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Men have died for this music. You can't get more serious than that.


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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