September 30, Jazz Age bandleader and bassist Thelma Terry (Thelma Combes, 1901-66). Born in Michigan, Terry was raised in Chicago by a single mother who worked as a domestic servant to a rich family. She studied the bass as a child and toured the Chautauqua circuit with her school band. She played with the Chicago […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:25AM on September 30, 2023