Who was Count Basie? He was an African American jazz pianist‚ organist‚ bandleader‚ and composer. Considered as one of the greatest bandleaders of all time Basie was born on August 21st‚ 1904 in Red Bank NJ. Basie changed jazz and shaped mid-20th-century popular music‚ earning the title “King of Swing” because he gave people the urge to dance. Dropping out of high school junior year‚ Basie learned to operate the lights for vaudeville (which is like a theater) and to improvise piano solo’s for silent
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Elizabeth Lange was born either in 1784 or 1794 in Santiago De Cuba. Some people believe she was born in Haiti‚ but recent research shows she was born in Santiago De Cuba. She was raised in a primarily French speaking community‚ where she received an amazing education. In the early 1800’s‚ Elizabeth left Cuba to settle in the United States where she could live in peace. The Providence directed her to Baltimore‚ Maryland where many French-speaking Catholic refugees from the Haitian Revolution were
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George B. McClellan was on born December 3rd‚ 1826 in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. McClellan had two nicknames‚ Young Napoleon and Mac the Unready. His father was George McClellan and his mother was Elizabeth Sophia Steinmetz Brinton McClellan. He had one son‚ George B. McClellan Jr. His grandson was Samuel McClellan. George B. McClellan grew up in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. He went to West Point University and was a graduate of West Point. He served with distinction during the Mexican-American
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later went on to write “To Kill A Mockingbird”. Both of the friends appear as characters in Capote’s early fiction. (Truman Capote Biography) Truman’s mom brought him to Manhattan‚ New York when he was nine years old. While he was there‚ he adopted the last name “Capote”. Although he had a high IQ (Intelligence Quotient)‚ he did poorly in school. (Truman Capote Biography)
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Josephine Baker 2/27/2012 Josephine Baker (Freda Josephine McDonald) was born on June 3‚ 1906 in St. Louis‚ Missouri. Her parents were Carrie McDonald and Eddie Carson. After Eddie left them both alone‚ her mom married a man named Arthur Martin. Her mother had a son and two daughters‚ with him giving Josephine siblings. She grew up cleaning houses‚ and other things for a very wealthy family. When she turned twelve years old she dropped out of school. After she dropped out she lived as a street
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Dorothy Day (1897-1980) Born in Brooklyn‚ New York on November 8th‚ 1897 Dorthy Day was a very influential person in the catholic economic lifestyle. Her father‚ John Day was out of work when she was little‚ which gave her empathy for other then‚ and later on in life because she also knows what its like to be there. When she moved to Chicago her life turned for the better‚ Her father became sports editor of a major Chicago newspaper. In 1914 she received a scholarship for the
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Dave Brubeck The late Dave Brubeck left behind a legacy as a jazz pianist‚ composer‚ bandleader‚ husband‚ and father. He wrote everything that ranged from opera and ballet‚ to a contemporary mass. Brubeck was well known for experimenting with time signatures unusual to the traditional jazz sound. The uneven meters‚ along with the incorporation of all kinds of different rhythms in his music‚ is how he captivated the attention of younger listeners. The significance of Brubeck in the history of jazz
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John Gerety‚ age 85‚ passed away June 5th‚ 2080. He was born February 25th‚ 1995 in Baltimore‚ Maryland. John passed away from a stroke while playing a round of golf with his Wednesday afternoon golf group in which he’s been apart of since the beginning of his retirement. John and his wife of 58 years‚ Katherine‚ moved to Amelia Island‚ Florida during their retirement years. Before their settling in Florida‚ they lived a happy‚ loving‚ and healthy life with their three children Annie‚ Gracie‚ and
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Thomas Jefferson Jane Randolph Jefferson‚ was a member of the proud Randolph clan‚ a family claiming descent from English and Scottish royalty. His father‚ Peter Jefferson‚ was a successful farmer as well as a skilled Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13‚ 1743‚ in Shadwell‚ Virginia.Thomas Jefferson‚ author of the American Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president‚ was born on April 13‚ 1743‚ at the Shadwell plantation located just outside of Charlottesville‚ Virginia -- near the
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Savion Glover was born on November 19‚ 1973‚ in Newark‚ New Jersey. His parents were Willie Mitchell and Yvette Glover‚ his mother who raised him was a gospel and jazz singer. She worked as an assistant‚ and has mentioned that she believes Savion was tapping in the womb‚ she could feel and see him moving in the womb to the rhythms as she typed on the typewriter. Ms. Glover raised Savion Glover and his two brothers in Newark‚ New Jersey where they shared a home with Ms. Glover’s brother and sister
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