Beiderbecke, Bix

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Portrait of Bix Beiderbecke
Bix Beiderbecke
Name
Beiderbecke, Bix Gender: M
Beiderbecke, Leon Bix
born on 10 March 1903 at 02:00 (= 02:00 AM )
Place Davenport IA, USA, 41n31, 90w33
Timezone CST h6w (is standard time)
Data source
Bio/autobiography Rodden Rating B
Astrology data s_su.18.gif s_piscol.18.gif 18°35' s_mo.18.gif s_leocol.18.gif 05°51 Asc.s_sagcol.18.gif 24°20'



Biography

American musician, composer and jazz great. He was mostly self taught on the piano and cornet from early childhood. In 1923, he became the star of "The Wolverines," a group that played in New York's Roseland. He played with Charlie Straight's commercial orchestra in 1925, and spent time sitting in with a pioneer black artist in Chicago, along with various orchestra jobs. Appreciated by only a handful during his life, he became a legend after his death, leaving a legacy of performances unmatched in subtlety, finesse and blended with sensitivity.

He died of pneumonia on 8/07/1931, Long Island, NY.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Events

  • Death by Disease 7 August 1931 (Pneumonia, age 28)
  • Social : Joined group 1923 (Became lead star with group "The Wolverines")

Source Notes

R.M. Sudhalter, "Bix, Man and Legend," Paperback Books, 1974, p.23

Categories

  • Vocation : Entertain/Music : Instrumentalist (Cornet, piano)
  • Vocation : Entertain/Music : Composer/ Arranger
  • Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Pneumonia (Terminal)
  • Vocation : Entertain/Music : Group/ Duo (The Wolverines)
  • Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession
  • Vocation : Entertain/Music : Jazz

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