For_PRP fourteen_CRD years_NN2 ,_PUN through_PRP her_DPS eighties_CRD and_CJC into_PRP her_DPS nineties_CRD ,_PUN Dottie_NP0 Dodgion_NP0 played_VVD the_AT0 Inn_NN1 at_PRP Spanish_AJ0 Bay_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP Pebble_NN1 Beach_NN1 ,_PUN on_PRP Thursday_NP0 nights_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 valets_NN2 carried_VVD her_DPS gear_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 lounge_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ overlooked_VVD the_AT0 Monterey_NP0 coastline_NN1 ._SENT Battling_AJ0 sciatica_NN1 ,_PUN Dodgion_NP0 usually_AV0 sat_VVD behind_PRP her_DPS drum_NN1 kit_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 modified_AJ0 bicycle-style_AJ0 seat_NN1 ,_PUN later_AV0 covered_VVN with_PRP a_AT0 pillow_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC played_VVD three_CRD sets_NN2 for_PRP a_AT0 regular_AJ0 crowd_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP would_VM0 not_XX0 relinquish_VVI her_DPS Thursday-night_AJ0 gigs_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ Wayne_NP0 Enstice_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 co-author_NN1 of_PRF Dodgion_NP0 's_POS memoir_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ The_AT0 Lady_NN1 Swings_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ which_DTQ was_VBD published_VVN in_PRP March_NP0 ,_PUN told_VVD me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 suffer_VVI to_TO0 play_VVI ,_PUN but_CJC playing_VVG was_VBD paramount_AJ0 to_PRP her_DPS existence_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ After_CJS she_PNP shattered_VVD her_DPS shoulder_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 fall_NN1 ,_PUN early_AJ0 last_ORD year_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP sang_VVD instead_AV0 of_PRF drumming_NN1 ,_PUN backed_VVN by_PRP her_DPS trio_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP finished_VVD the_AT0 last_ORD set_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS life_NN1 at_PRP 10_CRD p.m._AV0 on_PRP March_NP0 12_CRD ,_PUN 2020._CRD Shortly_AV0 afterward_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 regular_AJ0 gig_NN1 was_VBD cancelled_VVN indefinitely_AV0 on_PRP account_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 coronavirus_NN1 pandemic_AJ0 ._SENT A_AT0 year_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 half_NN1 later_AV0 ,_PUN on_PRP September_NP0 17th_ORD ,_PUN six_CRD days_NN2 before_PRP her_DPS ninety-second_ORD birthday_NN1 ,_PUN Dodgion_NP0 died_VVD ,_PUN owing_VVG to_PRP complications_NN2 from_PRP a_AT0 stroke_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 sin_NN1 that_CJT someone_PNI with_PRP her_DPS talent_NN1 and_CJC stature_NN1 is_VBZ so_AV0 unappreciated_AJ0 ,_PUN considering_VVG the_AT0 music_NN1 she_PNP 's_VBZ brought_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Vince_NP0 Lateano_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 friend_NN1 and_CJC fellow-drummer_NN1 ,_PUN told_VVD Enstice_NP0 ._SENT Dodgion_NP0 forged_VVD a_AT0 once_AV0 legendary_AJ0 but_CJC now_AV0 overlooked_VVN career_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 conclusion_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 big-band_AJ0 era_NN1 —_PUN despite_PRP a_AT0 rocky_AJ0 childhood_NN1 ,_PUN difficult_AJ0 marriages_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 steep_AJ0 challenge_NN1 of_PRF breaking_VVG into_PRP what_DTQ Enstice_NP0 called_VVD the_AT0 "_PUQ hard-core_AJ0 male_AJ0 jazz_NN1 fraternity_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 drums_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 drummer_NN1 Terri_NP0 Lyne_NP0 Carrington_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ has_VHZ toured_VVN with_PRP Herbie_NP0 Hancock_NP0 and_CJC led_VVD late-night_AJ0 bands_NN2 for_PRP Arsenio_NP0 Hall_NP0 and_CJC Quincy_NP0 Jones_NP0 ,_PUN said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP completely_AV0 recognize_VVB that_CJT I_PNP stand_VVB on_PRP her_DPS shoulders_NN2 ,_PUN as_PRP [_PUL do_VDB ]_PUR all_DT0 the_AT0 younger_AJC women_NN2 that_CJT came_VVD after_PRP me_PNP ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT whether_CJS they_PNP know_VVB it_PNP or_CJC not_XX0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Dorothy_NP0 Rosalie_NP0 Giaimo_NP0 was_VBD born_VVN in_PRP Brea_NP0 ,_PUN California_NP0 ,_PUN at_PRP the_AT0 start_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Great_AJ0 Depression_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 new_AJ0 mother_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 seventeen-year-old_AJ0 dancer_NN1 named_VVN Ada_NP0 Tipton_NP0 ;_PUN the_AT0 father_NN1 ,_PUN Charles_NP0 Giaimo_NP0 ,_PUN was_VBD a_AT0 