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Spider Burks
1922–1975
United States
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Biography
Jesse Dillon "Spider" Burks (September 17, 1922 – September 4, 1975) was an American disc jockey who championed jazz music. He was one of the first African-American disc jockeys in St. Louis, Missouri.
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