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The dependence of one people upon another, even for the benefits of legislation, is the deepest source of national weakness.
Lovie Austin
Born: September 19, 1887
Died: July 8, 1972 (aged 84)
Bio: Cora "Lovie" Austin was an American Chicago bandleader, session musician, composer, singer, and arranger during the 1920s classic blues era. She and Lil Hardin Armstrong are often ranked as two of the best female jazz blues piano players of the period.