self-taught_AJ0 drummer_NN1 ._SENT Two_CRD years_NN2 into_PRP the_AT0 marriage_NN1 ,_PUN Giaimo_NP0 abandoned_VVD his_DPS young_AJ0 family_NN1 for_PRP life_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 road_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Dodgion_NP0 's_POS parents_NN2 divorced_VVN ._SENT When_CJS she_PNP was_VBD five_CRD ,_PUN her_DPS father_NN1 stopped_VVD by_AVP under_PRP the_AT0 premise_NN1 of_PRF taking_VVG her_PNP out_AVP for_PRP ice_NN1 cream_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC did_VDD n't_XX0 bring_VVI her_DPS home_NN1 —_PUN essentially_AV0 kidnapping_VVG her_PNP for_PRP the_AT0 next_ORD two_CRD years_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP stayed_VVD alone_AV0 in_PRP locked_AJ0 rooms_NN2 above_PRP the_AT0 roadhouses_NN2 and_CJC strip_NN1 joints_NN2 where_CJS he_PNP played_VVD ._SENT When_CJS her_DPS father_NN1 finally_AV0 brought_VVD Dodgion_NP0 home_AV0 ,_PUN her_DPS mother_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ had_VHD remarried_VVN ,_PUN sent_VVD her_PNP to_TO0 board_VVI at_PRP a_AT0 convent_NN1 school_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS Dodgion_NP0 was_VBD ten_CRD ,_PUN her_DPS stepfather_NN1 raped_VVD her_PNP ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD convicted_VVN of_PRF the_AT0 crime_NN1 and_CJC sent_VVD to_PRP prison_NN1 ._SENT Dodgion_NP0 found_VVD solace_NN1 in_PRP tap_NN1 dancing_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 overstate_VVI how_AVQ much_DT0 music_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 sanctuary_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 refuge_NN1 for_PRP her_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ Enstice_NP0 told_VVD me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ Rhythm_NN1 was_VBD so_AV0 important_AJ0 —_PUN and_CJC moving_VVG her_DPS body_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 dancer_NN1 ._SENT Music_NN1 allowed_VVD her_PNP to_TO0 get_VVI free_AJ0 of_PRF the_AT0 hardships_NN2 and_CJC trauma_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS early_AJ0 life_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
In_PRP the_AT0 late_AJ0 nineteen-thirties_CRD ,_PUN Charles_NP0 Giaimo_NP0 landed_VVD a_AT0 regular_AJ0 gig_NN1 at_PRP a_AT0 San_NP0 Francisco_NP0 club_NN1 called_VVD the_AT0 Streets_NN2 of_PRF Paris_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Dottie_NP0 would_VM0 go_VVI to_TO0 hear_VVI him_PNP play_VVI ,_PUN mesmerized_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 dancers_NN2 and_CJC musicians_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ His_DPS excellent_AJ0 time_NN1 attracted_VVD all_DT0 the_AT0 best_AJS strippers_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP later_AV0 said_VVD ._SENT After_PRP gigs_NN2 ,_PUN she_PNP and_CJC her_DPS father_NN1 would_VM0 listen_VVI to_PRP records_NN2 until_PRP four_CRD or_CJC five_CRD in_PRP the_AT0 morning_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP loved_VVD Billie_NP0 Holiday_NP0 ,_PUN Duke_NP0 Ellington_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Count_NP0 Basie_NP0 ._SENT She_PNP could_VM0 pick_VVI out_AVP rhythms_NN2 quickly_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC later_AV0 worked_VVN with_PRP the_AT0 m.c._NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 Streets_NN2 of_PRF Paris_NP0 on_PRP her_DPS dancing_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP 1939_CRD ,_PUN Dodgion_NP0 took_VVD first_ORD prize_NN1 at_PRP a_AT0 children_NN2 's_POS dance_NN1 competition_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 World_NN1 's_POS Fair_NN1 in_PRP San_NP0 Francisco_NP0 ._SENT But_CJC her_DPS father_NN1 discouraged_VVD dancing_VVG as_PRP a_AT0 career_NN1 and_CJC pushed_VVD singing_VVG instead_AV0 ._SENT Dodgion_NP0 looked_VVD older_AJC than_CJS she_PNP was_VBD ,_PUN and_CJC soon_AV0 landed_VVD a_AT0 gig_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 jazz_NN1 guitarist_NN1 Nick_NP0 Esposito_NP0 's_POS band_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP hit_VVD the_AT0 road_NN1 professionally_AV0 at_PRP sixteen_CRD ._SENT 
