Eddie Condon deserves his due as a forefather of jazz

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Original Load Date April 13, 2026, 1:01 p.m.
Last Updated April 13, 2026, 1:01 p.m.
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![A black-and-white hand-drawn portrait of jazz guitarist and banjoist Eddie Condon, embedded in the title card for the Secret History of Chicago Music; he's pictured looking unsmiling to the right of the camera, wearing a suit and tie with a handkerchief in his jacket pocket and a carnation in his ...