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Himes, Geoffrey (September 28, 1990) "Inventive Watson's Good-Humored Jazz".
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Jarvey, Paul (June 21, 1990) "Hollyday Races onto Jazz Stage at Early Age".
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Crockett, Walter (April 2, 1991) "City Needs an OOPSter for the Arts".
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