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Kenneth C. Burns (March 10, 1920 – February 4, 1989) was an American country musician, comedian, and mandolin player. He was better known by his stage name Jethro from his years with Henry D. Haynes as part of the comedic musical duo Homer and Jethro beginning in 1936.

Friedrich "Fritz" Karl Otto Wunderlich (September 26, 1930 – September 17, 1966) was a German lyric tenor, famed for his singing of the Mozart repertory and Italian and German opera and lieder. He died in an accident when he was only 35.
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The story regarding Wunderlich's discovery parallels many of his contemporaries (notably Nicolai Gedda and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau). As a young man, Wunderlich worked in a bakery. At the insistence of neighbors and passers-by who had witnessed his musical gifts and beautiful voice, Wunderlich decided to begin studies in music. He managed to obtain a scholarship in order to pursue his studies at the Freiburg Music Academy where he studied French horn and voice

Wonder if Mercer is kin to the Duke or Johnny

Mercer Kennedy Ellington (March 11, 1919 – February 8, 1996) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger.

Ellington was born in Washington, DC,

the son of famous composer, pianist, and bandleader Duke Ellington and Edna Thompson.

By the age of eighteen he had written his first piece to be recorded by his father ("Pigeons and Peppers").

This video clip is from a tribute to Ellington that was broadcast on television in 1984. Here the Ellington Orchestra is being conducted by Mercer, his son, as they perform Juan Tizol's "Caravan".

1. Take the "A" Train -- Duke Ellington Orchestra
2. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) -- Ella Fitzgerald
3. Mack the Knife -- Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars
4. Lullaby of Birdland -- Mel Tormé
5. Misty -- Erroll Garner Trio
6. God Bless the Child -- Billie Holiday
7. The "In" Crowd -- Ramsey Lewis Trio
8. Take Five -- Dave Brubeck Quartet
9. The Girl from Ipanema -- Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto
10. My Funny Valentine -- Chet Baker
11. Exodus -- Eddie Harris
12. (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 -- Nat King Cole Trio
13. Flying Home -- Illinois Jacquet
14. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes -- Sarah Vaughan
15. April in Paris -- Count Basie and His Orchestra