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Royalty 2
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Submitted By: jazzmusician46







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Submitted By: jazzmusician46









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The following list of people attended a concert: a Count, a Duke, a First Lady, a Lady, three Kings, a Knight, a Professor, and a President.
There was no one from royalty, politics, or education present, nor were any very important dignitaries attending the concert either. What is happening here?
There was no one from royalty, politics, or education present, nor were any very important dignitaries attending the concert either. What is happening here?
Answer
Answer: They were all jazz artists performing at the concert. These titles are their nicknames.Count: William Basie
Duke: Edward Kennedy Ellington
A First Lady: Ella Fitzgerald
Lady: Billie Holiday
King [of Swing]: Benny Goodman
King [of the clarinet]: Artie Shaw
King: Joseph Oliver
A Knight (Sir): Roland Hanna
Professor: Buster Smith
The President or "The Prez": Lester Young (There were two ways of referring to Lester Young. Both are correct).
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