Ernestine 'Tiny' Davis was a renowned jazz trumpeter and vocalist. Davis grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, to George and Leanna Carroll and was one of six children. She eventually moved to Kansas City, which was a jazz hotspot during that time. She played in nightclubs for “two dollars a night” and listened to other musicians around town. […]
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