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Teo Leyasmeyer, 59; pianist invigorated local blues scene

By Bryan Marquard
Globe Staff / May 21, 2006

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Think of the blues, and Latvian immigrants don't immediately come to mind. And yet, some of the best moments in Boston's blues history were due to Teo Leyasmeyer, who was playing scales on the piano as a child when he heard music his brother had discovered floating through their Philadelphia home. (Full article: 1071 words)

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