King Oliver
King Oliver (Joseph Oliver), 1885-1938, American jazz musician, b. Abend, La. Oliver began his professional career in 1904 with the Onward Brass Band. After playing with leading bands in New Orleans and establishing himself as a master cornetist, he moved to Chicago in 1918. From 1920 to 1923 he led the Creole Jazz Band, which became the greatest exponent of the New Orleans, or "Dixieland," jazz idiom. Oliver's style was noted for its bursting, exuberant power and its great range. He strongly influenced Louis Armstrong .
Bibliography: See M. T. Williams, King Oliver (1961), and G. Schuller, Early Jazz (1968).
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ADB approves $301 million for road improvements in Pakistan's NW Frontier Province.
M2 Presswire; 11/19/2004; 700+ words
; ...Pakistan's NW Frontier Province(C)1994...road network in North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. The North-West Frontier Province...West Frontier Province is the poorest of Pakistan's four provinces. Its 9,100 km...
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North-West Frontier Province
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North-west Frontier Province
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
North-west Frontier Province A province of north-west Pakistan, in the Himalayas, the location of the strategic Khyber Pass to Afghanistan. Every great power in the region has sought to control the province, but its harsh terrain has allowed...
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Muslim League, All-India
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II
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Gujar
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...Himachal Pradesh alone.) In those provinces the caste is principally found...and the Dominant Caste in a North Indian Village. Chicago and...and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Provinces. Vol. 1, 306-318. Lahore...
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Ahir
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
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