Quote by: Dizzy Gillespie

I think the idea is now for blacks to write about the history of our music. It's time for that, because whites have been doing it all the time. It's time for us to do it ourselves and tell it like it is.


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Author Bio


  • NameDizzy Gillespie
  • DescriptionAmerican jazz trumpeter
  • AliasesJohn Birks Gillespie
  • BornOctober 21, 1917
  • DiedJanuary 6, 1993
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPianist; Composer; Trumpeter; Bandleader; Conductor; Jazz Musician
  • AwardsNational Medal Of Arts; Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award