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All About Gene Krupa

Born: Chicago, IL, 1909

Years Active: 1936-1973

Member of: New Orleans Rhythm Kings

Influenced by: Cozy Cole, Chick Webb, Dave Black, Red McKenzie

Genre: Jazz

Biography: The first drummer to be a superstar, Gene Krupa may not have been the most advanced drummer of the 1930s but he was in some ...

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