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Pianistul era o ea
The Pianist Was a She

Author(s): Eduardo Berti
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Institutul Cultural Român
Keywords: Billy Tipton; Diane Middlebrook; Suits Me – Tipton’s biography; The Banner Cavaliers; Western Swingbillies; The Slow Drag; Carson Kreitzer; Trumpet; Jacky Kay

Summary/Abstract: Jazzman Billy Tipton became famous after his death, when the forensic experts discovered that “he” was a “she”. The extraordinary story of this relatively little known jazz pianist who was born in 1914 as Dorothy Lucille Tipton.

  • Issue Year: 2006
  • Issue No: 59
  • Page Range: 104-106
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: Romanian