Lucky Thompson
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Eli "Lucky" Thompson was an American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist whose playing combined elements of swing and bebop. Although John Coltrane usually receives the most credit for bringing the sop
Lucky Thompson at the Three Deuces, New York, 1947 Photo: William P. Gottlieb
Manitoulin Island
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Manitoulin Island is an island in Lake Huron, located within the borders of the Canadian province of Ontario. With an area of 2,766 km2, it is the largest lake island in the world, the 32nd largest is
Lucky Thompson
…1974, afterward leaving the music business entirely. Thompson's whereabouts after the mid-1970s are unclear; he is believed to have lived briefly on Manitoulin Island in Canada and in Savannah, Georgia. In his last years, he lived in Seattle, Washington. Acquaintances reported that Thompson was homeless by the early…
Mississagi Strait Lighthouse on Manitoulin Island
View from the Cup and Saucer Hiking Trail
Rural countryside
Gore Bay