| LC control no. | n 82246155 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Ashby, Dorothy |
| Variant(s) | Thompson, Dorothy Jeanne, 1930-1986 |
| Birth date | 1930-08-06 |
| Death date | 1986-04-13 |
| Place of birth | Detroit (Mich.) |
| Place of death | Santa Monica (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Music Jazz |
| Affiliation | Wayne State University |
| Profession or occupation | Harpists Pianists Composers |
| Found in | Her Concierto de Aranjuez [SR] p1983: label (Dorothy Ashby, harp) jazzharp.org, 27 June 2018 (Dorothy Ashby, born August 6, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan; died April 13, 1986 in Santa Monica, California; jazz harpist and composer; pianist; had her own radio show in Detroit in the 1960s; recorded at least 10 albums between 1956-1970) spaceagepop.com, 27 June 2018 (Dorothy Ashby, jazz harpist; born Dorothy Jeanne Thompson, 6 August 1930, Detroit, Michigan; died 13 April 1986, Santa Monica, California; attended Wayne State University, studied piano and music education; married John Ashby, drummer; also worked with him in a theater company, the Ashby Players; moved to California in the late 1960s; 9 LPs listed, for Regent, Prestige, Jazzland, Argo, Atlantic, and Cadet labels) familysearch.org, 27 June 2018 (Dorothy J Ashby, died 13 April 1986, Los Angeles; born in Michigan, 6 Aug 1930; female) findagrave.com, 27 June 2018 (Dorothy Jeanne Thompson Ashby, birth 6 Aug 1930, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan; death 13 Apr 1986 (age 55) Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California; burial: cremated; ashes scattered over Santa Monica Bay; jazz harpist; mother Julia A. Williams; father Wiley V. Thompson; attended Wayne State University; married John William Ashby Oct 6, 1951 in Detroit; moved to Santa Monica in 1972; died of cancer) |
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