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Dixieland Band
Dixieland Band (1980 – April 7, 2010) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.
Background.
Dixieland Band was bred by Bayard Sharp, a prominent and highly respected Delaware horseman and president of The Blood-Horse Inc. Out of the Sharp-owned multiple stakes winning mare, Mississippi Mud, he was a son of the 20th century's most influential sire, Northern Dancer.
Racing career.
In May 1983, Dixieland Band won the Pennsylvania Derby by a neck from Jacques Tip,
Bill Reinhardt
William (Bill) Julius Theodore Reinhardt (Sep. 21, 1908 – Jan. 23, 2001) was an American clarinetist, bandleader and the owner of Jazz, Ltd.—the first Jazz club run by a musician in Chicago and one of the longest running Dixieland jazz clubs in the country. He also played tenor saxophone, French horn and sang.
Unlike many of the famous jazz musicians that Bill employed in his band, he did not seek fame; he was content with the great success of his nightclub. However