Pianist Marcus Roberts

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Pianist

Marcus Roberts

Living place: Jacksonville

Birthday: 7-8-1963 (61 years old)

Population of US 1963: 189,241,798

Global rank: #68566

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Pianist Marcus Roberts profile

Who is Pianist Marcus Roberts?
Blind jazz artist recognized as a stride pianist. He is firmly rooted in jazz before 1950 and is known for his bass walking.
He became known for his long collaboration with trumpeter Wynton Marsalis who gave him his first breakthrough.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He was a student at the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind from which Ray Charles graduated.

Family life info

He was greatly influenced by local church music and his mother's gospel singing.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Pianist Marcus Roberts?
He was heralded by his interpretation of Thelonious Monk and the creative anomaly he brought to the classic Monk.

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Summary of Marcus Roberts profile

When was Pianist Marcus Roberts born?
Marcus Roberts birthday 7-8-1963 (at the age of 61).
Where is Pianist Marcus Roberts's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Marcus Roberts was born in Jacksonville, Florida- United States. is a Pianist, whose Zodiac is Leo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Cat. Marcus Roberts's global rank is 68566 and whose rank is 286 in list of famous Pianist. Population of US in 1963 is about 189,241,798 persons.
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Events in 1963 and 7-8

Events in US in the birth year of Marcus Roberts

  • Michael E. De Bakey implants artificial heart in human for first time at Houston hospital (April 21).
  • US Supreme Court rules no locality may require recitation of Lord's Prayer or Bible verses in public schools (June 17). Background: Church and State
  • "March on Washington," civil rights rally held by 200,000 blacks and whites in Washington, D.C.; Martin Luther King delivers "I have a dream" speech (Aug. 28).
  • President Kennedy shot and killed in Dallas, Tex. Lyndon B. Johnson becomes President same day (Nov. 22). Background: Timeline of Kennedy tragedies
  • Lee Harvey Oswald, accused Kennedy assassin, is shot and killed by Jack Ruby (Nov. 24).

Birthday Marcus Roberts (7-8) in history

  • Day 7-8 year 1789: Congress established the U.S. War Department.
  • Day 7-8 year 1947: The wooden raft Kon-Tiki, which carried Thor Heyerdahl and five companions more than 4,000 miles, crashed into a reef in the Pacific.
  • Day 7-8 year 1959: The United States launched Explorer 6, which sent back a picture of Earth.
  • Day 7-8 year 1964: Congress passed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, which expanded President Johnson's use of military powers in the Vietnam War.
  • Day 7-8 year 1987: Lynne Cox becomes the first person to swim from the United States to the Soviet Union, making the 2.7 mile trip through the frigid waters of the Bering Strait. Cox is surprised by the (relatively) warm welcome she receives from the Soviets.
  • Day 7-8 year 1998: U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed, by terrorists. Some 224 were killed and more than 5,500 injured.
  • Day 7-8 year 2000: Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Conn., was selected by Al Gore to be the first Jewish vice-presidential candidate on a major party ticket.
  • Day 7-8 year 2007: Barry Bonds passes Hank Aaron on baseball’s all-time homerun list. The record, however, is discredited by many because of Bond’s alleged steroid use.
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