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Lester Young is born in Woodville, Mississippi
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Lester Young
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Willy begins teaching him trumpet, drums, sax, and violin.
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Young leaves his family band and switches to the tenor sax.
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Young joins Walter Page's Blue Devils
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Young records Oh, Lady be Good! with the Count Basie Band
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Young debuts Honeysuckle Rose with Count Basie
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Young releases Pagin' The Devil with Count Basie.
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Young debuts Twelfth Street Rag with the Count Basie Band.
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Young is drafted into the U.S. Army.
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Young continues to record with Nat Cole and Holiday,
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Young records Mean To Me
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Young hospitalized after a nervous breakdown.
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Young releases This Year's Kisses.
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Lester performs "Fine and Mellow" on The Sound of Jazz
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Lester Young dies at the age of 49.