▁B old en ▁Band ▁and ▁primarily ▁performed ▁the ▁same ▁re per toire ▁as ▁before . ▁ ▁Similar ▁to ▁the ▁Hard ▁B op ▁com bo , ▁Art ▁Bla key ▁and ▁The ▁Jazz ▁Mess engers , ▁which ▁would ▁emer ge ▁in ▁dec ades ▁to ▁come , ▁The ▁E agle ▁Band ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁ste pping - stone ▁for ▁many ▁prominent ▁Hot ▁Jazz ▁players ▁during ▁the ▁Early ▁Jazz ▁period . ▁ ▁The ▁E agle ▁Band ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁very ▁authentic , ▁po ign ant ▁band ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁ability ▁to ▁play ▁slow ▁gut - w rench ing ▁bl ues . ▁ ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Band ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁The ▁E agle ▁Band ▁at ▁Red ▁Hot ▁Jazz ▁Archive ▁ ▁Category : American ▁jazz ▁ens emb les <0x0A> </s> ▁Laur ie ▁H alse ▁Anderson ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁writer , ▁known ▁for ▁children ' s ▁and ▁young ▁adult ▁nov els . ▁She ▁received ▁the ▁Margaret ▁A . ▁Edwards ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Association ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁for ▁her ▁contribution ▁to ▁young ▁adult ▁literature . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁first ▁recognized ▁for ▁her ▁novel ▁Spe ak , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Laur ie ▁Beth ▁H alse ▁was ▁born ▁October ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁to ▁Rev . ▁Frank ▁A . ▁H alse ▁Jr . ▁and ▁Joy ce ▁Hol comb ▁H alse ▁in ▁P ots dam , ▁New ▁York . ▁She ▁grew ▁up ▁there ▁with ▁her ▁younger ▁sister , ▁Lisa