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John "Big" Patton was an American jazz organist and pianist, born on July 12, 1935, in Kansas City, Missouri. He began his career as a pianist with a touring band from 1954 to 1959 before relocating to New York. In New York, Patton transitioned from piano to organ and recorded with various artists from 1962 to 1964. In the mid-1980s, he was rediscovered by a younger generation of musicians who incorporated his sound into their recordings. Patton continued to release new music into the 1990s, including two albums on a Japanese label. He passed away on March 19, 2002, in Montclair, New Jersey.

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