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Dottie Dodgion, a Standout Drummer in More Ways Than One, Dies at 91

At a time when a female jazz percussionist was a rarity, she played with Benny Goodman and went on to work with Marian McPartland and other

Dodgion, who played with Benny Goodman and Marian McPartland, continued to play with her own trio on Thursday nights at the Inn on Spanish Bay on Pebble Beach until she was 90. “Dorothy had a natural sense of swing,” Ms. McPartland told The Sacramento Bee in 1989. “She keeps steady time and she swings — those are the most important things for a good drummer.” Now I have to read her memoir, The Lady Swings, which published earlier this year..

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Dottie Dodgion The Female Innovator Of Jazz Drumming

Dottie Dodgion is more than just a drummer. She is an innovator who understands the different needs of her fans and the music industry as large. For this reason, she has always come up with different styles of performing jazz that leaves her fans begging for more.

Even though her work is mostly lost to history, the renowned female drummer has never disappointed in her 50-year career. Every she is behind the throne; she has something new to give to her audience, and it comes out as naturally as possible.

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