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Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Toots Thielmans
Harmonica master; guitarist and whistler; composer -- via the New York Times. AKA Jean-Baptiste Frederic Isidore Thielmans. He wrote the jazz standard, "Bluesette." An amazing multi-talent who played with everyone. You heard him on projects as diverse as "Midnight Cowboy" and "Sesame Street."
