Bobbe 'Beegie' Long Adair, a formative center of Nashville's jazz scene, dies at 84
Adair was a superb soloist and tremendous accompanist, as well as the bedrock of Nashville's jazz scene after first relocating there in the early '60s.
by Ron Wynn
Jan 25, 2022
2 minutes
Pianist and bandleader Bobbe "Beegie" Long Adair's impact and influence extended across the entire Nashville music community, but it particularly resonated among jazz fans and players there. Adair, who died in her Franklin, Tenn. home on Sunday at 84, was a master of melodic interpretation and embellishment, a superb
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