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Estelle Parsons

"For anyone with half a brain they can see that this play is about the human condition."

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"For anyone with half a brain they can see that this play is about the human condition."

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"In 1940 I came across a record by Jimmy Yancey. I can't say how important that record is. From then on, all I wanted to do was play the blues."

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"I had listened to Joe Turner. When they'd book Joe there, I'd play the blues behind him."

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