Pianist Count Basie

Count Basie

Living place: Red Bank

Birthday: 21-8-1904

Population of US 1904: 82,166,000

Global rank: #25891

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Pianist Count Basie profile

Who is Pianist Count Basie?
Swing was the frontman of a band known for his title song One O'Clock Jump from 1937 and April in Paris from 1932. His group, Count Basie and his Cherry Blossoms, was a culmination. natural fruit of the band Bennie Moten in Kansas City. He eventually moved the Cherry Blossoms to Chicago, then to New York City.

Young / Before famous

He originally wanted to be a drummer, but he grew up near Sonny Greer, who would become the legendary Duke Ellington drummer of 1919. He thought he could never surpass Greer's talent, so he took up the piano at 15.

Family life info

His father was a student of mellophone, and his mother was a pianist. His mother paid 25 cents for each piano lesson he gave him when he was a child. He married Catherine Morgan on August 21, 1942, they had one child.

Close relationship

Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Pianist Count Basie là ai?
He and Chick Webb engaged in a highly publicized battle in the bands at Savoy in 1938.

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Summary of Count Basie profile

When was Pianist Count Basie born?
Count Basie was born in 21-8-1904, death year is , at the age of 120.
Where is Pianist Count Basie's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Count Basie was born in Red Bank, New Jersey- United States. Là Pianist, whose Zodiac is Leo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dragon. Count Basie's global rank is 25891 and whose rank is 33 in list of famous Pianist. Population of US in 1904 is about 82,166,000 persons.
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Events in 1904 and 21-8

Events in US in the birth year of Count Basie

  • New York City subway opens.
  • U.S. Supreme Court rules that citizens of Puerto Rico cannot be denied entry to the continental U.S.
  • U.S. begins construction of the Panama Canal.

Birthday Count Basie (21-8) in history

  • Day 21-8 year 1680: The Pueblo Indians drove out the Spaniards and took possession of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
  • Day 21-8 year 1831: Preacher Nat Turner led a slave revolt in Virginia.
  • Day 21-8 year 1858: The famous debates between Senator Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln began in Illinois.
  • Day 21-8 year 1911: The Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre museum in France by an Italian waiter, Vicenzo Perruggia.
  • Day 21-8 year 1940: Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky died in Mexico City.
  • Day 21-8 year 1945: Harry S. Truman announced the end of the Lend-Lease Program.
  • Day 21-8 year 1959: Hawaii became the 50th state in the United States.
  • Day 21-8 year 1983: Corazon Aquino's husband Benigno, who was Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos's chief political opponent, was assassinated.
  • Day 21-8 year 1991: Latvia declared its independence from the Soviet Union.
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