Beiderbecke, Bix

Bix Beiderbecke
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Bix Beiderbecke

Name	Beiderbecke, Bix Gender: M
Birthname	Leon Bismark Beiderbecke
born on	10 March 1903 at 02:00 (= 02:00 AM )
Place	Davenport, Iowa, 41n31, 90w35
Timezone	CST h6w (is standard time)
Data source	Bio/autobiography Rodden Rating B Collector: Rodden
Astrology data	18°35' 05°51 Asc. 24°18'

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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

Relationships

• boss relationship with Whiteman, Paul (born 28 March 1890)

Events

• Social : Joined group 1923 (Became lead star with group "The Wolverines")

• Death by Disease 6 August 1931 in Queens (Pneumonia, age 28)

Source Notes

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

Categories

• Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Pneumonia (Terminal)

• Vocation : Entertain/Music : Composer/ Arranger

• Vocation : Entertain/Music : Group/ Duo (The Wolverines)

• Vocation : Entertain/Music : Instrumentalist (Cornet, piano)

• Vocation : Entertain/Music : Jazz

• Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession