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- James Dapogny was born on September 3, 1940 in Berwyn, Illinois, USA. He is known for Boogie & the Blues Diva: 2004 Motor City Blues & Boogie Woogie Festival (2006). He was married to Gail Johnson, Gail and Ellen Bunning. He died on March 6, 2019 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
- SpousesGail Johnson(1965 - March 6, 2019) (his death)Gail(? - 2019) (his death)Ellen Bunning (divorced)
- He received his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from the University of Illinois, and joined the University of Michigan music faculty in 1966, retiring in 2006.
- He was a jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, arranger, historian and teacher.
- His jazz orchestra performed several times on the radio show "A Prairie Home Companion." They also appeared at Manhattan's Town Hall, the Smithsonian, the Kennedy Center, Chicago's Orchestra Hall, the Newport Jazz Festival, and Carnegie Hall.
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