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King Oliver t shirt
Joe "King" Oliver is worthy of enormous admiration both for his pioneering use of mutes, including the plumber's plunger, derby hat, and bottles and cup in the bell of his cornet, being the mentor and teacher of Louis Armstrong, for compositions and musical influence and further for performing across economic and racial lines, from rough working class black dance halls to white society debutante parties.
King Oliver and his Dixie Syncopators who were masters of the collective improvisational style known to a wider audience as “Dixieland”.








