Davis, Miles
From Astro-Databank
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| Birthname | Davis, Miles Dewey Jr. | ||
| born on | 26 May 1926 at 05:00 (= 05:00 AM ) | ||
| Place | Alton IL, USA, 38n53, 90w11 | ||
| Timezone | CST h6w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   04°26'   21°28 Asc. 08°34'
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Biography
American musician, jazz composer, bandleader and recording artist, one of the most consistent trendsetters in jazz history. The inventor of more distinct styles than any other jazz musician, he pioneered in cool jazz, hard bop, modal playing, free-form explorations and use of electronics.
On his 13th birthday he was given his first trumpet and he played in school with a jazz combo at 16. He also learned the flugelhorn. While going to Juilliard, he sat in on jazz gigs and went on the road 1946-47. In 1948 he formed the "Capitol Band" and performed for his first record contract. He played with Charlie Parker in the early '50s, and with Herbie Hancock 1963-68.
Davis was a heroin addict by 1949, supporting his habit as a pimp with seven working girls. With strong family support for rehabilitation, he went into rehab to get clean. Though he overcame heroin in the early '50s, he continued to use cocaine until 1981. He married and divorced four times; four kids. In his 1989 biography, "Miles," he wrote "I want to keep creating, changing. Music isn't about standing still and becoming safe."
Plagued by illness much of his life, at various times Davis battled diabetes, pneumonia, a stroke, and hip joint problems caused by sickle cell anemia. He had surgery to remove polyps on his vocal cords in 1956 and broke both legs in an auto accident in 1972. By 1971 he moved into five years of health problems that were so severe that he dropped out of circulation.
Davis died of pneumonia, respiratory failure and a stroke 9/28/1991, Santa Monica, CA.
Events
- Death by Disease 28 September 1991 (Pneumonia, stroke, age 65)
- Work : Begin Major Project 1946 (Performing tour)
- Social : Joined group 1963 (Played with Herbie Hancock)
- Mental Health : Begin Addiction 1949 (Heroin addiction began)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1989 (Autobiography released)
- Health : Medical procedure 1956 (Removal of vocal polyps)
- Health : Accident (Non-fatal) 1972 (Broke both legs, auto accident)
Source Notes
In January 2006 PT obtained birth certificate which clearly shows May 26, 1926 at 5:00 AM. Formerly in AstroDatabank, Rodden quoted "B.C. in hand from Steinbrecher (Same in Gauquelin Book of American Charts)" which was based on a document from vital records on which someone had typed (obvioulsy a typo) May 25, 1926. The time and place given were correct--consistent with the birth certificate now in hand
Categories
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (Four)
- Vocation : Sex Business : Prostitute/ Pimp (Pimp)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Instrumentalist (Trumpet)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Conductor (Jazz)
- Diagnoses : Psychological : Abuse Drugs (Rehab)
- Notable : Book Collection : Culture Collection
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Composer/ Arranger
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Four)
- Traits : Body : Voice/Speech (Throat polyps 1956)
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Pneumonia
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Stroke
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Diabetes/ Hypoglycemia (Diabetes)
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Circulatory problems (Sickle Cell Anemia)
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Bone (Problems with hip joint)
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Accident/Injury (Broke both legs in auto accident)
- Traits : Body : Constitution sensitive (Many health problems from drug use)
