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Kenny Burrell and “Bye, Bye Birdie”

March 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The attached photo from Bye, Bye Birdie, dated c. 1960 was recently spotted by Musicology Chair Raymond Knapp. His sharp eyes identified the guitarist as our very own Ethnomusicology Professor and head of Jazz Studies, Kenny Burrell.

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Tags: Ethnomusicologists · Faculty · Music history · Performance · Performers · School of Music

2 responses so far ↓

  • team method guitar // May 9, 2008 at 4:59 pm

    Kenny Burrell is one of my favorite guitarists.
    Great photo.
    Nice sunglasses :)

  • guitarpicker7 // Jan 18, 2009 at 8:51 pm

    Excellent photo! This is from the 1963 Columbia movie “Bye Bye Birdie” starring Vivien Leigh, Ann Margret and Dick Van Dyke. Whatever happened to the customized gold Fender Jaguar guitar the Conrad Birdie character played?

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