King Watzke
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King Watzke
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Alex "King" Watzke (1872-1919) was a violinist and bandleader in New Orleans, Louisiana. His band enjoyed fair popularity ca. 1900-1911 or later. The band played ragtime, popular music, and possibly an early or ancestral version of what later became known as jazz. By 1904 Watzke's band's repertory included an early version of what later became known as "Tiger Rag" or a similar melody; he and his band called it "Number 2" as Watzke's practice was to refer to his compositions by number. As this ap
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Watzke
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2004-04-25T17:17:14Z
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2024-09-13T06:26:55Z
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