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Cootie Williams
1911Jul, 10

Cootie Williams

Cootie Williams, American trumpeter and bandleader (d. 1985)
Charles Melvin "Cootie" Williams (July 10, 1911 – September 15, 1985) was an American jazz, jump blues, and rhythm and blues trumpeter.

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