Brown, Clifford

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Clifford Brown
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Name	Brown, Clifford Gender: M
born on	30 October 1930 at 10:32 (= 10:32 AM )
Place	Wilmington DE, USA, 39n45, 75w33
Timezone	EST h5w (is standard time)
Data source	From memory Rodden Rating A
Astrology data	06°30' 20°12 Asc. 25°04'

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Biography

American musician, one of the great jazz trumpet players who was also gifted on piano, vibes, bass and the regular trumpet. His dad gave him his first trumpet in 1945. He studied harmony, theory and instrumentation, playing gigs from 1948 with top musicians such as Miles Davis and Fats Navarro. As a free-lance talent, he toured the R'n'B circuit on trumpet and piano from 1952-1953. This was a time in which he became known for his exceptional solos.

Brown was hospitalized, after a serious car accident, from June 1950 to May 1951.

He died in an unrelated car accident on 6/26/1956.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Events

• Death by Accident 26 June 1956 (Car accident, age 25)
• Health : Accident (Non-fatal) 1950 (Car accident, injured)

• Work : Begin Major Project 1952 (Toured R'n'B circuit)

• Work : End Major Project 1953 (Toured R'n'B circuit)

Source Notes

Dave Hayward quotes his widow, LaRue, who had the information immediately available

Categories

• Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Accident/Injury (Two auto accidents, one fatal)

• Vocation : Entertain/Music : Instrumentalist (Trumpet, bass, piano, vibes)

• Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession

• Vocation : Entertain/Music : Jazz (Jjazz trumpet, R&B)

• Personal : Death : Short Life less than 29 Yrs (25)