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Before he commanded international stages and topped global charts, Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner taught elementary school by day and played bass in regional jazz ensembles by night. A fateful wardrobe choice involving a striped jersey soon birthed the iconic moniker that would define his legendary career.
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