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unusual facts about J. Russel Robinson


J. Russel Robinson

In 1957, while living in Palmdale, California, Robinson teamed with a young librettist/lyricist, Leo McElroy, to create the score for a musical entitled Mermaid Tavern which enjoyed a brief flirtation off-Broadway and continues to be considered and produced in regional theatres.


John Stillwell Stark

Over the next two decades, Stark published and promoted the "classic" style rag pioneered by Joplin with a lineup that included Joseph Lamb, James Scott, Arthur Marshall, Paul Pratt, Artie Matthews, Robert Hampton, J. Russel Robinson, and Etilmon J. Stark (his son).


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Metamorphosis: Jazz Meets the Symphony

# "Rhapsody for Bix: Davenport Blues/Royal Garden Blues/Singing the Blues/In a Mist/Rhapsody for Bix Theme/At the Jazz Band Ball/Jazz-Me Blues" (Bix Beiderbecke/Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams/Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young, Con Conrad, J. Russel Robinson/Beiderbecke/Schifrin/Beiderbecke/Tom Delaney) - 23:47