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Forgotten Jazz Great: Charleston's Fud Livingston
Charleston’s Fud Livingston, 'Jazz Age' arranger, composer, and musician, made memorable music. (Originally broadcast 05/18/18) - Joseph Anthony “Fud” Livingston, born in Charleston, SC, in 1906, was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger, and composer who played with some of the most renowned musicians of the Jazz Age, including Bix Beiderbecke, Red Nichols, Joe Venuti, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman and the Dorsey brothers, Tommy and Jimmy. He arranged for Broadway and wrote songs, the most famous of which is “I’m Through with Love.” Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg, Fud’s great-nephew, and jazz historian Ben Franklin V join Walter Edgar to talk about the life and music of Livingston, and his place among the South Carolina musicians in the Jazz Era. All Stations: Fri, May 18, 12 pm | News & Talk Stations: Sun, May 20, 4 pm Please note: The music heard on the broadcast episode is *not* licensed for on-demand publication and is, therefore, not included in this podcast.