jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams was a genius ahead of her time. From child prodigy to "Boogie-Woogie Queen" to groundbreaking composer to mentoring some of the greatest musicians of all time, she never ceased to astound those who heard her play. But for a Black woman in the early 1900s, life as a star did not come easy.

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Alfre Woodard · Delroy Lindo · Farah Griffin · Gary Giddins · Gayle Murchison · Mary Lou Williams · Robin D.G. Kelley · Stanley Crouch · Tammy L. Kernodle · Wendell Pierce · Carol Bash