Lester Young
- Author
- South Carolina Public Radio
- Published
- Mon 26 May 2025
- Episode Link
- https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_11445_593b1bd9-7586-4ae9-9dbf-d462874b268f&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F11445%2Ffeed-rss.xml
Lester Willis Young, or the "Prez," was a jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. Billie Holiday gave him this nickname in honor of President Franklin Roosevelt, whom she considered "the greatest man around."
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