I drove through DIZZYs hometown today CHERAW, SC. Born in 1917, John Birks Dizzy Gillespie grew up in Cheraw. He taught himself to play trumpet at age 12 and began recording at the age of 20. From his early years with Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington, Gillespie was known for his adventurous trumpet playing. He played a major role in the rise of bebop and modern jazz, which he also popularized with his likable personality. Gillespies trademark upswept trumpet was supposedly adopted by the artist after one of his trumpets got bent in an accident in 1953. Groovin High is an original Gillespie composition and was first recorded in 1945. and with that little tidbit I bid adieu, bon soir, buenos nalgas........................ ...........................................nitey nite south carolina state of mind chickens
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 04:14:57 +0000
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