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Mr. Zeke Zee is a White musician who played music with some of the biggest Black Jazz singers of the era, including Bessie Smith. He plays the harmonica. When he hears Jimmie Malone singing in the Flint encampment, he recognizes Jimmie’s talent and encourages him to start a career as a professional musician.
Mr. Zeke “Saw Bones” Zee Quotes in The Mighty Miss Malone
The The Mighty Miss Malone quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Zeke “Saw Bones” Zee or refer to Mr. Zeke “Saw Bones” Zee. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 23
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“But it wasn’t me singing, it was my brother, my big brother!” I don’t think a prouder sentence has ever crossed my lips. […] “We tell him all the time that thee isn’t anyone else in the world with a voice so beautiful.”
The harmonica man said to him, “I played all over this country and I ain’t never heard nothing like that in my life. […] My name’s Zeke Greene, folks call me Saw-Bone Zee and it’s a true honor to make the acquaintance of a brother musician like you, sir.”
Sir!
It’s horrible what one tiny word can do to you. […] I’d learned not to cry or even get angry when all sorts of calamity befell us. […] I thought I could control it all.
And then this man called Jimmie “sir” and all my hardness melted away.
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Mr. Zeke “Saw Bones” Zee Quotes in The Mighty Miss Malone
The The Mighty Miss Malone quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Zeke “Saw Bones” Zee or refer to Mr. Zeke “Saw Bones” Zee. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 23
Quotes
“But it wasn’t me singing, it was my brother, my big brother!” I don’t think a prouder sentence has ever crossed my lips. […] “We tell him all the time that thee isn’t anyone else in the world with a voice so beautiful.”
The harmonica man said to him, “I played all over this country and I ain’t never heard nothing like that in my life. […] My name’s Zeke Greene, folks call me Saw-Bone Zee and it’s a true honor to make the acquaintance of a brother musician like you, sir.”
Sir!
It’s horrible what one tiny word can do to you. […] I’d learned not to cry or even get angry when all sorts of calamity befell us. […] I thought I could control it all.
And then this man called Jimmie “sir” and all my hardness melted away.
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