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William Trueblood TRUEBLOOD-1789
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- 1969-02-11 (Creation)
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The City of Tacoma honored musician Joe Jordan for his many contributions on the occasion of his 85th birthday, Feb. 11, 1969. A ragtime pianist, composer and arranger, Jordan worked with several musical legends in his career, including Fats Waller, Benny Goodman and Louis Armstrong. Once a piano player in a small bar in Cairo, some insist that Jordan was the prototype for the piano player in the Humphrey Bogart film, "Casablanca." He also served as a captain in the United States Army. Mayor A.L. "Slim" Rasmussen is pictured presenting the honorary plaque to Joe Jordan, accompanied by his daughter, Marie Lindsey. TPL-6359
Jordan, Joe; Musicians--Tacoma--1960-1970; Lindsey, Marie; Rasmussen, Albert Lawrence; Mayors--Tacoma--1960-1970; Awards;