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Lou Donaldson (born in Badin, North Carolina, on 1 November 1926; died 9 November 2024) was an American jazz alto saxophonistremembered for his soulful, bluesy approach to the alto saxophone (although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop era, heavily influenced by Charlie Parker). Inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2012, he was sampled many times from Pot Belly, his cover of Ode to Billie Joe, and from his cover of It's Your Thing. Read more on Last.fm
