Musician Leon ‘‘Chu’’ Berry was one of the most highly regarded saxophonists of the Swing Era, ranking alongside Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young in the opinion of many jazz critics. Berry was born in Wheeling, West Virginia on September 13, 1908. He graduated from Lincoln High School, then attended West Virginia State College, near Charleston […]

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