Pianist Gerald Wiggins

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Gerald Wiggins

Living place: New York

Birthday: 12-5-1922 (102 years old)

Population of US 1922: 110,049,000

Global rank: #91919

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Pianist Gerald Wiggins profile

Who is Pianist Gerald Wiggins?
The nickname is The Wig. He is a versatile and respected jazz musician who was known for his trio of bassist Andy Simpkins and drummer Paul Humphrey.
His collaborators include Louis Armstrong, Benny Carter, Lena Horne, Eartha Kitt, Kay Starr, Nat King Cole, Lou Rawls, and Jimmy Witherspoon.
 
 

Young / Before famous

His first professional performance was as an accompanist for avant-garde black actor and comedian Stepin Fetchit.

Family life info

He fathered a son, J. J., who would become a bassist and take the name Hassan Shakur.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Pianist Gerald Wiggins?
He appeared in an episode of the sitcom 227 starring Marla Gibbs.

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Summary of Gerald Wiggins profile

When was Pianist Gerald Wiggins born?
Gerald Wiggins birthday 12-5-1922 (at the age of 102).
Where is Pianist Gerald Wiggins's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Gerald Wiggins was born in New York, . is a Pianist, whose Zodiac is Taurus, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dog. Gerald Wiggins's global rank is 91919 and whose rank is 625 in list of famous Pianist. Population of US in 1922 is about 110,049,000 persons.
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Events in 1922 and 12-5

Events in US in the birth year of Gerald Wiggins

  • Lincoln Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. (May 30).
  • Coal miners strike for nearly six months to protest wage cuts. The strike, one of several organized by the United Mine Workers of America since 1919, cripples the coal mining industry.

Birthday Gerald Wiggins (12-5) in history

  • Day 12-5 year 1870: Manitoba became a province of Canada.
  • Day 12-5 year 1932: The body of Charles and Anne Lindbergh's kidnapped baby was found.
  • Day 12-5 year 1937: Britain’s King George VI was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.
  • Day 12-5 year 1943: Axis forces in North Africa surrendered.
  • Day 12-5 year 1949: The Soviet blockade that prompted the Berlin airlift was ended.
  • Day 12-5 year 1970: Harry A. Blackmun was confirmed as a Supreme Court justice.
  • Day 12-5 year 2002: Former president Jimmy Carter became the first U.S. president (in or out of office) to visit Fidel Castro's Cuba.
  • Day 12-5 year 2008: An estimated 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck Sichuan, Gansu, and Yunnan Provinces in western China and as many as 68,000 people were killed.
  • Day 12-5 year 2012: The 2012 World Expo began in Yeosu, South Korea.
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