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Tiny Hill
Harry Lawrence "Tiny" Hill (July 19, 1906 – December 13, 1971) was an American band leader of the big band era. During the height of his career, Hill was billed as "America's Biggest Bandleader" because of his weight of over . His signature song was "Angry", which he first recorded in 1939 on the Vocalion label. He used sandpaper blocks and a to generate a double shuffle "beat that makes the listener itch to dance".
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Harry Lawrence "Tiny" Hill (July 19, 1906 – December 13, 1971) was an American band leader of the big band era. During the height of his career, Hill was billed as "America's Biggest Bandleader" because of his weight of over . His signature song was "Angry", which he first recorded in 1939 on the Vocalion label. He used sandpaper blocks and a to generate a double shuffle "beat that makes the listener itch to dance".
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