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Berry, Leon

Berry, (Leon) “Chu”

(1910–41) jazz musician; born in Wheeling, W.Va. He was an outstanding tenor saxophonist who was featured in the bands of Fletcher Henderson and Cab Calloway until his death in an automobile accident.
The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography, by John S. Bowman. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995. Reproduced with permission.
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