Dizzy Gillespie
A man with brown eyes, and black hair, weighing 162 pounds, at
five feet nine inches tall, and winner for the best trumpeter of
1956 in the Down Beat poll must be Dizzy Gellespie. Dizzy was born
on October 21, 1917 as John Birks Gillespie from Cheraw north
Carolina. He was the ninth and last child of John and Lottie
Gillespie. Dizzy was given early instrumental training by his
father, who was the teacher and director of a local …
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…senhower. After the performance the
Appropriations Committee criticized the performance and wanted to
cut the funds. Dizzy sent a telegram protesting the cuts saying
"it served a very good purpose for a mixed band to be led by me". So in 1956 Dizzy made another U.S. Department of State, sponsored
tour to South America. Dizzy recorded under many labels including:
Morgan, Savory, Norgran, Dial, and RCA Victor label. In 1951 made
his own record label, Dee-Gee.
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