In_PRP 1948_CRD ,_PUN Charles_NP0 Mingus_NP0 heard_VVD Dodgion_NP0 singing_VVG at_PRP a_AT0 club_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC offered_VVD her_PNP a_AT0 spot_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS group_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP endured_VVD five-hour_AJ0 practices_NN2 and_CJC Mingus_NP0 's_POS notorious_AJ0 perfectionism_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Mingus_NP0 guided_VVD Dodgion_NP0 toward_PRP a_AT0 fresh_AJ0 style_NN1 of_PRF singing_NN1 —_PUN vocalizing_VVG phonetics_NN1 instead_AV0 of_PRF words_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP received_VVD informal_AJ0 drumming_NN1 lessons_NN2 from_PRP musicians_NN2 including_PRP John_NP0 Markham_NP0 ,_PUN Tony_NP0 DeNicola_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Albert_NP0 "_PUQ Tootie_NP0 "_PUQ Heath_NP0 ._SENT Her_DPS father_NN1 bought_VVD her_DPS first_ORD full_AJ0 drum_NN1 set_VVN from_PRP a_AT0 former_DT0 Mingus_NP0 bandmate_NN1 ,_PUN Johnny_NP0 Berger_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ had_VHD become_VVN addicted_VVN to_PRP heroin_NN1 and_CJC needed_VVD the_AT0 money_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP kept_VVD his_DPS eighteen-inch_NN1 Zildjian_NP0 ride_NN1 cymbal_NN1 for_PRP seventy_CRD years_NN2 ._SENT 
Dodgion_NP0 married_VVD the_AT0 bassist_NN1 Monty_NP0 Budwig_NP0 in_PRP 1952_CRD ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 like_VVI that_CJT she_PNP played_VVD a_AT0 "_PUQ male_AJ0 "_PUQ instrument_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC there_EX0 were_VBD money_NN1 troubles_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 daughter_NN1 ,_PUN Deborah_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC divorced_VVN in_PRP 1954._CRD Around_PRP this_DT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN Dodgion_NP0 met_VVD her_DPS second_ORD husband_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 saxophonist_NN1 Jerry_NP0 Dodgion_NP0 ;_PUN they_PNP separated_VVD in_PRP 1975_CRD and_CJC divorced_VVD a_AT0 few_DT0 years_NN2 later_AV0 ._SENT 
Dodgion_NP0 fully_AV0 embraced_VVD drumming_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 fifties_CRD ,_PUN at_PRP the_AT0 urging_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 bassist_NN1 Eugene_NP0 Wright_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ played_VVD with_PRP Count_NP0 Basie_NP0 and_CJC Dave_NP0 Brubeck_NP0 and_CJC became_VVD a_AT0 mentor_NN1 to_PRP her_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ he_PNP taught_VVD me_PNP encompassed_VVD everything_PNI I_PNP ever_AV0 thought_VVD I_PNP would_VM0 want_VVI to_TO0 do_VDI in_PRP music_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Dodgion_NP0 writes_VVZ in_PRP the_AT0 memoir_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP pushed_VVD her_PNP to_TO0 focus_VVI on_PRP the_AT0 total_AJ0 sound_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 group_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Swing_NP0 '_POS em_PNP into_PRP bad_AJ0 health_NN1 ,_PUN Dottie_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP 'd_VM0 say_VVI ,_PUN while_CJS pressing_VVG her_PNP to_TO0 find_VVI an_AT0 edge_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS rhythm_NN1 work_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Do_VDB n't_XX0 let_VVI anybody_PNI tell_VVI you_PNP ,_PUN Dot_NP0 ,_PUN that_CJT you_PNP have_VHB n't_XX0 got_VVN it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ Dodgion_NP0 was_VBD known_VVN for_PRP what_DTQ the_AT0 jazz_NN1 singer_NN1 Carol_NP0 Sloane_NP0 referred_VVD to_PRP as_CJS her_DPS "_PUQ razor-keen_AJ0 time_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP became_VVD the_AT0 house_NN1 drummer_NN1 at_PRP Jimbo_NP0 's_POS Bop_NN1 City_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 Bay_NN1 Area_NN1 after-hours_NN2 joint_AJ0 ,_PUN where_CJS she_PNP moved_VVD among_PRP such_DT0 jazz_NN1 greats_NN2 as_PRP Dizzy_AJ0 Gillespie_NP0 ,_PUN Miles_NP0 Davis_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Percy_NP0 Heath_NP0 ,_PUN Albert_NP0 's_POS brother_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP sat_VVD in_PRP whenever_AVQ someone_PNI needed_VVD a_AT0 drummer_NN1 between_PRP 2_CRD and_CJC 6_CRD a.m._AV0 "_PUQ My_DPS success_NN1 in_PRP that_DT0 male-dominated_AJ0 culture_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX0 come_VVI easy_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Dodgion_NP0 writes_VVZ in_PRP the_AT0 memoir_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 guys_NN2 were_VBD not_XX0 going_VVG to_TO0 give_VVI it_PNP up_AVP —_PUN the_AT0 drummer_NN1 was_VBD the_AT0 balls_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 band_NN1 —_PUN and_CJC I_PNP really_AV0 had_VHD to_TO0 prove_VVI it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ Benny_NP0 Goodman_NP0 hired_VVD her_PNP as_PRP his_DPS drummer_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP 1961_CRD ,_PUN but_CJC let_VVB her_PNP go_VVB ,_PUN Dodgion_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN after_CJS she_PNP received_VVD too_AV0 much_DT0 applause_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Dottie_NP0 's_POS resolve_NN1 came_VVD from_PRP a_AT0 deep_AJ0 source_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Enstice_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
