| LC control no. | nr 91032716 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Dara, Olu |
| Variant(s) | Jones, Charles, III, 1941- Olu Dara Jones, Olu Dara |
| Located | New York (N.Y.) |
| Birth date | 1941-01-12 |
| Place of birth | Louisville (Miss.) |
| Field of activity | Jazz |
| Profession or occupation | Jazz musicians Trumpet players Cornet players Harmonica players Singers Dramatists Actors |
| Found in | McBee, C. Flying out [SR] c1982: container (Olu Dara, cornet player) Feather, L.G. Bio. enc. of jazz, 1999 (Dara, Olu (Charles Jones III); b. Jan. 12, 1941, Louisville, MS; trumpet, cornet, African trumpet, harmonica) New Grove dict. of jazz, 2nd ed. (Olu Dara (Jones, Charles, III); b. Jan. 12, 1941, Louisville, MS; trumpeter, cornetist, singer, and bandleader; he adopted his Yoruba name in 1969) Wikipedia, April 3, 2017 (Olu Dara; Olu Dara Jones; born Charles Jones III, January 12, 1941, Natchez, Mississippi; American cornetist, guitarist and singer; moved to New York in 1963; first became known as a jazz musician; later led a band a band immersed in African-American tradition, playing an eclectic mix of blues, jazz, and storytelling, with tinges of funk, African popular music and reggae; also an accomplished playwright and actor; father of rapper Nas) |
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