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Goodbye, Pork Pie Hat

May 3, 2019Philip NelAutobiography, Death, Family, MusicAutobiography, Death, Family, Music

I’m borrowing the title of Charles Mingus’ tribute to Lester Young because my uncle Terry Webb liked Young, Mingus, and this song. To the best of my knowledge, Terry did not wear pork pie hats. Earlier in his career, Terry wore bowler hats. Later, he wore a Tyrolean hat. Or no hat – as in the

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