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i v o r yt i c k l e r s , o ra tl e a s te n t e r t a i nv i s i t o r sa th o me . Al a s , Be u l a h , l i k ema n yamo t h e rb e f o r ea n ds i n c e , v a s t l yo v e r e s t i ma t e dh i st a l e n t . Hewa l k e da wa yf r o mh i s we e k l yl e s s o n s , a n da f t e rt h a t , t h eo n l yh a n d st h a twe r el a i do ni tb e l o n g e dt oh i smo t h e r ' smo t h e r , d e a ro l dd e a fGr a n n yRi s h e r . Sh et o r t u r e di td a i l y , b a n g i n go u t f a v o r i t e sf r o mt h eBr o a d ma nHy mn a lt h a ta s s a u l t e dt h ee a r so fl i s t e n e r sl i k es oma n yc r o o k e dn a i l s . Th e nt h ep i a n os a tq u i e t l y , t u c k e da wa ya tBe u l a hWi l s o n ' s Da yNu r s e r ySc h o o l , o nAv e n u eB, i nAu s t i n ' so l dHy d ePa r kn e i g h b o r h o o d . I twa sa si fi twa swa i t i n gf o rt h en i g h twh e nEd d i eWi l s o n , s e e k i n gn o t h i n gmo r e t h a nap r i v a t ep l a c ewh e r eh ec o u l dr e l i e v eh i sb l a d d e r , s t u mb l e di n t ot h ea b a n d o n e da r mo r ywh e r et h ei n s p i r a t i o nf o rt h eAr ma d i l l os t r u c k . Th en e e df o rBe u l a h ' s p i a n oa r o s en o tl o n ga f t e r wa r d . Ov e rt i met h e' Di l l owo u l ds h a k eo f fi t sr o u g he d g e sa n dr e p l a c et h e mwi t hg o o da c o u s t i c s , ah u g ec u r t a i n e ds t a g e , ak i t c h e n s t a f f e dwi t hh i p p i eg i r l s , a n db a r se v e r y wh e r e . Th e r ewa sat i e r e ds e a t i n gs y s t e mo fr i s e r st h a tg a v ee v e r yt i c k e th o l d e rac l e a rv i e wo ft h es t a g e . Ra d i a n th e a t wa r me dt h ewi n t e rn i g h t s , b u tt h e r ewa ss t i l ln oa i rc o n d i t i o n i n gi ns u mme r . Mi r a c l eo fmi r a c l e s , t h ec r o wd sc a mea n y wa y , e a r n i n gt h e mWi l s o n ' sp r a i s ea s " t h el o o s e s t , s we a t i e s tmu s i cf a n si nAme r i c a , i fn o tt h ewh o l ewo r l d . "Att h eh e a r to fAWHQ' sma g i cwa sBe u l a hWi l s o n ' sg r a n dp i a n o , a l lf i v ef e e t , e i g h ta n d o n eh a l fi n c h e so fi t . Ev e r yt i meRo b e r tSh a w, Au s t i n ' sk i n go fb a r r e l h o u s eb o o g i e , f i n i s h e dp l a y i n gi t , h ewo u l dl o we rt h ec o v e rr e s p e c t f u l l ya n dp a ti t . " I ' m u s e dt ob a n g i n go nd i l a p i d a t e du p r i g h t s , "h e ' ds a y . Noo n e , h o we v e r , g a v emo r eo fh i sh e a r tt ot h a tp i a n ot h a nFa t sDo mi n od i d . Ed d i eh a df a l l e nf o rt h eFa t Ma n ' smu s i ca sak i d , wh e nLa v e d aDu r s t( AKADr . He p c a t )p l a y e di to nh i s" Ro s e wo o dRa mb l e "r a d i os h o w. Th ef i r s tc h a n c et h e r ewa st ob o o kFa t sa tt h e ' Di l l o , Ed d i ej u mp e da ti t . He r ewa st h ek i n do fn a t i o n a ls t a ro nwh o mh ewa n t e dt ob u i l dt h ej o i n t ' sr e p u t a t i o n , a n dFa t sr e s p o n d e dwi t has h o wt h a th a dt h e c r o wdg o i n gc r a c k e r sf r o mt h ef i r s tc h o r d su n t i lt h el a s tc h o r u s . Fa t ss a i dt h a n k sb yb e l l y b u mp i n gBe u l a h ' sb a b yg r a n da l lt h ewa ya c r o s st h eg r e a twi d es t a g e , a n dt h e yc a l l e di tl o v e . PLAYERSo ft h eARMADI LLOPI ANO( d a t e sb e l o w)Co u n tBa s i e( 1 9 8 0 )Ra yCh a r l e s( 1 9 7 4 )Dr . J o h nLe o nRu s s e l l( 1 9 7 2 )J e r r yLe e Le wi s( 1 9 7 2 )Gr e yGh o s tRo b e r tSh a wFa t sDo mi n o To mWa i t sRa n d yNe wma nEa r lPo o lBa l lMo s eAl l i s o nMa r c i aBa l lBi l l yPa y n eBa r r yMa n i l o wFl o y d Do mi n oCo mma n d e rCo d yMe r l eSa u n d e r sTa jMa h a lBi l lEv a n sDa v eBr u b e c kDo n a l dFa g i nRi l e yOs b o r nLy l eMa y sWa r r e nZe v o nSt e v i eWi n wo o dJ o a n Ar ma t r a d i n gAn d yPr a t tKa r l aBo n o f fJ a nHa mme rEu mi rDe o d a t oRi c k i eLe eJ o n e sRo dAr g e n tEg b e r t oGi s mo n t iJ e f fLo r b e rBe r n i eWo r r e l lRa l p hTo wn e r J a yFe r g u s o nAr tNe v i l l ePa t r i c eRu s h e nJ o s e fZa wi n u lCa tSt e v e n sDa v i dPa i c hRa n d yNe wma n(4 / 2 5 / 1 9 7 6)
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