A scholar and musician as well, he drew on jazz and West African traditions as well as Stravinsky, and once played with Chuck Berry in a St. Louis bar. Read entire story.
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- On March 23, 2018
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Olly Wilson, 80, Dies; Composer Meshed African and Western Music
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