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ACH082: Mary Lou Williams was one of the great jazz musicians of the 20th century. As Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us, when she’d had enough of the dissolute life that came with fame, Mary Lou eventually turned her heart to Christ, became Catholic, and put her musical talent in His hands.

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Links for this episode:

• The Mary Lou Williams Foundation, Inc.
• Mary Lou Williams, pioneer of sacred jazz | Angelus News
• At the Intersection of Jazz and Catholicism: The Sacred Music of Mary Lou Williams
• Mary Lou Williams and the music of salvation | Catholic Star Herald
• Mary Lou Williams, Missionary Of Jazz : NPR
• Playing It Like a Man
• Mary Lou Williams – Wikipedia
• Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981)
• American Catholic History pilgrimage to the Kentucky Catholic Holy Land in 2021

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