sonny rollins played sax on waiting on a friend.
who played sax on waiting on a friend?
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she was raised in a family of musicians. her father, william cody smith (1885–1970), played violin, alto sax, and banjo. her mother, bertha emde "(née" fleming; 1892–1976) played ragtime piano and accordion. her older brother, lester smith (1913–1936), was proficient on sax. her younger brother, kenneth gaylord smith (1920–2005), played sax. she also had a younger sister, alice v. (mrs. olaf hemnes; 1924–1996).









































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during the years in rainier, the family formed a band called "smith's rainier entertainers," composed of billie's father, mother, her brother les, herself, and a hired drummer. billie played trumpet and sang through a megaphone.
billie rogers