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JUNETEENTH JAMBOREE PBS episode..................

E D D I E D U R H A M
Big-Band Jazz Guitarist, Trombonist
Brass Choreographer, Composer & Arranger
1906 - 1987

Carnival of Swing Fest (with Count Basie, Herschel Evans, Lester Young) 1938
N.A.R.A.S. Hall of Fame (with Glenn Miller) 1983
Harlem Week Honoree (with Ella Fitzgerald) 1986
American Jazz Hall of Fame 1989
Eddie Durham Annual Festival San Marcos,Texas 2002 (next: Oct. 10, 2026)
Calaboose African American History Museum permanent exhibit 2002
SIGNATURE Centennial Hollow-Body Electric Guitars 2006
Eddie Durham Park & Pavilion opens San Marcos,Texas 2013
Civil Rights Trailblazers Medallion, Texas 2014
Eddie Durham Orchestra - Parker Jazz Club, Texas (next: Feb. 2027)
Swingin' The Blues Eddie Durham book series 2021-2023
A.S.C.A.P. Screen Music Award (top rated streaming series: "Lessons In Chemistry") 2024
WHAM Re Bop Boom Bam! PBS Documentary (Emmy nominee) 2024
Austin Jazz Hall of Fame, Texas - Fall 2026

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