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Louis Moholo-Moholo, a lion of South African jazz who used his drums to find freedom

Louis Tebugo Moholo-Moholo was born in St Monica’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa on 10 March 1940. He’d not have appreciated that introduction, once chastising an interviewer:

The Conversation · Jun 19, 2025

Victor Evans obituary

Other lives: Singer who was a stalwart of the Birmingham jazz scene, including with Andy Hamilton and the Blue Notes

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023

Helen Wooten, Chicago music promoter, booker, manager and club owner, dead at 72

Among those whose careers she helped boost were the Jackson 5, The Temptations, The Chi-Lites, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Will Smith, LL Cool J, En Vogue and Da Brat.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 13, 2022