Pianist Cedar Walton

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Cedar Walton

Living place: Dallas

Birthday: 17-1-1934 (90 years old)

Population of US 1934: 126,373,773

Global rank: #55890

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Pianist Cedar Walton profile

Who is Pianist Cedar Walton?
Hard-bop jazz artist recognized for his work with Art Blakey's band. He became a successful composer and conductor.
His career received one of the highest honors in January 2010 when he was inducted into the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He originally studied composition at the University of Denver, but changed to music education with the intention of becoming a teacher.

Family life info

His mother, himself a talented pianist, was his first teacher.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Pianist Cedar Walton?
He was greatly influenced by the likes of Nat King Cole and Bud Powell, striving to master their stylistic and technical approaches.

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Summary of Cedar Walton profile

When was Pianist Cedar Walton born?
Cedar Walton birthday 17-1-1934 (at the age of 90).
Where is Pianist Cedar Walton's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Cedar Walton was born in Dallas, Texas- United States. is a Pianist, whose Zodiac is Capricorn, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Rooster. Cedar Walton's global rank is 55890 and whose rank is 162 in list of famous Pianist. Population of US in 1934 is about 126,373,773 persons.
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Events in 1934 and 17-1

Events in US in the birth year of Cedar Walton

  • Securities Exchange Act is passed, establishing the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  • Federal Communications Commission is established to regulate communications.
  • Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker ambushed by lawmen in Louisiana. John Dillinger is shot outside Chicago movie theater.
  • Dust storms ruin about 100 million acres and damage another 200 million acres of cropland in Kansas, Texas, Colorado, and Oklahoma ("Dust Bowl").

Birthday Cedar Walton (17-1) in history

  • Day 17-1 year 1706: Celebrating the birthday of "the founder" Benjamin Franklin. He was born in Milk Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Day 17-1 year 1806: James Madison Randolph, the grandson of Thomas Jefferson, became the first child born in the White House.
  • Day 17-1 year 1893: Hawaii's Queen Liliuokalani was forced to abdicate by a group of planters and businessmen.
  • Day 17-1 year 1945: Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg disappeared in Hungary while in Soviet custody.
  • Day 17-1 year 1977: Gary Gilmore became the first person executed in the U.S. since the death penalty was reintroduced.
  • Day 17-1 year 1991: Operation Desert Storm was launched against Iraq.
  • Day 17-1 year 1998: President Clinton became the first sitting U.S. president to testify as a defendant in a criminal or civil suit.
  • Day 17-1 year 2001: Gov. Gray Davis declared a state of emergency concerning California's electricity crisis.
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