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The count and his singer, Marlena Shaw, opened a two-night stand at the O'Keefe Centre last night with a 1969 sound that's a lot different from the Co(...)
The count and his singer, Marlena Shaw, opened a two-night stand at the O'Keefe Centre last night with a 1969 sound that's a lot different from the Co(...)

The count and his singer, Marlena Shaw, opened a two-night stand at the O'Keefe Centre last night with a 1969 sound that's a lot different from the Co(...)

Date1/3/1969
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  • The count and his singer, Marlena Shaw, opened a two-night stand at the O'Keefe Centre last night with a 1969 sound that's a lot different from the Co(...)
  • The count and his singer, Marlena Shaw, opened a two-night stand at the O'Keefe Centre last night with a 1969 sound that's a lot different from the Count Baise on the records of the 1930s. But it's still a big-band sound. When Miss Shaw opens at the Town next week, it will be with a trio.
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Original Toronto Star caption: The count and his singer, Marlena Shaw, opened a two-night stand at the O'Keefe Centre last night with a 1969 sound that's a lot different from the Count Baise on the records of the 1930s. But it's still a big-band sound. When Miss Shaw opens at the Town next week, it will be with a trio.
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