The Birth of the Drum Set | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine
There is a heartbreaking scene from the 1947 film New Orleans, in which Billie Holliday, as a maid, gets caught playing the piano and singing the blues when her boss walks in the room. She is embarrassed, apologizes for the disruption, and says, “I just can’t seem to remember not to play it.
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