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title: "4 Leonard Feather Quotes - Famous Journalist"
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# Leonard Feather

(1914–1994)   Journalist

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Leonard Feather was a journalist.

## Quick Facts About Leonard Feather

Born September 13, 1914

Died September 22, 1994

Profession Journalist

## About Leonard Feather

British musician (1914–1994)... \| Leonard Geoffrey Feather was a British-born jazz pianist, composer, and producer, who was best known for his music journalism and other writing.

##  Quotes by Leonard Feather

> [Billie Holiday's voice was the voice of living intensity of soul in the true sense of that greatly abused word.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-feather/billie-holiday-s-voice-was-the-voice-of-living-intensity-of-soul-in/)

Leonard Feather

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d42/leonard-feather-73819_billie-holiday_billie-holiday-s-voice-was-the-voice-of_113815.jpg)

> [Bird's mind and fingers work with incredible speed. He can imply four chord changes in a melodic pattern where another musician would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-feather/bird-s-mind-and-fingers-work-with-incredible-speed-he-can-imply-four/)

Leonard Feather

[Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bird/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fa/leonard-feather-73819_bird_bird-s-mind-and-fingers-work-with-incred_1268952.jpg)

> [Rob Mullins is headed for status as an international celebrity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-feather/rob-mullins-is-headed-for-status-as-an-international-celebrity/)

Leonard Feather

[Celebrity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/celebrity/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27b/leonard-feather-73819_funny_rob-mullins-is-headed-for-status-as-an-i_1781240.jpg)

> [Americans, unknowingly, live part of every day in the house that Satch built.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-feather/americans-unknowingly-live-part-of-every-day-in-the-house-that-satch/)

Leonard Feather

[Americans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/americans/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f41/leonard-feather-73819_built_americans-unknowingly-live-part-of-every_1893811.jpg)

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