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Bassist Vernon Alley dead at 89
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All About Jazz
SAN FRANCISCO - Vernon Alley, the world-renowned jazz bassist who played with his generation's greatest musicians and was considered this city's most distinguished jazz artist, has died. He was 89.
Alley, a lifelong San Franciscan who broke down many racial barriers during his musical career, died Sunday after a long illness.
Musicians say Alley could have become one of the biggest names in jazz. Instead he decided to spend his career in his native San Francisco, where he attended high ...
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Jazz legend Vernon Alley to receive SFSU Presidential Medal
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All About Jazz
SAN FRANCISCO, May 7, 2002 -- Vernon Alley, the legendary jazz bassist who has played a major role in San Francisco's jazz scene since the 1940s, will receive the San Francisco State University Presidential Medal this year.
Alley, an undergraduate music studies student in 1940, will accept the medal at a special ceremony for SFSU alumni on Friday, May 24 -- the evening before the University's 101st Commencement exercises.
“Vernon Alley is a living legend whose great musical gifts have ...
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Born: May 26, 1915
