Trudy Pitts and Mr. C were on NPR! - January 7, 2007
From "Musicians in Their Own Words"
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Excerpt:
The two musicians met in Philadelphia in the 1950s. Carney had a group at the time called the Hi-Tones. It included a young saxophone player named John Coltrane, but Carney wanted to add an organist.
"I called the union," Carney says. "They said, 'Well, we have a young lady down here that plays everything -- funerals, cocktail lounges. She coaches classical musicians.' I said, 'Well, I have to meet her.'"
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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6729759
Excerpt:
The two musicians met in Philadelphia in the 1950s. Carney had a group at the time called the Hi-Tones. It included a young saxophone player named John Coltrane, but Carney wanted to add an organist.
"I called the union," Carney says. "They said, 'Well, we have a young lady down here that plays everything -- funerals, cocktail lounges. She coaches classical musicians.' I said, 'Well, I have to meet her.'"