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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 13 > Saxophonist Charlie Kennedy played during big-band era

Saxophonist Charlie Kennedy played during big-band era

By Jon Thurber / The Bulletin
April 13, 2009

Charlie Kennedy, a talented alto saxophonist who was best known for his association with Gene Krupa’s big band in the 1940s, has died. He was 81.

Kennedy died April 3 of pulmonary disease at his home in Ventura, Calif., according to his daughter, Lorraine Sutton.

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